Music: {allcanada} MOOSEHEADS' DROUIN NAMED CHL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Saturday, May 25, 2013

{allcanada} MOOSEHEADS' DROUIN NAMED CHL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

SASKATOON - Halifax Mooseheads forward Jonathan Douin is 2012-13 Canadian Hockey League player of the year.

The 18-year-old was given the honour at the CHL awards banquet on Saturday.

Drouin had 41 goals and 64 assists in 49 games this season for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champions, who will play the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League in Sunday's MasterCard Memorial Cup final.

Meanwhile, Halifax coach Dominque Ducharme was named as the coach of the year after leading the Mooseheads to a 58-6-4 record during the regular season.

Winterhawks defenceman Seth Jones, who is rated as the No. 1 North American skater by NHL Central Scouting ahead of next month's draft, was named top prospect of the year.

The other award winners announced were: Tyler Graovac of the Belleville Bulls (sportsman of the year), Brenden Leipsic and Nicolas Petan, both of the Winterhawks (top scorer of the year), Ben Fanelli of the Kitchener Rangers (humanitarian of the year), Josh Morrissey of the Prince Albert Raiders (scholastic player of the year), Valentin Zykov of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar (rookie of the year), Patrik Bartosak of the Red Deer Rebels (goaltender of the year) and Ryan Sproul of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (defenceman of the year).