I think an award for beegest locker room presence could be something that Vaseline Podcalzone could absolutely win. Podcalzone has always been a vocal member of the Newfoundland Berserkers locker room, and his passion for the Zerkers and the game of hockey on and off the ice has helped him become the team’s leader.

It’s easy to present laurels to the best performing players, but what goes unnoticed at times are those players that, for lack of a better term, aren’t necessarily the most likely to get on the score sheet, but they help their team in alternative means, such as by being a high energy guy.

This award would be a great way to reward the unsung heroes of the league, the ones who are doing the little things right and getting the players going. It could absolutely be a league wide award, but at the bare minimum I expect all teams to have this award for their team award presentations. The Berserkers had a “Captain of the Dragon Boat” award for a few seasons, but the new awards committee has big plans for renaming and representing this award.

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