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The Man of Ice Awards were founded at the end of the 2007-2008
Elite Ice Hockey League The Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), sometimes referred to as the British Elite League or, for sponsorship reasons, the Viaplay Elite League, is an ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003 following the demise of the Ice Hockey ...
season to commend the best in British
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Categories

Seven of the awards were voted for by coaches and
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of the ten Elite League teams. One Award, the Fan's Favourite, is voted for by the fans of Elite League Ice Hockey in the United Kingdom. Team captains voted for Coach of the Year with Paul Thompson winning in the 2007/2008 season. In its founding year, the awards included the following categories: Best British Player,
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of the Year, Player of the Year, Fan's Favourite,
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of the Year, Hard as Ice, Newcomer of the Year, Netminder of the Year, and
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of the Year.


List of Winners 2007-2008 season

*Best British Player: Jonathan Weaver from Coventry Blaze *Coach of the Year:
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from Coventry Blaze *Player of the Year: Adam Calder from Coventry Blaze *Fan's Favourite: Kevin Bergin *Forward of the Year: Adam Calder from Coventry Blaze *Hard as Ice:
Brett Clouthier Brett Clouthier (born June 9, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who last played for the Allen Americans of the Central Hockey League. Playing career Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Clouthier began his career in 1998, playing at ...
from Manchester Phoenix *Newcomer of the Year:
Joe Tallari Joe Tallari (born October 5, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Playing career Tallari was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario. In 2001, Tallari began his career playing for Niagara University where he was team's senior captain. Tal ...
from Manchester Phoenix *Netminder of the Year:
Trevor Koenig Trevor Koenig (born 10 December 1974) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played for the Dundee Stars in the UK Elite Ice Hockey League. Koenig was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Koenig currently coaches the Mighty Bulls' U7 a ...
from Coventry Blaze *Defenceman of the Year: Jonathan Weaver from Coventry Blaze


Venues

*2008 – Gateway Hotel,
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See also

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Alan Weeks Trophy The Alan Weeks Trophy is awarded to the Best British Defenceman in the British Ice Hockey Leagues as voted by Ice Hockey Journalists UK. The award is named after Alan Weeks who was a BBC Commentator for 45 years and Chairman of the Brighton Tiger ...
(defenceman) (IHJUK) *
Best British Forward The Best British Forward award is an annual British ice hockey award made to the best British forward as voted for by members of Ice Hockey Journalists UK Ice Hockey Journalists UK, abbreviated to IHJUK, is an organisation which was set up in 19 ...
award (IHJUK) * British Netminder of the Year (IHJUK) *
Coach of the Year Trophy (IHJUK) The Coach of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK to the best coach in the Elite League and the English Premier League at the end of each season. In previous seasons it has been awarded to coaches in the British Hockey Le ...
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Player of the Year Trophy (IHJUK) The Player of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK (formally the British Ice Hockey Writers Association) to the MVP in the Elite League and the English Premier League at the end of each season. In previous seasons it has ...


References


The Man of Ice Awards, 2008
{{DEFAULTSORT:Man Of Ice Awards Awards established in 2008 British ice hockey trophies and awards Elite Ice Hockey League 2008 establishments in the United Kingdom