Our next award is not awarded to a player for their performance but rather to their front office for the work put in to make their team stand out from the pack. The Mathias Chouinard Award is annually awarded to the Top GM/Co-GM during the Regular Season as voted by the General Managers. To be recognized as the top GM, the team must’ve had great success on the ice and activity levels on the team were stellar. This year our nominees are:

Ej27 & Jenny
Leading the Kelowna Knights to a Laurifer Trophy in Season 30, ej27 and Jenny distinguished themselves by repeating the feat in Season 31, posting a 30-13-7 record for 67 points during the regular season. Their focus on developing players from within, and patience with the lines let them stay ahead of the competition throughout the season and eventually conquer the playoffs and lift the Four Star Cup

r1c3bowl22 & Jason97
Managing a Colorado Mammoths team that had finished dead last in Season 30, r1c3bowl22 and Jason97 turned it around, posting a 27-20-3 record to finish 4th in the Overall League Standings. Limited offensively compared to the highest scoring teams, the Mammoths focused on their defense and finished with the least amount of goals conceded by a good margin. They were eventually reverse swept out of the playoff picture in the first round.

Vbottas17 & fever95
Last year the Halifax Raiders finished 7th in the Overall League Standings before going on a hot run in the playoffs to lift the Four Star Cup. This season their 30-16-4 record put them on top of the Eastern Conference Standings and 3rd in the Overall League Standings. Vbottas17 and fever95 managed a team that had the 2nd highest goals scored and 2nd least amount of goals conceded this season. They eventually lost in the Cup Finals.