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| Ryan Barbeau 1st Team OUA West All-Star |
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| Ryan Higgins OUA West All-Rookie Team |
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| Ryan Barbeau & Craig Boydell with the Craig Boydell Award |
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| Quinn Henderson with the Bob Gage Purple Heart Trophy |
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| Rob Metras & Ryan Barbeau with the J.P. Metras MVP Trophy |
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| Garrett Olexiuk with his Western Basketball Ring |
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| Ryan Barbeau with his Western Basketball Ring |
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| Rob Metras with Don Prowse with the 1951-52 Team MBCC Hall of Honour Display |
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| Bruce Dempster with his MBCC Hall of Honour Display |
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| Ross Hurd with his MBCC Hall of Honour Display |
This past Saturday March 31st the 2012 Mustangs Backcourt Club Awards Dinner was again this year a great success. Approximately one hundred Mustangs Basketball Alumni, current staff, players and supporters gathered at the Carousel Room at the Western Fair District to make it a memorable evening. Athletic Director, Therese Quigley spoke, first welcoming all in attendance and congratulating the evenings awards winners and inductees. Brendan Noonan then said a few words on behalf of the Mustangs Backcourt Club. Head Coach Brad Campbell then led the evening through the past season's awards winners, incoming recruits and introduced graduating players Garrett Olexiuk and Ryan Barbeau. Both Olexiuk and Barbeau gave heart felt speeches which re-caped their five year careers at Western and thanked many who made it such a tremendous experience before receiving their Western Basketball graduating rings .
In the second half of the evening's program, induction of the 2012 Mustangs Backcourt Club's Hall of Honour took place. Player Don Prowse and Rob Metras (son of Head Coach J.P. Metras) accepted the induction plaque on behalf of the 1951-52 team. Bruce Dempster was introduced by former Mustang teammate Doug Morton who spoke about Dempster's outstanding talent and commitment to winning. Former Mustang Scott Mackenzie introduced his former teammate Ross Hurd and gave insight regarding Hurd's competitive personality and his dominating physical style of play. Mustangs Backcourt Club's John Stiefelmeyer then closed the program and thanked all for attending.
Thank you to the staff at the Western Fair District and also to Western Mustangs Event Coordinator Dan Durack who made the event's multimedia presentations possible.
Congratulations to all the awards winners and inductees!
Award Winners
1st Team OUA West All-Star - Ryan Barbeau
OUA West All-Rookie Team - Ryan Higgins
J.P. Metras MVP Trophy - Ryan Barbeau
Bob Gage Purple Heart Award - Quinn Henderson
Craig Boydell Award - Ryan Barbeau
2012 Hall of Honour Inductees
1951-52 Team
Bruce Dempster '73
Ross Hurd '84
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