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Congrats to Keith Aulie, the East nominee for WHL Scholastic player of the year. Keith's been keeping a 94% average at Crocus, all the while putting in the major time commitments that go with playing in the WHL  
 
Congrats also to Mark Derlago for getting the nod as a Most Sportsmanlike finalist. I found it pretty interesting that Mark's opponent for this award, Aaron Gagnon of Seattle, had 58 PIMs in 59 games compared to Mark's only 34 in 72. You don't usually see a PIM-per-game player get this close to this kind of recognition.  
 
The full list of league award nominees:  
 
WHL Player of the Year, Four Broncos Memorial Trophy  
Eastern Conference – Kris Russell (Caroline, AB), Medicine Hat Tigers  
Western Conference – Aaron Gagnon (Armstrong, B.C.), Seattle Thunderbirds  
 
WHL Rookie of the Year, Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy  
Eastern Conference – Matt Robertson (Prince Albert, SK), Prince Albert Raiders  
Western Conference – Kyle Beach (Kelowna, B.C.), Everett Silvertips  
 
WHL Goaltender of the Year, Del Wilson Trophy  
Eastern Conference – Matt Keetley (Medicine Hat, AB), Medicine Hat Tigers  
Western Conference – Carey Price (Williams Lake, B.C.), Tri-City Americans  
 
WHL Defenceman of the Year, Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy  
Eastern Conference – Kris Russell (Caroline, AB), Medicine Hat Tigers  
Western Conference – Cody Franson (Sicamous, B.C.), Vancouver Giants  
 
 
WHL Scholastic Player of the Year, Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy  
Eastern Conference – Keith Aulie (Rouleau, SK), Brandon Wheat Kings  
Western Conference – Damir Alic (Kent, WA) Everett Silvertips  
 
WHL Humanitarian Player of the Year, Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy  
Eastern Conference – Kyle Moir (Calgary, AB), Swift Current Broncos  
Western Conference – Ryan Bender (Regina, SK), Kamloops Blazers  
 
WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year, Brad Hornung Trophy  
Eastern Conference – Mark Derlago (Brandon, MB), Brandon Wheat Kings  
Western Conference – Aaron Gagnon (Armstrong, B.C.), Seattle Thunderbirds  
 
WHL Coach of the Year, Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy  
Eastern Conference – Cory Clouston (Viking, AB), Kootenay Ice  
Western Conference – Kevin Constantine (International Falls, MN), Everett Silvertips  
 
WHL Executive of the Year, Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy  
Eastern Conference – Will Desjardins (Climax, SK), Medicine Hat Tigers  
Western Conference – Bob Tory (Edmonton, AB), Tri-City Americans  
 
WHL Marketing and Communications Award  
Eastern Conference – Bruce Vance, Prince Albert Raiders  
Western Conference – Barry Douglas, Chilliwack Bruins  
 
WHL Regular Season Champions, Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy  
Everett Silvertips  
 
WHL Top Scorer – Bob Clarke Trophy  
Zach Hamill (Port Coquitlam, B.C.), Everett Silvertips  
 
 
I'll take a stab at guessing the winners:  
 
WHL Player of the Year, Four Broncos Memorial Trophy  
Kris Russell (Caroline, AB), Medicine Hat Tigers  
 
WHL Rookie of the Year, Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy  
Kyle Beach (Kelowna, B.C.), Everett Silvertips  
 
WHL Goaltender of the Year, Del Wilson Trophy  
Carey Price (Williams Lake, B.C.), Tri-City Americans  
 
WHL Defenceman of the Year, Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy  
Kris Russell (Caroline, AB), Medicine Hat Tigers  
 
WHL Scholastic Player of the Year, Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy  
Keith Aulie (Rouleau, SK), Brandon Wheat Kings  
 
WHL Humanitarian Player of the Year, Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy  
Ryan Bender (Regina, SK), Kamloops Blazers  
 
WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year, Brad Hornung Trophy  
Mark Derlago (Brandon, MB), Brandon Wheat Kings  
 
WHL Coach of the Year, Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy  
Kevin Constantine (International Falls, MN), Everett Silvertips (based on reg. season)  
 
WHL Executive of the Year, Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy  
Bob Tory (Edmonton, AB), Tri-City Americans  
 
WHL Marketing and Communications Award  
Barry Douglas, Chilliwack Bruins