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Sport Nova Scotia announces IKON Sport Award Finalists

HALIFAX, NS (Tuesday, June 2, 2009) –Today, Sport Nova Scotia announced the names of the finalists for the 13th annual IKON Sport Awards.

The IKON Sport Awards recognize the achievements of Nova Scotia’s elite athletes, teams, coaches, officials and volunteers in amateur sport over the past year. At the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame, the finalists were announced in eight categories: IKON Team of the Year, IKON Female and Male Individual Athletes of the Year, IKON Female and Male Team Athlete of the Year, IKON Coach of the Year, IKON Official of the Year and IKON Corporate Sponsor of the Year.

“We have an exceptional group of finalists this year,” said Jamie Ferguson, CEO, Sport Nova Scotia. “Each of these nominees has come through a rigorous selection process and they truly represent the best in their respective categories.  Their achievements are the result of years of commitment and dedication and they serve as tremendous examples not just to young sport participants but also to people in all walks of life.  Nova Scotians can be very proud of this year’s impressive group.”

The finalists were chosen from over 200 nominations that were submitted by Provincial Sport Organizations. Finalists were selected based on their best performance of the season, as well as the nominee’s record over their athletic career and any other pertinent circumstances such as community involvement, obstacles they faced, the level of competition.

This year’s nominees will be recognized at an awards ceremony on June 6, 2009, at the World Trade and Convention Centre.

The finalists for the 2009 IKON Sport Awards are:

Official of the Year

  • Matt MacPherson - Hockey
  • Shauna Poirier - Soccer
  • Jason Murphy - Triathlon

Coach of the Year

  • Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki - Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
  • Tak Kikuchi - Gymnastics
  • Craig Guthrie - Sailing

Corporate Sponsor of the Year

  • Scotiabank - Diving
  • Greenhawk Harness & Equestrian Supplies - Equestrian
  • Intact Insurance (formerly ING Insurance) - Sailing

Female Team Athlete of the Year

  • Karen Furneaux – Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
  • Jillian Saulniere – Hockey
  • Nkem Ezurike – Soccer

Male Team Athlete of the Year

  • Andrew Russell – Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
  • John Mattatall – Figure Skating
  • Oliver Bone – Sailing

Female Athlete of the Year

  • Adrienne Power – Athletics
  • Karen Furneaux – Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
  • Sarah Conrad – Snowboarding

Male Athlete of the Year

  • David Kikuchi - Gymnastics
  • Paul Tingley - Sailing
  • Ian Kent - Table Tennis

Team of the Year

  • Alexa Irvin and Natalie Miller – Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
  • Mariner Crew Skippers - Rope Skipping
  • Halifax City Salty’s Senior Women - Soccer

Winners for the IKON Fair Play, IKON Sport Makes a Difference, IKON Association of the Year and Chair Award will be announced on June 6th. Sport Nova Scotia and IKON Office Solutions will also recognize the Volunteer of the Year from each of the Provincial Sport Organizations.

IKON Office Solutions (Canada), Inc. (www.ikon.ca), a Ricoh company, is a leading provider of innovative document management systems and services, enabling customers to improve document workflow and increase efficiency.  IKON leverages the manufacturing and engineering expertise of Ricoh, a $20 billion global technology innovator, with the experience and reach of its locally based sales and services teams, to provide end-to-end solutions and one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of document management services, including on-site and off-site managed services, technical service and support, and customized workflow design and implementation.

Sport Nova Scotia is a voice for amateur sport that promotes the benefits of health, personal development and achievement of all participants. Sport Nova Scotia is a non-profit, non-government organization representing over 60 provincial sport organizations and more than 160,000 member Nova Scotians.

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For more information, please contact:
Catherine McKellar
Director, Communications and Public Relations
902-425-5450 ext. 321
cmckellar@sportnovascotia.ca
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