The Cape Breton High School Hockey League recently recognized its top players from the 2019-20 season.

Riverview Redmen forward Nathaniel Fuller was named the league’s most valuable player. The former South Shore Lumberjack draft pick was also the league’s leading scorer, finishing first with 18 goals and 37 points in 16 games.

Meanwhile, Fuller’s teammate, goaltender Michael MacMullen, was given the top goalie honours after posting an undefeated 8-0-0-0 regular season record, along with a 1.24 goals-against-average. He led the Redmen to the league title and was named the playoff most valuable player.

Alec Campbell of the Glace Bay Panthers took home the top defenceman award. The steady blueliner also chipped in on offence for the Panthers this season, posting a goal and nine points in 16 games.

Riverview’s Noah MacKinnon was given the rookie of the year award. In his first campaign at the high school level, MacKinnon buried four goals and nine points in 16 games.

The league also announced its all-star team selections.

The first all-star team featured Fuller, Campbell, MacMullen, Xavier Johnson (Glace Bay), Dante Basque (Sydney Academy), Dovi Walker (Memorial) and Bryce MacKenzie (Riverview).

The second all-star team included Logan Snow (Glace Bay), Chase Sampson (Riverview), Ethan MacInnis (Sydney Academy), Sam MacKinnon (Riverview), Josh MacAskill (Riverview), Will Lawless (Memorial) and Colton Boutilier (Glace Bay).

In other awards, Walker claimed the Derek Lewis Memorial Award, while Campbell was given the Edison Boutilier Memorial Award. Connor MacLeod of Sydney Academy won the J.K. MacNeil Memorial Award, and Kendall MacQueen of Riverview was presented with the Johnny Carabin Memorial Award.

Campbell and Ethan Stanwick (Riverview) were selected for the Sydney Metros Association annual scholarship. The scholarship recipients were selected by the Cape Breton University scholarship committee.

The 2020-21 Cape Breton High School Hockey League season is expected to begin in October.