M-W varsity ice hockey team celebrates Brian Mulligan named MVP; Greg Helbeck selected Most Improved Player
CENTRAL VALLEY — Members of the Monroe-Woodbury High School varsity ice hockey team and their families celebrated the completion of their season with an awards dinner held Friday, April 12, at the Falkirk Estates in Central Valley.
The players were presented with awards by Coach Paul Bacsardi Jr. and Assistant Coach Paul Bacsardi.
The keynote speaker was Town of Woodbury Police Officer Joseph Panzica, a former Monroe-Woodbury Hockey Team player in the 1980s. Panzica spoke about his experiences on the hockey team and how it has positively affected his life.
The team’s annual yearbook was unveiled in the form of a 2013-14 16-month photo calendar with player tributes and advertising by many businesses from the Monroe and Woodbury areas.
The yearbook was dedicated to Team Manager Joe Bernardo of Highland Mills.
“The dedication means more to me than I can ever express,” Joe Bernardo said. “I want to thank everyone for the privilege of being part of your lives. I get to watch young boys develop and become young men ready to graduate and face the world and the pride that I feel for them is the same that I have felt for my own children.”
Senior achievement awards were presented to players Danny Vobroucek of Highland Mills, Zach Earle, Brian Mulligan, Mark Tooma, Greg Helbeck and John Dunn, all of Monroe.
Special awards were presented to players Brian Mulligan for Most Valuable Player and Greg Helbeck for Most Improved Player.