The Kerry Park Islanders were swept out of the first round of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoffs, but they weren’t shut out of the league awards.
Goaltender Ty Rennie was named the Isles’ winner of the Bob Saunders Community Leadership Award.
Two former Islanders, Leighton Williams and Hobin Zinck, were named the winners for the Westshore Wolves and Nanaimo Buccaneers, respectively.
Nathan Looysen of Victoria took home the Jamie Benn Award for league MVP and the Brian Harrison Award for top forward as well as his team’s Bob Saunders Award.
Two Cowichan Valley officials were among those recognized as the league’s most dedicated, as well: referee Riley Friesen and linesman Chris Van Deventer.