Bill Cey Memorial Award winner chosen

Joe Cey, chairperson for the committee, along with local brothers, announced that Derek Argue has been named the recipient of the award. 

Given out to the hardest working local player, an attribute adored by Bill and echoed by his family, was established in 2023 and will be an annual award for the Sask West Hockey League until 2033. 

The following excerpt is from Derek’s nomination paper

Biggar is nominating Derek Argue for the Bill Cey memorial award. He is our captain, practice coach, fundraising organizer, board member and the heart and soul of the Biggar Nationals. Without Derek there would be no Biggar Nationals. Derek is highly respected throughout the community and beyond. He has been pivotal in helping restore and to develop our minor sports programs in Biggar. He has the respect of every player and offers his time unselfishly to help with personal issues or improving their game. He leads by example and work ethic for his teammates to model after, rarely missing a game. He also organizes practices, runs the group chat room, lines up transportation, and still volunteers his time generously throughout the community. He is a member of the local rec board, coaches our high school football team, coaches a U9 hockey team and runs our slow pitch ball tournament in the summer. Derek is positive and fair to everyone and rarely complains or points fault. He is a true ambassador for the Sask West Hockey League and is well known by many of the players from other teams. Biggar is lucky to have such a dedicated individual as Derek Argue. It is indeed an honor to work with him and he truly deserves recognition as he is a class act.