Former Viper Hammond Collects Two Awards At Falcons Awards Banquet:

Former Vernon Vipers goaltender, Andrew Hammond has been named the Bowling Green's best defensive player award & most valuable player award at the Falcons year end awards banquet last week. Hammond played two seasons with the Vipers (2007-2009).

This is posted on the Falcons website:

First Year of New Era Closes with Annual Awards Banquet

The 2010-11 officially came to a close this past weekend with the annual team awards banquet.

by Ryan Gasser, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

4/19/2011

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The inaugural year of the Chris Bergeron era has officially come to a close after the team held its annual awards banquet this weekend at the BGSU Ice Area. The Falcons took time on Sunday to reflect on their first season under their new head coach, honor the four-man senior class and distribute season honors to eight different Falcon players and staff members for their contributions to the 2010-11 season.

Despite the season not having the level of success as many had hoped the Falcons celebrated the ushering in of a new brand of BGSU hockey. Players, coaches, staff, family, fans and supporters of the Brown and Orange gathered in the hundreds to honor those that put their bodies and hearts out on the ice night after night.

Among the award winners on the afternoon, sophomore goaltender Andrew Hammond (Surrey, British Columbia) was named the Jim Sears Most Valuable Player for his work between the pipes all season long. The duo of Camden Wojtala (Trenton, Mich.) and Brett Mohler (Yorba Linda, Calif.) was named the Falcons’ Rookies of the Year, combining for a line of 13 goals, 22 assists and 35 points. Falcon seniors David Solway (Green Bay, Wisc.), Wade Finegan (Toronto, Ontario), Nick Eno (Howell, Mich.) and Andrew Krelove (Thunder Bay, Ontario) were all recognized for their four-year BGSU careers that defined "dedication".

A complete list of team awards is listed below.

Bowling Green finished the season with an overall mark of 10-27-4 and a 3-21-4 conference mark with a pair of shootout victories. The team rebounded after losing seven of its last eight games in the regular season by become the first team in Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) history to win a playoff series as the lowest seeded team in the conference tournament winning two of three games at Northern Michigan in the first round of the CCHA Tournament. The team witnessed four dedicated seniors, led by captain David Solway, finish their Falcon careers as some of the most dedicated individuals to walk through the corridors of the BGSU Ice Arena and a second-year post master emerge as the bright spot between the pipes that helped lead the team to its first playoff victory since 2007-08.

Award Recipient

Jack Gregory Scholar-Athlete Award: Nick Eno (Sr., G)

Dr. Ron Zweirlein Leadership Award: David Solway (Sr., F)

Sam Cooper Leading Scorer Award: Jordan Samuels-Thomas (So., F)

Howard Brown Coaches’ Award: David Solway (Sr., F)

Dr. Tom Wojciechowski Recognition Award: Josh Kugel (video coordinator)

Bill and Helen Lloyd Most Improved Player Award: Wade Finegan (Sr., F)

Jim Ruehl Best Defensive Player Award: Andrew Hammond (So., G)

Rookie of the Year Award: Brett Mohler (Fr., F) and
Camden Wojtala (Fr., F)

Jim Sears Most Valuable Player Award: Andrew Hammond (So., G)