MAJOR | Official Press release regarding Arturs Silovs and Connor Bedard

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Felip Gosselin
June 7, 2023 (8:29)

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Arturs Silovs has developed at a pace nobody expected when they selected him late in the 2019 Amateur Draft. He performed great this year in Abbotsford where he was credited with the team's MVP. He performed even better at the Men's World Championship where he brought home the bronze medal.

The IIHF has released it's preliminary list for their male player of the year award and Arturs Silovs features on top of things beside big names in the world of hockey including Connor Bedard.

�'The IIHF's Historical Committee has narrowed its list of candidates for IIHF Male Player of the Year to seven players who, in one way or another, had an outstanding season in 2022-23.

Those names, representing five nations, are (in alphabetical order): Andres Ambuhl (F, Switzerland), Connor Bedard (F, Canada), Adam Fantilli (F, Canada), Dominik Kubalik (F, Czechia), JJ Peterka (F, Germany), Moritz Seider (D, Germany), and Arturs Silovs (G, Latvia).''

Silovs showed tremendous abilities when he carried the Latvians to the Semis at the World Championship. Bedard on his end stood out at the World Juniors where he was the game breaker, establishing new records with 23 points in 7 games.

The voting results will be announced on Monday June 19th.