(Photo courtesy/Marla Possberg, SJHL)

By Ben Tompkins

Dominant Final Season

Broncos’ Bell nominated for CJHL Forward of the Year

May 2, 2024 | 4:00 PM

Humboldt Broncos forward, Spencer Bell, has been recognized as one of the best forwards in Canada.

The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) recently announced all their finalists for their major awards of the year, and Spencer Bell was one of those names.

He, alongside four others from across other Junior A hockey leagues in Canada, has been nominated for the Top Forward award of the 2023-24 campaign.

Bell was this year’s SJHL Saskatchewan Player of the Year after putting up a league-leading 47 goals in 55 regular season games. He also finished second in points with 88.

The Warman, Sask. native proceeded to add 17 points in 14 playoff games, as his team fell just a goal short of an SJHL Finals appearance.

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A 2003-born product, Bell was also nominated for the SJHL’s MVP and Forward of the Year awards, this season.

The 20-year-old has already committed to pursuing a post-secondary hockey career, as he will be joining the St. Lawrence University Saints in Canton, NY to compete as a NCAA Division One athlete, this coming fall.

The six-foot, 190-pounder will be going up against Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) forward, Luka Sukovic of the Bonnyville Pontiacs, Dalton Andrew of the Winkler Flyers in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), Trevor Hoskin of the Cobourg Cougars in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), and finally Alex Blais of the Montreal Rangers in the Quebec Junior Hockey League (QJHL).

Sukovic was tied for third in the AJHL in points with 67 but led the league in goals with 35. Meanwhile, Andrew was first in both goals and points in the MJHL, with 43 and 82 respectively. Hoskin did the same in his league (OJHL) but eclipsed the century mark, after putting up 42 goals and 100 points. And finally, Blais also led his league in points (QJHL), with 92, while also accumulating the most assists with 66.

Each of the finalists was determined through a voting process completed by the CJHL’s nine-member leagues, for their respective efforts during the course of the regular season.

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