THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Thursday that Bryce Young of the Red Lake Miners has been unanimously selected its Rookie of the Year for the 2018-19 season, in balloting completed by each of its member clubs.
Young earned league Rookie of the Year laurels over fellow nominees, Rayman Bassi of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs, and Bryce Johnson of the Thief River Falls Norskies.
As the first Miners’ player to receive the accolades, the now 19-year-old The Pas, Man., product, had a tremendous first season in the SIJHL, notching the second-most goals in a single campaign in league history, with 60, and doled out 41 assists for 101 points.
He also topped all SIJHL skaters in both power play and shorthanded tallies with 15 and seven respectively and chipped in with five game-winning markers.
Young will now serve as the SIJHL’s nominee for the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Top Rookie honour for 2018-19.
The following is the list of the SIJHL’s all-time Rookie of the Year award recipients:
2018-19: Bryce Young, Red Lake Miners
2017-18: Keighan Gerrie, Thunder Bay North Stars
2016-17: Eric Stout, Dryden GM Ice Dogs
2015-16: Cole Tymkin, Fort Frances Lakers
2014-15: Bradley Belisle, Thunder Bay North Stars
2013-14: Lucas DeBenedet, Fort Frances Lakers
2012-13: Jake Larson, Minnesota Wilderness
2011-12: Jordan Larson, Fort Frances Lakers
2010-11: Austin Adduono, Wisconsin Wilderness
2009-10: Jameson Shortreed, Fort Frances Lakers
2008-09: Jay Pelletier, Fort William North Stars
2007-08: Mitch Cain, Fort Frances Jr. Sabres
2006-07: Kale Kerbashian, Fort William North Stars
2005-06: Dustin Fummerton, Fort William North Stars
2004-05: Andrew Fernandez, Fort William North Stars
2003-04: Cody Mosbeck, Dryden Ice Dogs
2002-03: Jamie Silverson, Thunder Bay Bulldogs
2001-02: Kevin Webb, Borderland Thunder
Photo credit: Patrick Boucha