So I'm gonna go a little off the rails here and I hope the PT team will indulge me as I create this award for my past player and that is the Eric Vanderberg Role Player Award. It is given to the 5th and 6th Defenseman on a team or the best fourth liner, the grinders or the enforcers who make a difference. I named it after myself after reading back in Buf's locker room where Finn said that Vandy was probably one of the best role players of all time as a +/- +100/100 Pts player as a career third pairing defenseman. I believe that my Junior recreate player could have won this award last year as Quebec's fourth line definitely helped to slow games down and help the team to a Laurifer Trophy season.

This season I haven't really kept up with the SHL since you know I am a junior leaguer so I couldn't tell you who should or shouldn't win this award. But we do have the Bojo for the best defensive defenseman so I think the RPA could go a long way in honoring if not the best role playing defenseman than surely our best role playing forwards.