AUS Men's Hockey Awards - Ben Duffy, Most Sportsmanlike (Don Wells Trophy),MacAulay (2nd team), Austyn Hardie (All-rookie team)
MOST SPORTSMANLIKE PLAYER (Don Wells Trophy): Ben Duffy, Saint Mary's
In his sophomore season with the Huskies, forward Ben Duffy has been chosen as the Atlantic University Sport most sportsmanlike player and recipient of the Don Wells Trophy for the second consecutive year.
A second-year commerce student from Lower Sackville, N.S., Duffy finished the regular season with 21 points in 23 games played. He scored 10 goals, added 11 assists and finished with a plus/minus rating of +11.
In this season's quarter-final playoff series versus the Moncton Aigles Bleus, Duffy notched another two goals and two assists in two games played.
In 23 regular season and two postseason games played, he has amassed just two penalty minutes.
In two seasons, 49 regular season and 10 postseason games for the Huskies, Duffy has uaccumulated four total penalty minutes so far in his AUS career.
"I could not be happier for Ben, winning this award," said Huskies head coach Trevor Stienburg. "He is a gifted player that has been well-respected throughout his career. But most importantly, this award is evidence of his respect for the game, his teammates and—just as importantly—his opponents. I'm proud to have Ben as part of our program."
Duffy is the fifth Saint Mary's player to receive this award and the first to claim the honour in back-to-back seasons since former Huskies' standout Cam Fergus claimed the award in three consecutive seasons from 2008-09 to 2010-11.
Duffy now becomes the Atlantic conference nominee for the CIS's R. W. Pugh Award. Dan Rudisuela is the most recent student-athlete to claim the honour for Saint Mary's. He earned the accolade following the 2007-08 season. Former UNB standout Chris Culligan is the most recent AUS player to earn the national honour, he won following the 2013-14 season.
FIRST AND SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS AND ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
The Atlantic University Sport first and second team all-stars were also announced today, along with this year's all-rookie team.
First Team All-Stars:
Goaltender: Corbin Boes, Dalhousie (2nd year – Saskatoon, Sask.)
Defence: Jordan Murray, UNB (3rd year – Riverview, N.B.)
Defence: Matthew Pufahl, Acadia (2nd year – Saskatoon, Sask.)
Forward: Eric Locke, StFX (2nd year – Toronto, Ont.)
Forward: Alex Saulnier, Moncton (3rd year – Cap-Pelé, N.B.)
Forward: Phil Maillet, UNB (3rd year – Terrebonne, Que.)
Goaltender: Drew Owsley, StFX (4th year – Lethbridge, Alta.)
Defence: Geoff Schemitsch, Acadia (3rd year – Thornhill, Ont.)
Defence: Nathan Chiarlitti, StFX (3rd year – Maple, Ont.)
Forward: Stephen MacAulay, Saint Mary's (3rd year – Cole Harbour, N.S.)
Forward: Mike Cazzola, Acadia (4th year – Guelph, Ont.)
Forward: Allain Saulnier, Moncton (3rd year – Cap-Pelé, N.B.)
Goaltender: Alex Dubeau, UNB (Mascouche, Que.)
Defence: Ryan MacKinnon, UPEI (Summerside, P.E.I.)
Defence: Austyn Hardie, Saint Mary's (Montreal, Que.)
Forward: Phil Gadoury, Dalhousie (Montreal, Que.)
Forward: Holden Cook, StFX (Oshawa, Ont.)
Forward: Kyle Farrell, Acadia (Howie Centre, N.S.)
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