The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has announced their nominees for their 2023/24 league awards, and three members of the Melville Millionaires were nominated.
Forward Luc Bydal (pictured above right) was named as a nominee for SJHL Rookie of the Year while fellow forward Jadon Iyogun (pictured above left) is up for league’s Most Sportsmanlike Player.
Bydal, a product of Grand Forks, North Dakota is currently 2nd in league Rookie scoring right with 19 goals, 21 assists for 40 points in 46 games & will go up against Travis Bryson (Humdolt) & Carson Olsen (Battlefords) for the award.
Iyogun has a team-high 20 goals along with 17 assists for 37 points in 40 games while also accumulating just 8 minutes in penalties.
Finally, Millionaires Head Coach & GM Doug Johnson has been nominated as SJHL Coach of the Year.
The Millionaires’ at the moment have a 13 win and 21 point over one season ago, and Johnson has helped the Moneymen clinched their first playoff spot in over a half-dozen years.
Kindersley’s Clayton Jardine and Flin Flon’s Mike Reagan are also nominated for the award.
Other Award nominees:
SJHL MVP
G James Venne (MFT)
F Spencer Bell (HUM)
F Kian Bell (HUM)
Forward of the Year:
F Kian Bell (BFD)
F Spencer Bell (HUM)
F Justin Lies (FF)
Defenceman of the Year:
D Noah Houle (FF)
D Alex Izyk (BFD)
D Chase Friedt-Mohr (MFT)
Goalie of the Year:
G Dazza Mitchell (WEY)
G Harmon Laser-Hume (FF)
G James Venne (MFT)
Saskatchewan Player of the Year:
F Logan Linklater – Kindersley, SK (KIN)
F Spencer Bell – Warman, SK (HUM)
F Matthew Van Blaircom – Southey, SK (HUM)
RBC Community Player of the Year:
Jacob Cossette (La Ronge)
Keagon Little (Estevan)
Joey Lies (Flin Flon)
Leith Olafson (Melfort)
Goalie of the Year:
G Dazza Mitchell (WEY)
G Harmon Laser-Hume (FF)
G James Venne (MFT)
Saskatchewan Player of the Year:
F Logan Linklater – Kindersley, SK (KIN)
F Spencer Bell – Warman, SK (HUM)
F Matthew Van Blaircom – Southey, SK (HUM)
RBC Community Player of the Year:
Jacob Cossette (La Ronge)
Keagon Little (Estevan)
Joey Lies (Flin Flon)
Leith Olafson (Melfort)
