Axemen Recruit Fioretti with an Impressive Award this Year
Fioretti Named CHL Humanitarian of the Year
Sam Fioretti’s hard work in the community has now earned him national recognition.
The former Moose Jaw Warriors captain was named the 2014 CHL Humanitarian of the Year on Saturday at the annual CHL Awards in London, Ontario.
“It’s a huge honour to win an award like this for the entire CHL,” said Fioretti over the phone from London on Sunday. “It’s not only for me, but it’s an award for my teammates, who also put a lot of time into the community and were always eager to give back.
The award caps off Fioretti’s four-year WHL career with all four seasons spent in Moose Jaw where he became a well known face in the community for more than his hard work and skill on the ice.
Last season, Fioretti worked hard to continued many of the community programs that had been started in previous years, but also worked to create and spearhead two new initiatives. He worked with the Moose Jaw Police Service to go into schools to speak with students about bullying and then started the Warrior Workouts program aimed at teaching kids the correct ways to get active.
“I’ve got to say a big thank you to the community of Moose Jaw,” said Fioretti. “They embraced these two programs and made it very enjoyable to be apart of them.
“We’re role models as WHL players and it’s nice to give back to the community which gives so much to us.”
Fioretti is the second player in Warriors’ history to win the award, following in the foot steps of another former captain, Spencer Edwards, who won the award in 2011.
“Spencer was there my first year as the captain and just to see what he did within the community inspired me to try and do the same,” said Fioretti. “It’s a testament to the city of Moose Jaw and the Warriors organization that there’s been two winners in four years.
“It’s a place where you love to give back to the community and that’s what the award shows.”
Fioretti finishes his WHL career with three 20 goal seasons in four years. He scored 81 goals and 200 points in 269 career games with the tribe. He also added four goals and ten points in 14 playoff games during the Warriors’ run to the Eastern Conference Final in 2012.
He will be continuing his hockey career next year at Acadia University in Nova Scotia.
Fioretti also won the WHL’s Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy and then beat out Charles-David Beaudoin from the QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltigeurs and Scott Simmonds from the OHL’s Belleville Bulls for the CHL nod.
Other award winners from the WHL include, Kootenay Ice forward Sam Reinhart being named Sportsman of the Year, Jordan Cooke of the Kelowna Rockets won Goaltender of the Year and former AAA Warrior Derrick Pouliot from the Portland Winterhawks picked up Defenceman of the Year.