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Richmond Gunners were recognized at the Richmond FC award ceremony, held recently at city hall, for their league and district titles in the 2017-18 soccer season.
Photo by Martin van den Hemel
Richmond FC hands out soccer awards
Among the many deserving of recognition at
the Richmond FC award ceremony held recently at city hall, one soccer team
stands out.
It wasn’t their win-loss record that set them
apart however, but their general play on the pitch.
Richmond U17 Silver Strikers received the
Charlie Mead Award as the youth soccer association’s most sportsmanlike team.
The team didn’t receive a single card throughout the 2017-18 season.
The award honours the memory of Mead, who was
a Richmond official.
Also recognized were:
•Tai Shimada (U15 Metro United)
Shimada was presented with the Patrice
Sarrazin Award as Most Outstanding Select Player. Presented annually, the award
remembers Sarrazin, a Richmond player who passed away of a rare bone cancer in
1993 at the age of 19. The award is meant to recognize a player with the
qualities that made Sarrazin stand out among his teammates—hardest worker, team
player and leader on and off the field.
•Kody Glasspool (U17 Gold Wolves)
Glasspool was presented with the Jordan Yttri
Award as the District’s Most Outstanding Goalkeeper. It is in memory of a
former Richmond player and McMath Secondary School student who passed away in
2004 at the age of 17. He was a gifted athlete who excelled in many sports.
•Sunny Sandher (Graduates)
A goalkeeper with the Richmond Adult Soccer
Association Graduates, the Richmond FC product received the new award presented
annually to the most outstanding Richmond FC adult player. It is named in
honour of Jim Lamond for his lifelong and continued support of soccer in
Richmond.
•U13 Metro United
This Richmond team earned the Bradley Nielsen
Award for its determination. The award is presented annually in memory of a
former Richmond coach who passed away in 2005 at the age of 40 after a
courageous battle with cancer. The award is meant to recognize not necessarily
a winning team but one that has come together while overcoming obstacles.
Richmond FC also bestowed several lifetime
membership awards to nine deserving individuals. It is the highest accolade and
most prestigious award given to members for 10 years of contributing to the
sport of soccer, administrative ability or significant ongoing assistance to
the club.
This year, those honoured were Dougie Gordon,
Doug Newstead, Fari Fuladi, Ken Glasspool, Terry Dowie, Paul Lambranda, Indie
Sahota and association chair Rein Weber.
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