CHL Awards 2023 Finalist: Full List of Winners, Bedard makes history for picking-up three awards.

It was a historic afternoon at the for Connor-Bedard, at the 2023 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Awards ceremony.

Before the 2023 Memorial Cup comes to a close on Sunday, this past season’s best and brightest stars from the Canadian Hockey League was recognized at the 2023 CHL Awards, which will be hosted at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC on Saturday, June 3.

The Regina-Pats forward won the David Branch Player of the Year Award presented by Kia Canada, the Top Prospect Award presented by Kubota Canada, and the Top Scorer Award, making him the first skater in CHL history to win all three of these awards in the same campaign since the Top Scorer award was instituted in 1994.

The North Vancouver, British Columbia, native, 17, became the first person since Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League in 2015 to win the David Branch Player of the Year, Top Prospect, and Scholastic Player of the Year honours at the CHL honours.

Saturday’s full list of winners from the CHL Awards and its nominees can be found below.

CHL Awards 2022-23: Every Nominees Finalists, Complete List of Winners.

David Branch Player of the Year Award presented by Kia Canada

Winner: Connor Bedard (Regina Pats)

Finalists: Matthew Maggio (Windsor Spitfires), Jordan Dumais (Halifax Mooseheads)

Defenceman of the Year Award

Winner: Olen Zellweger (Kamloops Blazers)

Finalists: Pavel Mintyukov (Ottawa 67s), Tristan Luneau (Gatineau Olympiques)

Goaltender of the Year Award presented by Real Canadian Superstore

Winner: Nathan Darveau (Victoriaville Tigres)

Finalists: Thomas Milic (Seattle Thunderbirds), Domenic DiVincentiis (North Bay Battalion)

Rookie of the Year Award

Winner : Maxim Massé (Chicoutimi Saguenéens)

Finalists: Ryder Ritchie (Prince Albert Raiders), Michael Misa (Saginaw Spirit)

Top Scorer Award

Winner: Connor Bedard (Regina Pats)

Finalists: Matthew Maggio (Windsor Spitfires), Jordan Dumais (Halifax Mooseheads)

Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award

Winner: Dave Cameron (Ottawa 67s)

Finalists: Brennan Sonne (Saskatoon Blades), Stéphane Julien (Sherbrooke Phoenix)

Top Draft Prospect Award presented by Kubota Canada

Winner: Connor Bedard (Regina Pats)

Finalists: Colby Barlow (Owen Sound Attack), Ethan Gauthier (Sherbrooke Phoenix)

Sportsman Player of the Year Award

Winner: Evan Vierling (Barrie Colts)

Finalists: Brayden Yager (Moose Jaw Warriors ), Attilio Biasca (Halifax Mooseheads)

Scholastic Player of the Year Award

Winner: Colby Barlow (Owen Sound Attack)

Finalists: Quinn Mantei (Brandon Wheat Kings), Julien Béland (Rimouski Oceanic)

Humanitarian of the Year Award

Winner: Dalyn Wakely (North Bay Battalion)

Nominees: Logan Stankoven (Kamloops Blazers), Cam Squires (Cape Breton Eagles)

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