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JUNE/JULY 2020 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM // 51 for the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship and backstopped Team USA to a 6-3 win over Germany with a 17-save performance. He also represented the U.S. on the international stage in 2018, finishing 2-1-0-0 with one shutout in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. DAVE TYLER JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jake Sanderson Over the course of two seasons with the USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, Jake Sanderson has been mentioned in the same breath as American blue- liners Seth Jones, Zach Werenski, Noah Hanifan and Charlie McAvoy. That's pretty good company. Skating in 47 games with the U.S. National Under-18 Team of the NTDP, Sanderson led all defensemen with 29 points (7-22–29) across USHL, NCAA and international play. The Whitefish, Mont., native was selected to play in the 2020 BioSteel All-American Game, which features top American-born NHL Draft eligible players. He had two assists in the contest and was named the game's most valuable player. Internationally, Sanderson helped Team USA win the Five Nations Tournaments in Sundsvall, Sweden and Chomutov, Czech Republic. JIM JOHANNSON COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Scott Perunovich Despite this season being cut short, Scott Perunovich's stellar junior campaign at the University of Minnesota Duluth culminated with being honored as the 2020 Hobey Baker Memorial Award recipient, among several other honors. Perunovich registered six goals and 34 assists for 40 points in 34 games this season, the second-most points by a defenseman in the NCAA. The Hibbing, Minn., native was a three-time American Hockey Coaches Association All-American and led the Bulldogs to NCAA titles in 2018 and 2019. As part of receiving the Jim Johannson College Player of the Year Award, Perunovich was able to earmark $5,000 from the Jim Johannson Legacy Fund to the Hibbing-Chisholm Youth Hockey Association. EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY AWARD (Presented by K&K Insurance) Mark Aubry Mark Aubry has spent much of his life working to make ice hock- ey a safer sport by conducting research, organizing education- al efforts and lobbying for rule changes to reduce the risk of spi- nal cord injury and concussion. He is a driving force behind the 5 Consensus Conferences on Concussion in Sport and pushed for governing bodies to standardize the graduated implementation of checking skills through its age levels across hockey. A veteran sports medicine specialist, Aubry has served in numerous ice hockey safety positions at every level on the international stage, including as the chief medical officer position in the International Ice Hockey Federation. Aubry worked as the team physician for several Canadian national and Olympic teams, and currently serves in that role with the NHL's Ottawa Senators. LISTEN TO PODCAST INTERVIEWS WITH 13 ANNUAL CONGRESS AWARD WINNERS. TO BE UNVEILED THURSDAY JUNE 11 TO BE UNVEILED THURSDAY JUNE 11