2019 Athletes of the Year Awarded

The City of St. John’s congratulates the winners of the 2019 Athletes of the Year, announced this evening during a Newfoundland Growlers hockey game at Mile One Centre.

Female – Margaret Davis Award
Hockey player Maggie Connors was a member of Team Canada’s Development team that competed in August against rival USA in a 3-game exhibition series. As a member of the Princeton Tigers in NCAA Division 1 hockey, Maggie was named to the 1st Team All-Star Ivey League and the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s 2nd Team All-Star and All-Rookie teams.

Male – Tom “Dynamite” Dunne Award
Hockey player Alex Newhook played with Victoria Grizzlies in the British Columbia Junior A League and was named the League’s MVP and Top Scorer. He also played for both Team Canada at the U18 IIHF World Championship in Sweden and for Boston College in NCAA Division 1. In June, Alex was drafted in the NHL’s 1st round,16th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche.

Team of the Year – City of St. John’s Molson Coors Canada
The Atlantic Rock Under-19 team competed at the 2019 Canadian U19 Rugby Championship held in St. John’s at the Swilers Complex. The team went 2-1 in round robin play, defeating Quebec and the Prairies while losing to Ontario. However, the Rock would face the Ontario Blues again in the gold medal match and would prevail by a score of 21-5, claiming the Under-19 National title.