Peterborough Petes Forward Adam Novotný Nominated For OHL’s Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year

Peterborough Petes forward Adam Novotný has been named one of the nominees for the William Hanley Trophy for the OHL’s Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year, as voted by the League’s General Managers, announced on Thursday.

Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.

Team nominees were required to receive 20 per cent of the vote from General Managers within their own conference to advance to the final ballot as award finalists.

Novotný participated in this year’s World Junior tournament, winning a bronze medal with Czechia. Novotny was a finalist in the categories of best shot, hardest shot and most dangerous in the goal area on this year’s OHL Coaches Poll.

This season, he scored 34 goals and 31 assists for the Peterborough Petes in 58 games.

The Kobylice, Czechia native was originally selected eighth overall by the Petes in the 2024 CHL Import Draft. He signed an OHL Standard Player Agreement with Peterborough last July.

Novotný joins Cole Beaudoin (Barrie Colts), Jimmy Lombardi (Flint Firebirds), Kieren Dervin (Kingston Frontenacs), Jack Van Volsen (Sarnia Sting) and Anthony Cristoforo (Windsor Spitfires) as this year’s nominees.

The OHL is announcing the winner next Thursday.

The Petes return home for Game Five of the first round of the OHL playoff series this Thursday at the Peterborough Memorial Centre at 7:05 p.m.

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