In anticipation of a glowing dissertation from the Gopher's Hockey Awards Banquet, I've decided to jump early and add Northern Michigan University's brag chart as well: TEAM AWARDS ----------- Most Valuable Player...........Scott Beattie Best Forward...................Scott Beattie Unsung Hero....................Mark Beaufait Most Improved Player...........Mark Beaufait Defensive Player of the Year...Lou Melone Best Defenseman................Brad Werenka Coaches Award..................Brad Werenka Freshman of the Year...........Tony Szabo Senior Award...................Dean Antos Plus-Minus Award...............Phil Soukoroff Endurance Awards...............Dan Ruoho Kevin Scott Academic Awards................Rob Kruhlak (3.89 GPA) Kevin Scott (3.75 GPA) Scott Beattie (3.56 GPA) Ed Ward (3.42 GPA) OTHER AWARDS ------------ Hobey Baker Runner Up..........Brad Werenka WCHA Freshman of the Year......Tony Szabo WCHA Tournament MVP............Scott Beattie WCHA Coach of the Year.........Rick Comley NCAA Tournament MVP............Scott Beattie All American 1st Team..........Scott Beattie Bill Pye Brad Werenka My favorite comment from the banquet festivities was the reference to Mark Beaufait as "The guy that made Darryl Plandowski famous." (For those less informed it was Beaufait's pass to Plandowski which scored the NCAA championship game winning goal in St. Paul.) Still no official word on Brad Werenka's signing with Edmonton. We'll keep checking..... Kathleen Olivier Northern Michigan University 1991 NCAA National Champions! (Hey, we're small but proud!)