TISDALE — Three Tisdale Trojans were recognized when the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League announced its awards and honours last week.
The Trojans, who had the second-best record in the regular season, placed three players on the First All-Star Team. Goalie Tanner Martin, defenceman Landon Kosior and forward Cade Hayes all earned that honour. Martin and Kosior also won individual awards.
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Martin
Martin swept the goaltender awards from the SMAAAHL. He was named the Top Goalie and the Goaltec Goalie MVP and received the League Goaltender Award. A St. Brieux product in his 17-year-old season, Martin had a 1.68 goals against average, a .930 save percentage, and a 24-8 record. He had a league and team-record eight regular season shutouts. He recorded one shutout in the playoffs.
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Kosior
In addition to being named to the all-star team, Kosior received the inaugural Adam Herold Memorial Award for being the Top Defensive Defenceman. The award is named after the late Regina Pats Canadians captain, whose life was lost in the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The award is extra special to Kosior and his family as the young men were teammates and often D-partners on the bantam AA Prairie Storm.
The Adam Herold Memorial Award is a scholarship for post-secondary schooling. Candidates must lead their team by positive example on and off the ice, motivate teammates through their play, and maintain a minimum 75 per cent academic average.
While Kosior, a 16-year-old from Regina, is strong defensively, he is also a standout on the other end of the rink. He led SMAAAHL blue liners in scoring with nine goals and 43 assists in 44 games. Kosior placed second in the league in assists and 12th in points. He placed second to Hayes on the Trojans in scoring.
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Hayes
A 16-year-old from Eatonia, Hayes is an offensive catalyst for the Trojans. While battling injuries, he led the squad in the regular season with 23 goals and 58 points in 43 games. Hayes placed sixth in the SMAAAHL in scoring.
