Daily Awards
The Daily Family Sportsmanship Awards started 30 years ago, in March of 1995, shortly after Art Daily's wife Kathy and sons Tanner and Shea were killed in Glenwood Canyon, returning from a Mites game in Vail. They all loved hockey, and Art wanted to give something to the hockey program to cherish their memories and love of the game. Tim Cottrell and Art came up with the idea of a Sportsmanship The award and the Daily Awards are just that; they are Sportsmanship Awards. Why a Sportsmanship Award? Art wanted recognition that every player on a team had a chance to win. It's not a Most Valuable Player award in the usual sense. It doesn't necessarily go to the highest scorer on a team or even the best hockey player. The ability to play the game well, score goals, and win games are essential components of a player's performance. What matters most is a player's spirit in the game. Their energy, enthusiasm, dedication, and joy with which they play it. How the player conducts themself both on and off the ice. Sportsmanship is conduct that speaks well of a player, involving fair play and honest rivalry, courteous relations with teammates and opponents, and graceful acceptance of results, whether in winning or losing, whether in a close game or of that, that is outreach.
There are four principles that coaches look for when making their decisions. The Daily Award is given to the player on each team that, in the best judgment of the team's coaches:
1. Puts out a 100% effort throughout the season
2. Puts the interests of the team first
3. Treats teammates, coaches, and opposing players with respect
4. Maybe most importantly, plays hard regardless of the outcome and has a lot of fun doing it
So, the Daily Award is intended for the player who works hard at both ends of the ice, both in practice and in games. Play for the the sheer joy of the game, they play as a member of a team, not just for themself, they bring honor to the player, the player's team, and the sport itself in the way the player handles himself or herself on and off the ice.
The 2024/2025 Daily Awards Ceremony is sponsored by Art's brother John Daily and his family.
Special Thanks to the Hickory House for Providing Food
