VISL – Year End Awards Night & Banquet

-submitted by Vince Greco, VISL President

An entertaining night in Club Distrikt within the Strathcona Hotel on Friday April 7/2017.

A night to celebrate the local successes by teams and individuals.

Attached is our full listing of 42 awards this year.

Many thanks to Cliff Lequesne who MC’d the night; there is a chance we may ask him back for next year.  J

Our higher profile awards – was definitely the closest I have witnessed since being involved administratively for the past 17 years.

Our Division 1 MVP – I had to wait till the final game was played as the voting submissions were that close.

The Lou DaCosta Division 1 Keeper of the Year was Iain Walker of Gorge FC.

The Ivy Lucas Rookie of the Year was Will Adams of VI Wave.

The Division High Scorer as well as the League Golden Boot recipient was Patrick Nelson of Cowichan LMG.

The Dr JD Hunter Award for the MVP of the Division was Jon Shah of Gorge FC.

Our Referee of the Year (for the 2nd year in a row) was Nathan Bird.

The Team of the Year was Mid Isle Mariners Div 3.

Our final award of the evening – the President’s Trophy – recipient is the most dedicated individual, player, team official, team or Club within the VISL.  Recipient was Glen Martin; the current Coach of Cowichan LMG.

A great evening to raise a glass and break bread with members of yesteryear and VISL’ers from all the different divisions.

Appreciate the media support over the course of the year.

Huge thanks to all the sponsors that made the night such a hit for all the award recipients.

Hopefully we will have some good BC Soccer Provincial Cup updates for you.

Pictures available on request or via our Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook pages.

Vince Greco

VISL President

 

AWARD Plaque WINNER TEAM Trophy Note
FRED CROSSETT U-21 A CHAMPIONS yes Mid Isle Mariners Mid Isle Mariners
U-21 B CHAMPIONS N/A N/A N/A
MASTER C CHAMPIONS yes Bays Utd FC Bays Utd FC
MASTER B CHAMPIONS yes Prospect Lake Lakers Prospect Lake Lakers
MASTER A CHAMPIONS yes Saanich Fusion Old School Saanich Fusion Old School
DIVISION 4C CHAMPIONS N/A N/A N/A
DIVISION 4B CHAMPIONS yes Zgoda Juniors Zgoda Juniors
DIVISION 4A CHAMPIONS yes Vic West Beavers Vic West Beavers
Division 4 PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS yes Bays Utd FC Bays Utd FC JV Barnes
DIVISION 3B CHAMPIONS yes Mid Isle Mariners Mid Isle Mariners
JIM SPENCER DIV 3A CHAMPIONS yes Juan De Fuca Juan De Fuca
DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONS yes Cowichan Utd Cowichan Utd Times Colonist Cup
DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONS yes Cowichan FC Cowichan FC Garrison Cup
ANDREW MCGAVIN CUP yes Gorge FC Gorge FC
MOGENS BRODSGAARD MCGAVIN MVP no Drew Brittain Gorge FC McGavin Cup Shield
GEORGE SMITH U21 CUP WINNER yes Mid Isle Mariners Mid Isle Mariners
WALTER CRAVEIRO U21 CUP MVP no Juan Rubiano Mid Isle Mariners
TONY GROVER MEMORIAL CUP yes Cowichan 49ers Cowichan 49ers Masters Cup
ALEX HYLAN TROPHY – MVP Masters no Stu Barker Cowichan 49ers Masters Cup MVP
GEORGE PEARKES CHALLENGE CUP yes Mid Isle Mariners Mid Isle Mariners
PEARKES CHALLENGE CUP MVP no Mateusz Deron Gorge United FC
SIR JOHN JACKSON CUP yes Nanaimo United Nanaimo United
DENNY GIRVAN MEMORIAL MVP Jackson no Andrew Adams Nanaimo United Jackson Cup MVP
WILF SADLER MEMORIAL no Neall Rowlings Cowichan FC Distinguished person/leader
VISL REFEREE AWARD no Nathan Bird N/A
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR yes Vince Greco N/A
JAMES FORSYTH TROPHY no Juan de Fuca FC 4A Juan de Fuca FC 4A Most sportsmanlike team
TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD no Mid Isle Mariners Div 3B Mid Isle Mariners Div 3B
U21 A DIVISION MVP AWARD donated – M Billy Bagiopoulos Mid Isle Mariners
MASTERS C DIV MVP AWARD donated – L Jack Weeks Bays Utd FC
MASTERS B DIV MVP AWARD donated Leigh Campbell Prospect Lake Lakers
MASTERS A DIV MVP AWARD donated – M Rob Veenhoff Gorge FC Backfit
DIVISION 4C MVP AWARD N/A N/A N/A
DIVISION 4B MVP AWARD donated – L Tyler Leach Bays Utd FC
DIVISION 4A MVP AWARD donated – M Chris Nogueira FC Sagres
DIVISION 3B MVP AWARD donated – S Shun Takano Mid Isle Mariners
DIVISION 3A MVP AWARD donated – M Brent Cameron Juan De Fuca
DIVISION 2 MVP AWARD donated – XL Darian Achurch Cowichan United
DIVISION 1 ROOKIE AWARD donated – M Will Adams VI Wave Ivy Lucas
DIVISION 1 GOALKEEPER AWARD donated – XL Iain D Walker Gorge FC
DIVISION 1 TOP SCORER donated Patrick Nelson Cowichan FC – 26
DIVISION 1 MVP AWARD donated – M Jon Shah Gorge FC Dr JD Hunter
LEAGUE TOP SCORER AWARD donated Patrick Nelson Cowichan FC – 26 Vinnie’s golden boot
LOU GARRAWAY Memorial Ttrophy donated Wesley Nelson Peninsula FC – 14 Masters Top goal scorer
PRESIDENTS AWARD special Glen Martin Cowichan FC Confidential
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