Athletes of the Year Announced
The City of St. John’s congratulates the 2021 Athletes of the Year.
Abby Newhook
Female Athlete of the Year - Marg Davis Memorial Award
Abby Newhook played with Boston College's Female Hockey team in the NCAA Division 1. As a rookie, Abby scored eight goals and six assists in 15 games. Of these eight goals, four of these were game winners. She was named Hockey East’s Player of the week several times and was named the Hockey East Rookie of the November. Abby was also invited to Hockey Canada's Women’s NextGen Summer Development camp.
Liam Hickey
Male Athlete of the Year - Tom “Dynamite” Dunne Memorial Award
Liam Hickey was a member of Team Canada’s 2021 National Para Hockey Team that played in the 2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In the five games he had three goals and seven assists, good for 9th overall in scoring for the tournament. During the tournament, he also scored his 100th point for Team Canada and was named Best Defender. Liam will represent Canada at the 2022 Winter Para Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Team Gushue
Team of the Year- Molson Coors Canada Award
Team Gushue won the Boost National in the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling League, defeating Team Mouat 5-2. Then at Curling Canada’s Tim Horton’s Curling Trials in Saskatoon, Team Gushue defeated Team Jacobs in the final, winning 4-3. With this win, the team earned the right to represent Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.
See backgrounder below for complete list of nominees. Award winners are being recognized virtually during City Council meeting today, February 21, with photos and bios shared on social media.
Backgrounder
Nominees: 2021 Athletes of the Year
Top Three Female Athlete of the Year Nominees
Marg Davis Memorial Award
Abby Newhook (Hockey)
Kyla Piercey (Gymnastics)
Jaida Lee (Baseball)
Top Three Male Athlete of the Year Nominees
Tom ‘Dynamite’ Dunne Memorial Award
Colin Walsh (Softball)
Emmanuel Dolo (Soccer)
Liam Hickey (Para Hockey)
Top Teams of the Year Nominees
Molson Coors Canada Award
*There is a tie for third place
Memorial University Men’s Rugby
NL Junior Men’s Curling
Team Gushue Curling
3 Cheers Men’s Softball