Dylan Cozens named WHL Rookie of the Year
RED DEER – Lethbridge Hurricanes forward Dylan Cozens was named the winner of the 2017-18 Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the Western Hockey League Rookie of the Year on Wednesday, May 2.
He was also named the WHL Rookie of the Month for April 2018 earlier in the day.
Cozens appeared in three regular-season games during the 2016-17 WHL regular season and followed that up with three goals and five assists in 12 playoff games as a 15-year-old.
Cozens played in 57 games with the Hurricanes during the 2017-18 WHL regular season, overcoming a shoulder injury during mid-season, and recorded 53 points (22G-31A), including eight power-play goals, one short-handed goal, and four game-winning goals.