Kate Bazeley represented Canada at the World Cross-Country Championships in Australia, contributing to Canada's 7th place tie. She set provincial records by winning the Tely 10 female division and the Provincial Cross-Country Championships. Kate secured a spot at the World Athletics Cross-Country Championship in Serbia after finishing 3rd at the National Cross-Country Championships.
James Clarke excelled in rugby at various levels, winning championships with the Swilers Senior Men's team and the Atlantic Rock. He represented Canada's U20 team and played for Memorial University, winning the Atlantic University Sport Championship
Team Gushue secured their 5th Brier title in London, Ontario. They followed up with a silver medal at the World Curling Championship in Ottawa after a loss to Team Scotland in the finals. Additionally, they claimed victories at the Pan Continental Curling Championship in Kelowna and the Karuizawa International in Japan.
2022 - Athletes of the Year |
Female Athlete of the Year: Jane Pope Jane Pope was a member of the Holy Cross Kirby Group women's soccer team, capturing the 2022 Jubilee Cup as Provincial champions. For her play, Jane was named MVP for both the regular season and playoffs. At the 2022 Toyota National Championship Jubilee Trophy, her team won the province’s first ever women’s National Championship. Jane tied for Top Scorer and was named the Championship MVP. She was named the province’s Senior Female Player of the Year.
Male Athlete of the Year for Tom “Dynamite” Dunne Memorial Award: Sean Cleary Softball player Sean Cleary was a member of the Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs in the St. John’s League and Galway Hitmen. As a pitcher with the Galway Hitmen, his team captured its eight Men's Canadian Fastpitch Championship in St. John’s and Sean was named to the All-Star Team. As a member of Team Canada at the international level, Sean and Team Canada won silver at the WBSC Men's Pan American Championship and a silver the WBSC Men's World Cup. Sean was named Softball Canada’s Men’s Fastpitch Athlete of the Year.
Team Gushue - 2022 Team of the Year for Molson Coors Canada Award The Gushue rink captured a bronze medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Toyko, Japan, defeating Team USA 8-5. The team then went on to win two Grand Slam of Curling bonspiels. Team Gushue won both the Boost National and the KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup. The team them went on to win the Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge, Alberta. Playing with only 3 players in the final game, the team defeated Team Alberta and claimed their fourth Brier. |
2021 - Athletes of the Year |
Female Athlete of the Year: Abby Newhook Abby Newhook played with Boston College's Female Hockey team in the NCAA Division 1. As a rookie, Abby scored eight goals and six assists in 15 games. Of these eight goals, four of these were game winners. She was named Hockey East's Player of the week several times and was named the Hockey East Rookie of the November. Abby was also invited to Hockey Canada's Women's NextGen Summer Development camp.
Male Athlete of the Year: Liam Hickey Liam Hickey was a member of Team Canada's 2021 National Para Hockey Team that played in the 2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In the five games he had three goals and seven assists, good for 9th overall in scoring for the tournament. During the tournament, he also scored his 100th point for Team Canada and was named Best Defender. Liam will represent Canada at the 2022 Winter Para Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Team of the Year: Team Gushue Curling Team Gushue won the Boost National in the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling League, defeating Team Mouat 5-2. Then at Curling Canada's Tim Horton's Curling Trials in Saskatoon, Team Gushue defeated Team Jacobs in the final, winning 4-3. With this win, the team earned the right to represent Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. |
2020 - Athletes of the Year |
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2019 - Athletes of the Year |
Female Athlete of the Year: Maggie Connors Hockey player Maggie Connors was a member of Team Canada's Development team that competed in August against rival USA in a 3-game exhibition series. As a member of the Princeton Tigers in NCAA Division 1 hockey, Maggie was named to the 1st Team All-Star Ivey League and the Eastern College Athletic Conference's 2nd Team All-Star and All-Rookie teams. Male Athlete of the Year: Alex Newhook Hockey player Alex Newhook played with Victoria Grizzlies in the British Columbia Junior A League and was named the League's MVP and Top Scorer. He also played for both Team Canada at the U18 IIHF World Championship in Sweden and for Boston College in NCAA Division 1. In June, Alex was drafted in the NHL's 1st round, 16th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche. Team of the Year: Atlantic Rock Under-19 Team The Atlantic Rock Under-19 team competed at the 2019 Canadian U19 Rugby Championship held in St. John's at the Swilers Complex. The team went 2-1 in round robin play, defeating Quebec and the Prairies while losing to Ontario. However, the Rock would face the Ontario Blues again in the gold medal match and would prevail by a score of 21-5, claiming the Under-19 National title. |
2018 - Athletes of the Year |
Female Athlete of the Year: Maggie Connors In 2018, hockey player Maggie Connors played for Team Canada at World Women's Under-18 Championships in Dmitrov, Russia. There her team claimed a bronze medal, defeating Russia 5-1. Maggie finished the tournament with three points in six games and assisted on one of the goals in the bronze medal game. Maggie also played for Shattuck-St. Mary's prep school in Minnesota, finishing 2nd in team scoring with 75 points in 50 games and helping her school win USA Hockey's Under-19 National Women's Championship in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Maggie is currently in her first year of university and playing hockey for the Princeton Tigers in the NCAA Division 1. Male Athlete of the Year: Liam Hickey In 2018, para hockey player Liam Hickey competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, for Canada's Para Hockey team. At these Games, Liam was 4th overall in tournament scoring with 11 points in five games. He had six goals and five assists helping lead Canada to the gold medal game against rival Team USA. In the gold medal game Liam recorded an assist, however his Team Canada lost 2-1 in overtime. In London, Ontario, the Team Canada para hockey team won a silver medal at the 2018 Canadian Tire Para Hockey Cup. Liam also competed with Team Canada's wheelchair basketball team in the 2018 Kitakyushu Champions Cup in Japan. Liam is currently at Memorial University taking Human Kinetics & Recreation and Business courses, with an interest in Sports Training Management. Team of the Year: Team Gushue In 2018, Team Gushue competed at both the national and international curling levels. At the 2018 Tim Horton's Brier in Regina, Team Gushue defeated Alberta's Team Bottcher 6-4 to claim their second straight Canadian Men's curling championship. Team Gushue then represented Canada at the World Men's Curling Championships in Las Vegas. They faced Sweden in the championship game and would lose 7-3 to earn the silver medal. The team went on to win two Grand Slam of Curling events, that being the Princess Auto Elite 10 Grand Slam in Chatham-Kent, and the Humpty's Champions Cup in Calgary. |
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