Panthers odds and ends - Awards Dinner, Playoff info and more...

The Peninsula Panthers are looking forward to their 1st Round Best-of-7 tilt which is slated to open in Campbell River against the Storm on Tuesday evening.  The Cats will be back in Campbell River on Friday before hosting Game 3 and 4 in the friendly confines of the Panorama Recreation Centre on Sunday and Monday night.  Details of the 7-game series are as follows:

Gm 1  Panthers at Storm, Tuesday, Feb 26 @ 7:30 pm
Gm 2  Panthers at Storm, Friday, March 1 @ 7:30 pm
Gm 3 Storm at Panthers, Sunday, March 3 @ 5:30 pm
Gm 4 Storm at Panthers, Monday, March 4 @ 7:30 pm
Gm 5  Panthers at Storm, Tuesday, March 5 at 7:30 pm
Gm 6  Storm at Panthers, Friday, March 8 at 7:30 pm
Gm 7  Panthers at Storm, Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 pm

On Sunday evening, the Panthers held their annual Awards
Banquet at the Mary Winspear Centre on Beacon Avenue in Sidney where 100 people gathered.  The 3 hour-event was MC'ed by longtime Panthers' volunteer Jason Fletcher.  A number of players packed home the hardware and these included:

Scholastic Achievement - Riley Braun and Hunter Jensen
Community Leadership - Connor McKillop
Fan Favourite - Riley Braun
Volunteer of the Year - Malcolm (Sticky) Fletcher
Most Improved - Logan Speirs
Top Scorer - Josh Lingard
Most Sportsmanlike - Alex Benger
Unsung Hero - Skyler Diamond-Burchuk
Rookie of the Year - David Edgar and Hunter Jensen
Best Defencemen - Thomas Spink and Skyler Diamond-Burchuk
Steve Simpson Memorial - Stefan Grunert
Most Valuable Player - Josh Lingard and Riley Braun
Playoff MVP - To be determined

Rookie First Goal Awards went to Edgar, Grunert, Fraser Auchterlonie and Jonah Ragsdale.