{"id":538997,"date":"2026-04-03T19:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/538997\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T19:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:22:12","slug":"canucks-prospects-cootes-and-dervin-announced-as-finalist-for-sportsmanlike-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/538997\/","title":{"rendered":"Canucks prospects Cootes and Dervin announced as finalist for sportsmanlike awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canucks prospects Cootes and Dervin announced as finalist for sportsmanlike awards<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s becoming increasingly evident that the <a class=\"text-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/canucksarmy.com\/vancouver-canucks-line-combinations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a> have placed a strong emphasis on character while making selections at the NHL Draft podium.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, two members of their 2025 draft class were named finalists for sportsmanship awards within their respective leagues. The CHL announced its Most Sportsmanlike Player nominees across both the OHL and WHL, with finalists determined by a vote from league general managers. Per the OHL\u2019s release, players were required to receive at least 20 percent of the vote within their conference to advance to the final ballot.<\/p>\n<p>In the Ontario Hockey League, Vancouver\u2019s 2025 third-round pick Kieren Dervin was named a finalist for the William Hanley Trophy, awarded annually to the OHL\u2019s Most Sportsmanlike Player.<\/p>\n<p>Dervin emerged as one of the Kingston Frontenacs\u2019 most reliable forwards in his first full OHL season, earning consistent top-six minutes down the middle. He recorded 42 points (17 goals, 25 assists) while taking just 20 penalty minutes. After just one season of OHL games under his belt, he will head to the NCAA as a Penn State commit.<\/p>\n<p>OHL finalists:<\/p>\n<p>Cole Beaudoin \u2014 Barrie ColtsJimmy Lombardi \u2014 Flint FirebirdsKieren Dervin \u2014 Kingston FrontenacsAdam Novotny \u2014 Peterborough PetesJack Van Volsen \u2014 Sarnia StingAnthony Cristoforo \u2014 Windsor SpitfiresOut west, Vancouver\u2019s 2025 first-round pick <a class=\"text-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/canucksarmy.com\/news\/cas-top-15-vancouver-canucks-mid-season-prospect-rankings-1-braeden-cootes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Braeden Cootes<\/a> was named a finalist for the Brad Hornung Memorial Trophy, awarded to the WHL\u2019s Most Sportsmanlike Player.<\/p>\n<p>The Sherwood Park native split his draft-plus-one season between the Seattle Thunderbirds \u2014 where he served as captain \u2014 and the Prince Albert Raiders following a midseason trade. Despite the move, Cootes matched his career high with 63 points (24 goals, 39 assists) in just 45 games (15 fewer).<\/p>\n<p>Despite playing an aggressive, high-energy game, Cootes is recording just eight penalty minutes this season. Over his entire 176-game WHL career, he has taken only 42 penalty minutes.<\/p>\n<p>WHL finalists:<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Gavin \u2014 Brandon Wheat KingsBraeden Cootes \u2014 Prince Albert RaidersMarkus Ruck \u2014 Medicine Hat TigersMatias Vanhanen \u2014 Everett SilvertipsRyden Evers \u2014 Penticton VeesAlex Weiermair \u2014 Portland Winterhawks<\/p>\n<p>Dervin and Cootes join fellow Canucks prospect Riley Patterson among those receiving award recognition this season. Patterson, who plays for the Niagara IceDogs, is a finalist for the OHL\u2019s Red Tilson Trophy as the league\u2019s Most Outstanding Player (voted on by media).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canucks prospects Cootes and Dervin announced as finalist for sportsmanlike awards It\u2019s becoming increasingly evident that the Vancouver&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5128],"tags":[894,5,4,893,27,5313],"class_list":{"0":"post-538997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-vancouver-canucks","8":"tag-canucks","9":"tag-hockey","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-vancouver","12":"tag-vancouver-canucks","13":"tag-vancouvercanucks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116342406752215635","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}