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Cooke named MVP at Rockets awards ceremony

Jordan Cooke named team MVP at a recent awards ceremony.
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For the past two seasons Jordon Cooke has done virtually everything for the Kelowna Rockets.

Puck-stopper, public appearances, fan favourite.

On Sunday Cooke was rewarded for his efforts as he was named 2013-14 Kelowna Rockets team MVP as well as the team's Humanitarian award winner.

"It's all about the team in front of me," said Cooke following the ceremony. "Without them I wouldn't be standing here."

While that statement rings true and was echoed by other award winners who talked of the closeness of the team,  Cooke spent much of the season standing on his head as the Rockets' last line of defense. The 20-year-old Leduc, AB native has been sensational in his final season of junior hockey, posting a 2.28 GAA and a .922 save percentage this season in posting a 39-7-0-4 record.

Cooke's awards capped off an afternoon where the Rockets were honoured for the best regular season ever in Rockets franchise history.

The team set a new club record for wins with a 57-11-0-4 season, tied the WHL record for wins on the road with 29 and won the 2014 Scotty Munro Trophy as the WHL regular season champions.

"Today I want you guys to reflect back on a great season," said Rockets' head coach Ryan Huska. "The unfortunate thing about sports is that tomorrow, no one cares that we won 57 games or had 118 points. I want you guys to enjoy today but tomorrow we go back to work. We can't take anything for granted. Nothing is going to be handed to us."

For the second straight year Damon Severson was named Rockets top defenceman after finishing with a plus-47 rating on the season.

"I just wanted to progress as the season carried along here," said Severson who finished third in team scoring with 15 goals, 46 assists and 61 points. Severson's 15 goals are tied for the fourth most all-time for a Rockets defender in a single season, behind only Madison Bowey, who set a new franchise record this year with 21, Tyson Barrie (19) and Scott Hannan (17).

Second-year forward Rourke Chartier won three awards as he walked away with the Hollis Peirce award as the Rockets top defensive forward, the Scholastic award as well as the Most Sportsmanlike trophy after scoring 24 goals, 34 assists and 58 points while only taking four minor penalties the entire season.

Cole Martin won two awards, being named the Rockets Unsung Hero as well as the plus-minus winner, with an incredible plus-61 rating, the highest plus-minus in the WHL.

"Without scoring a goal all season, I definitely want to thank all the boys for this," said Martin, a native of Arlington, TX, whose family was in Kelowna for the awards ceremony.

Nick Merkley, whose 25 goals was the third amongst WHL rookies and the highest mark amongst 16-year-olds in the WHL, was named the Rockets top rookie.

Goalie Jackson Whistle was named the Rockets Most Improved Player, while Myles Bell was the top scorer after his 42 goal, 77 point season.

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