Award Winners Announced
Kent Greer took three honours, including the Don (Hockey) Hadley Memorial Award as the fans’ favourite player, when the North Bay Battalion’s individual awards for the 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League season were announced Thursday night.
Defenceman Greer also was named rookie of the year and won the Judy Smith Award for scholastic player of the year.
The Hadley award for fan voting is named for a veteran of the Second World War who was a longtime season ticket holder in Brampton, where the Battalion played its first 15 seasons.
Greer, a Renfrew, Ont., resident who turned 17 on Feb. 7, was a second-round pick in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection from the Barrie Jr. Colts U16s.
Centre Ethan Procyszyn was a co-winner of two awards, sharing recognition as most outstanding player with goaltender Mike McIvor and the Jerry Callaghan Memorial Award as humanitarian of the year with left winger and centre Andrew LeBlanc. Callaghan served in various capacities with the Battalion in Brampton.
Captain Procyszyn was the Battalion’s first-round selection in 2022 from the North Central Predators U16s. The Wasaga Beach, Ont., resident turns 19 on July 11.
Goaltender McIvor, a fourth-round pick in 2022 from the Quinte Red Devils U16s, is a Warkworth, Ont., resident who turns 19 on Saturday.
LeBlanc was a first-round selection by the Kitchener Rangers in 2020 from the Southern Tier Admirals minor midgets. The Port Colborne, Ont., resident turns 21 on June 3.
Bronson Ride was named defenceman of the year. Ride, who turned 20 on Jan. 14, was a second-round pick in 2021 by the Windsor Spitfires from his hometown Oakville Rangers U16s.
Rearguard Jacob LeBlanc was recognized as the overage player of the year. A Port Colborne resident who turns 21 on June 3, he was a third-rounder in 2020 by the Kitchener Rangers from Southern Tier.
Centre Zach Wigle was named most sportsmanlike player. The Oakville resident, who turned 21 on Jan. 12, was a ninth-round pick by the Barrie Colts in 2020 from the Oakville U16s.
Award winners, all of whom were first-time recipients, were honoured before the Battalion’s game against the Oshawa Generals.
