The Weyburn Red Wings held their annual Banquet and Awards dinner on March 2 at the Weyburn Legion Hall.
Award recipients included: Weyburn Security Award for Gentlemanly Conduct went to Tucker Neuberger; NSWB Law Firm Community Service Award - Connor Burk; Minard's Leisure World Most Valuable Defenceman - Josh Cronin; York Jewellers Award Most Improved Red Wing Player - Ian Parker and Aidan Teilborg; Barber Motors Award for Most Valuable Forward - Braden Mellon; Prairie Sky Co-op Award for Top Red Wing Scorer - Brendan McKay; Dee Jay's Kentucky Fried Chicken Award for Most Popular Player (as chosen by the fans) - Mike Eskra; Weimer's Hometown Award for Best Defensive Forward - Brendan McKay; Nick Elchuk Memorial Award for Most Popular Player (chosen by teammates) - Alex Bechtold; Altus Geomatics Unsung Hero Award - Tanner Reynolds; Marcel Labelle Memorial Award for Red Wing player Displaying Dedication - Josh Lees; Graham Christie Memorial Award for Most Inspirational Red Wing - Alex Bechtold; Mel's on Third Award for Rookie of the Year - Mike Eskra; and Weyburn Credit Union Award for the Most Valuable Player - Jack Burgart.
Graduating players for the Weyburn Red Wings this season will be Josh Lees, Brendan McKay, Nick Melvin, Alex Bechtold and Stephen Ryan.
The Weyburn Red Wings enter the playoffs with a five-game survivor series against the Humboldt Broncos. The series kicks off tonight (March 6) in Humboldt. The two teams will be back in Weyburn on Saturday, March 7 for game two, with game three back in Humboldt on March 9. If game four is needed, it will be back in Weyburn on March 10 with a game five set for Humboldt on March 12 if needed.
