NB awards announced

The 2012 boys’ hockey awards for the Vikings are shown below. Here are a few notes about the awards: --Senior goalie Kolton Kiester earned his All Conference Award in his first year as a starter --Academic All Conference is awarded to players with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. --Viking Student Athlete Award is given to the junior or senior player with the highest cumulative GPA. --The True Viking Award is chosen by the players and is given annually to the Viking hockey player who best characterizes the ideals of the North Branch Area High School Boy's Hockey Program. This player embodies the program core values of integrity, commitment, and respect. The Steve Lee Award is chosen by the coaches and is given annually to the Viking hockey player who best represents this statement: "There is no greater achievement than to surpass given talent through dedication to self-improvement, overachievement, perseverance, and competitiveness." --The Vikings play in the Two Rivers Conference ALL CONFERENCE Kolton Kiester ALL CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION Zach Shepherd ACADEMIC ALL CONFERENCE Colton Danks, Connor Martineau, Joey Courtright, Jared Axberg, Alex Miller, Zach Shepherd TEAM AWARDS Hobey Baker Award - Nick Walker Viking Student Athlete Award - Alex Miller The True Viking Award - Zach Shepherd The Steve Lee Award - Cole Lee Captain’s Awards - Zach Fairbanks, Zach Shepherd 2012 – 2013 Team Captains - Alex Miller, Ryan Zentner