The MC for the night was funny man Willy Crystal who has been a fan of Thursday Night Hockey for years. The loudest applause of the evening came when the Vic Stanfield Award for MVP was announced. To the suprise of no one it was superstar Dunc "Coach" Walsh.
The awards were as follows:
"The Vic" Stanfield for MVP
1. Dunc Walsh
2.Andy Bachmann
3.Tom Carroll
"The Swoop" Cecil Lukern for Most Goals
1.Tom Carroll
2.Gregg Moffett
3.Tom Champagne
"The Leebo" Lee Blossom for Most Points
1.Todd Philbrick
2.Jim Heath
3.Dan Earley
"The Hugger" Burns Hovey for Best Defenseman
1.Kurt Gillies
2.Gregg Fournier
3.Jack Fraiser
"The Stuffy" John Stevenson for Best Goalie
1.Tom Harrison
2.Kenny Bradley
3.Kenny Dean
"The Dunny" John Dunn for Plus/Minus
1.Mike Commerford
2.Jack Fraiser
3.Phil Stuart
"The Lady Bung" for Sportsmanship
1.Gregg Moffet
2.Jim Haze
3.Dan Luker
"The Bud" Bud Lukern for Best Coach
1.Gary "Toe" Blake
2.Tim Walsh
3.Dunc Walsh
"The Goofy" Mailhot Brothers for Most Points by Brothers
1. Todd and Tom Philbrick
2. Jim and Mike Commerford
3. Mark and Moe Ruddy
"The Garbo" Mike Garafalo for Rookie of the Year
1.Mike Commerford
2.Dr. Rich Rosatto
3.Jim Haze
"The Red Onion" Ned Bunyon for Best Referee
1. Phil Lacasse
2. Cam Heath
3. Phil Lacasse (sober)
"Larry Flint" PSC Hustler Award
1.Mike Farrelly
2.Clint Cassavaugh
3.Tom Painchaud
"The Murph" Steve Murphy's 7th Player Award
1.Dave Palisi
2.Dan Earley
3.Tom Philbrick
"The Tatahead" Mike Tatro 8th Player Award
1.Jim Commerford
2.Jeff Kane
3.Ryan Brandt
"The Dana" Dana Lundeen for Most Fun in the Locker room
1.Brian Tillotson
2.Chris Brown
3.Kenny Dean
"The Dick Pinch" for Most Fun in the Shower
1. Tom Bourgault
2. Gregg Fournier
3. Mike Farrelly
"The Champ" Harold Simpson for Most Accurate at Throwing Empties into the Trash Can
1. Gregg Fournier
2. Tom Bourgault
3. Clint Cassavaugh
"The Kent" Kent Carlson for Most Penalty Minutes
1. Sean Ford
2. Dan Luker
3. Tom Philbrick
"It was great night and for a great cause said Jim "Heathy" Heath. When asked about Dunc Walsh winning "The Vic", Mike Farrelly summed it up perfectly, "What can you say, Dunc gives it 110% every shift of every game. He only knows one way to play and that is all out. He plays hard in all three zones. He's the first one in on the forecheck and the first one back on the back check. Even though Blue ended up losing out in game 5; if it wasn't for Dunc, Blue wouldn't have even been in the playoffs, never mind coming within one game of winning it all. Way back at mid season when Blue looked like they were out of it, it was Dunc who refused to give up and he told his teammates, "Climb on my back and I'll carry you to the playoffs" and they responded. He is a leader and an inspiration to young people. It's no wonder he is the face of Hockey Fights Obesity. We can all gain something by watching him play". I think Farrelly's sentiments are across the board for all players. "He's a work horse and a supreme talent", said Dave "Tilly" Tillotson. "You can't coach that", said Gary "Toe" Blake "you REALLY can't". "That is god given talent", added Dan "Too Late" Early. "If I could ask one thing of my son when he's learning to play the game", said Tom "Berg" Bourgault , that would be to model your game after Dunc "Coach" Walsh and you'll be a winner. Words of wisdom guys. We here at The Pucking Files hope all of you have a great off season AND remember to give it the ol' Dunc try in everything you do.
Don't forget to keep reading The Pucking Files coming out monthly from here until september. Next issue we will find out about the trial of The White's Pond Duo set for April 18th. We hope to see you there.
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