T-Birds’ Theodore, Kozun earn WHL awards

The Seattle Thunderbirds' Shea Theodore won the Western Hockey League's Defenseman of the Year Award and goalie Taran Kozun earned the league's Goaltender of the Year Award, it was announced today.

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The Thunderbirds' Shea Theodore had 58 goals and 154 assists for 212 points in 257 career games. He is second in career assists for a Seattle defenseman

The Thunderbirds' Shea Theodore had 58 goals and 154 assists for 212 points in 257 career games. He is second in career assists for a Seattle defenseman

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The Seattle Thunderbirds’ Shea Theodore won the Western Hockey League’s Defenseman of the Year Award and goalie Taran Kozun earned the league’s Goaltender of the Year Award, it was announced today.

Theodore, the WHL Western Conference nominee for the Defenseman of the Year Award, had 13 goals and 35 assists in 43 games this season. Theodore is the T-Birds’ all-time leader in goals scored and points for a defenseman. He had 58 goals and 154 assists for 212 points in 257 career games. He is second in career assists for a defenseman, 12 assists behind Craig Channell.

Theodore won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2015 World Junior Championship in January.

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After the T-Birds season ended, Theodore joined the Norfolk Admirals, the top minor league affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks. Theodore was selected by the Ducks in the first round, 26th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft. He signed a three-year entry level contract with the Ducks on Sept. 25, 2013. Theodore had four goals and seven assists in nine games with the Admirals.

Ivan Provorov of the Brandon Wheat Kings was the Eastern Conference nominee for the Defenseman of the Year.

Kozun, the WHL Western Conference nominee for the Goaltender of the Year Award, played in 60 games with the T-Birds this past season and had a 33-19-5-5 record with four shutouts. He was second in the league in both save percentage and goals against average. Kozun had a .915 save percentage and 2.41 goals against average.

In 84 career games with the T-Birds over two seasons, Kozun had a 47-28-4-5 record with eight shutouts.

Kozun was the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week of Feb. 2-8. He stopped 26 of 29 shots against the Portland Winterhawks in a 6-3 win on Feb. 6 and had a 38-save shutout of the Vancouver Giants in a 3-0 win.

Kozun signed an Amateur Tryout Agreement (ATO) with the Adirondack Flames of the American Hockey League after the T-Birds season.

Tristan Jarry of the Edmonton Oil Kings was the Eastern Conference nominee for Goaltender of the Year.


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