Celebrating our athletes
Every season, Twin Bridges coaches recognize the athletes who lead, grow and give the most to their teams. Here are our recent honourees.
The club's highest honour
Given out annually to an athlete who embodies everything Twin Bridges stands for — commitment, service, sportsmanship and a lifelong love of the game.
Presented each year to an athlete who has:
2025–26 Season
Individual awards presented across our 2025–26 travel teams.
| Team | Most Valuable | Most Improved | Most Sportsmanlike | Most Dedicated | Award of Excellence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12UG Thunderstorm | Emily Pernia | Elise Balog | — | Helena Stone | — |
| 13UGA Thunder Threat Red | Sophie Baron | Berkley Chalmers | — | — | Emery Olbach |
| 13UGB Thunder Threat Blue | — | Emmy Smids | — | Bristol Oulds | — |
| 14UB Thunder Boom | Rio Ruiz | Matthew Wang | — | — | Luc Mathieu |
| 14UGA Thunder Boom Red | Maria Craveiro | Hadley Jacklin | — | — | Penelope Shortridge & Alivia Fortier |
| 14UGB Thunder Boom Blue | — | Cwynn Lucas | Brooke Bergen | Layla Weaver | Gabriela Oliveira |
| 15UB Thunderstruck | Emerson Milne | David Oblak | — | — | Anders Cooper |
| 15UGA Thunderstruck Red | — | Autumn Falconer | Sienna Balog | — | Leah Griffiths |
| 15UGB Thunderstruck Blue | Gavrielle Brandon | Abigail Fairbairn | — | — | Ryland Larkman |
| 16UB Thunder Strike | Ace Zanoria | Carson Westfall | — | — | Kody Yorke |
| 16UGA Thunder Strike Blue | Leighton Davis | Joanne Fernandes | — | — | Lilly Weir |
| 16UGB Thunder Strike Grey | Lexi Najim | — | — | Charlee King | Skyla Letourneau |
| 17UG Thunder | Natalie Pretty | — | — | Taylor Dochstader | Keira MacSweeney |
| 18UG Thunderbolt | Taylor Ysebaert | Lexie Ryan | — | — | Avery Maw |
2024–25 Season
Individual awards presented across our 2024–25 travel teams.
| Team | Most Valuable | Most Improved | Award of Excellence | Other Awards | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12UG Thunder Threat | Maeve Edwardson | Evie Falconer | Gemma Thompson | — | Barb Rigg-Garbaty |
| 13/14UG Thunder | — | — | — | — | Mike Vanhooft |
| 13UG Thunder Boom Blue | Alivia Fortier | Jessica Corner | Sophia Bojaruniec | — | Mike Vanhooft |
| 13UG Thunder Boom Red | Maria Craveiro | Elizabeth Maure | Brooke Bergen | Coaches Award - Kendyl Najim | Jen Douglas |
| 14UB Thunderstruck | Nash Karlsson | Ben Lopez McLeod | Luc Mathieu | — | Al Shaw |
| 14UG Thunderstruck Blue | Alayna Van den Nieuwenhuizen | Autumn Falconer | Madi Dennis | Most dedicated - Alia Tran | Daniel Goyes |
| 14UG Thunderstruck Red | Falyn Hyatt | Gia Cantalini | Ava Thompson | Coaches Award-Lily Hamill | Laurie Hamil |
| 15UB Thunder Strike | Dante Thibodeau | Nathan Chervinsky | Ty Tran | — | Brian Maxfield |
| 15UG Thunder Strike Blue | Sophia Astorino | Maelle Maw | Katie Bender | Adri DiSotto- Coaches Award | Mandy Williams |
| 15UG Thunder Strike Grey | Lilly Weir | Abbey Stewart | Macy MacDonald | Alena Minten- Coaches Award | Sue Tomback |
| 16UB Thunder | Russell VanAert | Will Hopkins | — | Ben Denning | Jeremy Gower |
| 16UGA Thunder | Phoenix Burns | Olivia Somers | Avery Titus | — | Mark Pretty |
| 16UGB Thunder Attack | Maddie Tomback | Sabrina Zhang | Astrid McCormick | — | Megan LeDrew |
| 17UB Thunderbolt | Ethan McLellan | Tyceon Graham | Mathieu DesRochers | — | Katrina Cadotte |
| 17UG Thunderbolt | Olivia Griffiths | Addison Bogaert | Mackenzie Kardas | — | Justin Kuskoff |
| 18UG Thunderstorm | Emily Kinney | — | Jacqueline Neely | Alexa Kzyonsek- Coaches Award | Justin Kuskoff |
2023–24 Season
Individual awards presented across our 2023–24 travel teams.
| Team | Most Valuable | Most Improved | Award of Excellence | Most Sportsmanlike | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12U Coed Thunderstorm 12U Coed Thunderbolt 12U Coed Thunderstruck | Isaiah Crespo | Layla Weaver | Ella Wright | — | Jennifer Douglas, Michael VanHooft, Kyle Kreeft, Heather Stone, Tania Bergen |
| 12U Coed Thunderstorm 12U Coed Thunderbolt 12U Coed Thunderstruck | Maria Julia Craveiro e Silva Abad | Gemma Thompson | Danica Majewski | — | Jennifer Douglas, Michael VanHooft, Kyle Kreeft, Heather Stone, Tania Bergen |
| 12U Coed Thunderstorm 12U Coed Thunderbolt 12U Coed Thunderstruck | Heloise Cordeiro | Vanessa Vanhooft | Gabriela Pereira | — | Jennifer Douglas, Michael VanHooft, Kyle Kreeft, Heather Stone, Tania Bergen |
| 13U Girls Thunderation | Jordyn Kingma | Charlie O’Mahony | Falyn Hyatt | — | Barb Rigg-Garbaty, Daniel Goyes, Chirs Kingma, MaryLou Rosario |
| 13U Boys Thunder Struck | Nico Lopez McLeod | Grayson Epp | Nash Karlsson, Tyce Vandenberg | — | Al Shaw, Peter Karlsson, Clare Mcgregor |
| 14U Girls Thunderstrike | Emmy Voth, Lilly Weir | Praise Agada | Campbelle Brown | — | Mandy Williams, Megan LeDrew |
| 13/14U Girls Thunderboom | Valla Elliott | Kenzie McBain | Taryn Knowles | — | Megan LeDrew, Barb Rigg-Garbaty, Daniel Goyes, Scott Elliot |
| 14U Boys Thunderstrike | Ty Tran | Emerson Streeter | Ace Zanoria, Philip Shih | — | Brian Maxfield, Stan Chervinsky, Aidan Roos |
| 15UA Girls Thunder | Bella Thompson | Taylor Dochstader, Phoenix Burns | Olivia Beland | — | Mark Pretty, Tara Pace-James, Matthew Dochstader |
| 15UB Girls Thunderstrike | Olivia Somers, Madeleine Tomback | Jaylin Baril | Olivia Mercier | — | Sue Tomback, Megan Ledrew |
| 15U Boys Thunder | Ben Denning | Grady Fisher | Maximos Quintanilla | — | Jeremy Gower, Lora Mancusi |
| 16U Girls Thunderbolt | Mackenzie Kardas, Taylor Ysebaert | Addison Bogaert | Gracie Jacques | — | Mackenzie Vail Brian Reinholt |
| 16U Boys Thunderbolt | — | Tyceon Graham | Camden Courteaux | Alex Pretty | Katrinia Cadotte, Stacey Smith, Haley Heidrich, Ada Longhini |
| 17U Girls Thunderstorm | Sydney VanHoorn | Coehan Hookey | Jenna Daye | — | Justin Kuskoff, Olivier Lacasse, Emily Regan, Adam Armstrong |
| 18U Girls Thunderstruck | Kaiya Greydanus | Emily Kinney | Emma Metcalf | — | Justin Kuskoff, Olivier Lacasse, Stacey Smith, Pete West |
2022–23 Season
Individual awards presented across our 2022–23 travel teams.
| Team | Most Valuable | Most Improved | Award of Excellence | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12U Coed Storm | Ava Holmes, Ted Baerg | Chelsea Coyle, Mickinley Mullen | Ava Thompson | Al Shaw, Taylor Shackleton |
| 12U Coed Bolts | Falyn Hyatt | Maria Craveiro, Heloise Cordeiro | Aven Douglas, Sienna Balog | Jennifer Douglas, Mary Lou Rosario |
| 13U | Renee Guilbeault | Shaynai Brown | Deanna Gardner | Kate Stewart Mandy Williams Scott Elliot |
| 14U Girls | Kiera Larche MacSweeny | Maria March | Natalie Pretty/Marin James | Mark Pretty/Tara Pace James/Meagan McGrail/Asia Leavins/Alexa Kzyonsek |
| 14U Girls | Ella Buono | Olivia Somers | Avery Titus / Taylor Dochstader | Sue Tomback / Matt Dochstader / Cara Mathieson |
| 14U Boys | Ace Zanoria | Ty Tran | Ben Denning | Brian Maxfield/Stan Chervinsky/Kari Chervinsky |
| 15UA | Mackenzie Kardas | Taylor Ysebaert | Olivia Griffiths | Mackenzie Vail Brian Reinholt Melissa Benett |
| 15UB | Anna DeVeer | Karsyn Gould | Cecilia Pereira | Kate Stewart Kate Gratton |
| 16U Girls | Andie Armstrong | Mia Metcalf & Sydney Vanhoorn | Belle Grondin | Brian Maxfield/Christine Hotke/Aidan Roos |
| 15U Boys | Ethan McLellan | Findley Baerg | Mathieu DesRochers | Katrina/Stacey |
| 18U | Kaiya Greydanus | Kamryn Breault | Maya Smith | Justin/Oli/Stacey/Pete |
Congratulations to every award winner — and to all our players for a great season.
