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At long last the '08 ceremony is up and also the '09 winners are listed below with the ceremony coming soon!  Who will cement their legacy in 2010?  Lets watch...

These awards are something I do at the end of every calendar year.  There is no physical award, it's really been just a title, but in 2005 I decided to hand out certificates to the winners.  I'd like to always do this but time and distance have worked against me. (Winners can feel free to make their own certificate which I can sign for verification.)  Also in 2005 came the detailed descriptions of the winners and even nominees.  This led to the awards ceremony which have seen elaborate over-the-top shows and simple ones through the years.  I've been doing the awards since about 2001, but could only find parts of the sheets I wrote the winners names on for that year.  As with life the Pich' Awards continue to evolve, but the one thing that will never change is the heartfelt thanks I give to each winner!  Without further ado here's the complete history of The Pich' Awards...

Click on the year for that year's online ceremony:

2009  (Coming soon!)

Complete Pich' Award Winners List

The Bernard J. Piche Award (Most Valuable to Pich'-Male)
2002 - Jason Lestage
2003 - Carl Aube
2004 - Aaron Stata
2005 - Aaron Stata
2006 - Ed Companion
2007 - Jason Piche
2008 - Dan Young
2009 - Neil Wolfe & Dan Young
 
The Sue Ann Piche Award (Most Valuable to Pich' Female)
2001 - Chantal Vaillancourt
2002 - Rachael Horne
2003 - Rachael Horne
2004 - Clara Piche
2005 - Clara Piche
2006 - Cara Gorman
2007 - Cara Gorman
2008 - Cara Gorman
2009 - Danielle Dufresne
 
The Newbie Award (Rookie of the Year- Male)
2001 - Karl Gilbeau
2002 - Brad Blow
2003 - Justin St. Louis
2004 - Donald Fuller
2005 - Alan Maynard
2006 - Jason Hebert
2007 - Jeff Botas
2008 - Neil Wolfe
2009 - Pettit National Ice Center Staff
 
The Newbette Award (Rookie of the Year- Female)
2001 - Kristi Gilbeau
2002 - N/A
2003 - Alicia Frost-Kolva
2004 - Lisa Brown
2005 - Cara Gorman
2006 - Kelly Grugnale
2007 - Michelle Henry
2008 - Kim Nyugen
2009 - N/A
 
Mr. Kotter Award (Comeback Male of the Year)
2003 - Aaron Stata
2004 - Josh Goyet
2005 - Josh Goyet
2006 - Kyle Goyet
2007 - Justin St. Louis
2008 - Mike Graves
2009 - N/A
 
Nicola Izzo Award (Comeback Female of the Year)
2004 - Nicki Izzo
2005 - Rachael Horne
2006 - Stephanie Humphrey
2007 - Jessica Buchanan
2008 - Chantal Shanley (Vaillancourt)
2009 - N/A
 
Wang Chung Award (Most Memorable Moment of the Year)
2003 - UVM Men's hoop wins AE Tourney for first NCAA trip!
2004 - Last Expos game in Montreal
2005 - UVM Men's hoop pulls off the first round upset of Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament
2006 - Aaron and Jeni Maynard Wedding
2007 - Broncos kick last second field goal to win Piche Bowl XIV in Buffalo
2008 - PichStock the farewell party weekend
2009 - PichStock II opening weekend - kick-off party and WPT event

**Stuff Awards**
(Created in 2009 to acknowledge some of the best stuff of the year)

Video Game of the Year
2009 - Fable 2

Food Joint of the Year
2009 - Taco Bell

TV Show of the Year
2009 - Degrassi

Best New TV Show
2009 - Community

Website of the Year
2009 - Hulu

Back to Other Stuff

Mary Samsonite Award (Best Trip of the Year)
2002 - Weekend in Buffalo, NY for Bills game with the Gilbeaus
2003 - "3 Days of wrestling trip" w/ Karl, Jay, and Soutiere
2004 - First NCAA Tournament game in Buffalo, NY / UVM VS. UConn
2005 - NCAA Final Four from St. Louis, Missouri
2006 - Trip to Roanoke for Grandfather's Memorial Service 
2007 - Western NY for Piche Bowl XIV with Goyets and Al Maynard
2008 - Moving to Milwaukee
2009 - PichStock II trip back to Vermont with Neil and Dan
 
Lactose Intolerance Award (Performance of the Year)
2001 - Ed Companion wins the Milk Bowl
2002 - Ed Companion (Not sure what for, but I found and old paper that said so.)
2003 - Aaron Maynard wins the Milk Bowl
2004 - Pich' flips Geo at Milk Bowl
2005 - Aaron Stata and Nicki Izzo perform the best garter/bouquet sequence EVER!
2006 - Shawn Sicard wins the Street Stock Rookie of The Year Award
2007 - Justin St. Louis rocks out on Guitar Hero to "Suck My Kiss" by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
2008 - Justin St. Louis completes the "Gallon Challenge" on the radio show
2009 - Nick Heebsh works karaoke magic to "Hypnotize"
 
Ronald Fontaine Award (Most Inspirational Person to Pich')
2003 - Sue Piche
2004 - Doug Dupont
2005 - Ronald Fontaine
2006 - Ruth Fontaine
2007 - Matt Goudey
2008 - All Family and Friends
2009 - N/A
 
The Fontaine Award (Couple of the Year)
2004 - Shawn Sicard and Renee Beede
2005 - Shawn and Katie Jacobs
2006 - Aaron and Nicki Stata
2007 - Karl and Kelly Gilbeau
2008 - Jay and Jenn Lestage
2009 - Ryan and Mindy Wilke
 
The F U in Fun Award
2005 - Bill Morin
2006 - Pat Dakin
2007 - Kyle Goyet
2008 - Kellen Haynes
2009 - Justin St. Louis
 
Specialty Awards
2004 - Ed Companion for Excellence in Food
 
2005 - Justin St. Louis for Overwhelming Influence
 
2006 - Mark Trombley for Being an Impact Player
 
2007 - Dave Rogers for Excellence in Leadership

2008 - Bradley Center for Believing in The Pich'

 
Lifetime Achievement Awards

2005 - Sue Piche for being a supportive Mom
Bernie Piche for being a supportive Dad

2006 - Don Wildes for parental support
Jill Piche for parental support

2008 - UVM Athletics for being an excellent place to work for 7 years

2009 - Rita Shangraw (Aunt) for excellence in "aunting."

The Pich' Awards is something I came up with to honor those who positively had an affect on my year.  It's my way of saying thanks and acknowledging the folks that helped mold the past 365 days.