St. Louis Blues Awards Banquet Raises $12,000 for Amateur Hockey

December 9, 2001 -- The 2001 St. Louis Blues Awards Banquet was a huge success, raising more than $12,000 for the amateur hockey community. Ken Wilson kept the festivities moving smoothly and thoroughly entertained the crowd. Kelly Chase repeated his role as auctioneer. The live auction items included a team signed jersey, a stick signed by member of the Team USA line, penthouse suite, and the opportunity to have lunch with the team's rookie players. 

The Blueliners awarded the Robert L. Burnes trophy to Scott Yound as "Star of the Game". Jamal Mayers received the Frenchy Legendre award as the "Most Colorful Player" Ray Barile was presented the Barcley Plager trophy as the "Unsung Hero", and Liz Cupples was awarded the Lynn Patrick Memorial award for almost 30 years of service to amateur hockey.

The Goaltenders presented Chris Pronger with the Jim O’Flynn Civic Award for his support of the Blues community initiatives. The Rookie of the Year Award was presented to Daniel Corso, the Star of the Game Award to Scott Young, and the Most Valuable Player Award to Scott Young.

The 2001 banquet was chaired by Debbie O’Loughlin of the Blueliners and Edith James of the Goaltenders. The banquet would not have been possible without the help of a dedicated group of Blueliners. Lynda Hertel arranged for some lovely table decorations and spent hours with Debbie Seeker making them look perfect. Alisa Stratton provided the colorful balloons. She arranged the balloons as her sons assisted Marie and Sheila Kamenetzky, Sadie and Michelle Woodling, Linda Sease, Joann and Ralph Whitener and Shellie Roux laying out the pucks and programs. Joann, Ralph and Shellie manned the silent auction all night. Attendees were assisted by Melissa and Paul Tessmer, Shirley Knittig, Amy and Bradley Twitchell, Veronica Brennan, Sheila and Marie, Joe Stratton and Dan McMahon.

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