MnJHL MVP, First and Second Teams announced

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Last Updated on Sunday, 27 May 2012 23:31

The Minnesota Junior Hockey League is proud to announce its Most Valuable Player, and First and Second Team all-league players. MnJHL coaches vote for the year-end awards. The results are as follows:
Most Valuable Player:
Aidan Verbeke (Elmwood Park, Ill.), Dells Ducks

The 2011-12 Minnesota Junior Hockey League Most Valuable Player is Dells Ducks forwards Aidan Verbeke. The Elmwood Park, Ill. native burst onto the MnJHL scene with a breakthrough season for the expansion Ducks. Verbeke played in all 48 regular season games, finishing with 37 goals and 39 assists. In the process, he amassed four hat tricks this winter, and posted 22 multiple point games. Verbeke was held pointless in just 11 games this year. He also had points in each of the Ducks’ two playoff games, assisting on all three goals in a 6-3 loss to Hudson, then scoring the Ducks lone goal in a 2-1 season ending defeat to the Crusaders. In all, Verbeke had 80 points as an MnJHL rookie, leading the Ducks to a 20-24-4 inaugural season.

Honorable Mention:
D    Eric Shand (San Dimas, Calif)        Twin Cities Northern Lights
F    Robert Erickson (Coon Rapids, Minn.)    Minnesota Owls
F    Tyler Beasley (Indianapolis, Ind.)        Rochester Ice Hawks
G    Austin Carr (Fergus Falls, Minn.)        Maple Grove Energy.

First Team:
F    Tyler Beasley (Indianapolis, Ind.)        Rochester Ice Hawks
40 games played, 27 goals, 59 assists, 86 points
F    Aidan Verbeke (Elmwood Park, Ill.)        Dells Ducks
48 games played, 37 goals, 39 assists, 76 points
F    Robert Erickson (Coon Rapids, Minn.)    Minnesota Owls
47 games played, 34 goals, 31 assists, 65 points
D    Russell Oakes (Beloit, Wis.)        Hudson Crusaders
48 games played, 5 goals, 26 assists, 31 points
D    Eric Shand (San Dimas, Calif.)        Twin Cities Northern Lights
38 games played, 28 goals, 18 assists, 46 points
G    Austin Carr (Fergus Falls, Minn.)        Maple Grove Energy
35 games played, 1,292 saves, .861 saves percentage

Second Team:
F    Jake Bruhn (Chippewa Falls, Wis.)        Hudson Crusaders
48 games played, 27 goals, 38 assists, 65 points
F    Rob Turner (Georgetown, Ontario)        Rochester Ice Hawks
47 games played, 39 goals, 41 assists, 80 points
F    Tadayoshi Shibata (Karuizawa, Japan)    Edina Lakers
48 games played, 25 goals, 23 assists, 48 points
F    Gordon Wells (Novi, Mich.)        Twin Cities Northern Lights
43 games played, 28 goals, 27 assists, 55 points
D    Anton Martirosian (Eidenberg, Austria)    Edina Lakers
46 games played, 11 goals, 32 assists, 43 points
D    Tyler Pecka (Northfield, Ill.)        Dells Ducks
41 games played, 10 goals, 31 assists, 41 points
G    Austin Campbell (Spokane, Wash.)    Minnesota Owls
34 games played, 10-12, 3.53 goals against average, .909 saves percentage

Honorable Mention:
D    Jerid Adamson (Isanti, Minn.)        Minnesota Owls
43 games played, 10 goals, 16 assists, 26 points
D    Derek Rahme (Hatfield, Pa.)        Rochester Ice Hawks
40 games played, 12 goals, 21 assists, 33 points
G    Cody Bishop (Pierre, S.D.)            Hudson Crusaders
31 games played, 11-13, 3.64 goals against average, .884 saves percentage