Kozun headlines Huskies haul in Canada West awards announcement

University of Saskatchewan Huskies goaltender Taran Kozun will have to dust off his trophy mantle after Canada West’s announcements Wednesday afternoon.

He and two other Huskies received top conference honours. On the women’s side, Huskies captain Brooklyn Haubrich also was honoured Wednesday.

Kozun was named the top player and top goaltender of the 2019-20 Canada West season. It’s the second season in a row Kozun has brought home top goaltender honours for the conference. He also was awarded top USports goaltender in 2018-19.

Kozun won 17 games this season, leading the conference in goals-against average at 1.87, save percentage at .931 and shutouts with five. The Nipawin product also netted the first goal by a goaltender in Huskies history on Jan. 18.

TARAN. KOZUN. SCORED.

GOOD NIGHT@HuskieAthletics 3, Dinos 0#HuskiePride pic.twitter.com/AQumG3SJUY

— U of S Men's Hockey (@HuskiesMHKY) January 19, 2020

Fellow Huskies Jared Dmytriw and Levi Cable were also honoured. Dmytriw was named top rookie for 2019-20, while Cable was given the sportsmanship and ability award.

Dmytriw is the 11th Huskie to win the top rookie award in the history of the program.

Regina Cougars head coach Todd Johnson was named the conference’s coach of the year.  The Cougars doubled their win total to eight during the 2019-20 regular season.

On the women’s side, Haubrich was honoured with the Student-Athlete Community Service Award for 2019-20.

The Huskies men’s team is now preparing for the upcoming Canada West final appearance. The Huskies are to battle the UBC Thunderbirds in the first of their best-of-three series Friday at Merlis Belsher Place. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.