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March 15, 2008
Hodgson Sportsmanship Trophy awarded at the 2008 Arctic Winter Games
Team Nunavut has been awarded as showing the best overall sportsmanship during the 2008 Games. For Team Nunavut this is their third time winning the award, since joining the Arctic Winter Games in 2000
In keeping with tradition, the Arctic Winter Games International Committee president Gerry Thick, awarded the coveted Hodgson Trophy to the contingent at the 2008 Arctic Winter Games Closing Ceremonies in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
One of the founders of the Arctic Winter Games, Commissioner S.M. Hodgson of the Northwest Territories, donated the Hodgson Trophy to the Arctic Winter Games Corporation. In 1978 the trophy was first presented to Team Yukon for the purposes of recognizing that in the north, the concepts of friendship, cooperation and resource sharing are valued. In a multifaceted event like the Arctic Winter Games, this concept can be translated as Fair Play and respect for the philosophy behind the Arctic Winter Games.
“This is the only presentation other than Ulu’s awarded at the Arctic Winter Games and it is a very prestigious honour,” says Thick. “The award demonstrates that the Team Alaska members have displayed respect for the rules, respect for officials and their decisions along with respect for opponents and being able to maintain self-control. “
The Hodgson Trophy is actually a piece of Inuit artwork. Its main feature is a six-foot high narwhal tusk mounted on a soapstone base and decorated with scrimshaw. A carved walrus wraps itself around the tusk at the base, and a carved bear clings to the tusk’s upper reaches, symbolizing the efforts of participants to reach for the top through their endeavors. The trophy is on public display at the Yukon Sports Hall of Fame in Whitehorse. A framed photograph of the Hodgson Trophy was presented to the Chef de Mission for Team Alaska and each individual team member received a distinctive pin to commemorate their collective achievement.
Voters during the 2008 Arctic Winter Games included Mission Staff Members, registered coaches, major officials from each sport, Arctic Winter Games International Committee members, all registered media, the president, general manager and sport manager for the 2008 Host Society.
Previous winners include:
1978-1988 Team Yukon 1990 Team Alaska 1991 Team NWT 1994
Team Greenland 1995 Team NWT 1998 Team Yukon 2000 Team Nunavut 2002 Team Greenland 2004
Team Nunavut 2006
Team Alaska 2008 Team Nunavut Held once every two years, the Arctic Winter Games represent a high level of international opportunity for aspiring athletes, cultural artists and performers from the north. The Games have been hosted in Greenland, Alaska, and every Canadian territory and the province of Alberta since their inception in Yellowknife in 1970. For information about this site Contact the Webmaster This site is sponsored by Northwestel and Northwestel Cable Internet Services
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