BlackBerry CIS athletes of the week: University Cup MVP Hotham honoured

OTTAWA (CIS) – Saint Mary’s hockey player Andrew Hotham is the BlackBerry Canadian Interuniversity Sport male athlete of the week for the period ending March 28, 2010.
 
This was the final BlackBerry CIS athlete of the week selection of the 2009-2010 season.
 
Hotham, a third-year commerce student from Barrie, Ont., received the Major W.J. (Danny) McLeod award as MVP of the CIS championship after he led the third-seeded Huskies to the first University Cup title in team history, in Thunder Bay. Named to the first all-Canadian team prior to the championship, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound rearguard tied for the tournament lead with five points (2-3-5) as Saint Mary’s finished atop the Pool B standings thanks to a 4-2 defeat of No. 2 McGill and a 5-0 shutout of No. 5 Manitoba, before upsetting top-ranked Alberta 3-2 in overtime in the national final. Hotham was named AUS defenceman of the year this season and led all CIS blueliners with 39 points in 27 conference games.
 
Hockey players Scott Dobben of Lakehead and Chad Klassen of Alberta were also up for the award.
 
Female nominees:
 
Last CIS women’s championships ended on March 14.
 
Male nominees:
AUS: Andrew Hotham, hockey, Saint Mary’s (recipient)
QSSF: Quebec athlete of the week from a non CIS sport
OUA: Scott Dobben, hockey, Lakehead
Canada West: Chad Klassen, hockey, Alberta
 
 
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