SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the individual team winners of the American Specialty/AHL Man of the Year awards, selected by their respective clubs for their outstanding contributions to the local community and charitable organizations during the 2008-09 season.
From this list of finalists, representatives from American Specialty and the AHL will choose the winner of the 2008-09 Yanick Dupre Memorial Award. The AHL’s annual Man of the Year award is named after the late Yanick Dupre, who died in 1997 at the age of 24, following a 16-month battle with leukemia.
Dupre, an AHL All-Star in 1995, played four seasons with the Hershey Bears, registering 169 points in 207 AHL games. He also skated in 35 NHL games with the Philadelphia Flyers.
This year’s winners of the American Specialty/AHL Man of the Year awards are:
| Casey Borer, Albany River Rats Denis Hamel and Matt Carkner, Binghamton Senators Pascal Morency, Bridgeport Sound Tigers Jordan LaVallee, Chicago Wolves Jimmy Howard, Grand Rapids Griffins Ben Maxwell, Hamilton Bulldogs Dale Weise, Hartford Wolf Pack Dean Arsene, Hershey Bears Brandon Rogers, Houston Aeros Ryan Donally, Iowa Chops J.D. Corbin, Lake Erie Monsters Mark Fraser, Lowell Devils Davis Drewiske, Manchester Monarchs Nolan Baumgartner, Manitoba Moose Ryan Maki, Milwaukee Admirals | Pete Zingoni, Norfolk Admirals Eric Neilson, Peoria Rivermen Jonathan Matsumoto, Philadelphia Phantoms Derek Whitmore, Portland Pirates Jeff Penner, Providence Bruins Kyle Greentree, Quad City Flames Rory Fitzpatrick, Rochester Americans Sean McMorrow, Rockford IceHogs Ryan Lannon, San Antonio Rampage Geoff Paukovich, Springfield Falcons Trevor Frischmon, Syracuse Crunch Darryl Boyce, Toronto Marlies Mark Letestu, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Mike Moore, Worcester Sharks |
The winner of the 2008-09 Yanick Dupre Memorial Award will be announced in the coming weeks.