MONTREAL – Brandon Frattaroli of Pierrefonds, Que., was a double award recipient, including most valuable player honours as the McGill University men's hockey team officially wrapped up its 149th year of operations with the 45th annual Friends of McGill Hockey awards gala, Saturday.
 
The event was held on campus at Tomlinson Hall, inside the Sir Arthur Currie Gymnasium, which houses the McGill Sports Hall of Fame.
 
Frattaroli was presented with the Dr. Bobby Bell Memorial Bowl, which has been awarded to the Team MVP since 1950. The 24-year-old industrial relations senior also took home the team's Molson Cup Award, for the second time in three seasons, as the player with the most three-star selections (9) over the entire season. He led the league in goals and earned OUA East first-team all-star status.
 
Other major award winners included forward Stephane Huard of Blainville, Que., who merited the Albert Fyon Trophy as most improved player; and defenceman Igor Mburanumwe of Victoriaville, Que., who won the Friends of McGill Hockey Trophy as rookie of the year.
 
(MAJOR AWARD PROFILES POSTED BELOW)
 
The soiree featured a heartfelt tribute to eight graduating seniors, a group that included goaltenders Alexis Shank (BA '25) and Oscar Carsley (BA '24), defencemen Maxime Blanchard (BCom '25) and Mitchell Prowse (BSc '25), along with forwards Zach Gallant (BCom '25), Caiden Daley (BA '25), Alex Plamondon (BA '25), Drew Bennett (BA '25) and the aforementioned Frattaroli (BA '25).
 
Each senior received their game jersey, a framed photo portrait, a monogrammed team mug and a traditional McGill necktie.
 
The 2024-25 season, which began with an overseas training camp in the Czech Republic, featured a slow start and strong finish for the Redbirds, who were forced to relocate to Place Bell in Laval, Que., due to major renovations at McConnell Arena. Fourth-year bench boss David Urquhart, guided the squad to its 20th consecutive playoff berth. The team posted a 25-16 record overall. In regular season play, the Redbirds had an 18-9-1 record and finished fourth, in a highly-competitive OUA East division that featured eventual national champion Ottawa and silver medalist Concordia. A benchmark barometer for the season was McGill winning five of six confrontations against fifth-place UQTR, including a two-game sweep in the OUA East quarter-finals. The Redbirds stunned division-leading Concordia 6-1 in the opening game of the semifinals but then dropped the next two by scores of 5-1 and 5-4.
 
McGill iced a lineup that featured six freshmen, five sophomores, seven juniors and nine seniors. Coach Urquhart and two of his players (Mathieu Gagnon and William Rouleau) were selected to represent Canada, which won gold at the FISU World University Winter Games in Italy.

Among the many FMH members in attendance at the awards gala were the following former McGill players, covering every decade dating back to the 1970s: Martin Raymond, Ty Fournier, Mathieu Poitras, Charles Gauthier, John Harris, Simon Marcotte-Légaré, Dan Gubiani, Dr. Jim Sproule, Mike Farmer, Larry Ruch, Mike Nelson, David Boucher, Jan Kaminsky, Alex Sills, Leonard Verrilli, Neal Prokop, Jocelyn Perreault, Patrick Delisle-Houde and David Urquhart. 
 
BOBBY BELL MEMORIAL BOWL (most valuable player):
and
MOLSON CUP AWARD (most three-star selections):

Brandon Frattaroli of Pierrefonds, Que., had a superb season that culminated with him earning OUA East first-team all-star status, A six-foot, 199-pound centre, he led the league with 21 goals in 28 games and tied for tops in the nation in that department, playing two less games that UNB's Peter Reynolds. A 24-year-old industrial relations senior,  Frattaroli also tallied a team-leading 34 points and had only 12 penalty minutes. He scored six power-play markers, three game-winners and had one hat-trick. In 41 contests overall, he led the Redbirds in both goals (23) and points (43).

ALBERT FYON TROPHY (most improved player):

Stephane Huard, a 22-year-old Arts sophomore from Blainville, Que., had a significant improvement in offensive production from his rookie campaign when he posted a 10-10-20 record in 32 contests overall. This season, the 5-foot-8, 176-pound forward finished sixth in overall team scoring with 34 points, including a dozen goals, in 35 games. He ignited the team's offence a number of times and tied for the team lead by scoring the first goal on three occasions. Huard added three-game-winning tallies and two power-play markers.

FRIENDS OF McGILL HOCKEY TROPHY (rookie of the year):
 
Igor Mburanumwe, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound blue-liner, was one of only 20 rookies in the 19-team league to dress for all 28 games and earned OUA East All-Rookie status. The imposing rearguard established himself as a top four defenceman on the team and tallied seven points with two goals and 36 penalty minutes. He scored one shorthanded marker and a game-winning tally. Overall, he dressed for 36 of the team's 41 games played and posted a 2-5-7 record with 52 PIMs.

 
BOBBY BELL TROPHY "TEAM MVP"
 

1950	Charles Sanderson
1951	Gordon Knutson
1952	Ronald Robertson
1953	Albert "Whitey" Schutz
1954	Ronald Robertson
1955	Ronald Robertson
1956	Richard Baltzan
1957	Richard Baltzan
1958	Richard Baltzan
1959	Alex Herron
1960	Alex Herron
1961	Michael Richards
1962	Larry Jones
1963	John Tennant
1964	John Taylor
1965	(tie) Al Bloomer & Ken Walters
1966	Mike Jenkins
1967	John Taylor
1968	Courtney Pratt
1969	Norm Lord
1970	Norm Lord
1971	John Donnelly
1972	Mike Thomassin
1973	Jim Webster
1974	Bob O'Reilly
1975	Bob O'Reilly
1976	Graham MacLachlan
1977	Al Smith
1978	John Swan
1979	Bill Hozack
1980	Ken Covo
1981	Ken Covo
1982	Gilles Hudon
1983	Gilles Hudon
1984	David Ducharme
1985	(tie) David Ducharme & Doug Harrison
1986	(tie) Mark Reade & Mike Babcock
1987	Mark Reade
1988	Tim Iannone
1989	Mario DeBenedictis
1990	Jamie Reeve
1991	Bryan Larkin
1992	(tie) Martin Raymond & Patrice Tremblay
1993	Luc Latulippe
1994	Guy Boucher
1995	Todd Marcellus
1996	Todd Marcellus
1997	Pierre Gendron
1998	Mathieu Darche
1999	Mathieu Darche
2000	Mathieu Darche
2001	David Burgess
2002	David Burgess
2003	David Burgess
2004	Benoit Martin
2005	Mathieu Poitras
2006	Mathieu Poitras
2007	David Urquhart
2008	Mathieu Poitras
2009	Ken Morin
2010	Francis Verreault-Paul
2011	Alexandre Picard-Hooper
2012	Marc-André Dorion
2013	Ryan McKiernan
2014	Ryan McKiernan
2015	Cédric McNicoll
2016	Samuel Labrecque
2017	Mathieu Pompei
2018	Jérome Verrier
2019	Louis-Philip Guindon
2020	Louis-Philip Guindon
2021	(no winner due to pandemic)
2022	Scott Walford
2023	Scott Walford
2024	Scott Walford
2025	Brandon Frattaroli

MOLSON CUP AWARD "MOST 3 STAR SELECTIONS"
 

1981	David Moritsugu
1982	Tim Bossy
1983	Darren Turner
1984	David Ducharme
1985	David Ducharme
1986	Mark Reade
1987	Stéphane Fortin
1988	Tim Iannone
1989	Mario DeBenedictis
1990	Martin Raymond
1991	Paul Grech
1992	Patrice Tremblay
1993	Guy Boucher
1994	David Huck
1995	Guy Boucher
1996	Pierre Gendron
1997	Pierre Gendron
1998	Mathieu Darche
1999	David Burgess
2000	David Gourde
2001	Greg Davis
2002	David Bahl
2003	Luc Vaillancourt
2004	Bruno Lemire
2005	Doug Orr
2006	Shawn Shewchuck
2007	Benoit Martin
2008	Mathieu Poitras
2009	Alexandre Picard-Hooper
2010	Evan Vossen
2011	Francis Verreault-Paul
2012	Maxime Langelier-Parent
2013	Hubert Morin
2014	Cédric McNicoll
2015	Cédric McNicoll
2016	Samuel Labrecque
2017	Mathieu Pompei
2018	Jérome Verrier
2019	Samuel Tremblay
2020	Louis-Philip Guindon
2021	(no winner due to pandemic)
2022	Ty Fournier
2023	William Rouleau
2024	Brandon Frattaroli
2025	Brandon Frattaroli

FMH TROPHY "ROOKIE OF THE YEAR"
 

1970	Wayne Barrow
1971	Garth Ryan
1972	Bob O'Reilly
1973	Neil Fernandes
1974	Graham MacLaughlin
1975	Gord Oliver
1976	Andy Fainer
1977	(tie) John Swan & David Mendelssohn
1978	Barry Ross
1979	David Moritsugu
1980	Larry Ruch
1981	Brad Field
1982	(tie) Fraser Gamble & Dan Gubiani
1983	George Burnett
1984	Mark Reade
1985	Daniel Lamirande
1986	Jamie Kompon
1987	Tim Iannone
1988	Paul Grech
1989	Bryan Larkin
1990	Patrice Tremblay
1991	Marco Parenteau
1992	Patrick Jeanson
1993	Todd Marcellus
1994	Martin Routhier
1995	Pierre Gendron
1996	Jarrod Daniel
1997	David Gourde
1998	André Plourde
1999	David Burgess
2000	Greg Davis
2001	Joel Bergeron
2002	Greg LeBlanc
2003	Sébastien Langlois
2004	Shawn Shewchuk
2005	Mathieu Poitras
2006	Guillaume Demers
2007	Benoit Arsenault
2008	Simon Courcelles
2009	Alexandre Picard-Hooper
2010	Sébastien Rioux
2011	Hubert Genest
2012	Marc-Olivier Vachon
2013	Patrick Delisle-Houde
2014	Jacob Gervais-Chouinard
2015	Francis Lambert-Lemay
2016	Dominic Talbot-Tassi
2017	Louis-Philip Guindon
2018	(tie) Keanu Yamamoto & Mike Cramarossa
2019	Nicolas Poulin
2020	Michael Campoli
2021	(no winner due to pandemic)
2022	Brandon Frattaroli
2023	William Rouleau
2024	Charles-Antoine Dumont
2025	Igor Mburanumwe

ALBERT FYON TROPHY "MOST IMPROVED PLAYER"
 

1953	Wally Emo
1954	Richard Baltzan
1955	John Henderson
1956	Doug Maule
1957	Keith Lawes
1958	Doug McGregor
1959	Michael Richards
1960	Bruce Hutchison
1961	Richard Giuliani
1962	G.B. Maughan
1963	David Kerr
1964	John Lord
1965	Chris Bryant
1966	Courtney Pratt
1967	John Rattee
1968	Mike Stacey
1969	Brian Barge
1970	David Mutch
1971	Doug Crossley
1972	Chris Bowen
1973	Bill Park
1974	Ed Bruton
1975	(tie) Ed Bruton & Jim Sproule
1976	Steve Brayne
1977	Gerry O'Reilly
1978	Ed Vlasic
1979	Mike Farmer
1980	Cory Boiselle
1981	Carl Bastien
1982	Ian Gamble
1983	Marc Bartrand
1984	Doug Harrison
1985	Mike Bean
1986	Benjamin Matthews
1987	David Boucher
1988	Paul Pulver
1989	Martin Hétu
1990	Taro Kaibara
1991	Scott Taylor
1992	Stacey McGregor
1993	Mike Buffone
1994	Todd Hanrahan
1995	Nicolas Cantin
1996	Mike Buffone
1997	Luc Fournier
1998	Francois Lacoste
1999	David Butler
2000	David Lizotte
2001	Chad Blundy
2002	Mark Debusschere
2003	Sébastien Langlois
2004	Lucas Madill
2005	Teddy Kyres
2006	Erik Stilling
2007	Daniel Pharand
2008	Evan Vossen
2009	Maxime Langelier-Parent
2010	Hubert Morin
2011	Vincent Bourgeois
2012	Nicolas Biniek
2013	Mathieu Pompei
2014	Neil Blunden
2015	Guillaume Langelier-Parent
2016	Daniel Milne
2017	Samuel Tremblay
2018	Samuel Hodhod
2019	Ty Fournier
2020	Harlan Orr
2021	(no winner due to pandemic)
2022	Emanuel Vella
2023	Alexandre Gagnon
2024	Taylor Ford
2025	Stephane Huard

SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-983-7012 (cell.)
www.mcgillathletics.ca
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca