Conor Geekie from Strathclair, who plays for the Swift Current Broncos, is among the top four contenders for the Western Hockey League's highest honor.
Geekie is in the running for the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as the Central Division nominee for the WHL's Player of the Year prize.
Along with Geekie, the other nominees are Zac Funk from the Prince George Cougars, Jagger Firkus from the Moose Jaw Warriors, and Berkly Catton from the Spokane Chiefs.
The 19-year-old Geekie scored 43 goals and assisted on 56 in just 55 games. He ranked 10th in league scoring in the regular season, with 99 points, despite missing a month for the World Junior Championship.
His +51 plus/minus rating led the entire league and also helped him secure a spot on the Central Division First All-Star team.
Previously with the Winnipeg Ice, Geekie began the season with the Wenatchee Wild before moving to the Broncos in January after the World Juniors.
Geekie's team, the Broncos, has already progressed to the second round of the WHL Playoffs after sweeping the Lethbridge Hurricanes in four games, during which he scored a goal in each game.
In the 2022 NHL Draft, Geekie was chosen by the Arizona Coyotes in the first round, 11th overall.
Two other Manitobans, Hudson Thornton from Winnipeg and Denton Mateychuk from Dominion City, are also nominated for the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy as the top defenseman.
The winners of both awards will be revealed in early May.