Sportsmanship Awards
John M. Twaddle Memorial Sportsmanship Award
Established 1996
This award was initiated in the Fall of 1996 & is dedicated to the memory of John M. Twaddle. He is remembered for always maintaining a positive attitude, giving 100% in games & practices, and being an aggressive yet fair player. In honor of John, ERYHA presents this annual award to a Bantam level player and hosts an annual tournament in his name.
John M. Twaddle Award Recipients
| Award | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Thor Shellum |
| 1998 | Tony Rusher |
| 1999 | Buck Thompson (in memory of Sarah Nelson) |
| 2000 | Andy Hasskamp |
| 2001 | Tom Dubovich |
| 2002 | Zach Shaheen |
| 2003 | Andrew Malzahn |
| 2004 | Aren Olson |
| 2005 | Drew Saterdalen |
| 2006 | Tony Nelson |
| 2007 | Ryan Krieger |
| 2008 | Matt Williams |
| 2009 | Adam Watzke |
| 2010 | Tyler Bouten |
| 2011 | Aaron Weeks |
| 2012 | Dylan Bouten |
| 2013 | Michael Fischer |
| 2014 | Kevin Carr |
| 2015 | Daniel (D.J.) Olson |
| 2016 | Nate Gfroerer |
| 2017 | Eli Bicek |
| 2018 | Kai Franke |
| 2019 | Sam Stockman |
| 2020 | Matt Reinert |
| 2021 | Tyler Hill |
| 2022 | Lucas Dahlberg |
| 2023 | Caine Christensen |
| 2024 | Logan Rustad |
Jon McLaughlin Memorial Sportsmanship Award (JM7)
Established 2011
The Jon McLaughlin Memorial Sportsmanship Award (JM7) is presented to a player participating in ERYHA U15 (U12 as well if ERYHA does not roster a U15 team that season) that best represents the principles that Jon stood for. Jon taught players and all kids he encountered the value of working hard, playing as a team, winning with grace, losing with dignity, and focusing on self-improvement both on and off the ice. Jon grew up playing Anoka hockey and was devoted to Elk River hockey as an ERYHA Parent, Coach & former President as well as the ERHS Blue Line Club President.
Jon's motto was... Play Hard - Have Fun - Make Me Proud
JM7 Award Recipients
| YEAR | RECIPIENT |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Drea Westgaard |
| 2013 | Shea McLean |
| 2014 | Abbi Slawson |
| 2015 | Grace Hendrickson |
| 2016 | Samantha Jung |
| 2017 | Harper Westgaard |
| 2018 | Abigail Benson |
| 2019 | Abby Huselid |
| 2020 | Dani Henrichsen |
| 2021 | Emma Boser |
| 2022 | Libby Kubicka |
| 2023 | Kennedy Stanislowski |
| 2024 | Lauren Zacher |
Do you have photos of former award recipients? Please forward to us to post on the ERYHA web.
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