Individual Awards 2023
Once again alongside the regular MVP and All-Star Team prizes we will be awarding a number of individual awards to presented at the 2023 Playoffs.
Junior Player of the Year:
Awarded to the most outstanding U18 player amongst all Senior Divisions. Players will be nominated by Junior Men, Junior Women & Under 17 coaching staff and the winner will be decided by the National Leagues Committee.
Previous Winners:
- 2022: Kevin Hughes (Nominees: Owen Winters, Mikita Chuhunou)
Female Player of the Year:
Awarded to the female player amongst all divisions who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey. Players will be nominated by Senior Women & Junior Women coaching staff and the winner will be decided by the National Leagues Committee.
Previous Winners:
- 2022: Katarina Benova (Nominees: Chloe Rose, Anna Capcarrere)
Volunteer of the Year:
Awarded to the person who has shown a commitment beyond their role to the sport of inline hockey as a volunteer in the past 12 months at club or national level. Unlike the above, nominations will be made by members of the public in the form of a Google Form and the winner will be decided by the National Leagues Committee.
Submissions can be made at this link: forms.gle/juTeZu4HNmsm4U8y5
Previous Winners:
- 2022: Aisling Daly (Nominees: Carolyn Bright, Ken Moussat)
Sally Spirit of Hockey Award
Returning for the 5th year running, this award is annually gifted by the Sally family to a player in the U18 League who best exemplifies the below criteria:
- Dedication to the sport & their team
- Good sportsmanship
- Leadership within their team
- Continued development in their game
- Commitment to academics whether that be school, college or an apprenticeship
Each U18 team will nominate a finalist from their team with an overall winner selected by the Sally Family.
Previous winners:
- 2017, Martin Hughes, East Coast Blaze
- 2018, Odhran Bancroft, Cork Wolfpack
- 2019, Stephen Hayes, Flying Ducks
- 2022, Abigail Lowe, Bangor Chiefs
For all awards (except Sally), there will be 3 nominees announced before the Playoffs, with the winner being announced at the event's awards ceremony.