It's good news for Canberra Chill fans as two new signings took out the top awards in the Capital League One.
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Former Hockeyroos star Mikaela Patterson won the McKay Medal in the women's, and 21-capped Kookaburra Ben Craig won the men's Brophy Medal.
The pair are both set to make their debut for the Chill next month off the back of their successful club seasons.
Old Canberrans' Patterson secured the medal with two rounds to go, beating Goulburn striker Laura Reid, who spent weeks on the sidelines with injury, and North Canberra Eagles defender Rebecca Lee.
It came down to the final round in the men's before Craig took home the medal, beating St Patrick's defender Josh Chivers and Old Canberrans' Tristan Kearns.
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Friday's event marks the first return to in-person awards since 2019, and Hockey ACT chief executive Rob Sheekey pointed to it.
"It is so exciting to welcome everyone back into one location after conducting the last two awards online due to COVID," he said.
"The Brophy McKay awards are a pinnacle event on our social calendar, and always a welcome way to celebrate the end-of-season. It continues to be an important night [to] celebrate our membership who have been so supportive over the past three years.
"We're so very grateful and thankful to all of our members for their support to make the 2022 season one of the best on record."
Brophy McKay Awards 2022
- McKay Medal - Mikaela Patterson (59 points), Laura Reid (34 points), Rebecca Lee (33 points)
- Brophy Medal - Ben Craig (29 points), Josh Chivers (23 points), Tristan Kearns (22 points)
- Errol Bill Trophy - Naomi Jones and Steve Freebody
- J.E.S MacKinnon Trophy - Andrew Brick and Matthew Hotchkis
- JR Fraser Trophy - Lauren Yee
- Most improved men's - Jesse Absolom
- Peta Gallagher Award - Catriona Bailey-Price
- Deane McLennan Trophy - Glenn Turner
- Peter McNally Memorial Male and Female Goal Keeper of the Year Award - Max Robson (men's) and Alyssa Smith (women's)
- ACT Academy of Sport 'Power of Potential' Awards - Davis Atkin (men's) and Olivia Martin (women's)
- Ted Holmes Memorial Trophy - Jay Macdonald
- Gallagher Shield - Darcy Macdonald
- Hockey Shop Award - Emily Robson
- Lyn Rippon Award - Lauren Yee
- Life Member - Andrew Sutton
- Bill Weidner Cup - Nicole Dos Santos
- Coca Cola Bottler Award - Madeline Dooley
- David Webb Memorial Shield - Dylan Brick
- Chris Rawlinson Memorial Shield - Max Robson
- Sue Watt Trophy - Niamh Blake
- Keith Harding Memorial Trophy - Mathew Young
- Female umpire of the year - Kristy Robertson
- Jim Gallagher Trophy - Stirling Sharpe
- The Val King Cup - Central Hockey Club
- The Martin Cup - United Hockey Club
- The Waratah Shield - Central Hockey Club
- The Central Trophy - St Patrick's Hockey Club
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Isobel Cootes
Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.
Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.
