Canisius Hockey to Honor Seniors Canisius College will honor its three graduating hockey seniors, captain Ryan Stewart (Niagara Falls, Ontario), assistant captain Josh Oort (St. Catharines, Ontario) and assistant captain Lee Brochu (St. Catharines, Ontario), during its annual hockey banquet at Morgan's Restaurant Friday night at 6 p.m. Stewart, who recently finished his first professional hockey stint with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League, has been named the team's co-MVP. The two-time recipient of the honor shares this year's award with Oort, who has been named the team's best forward in addition to collecting Canisius top-scoring honors for the third consecutive season. The third-leading scorer in Canisius history with 172 points, Oort ranked third in Division I hockey scoring this season with 47 points. He tallied a goal and an assist in last weekend's Eastern Senior All-Star Game at the University of New Hampshire. Stewart finished the year with 11 goals and 18 assists, placing him 14th on the school's all-time scoring chart with 131 points. Brochu, who carries a 3.4 grade point average, will take home the Dr. David B. Dietz Award for athletic and scholastic dedication. He registered eight goals and eight assists this season. Junior assistant captain Derek Gilham (Sarnia, Ontario), who tallied five goals and 18 assists, has been named the team's best defenseman. Forward Ryan Puntiri (Plymouth, Mass.) wins the Tom Chapman Memorial Award, given to Canisius hockey's unsung hero. The sophomore tallied seven goals and nine assists. Freshmen Todd Bisson (Welland, Ontario) and Matt Shewchuk (Herdman, Quebec) will share the Rookie of the Year honors. Bisson collected 12 goals and 15 assists while Shewchuk registered seven goals and four assists. Both players won ECAC West Rookie of the Week Awards. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.