CALGARY – Canada West announced its annual major awards in men's hockey Thursday morning, with the University of Calgary Dinos program well represented.

Adam Kydd was named the recipient of this year's UBC Hockey Alumni Trophy for sportsmanship and ability, while the Dinos goaltenders earned the Adam Kryczka Memorial Trophy for the third time in four years as the top goalie staff in the conference, sharing this year's award with UBC.

It was a truly special season on the ice for Kydd. The third-year forward was named captain in the offseason and was the leader of this year's young Dinos squad on and off the ice. 

One year removed from playing just 11 games after an injury marred campaign, Kydd showed his true potential – erupting out of the gates with six points in the season-opening series and 17 points in the first month of the season alone. 

In all, the Regina native finished the regular season with 33 total assists – the most in all of U SPORTS on the year and tied for sixth-most in program history. His 41 points on the year finished the year ranking him second in Canada West and fourth in the nation.

"He had an unbelievable season," Calgary head coach Mark Howell said. "He's just a true professional in how he goes about his day-to-day business in school and also in hockey. I think everybody recognizes how hard he plays the game, but he plays it fairly and with lots of respect for his teammates, the opposition and the game of hockey. Very well deserving of the award. He exemplifies what it means to be a U SPORTS athlete and hockey player.

"He cares about his teammates. He's very serious about his success, not only as an athlete but his success as a student-athlete, as well. He's going to finish his business degree in three years, which is unheard-of in an institution like this. He's dedicated to being successful in life and he's going to with how hard he works at his craft." 

This marks the seventh time in program history a Dinos player has been named the recipient of the UBC Alumni Trophy and the first since Elgin Pearce earned it three years in a row from 2015-17.

Calgary's dynamic goalie duo of Carl Stankowski and Carl Tetachuk were at it once again, giving the Dinos the top goaltending room in the conference for the third time in four years.

After missing the most of last season due to injury, Stankowski shined in his return to the net as a fifth-year for the Dinos. The local product finished with a 10-4-1 overall record in the regular season, making 365 total saves with a 2.30 goals-against average. He also posted a .910 save percentage, tallied a pair of shutouts and had three shootout wins – allowing just two goals against 11 shots in game-deciding shootouts. Stankowski was also named a Canada West Second Team All-Star for his work this season.

For Tetachuk, he was the lone goalie in Canada West with a better save percentage than his teammate, finishing the year with an impressive .913 mark. He conceded just 28 goals all regular season – second fewest allow in all of U SPORTS this season. In all, Tetachuk posted a 2.29 GAA with one shutout and a 9-4 overall record in year another dominant season in net for the Scarlet & Gold.

"Those two guys…Stankowski had some injuries his first few years and this was his first to really take the reins and play a lot. Him and Tetachuk went back and forth and this is the third time in four years we've won the award. It's a credit to Brad Kirkwood, our goaltender coach, as well as Johnny Webb, his assistant and the work they put in with our goaltenders. 

"Credit to both Tetachuk and Stankowski, too – they work extremely hard at their craft. They push each other in practice and games. I think they'll also be the first to say that the team around them helps with that, too. We have D-men that block a ton of shots, as well as some forwards. We don't take an enormous amount of penalties and we play the right way. But, they're the last line of defence and they've both had terrific seasons, playing excellent in every single game they were in net."

This marks the third time in the last four seasons the Dinos have won the Adam Kryczka Memorial Trophy and the seventh time in program history.

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