A Trappers player, a goaltender, a coach and a manager were all recognized recently as the Great North U18 AAA Hockey League announced its award winners on Monday.
GN U18 leading scorer and U18 AAA Trappers forward Ben Brunton was named to the league's All-Star team and was named the league MVP.
Brunton, who broke the U18 Trappers all-time scoring record, put up 91 points in regular season play tying the Trappers single-season Great North U18 record set by Joel Senecal in 2006-07.
U18 AAA Trappers goalie Logan Coates was named to the league's All-Star team and was named the league's top goalie. The last U18 AAA Trappers goalie to claim the award was former Trappers goalie and current Battalion star netminder Mike McIvor in 2022-23.
Coates finished the regular season with a 15-2 record and a 2.13 goals-against average.
Off the ice, Trappers U18 AAA coach Josh Dale was named the coach of the year, while Trappers U16 AAA manager Matt Rabideau was name the manager of the year.
The U18 AAA Trappers finished the first in the regular season but were knocked out in overtime in the Great North U18 Tournament of Champions semifinals on Saturday dropping a 4-3 overtime decision to the eventual GN U18 champion Sudbury U18 AAA Wolves.