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[[Image: Joel Messner accepting Top Defenseman award.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|<center>'''Joel Messner receives Brian Kozak Award<br />from Commissioner Kim Davis'''</center>]] |
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[[Brian Kozak]] was a talented rearguard for the [[Selkirk Steelers]] in the late sixties. In 1976, at the young age of only 27, Brian succumb to cancer.<br /> |
[[Brian Kozak]] was a talented rearguard for the [[Selkirk Steelers]] in the late sixties. In 1976, at the young age of only 27, Brian succumb to cancer.<br /> |
Revision as of 04:14, 21 October 2014
The Brian Kozak Memorial Award is presented annually to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's defenseman who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.
Brian Kozak was a talented rearguard for the Selkirk Steelers in the late sixties. In 1976, at the young age of only 27, Brian succumb to cancer.
1981-82 winner Grant Ledyard went on to play over a thousand games in the National Hockey League.
Past Winners photo gallery