The opening ceremony will be at 8:30 a.m. followed by the first pitch at 9:00 a.m., with the championship home run derby held at approximately 1:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend and cheer on their favorite team, snack on baseball-themed treats and meet local celebrities who will be on hand for coaching and announcing. Last year’s event attracted several big names such as Senator Scott Brown, Lenny Clarke, Brandon Yip, and more than 20 NESN employees.

Boston’s finest companies are invited to sponsor a team for the event. The teams already signed up include blue chip representatives from Boston’s legal, financial, accounting and real estate community. For Corporate Sponsorships, registering a team, making a donation, or for further information contact Victoria Goodman at vgoodman@blueskyse.com or call 1-781-421-3025 x203. For more information and updates about the event, check out the website at www.BostonWIFFLEBallChallenge.org.

WHEN:      Saturday June 22, 2013
8:00 am        Registration / Team Check In
8:30 am        Opening Ceremony
9:00 am        First games begin
1:00 pm        Semi Final Home Run Derby
1:30 pm        Closing Ceremony & Championship Home Run Derby

WHERE: Boston University – Nickerson Field
285 Babcock Street, Boston, MA 02215

COST: FREE for spectators

About the Travis Roy Foundation:

The Travis Roy Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the life of spinal cord injured individuals and families by providing adaptive equipment, and to finding a cure through increased funding of research, resulting in self-reliance and the ability to be as independent as possible.

About Franciscan Hospital for Children:

Franciscan Hospital for Children, located in Boston’s neighborhood of Brighton, is the leading pediatric rehabilitation center in New England. The hospital offers medical, behavioral, and educational services for children with complex issues requiring interdisciplinary care. For more information on the hospital visit www.franciscanhospital.org, find it on Facebook or follow it on Twitter @FranciscanHFC.

Even as a new post-Marathon normalcy settles in for the residents of Boston, it will still be quite some time before those who suffered the more catastrophic injuries find any semblance of “normal.” When I was paralyzed in a freak hockey accident in the fall of 1995 at Boston University, I could only imagine what my life would become.

I assumed that my future would be full of limitations and that I would most likely spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair, living in an addition to my parents’ home. I know, for those that are still lying in hospital beds or are beginning their physical therapy, that they’re filled with far more questions than answers.

And I know that all their friends and family want to do is help relieve the pain and mental anguish and restore their loved one’s physical abilities. But it’s when the flowers and cards from friends and complete strangers stop pouring in, and the celebrity hospital visits from athletes and politicians come to an end, that those who were injured will see glimpses of their new reality.

I remember lying in my hospital bed when I received my first visit from a peer counselor with quadriplegia. He told me how everything was going to be OK, and that there were still so many things I’d be able to do, and that my life could get to a point where it was better than it was before my injury. I couldn’t get this guy out of my hospital room fast enough!

The fact was, I wasn’t ready to hear that everything would be “OK.” I was still grieving for the loss of my physical abilities and independence, not to mention my passion and lifelong dream of a hockey career. I’m no psychologist, but the fact of the matter is, there must be a period of grieving and a time to feel the sadness and anger and to deal with the losses. Eventually, though, in time, there comes a moment when you stop looking back and start creating a new life.

Throughout my rehab process, I kept thinking that certain moments had to have been the “hardest part” of my recovery. For instance, when I got off the ventilator after two months of not being able to breathe, talk or eat on my own, I thought that had to be the “hardest part.” When my inpatient rehab was delayed by a pressure ulcer on my tailbone, and I spent nearly two months in bed trying to get it healed, I thought that must be the “hardest part.” In the end, though, the “hardest part” by far was when I left the safety net of the hospital and returned home.

Rolling through the front door of my family’s home for the first time since my injury was when reality hit like no other moment. I had walked through the front door of my house thousands of times, but never had I rolled through it in a wheelchair. When I found myself in my bedroom and saw the hospital bed, medical supplies, and the special lift to get me in and out of my wheelchair, I couldn’t help but cry. These things belonged in a hospital — what were they doing in my home?

I have an idea of what it will be like for many of the amputees to lie in bed and see their prosthesis leaning against their bedside table. The question is, how many mornings will it take before their prosthesis becomes a part of them? I know, for me, there are still days when I look at my wheelchair from bed, and I still can’t believe it’s mine.

It will take months before a new routine is formed. Learning how to get out of bed, to bathe, to dress, to maneuver stairs, will all take practice and patience — lots of patience. Finding balance in life takes time, not only for the injured, but also for their surrounding family and friends. My advice to those who are injured is to cling to those things that still put a smile on your face, and build from there.

I also believe it’s critical not to give up after a bad experience. The first time I left the hospital, after nearly five months, I went to a restaurant. Before my injury, I loved going out to eat. But when I got to the restaurant that night and rolled up to the table, my wheelchair’s armrest kept me from getting close enough to the table so that my mother could help feed me. Every time she gave me a bite, she had to stand up. Each time she stood up, everyone in the restaurant looked at me. Once again, I couldn’t help but cry, as this wasn’t how my life was supposed to be.

But the next time I went out to eat, I figured out how to get closer to the table so my mother didn’t have to stand to feed me. The third time I went to a restaurant, I knew what to expect, and things went a little more smoothly. Now going out to eat is once again one of my favorite things to do.

For those injured in the Marathon bombings, I believe they have a huge advantage over other people that have become disabled. I know firsthand what it means to have an entire city, all of New England, and the whole country rooting for you. The money raised through The One Fund will not only help alleviate some of the financial burdens, but it will also provide a unique sense of pressure that can be used to the injured person’s advantage.

For me, knowing that little youth hockey players broke open their piggy banks and donated their savings to the Travis Roy Foundation, or remembering the couple that canceled their honeymoon and donated the money to me, made me realize that people were making sacrifices so that my life could be just a little bit better. It made me want to make those people proud, and strive to become a productive part of society again.

People ask me if I “accept” my injury, and I must admit I’ve spent time thinking about it. My response is I’m not sure I’ll ever accept it, but I will make the best of it.

The truth is, my life is far better than I ever imagined it would become. No, I can’t do the physical things that I used to, and for those who were injured there will be many challenges ahead. But we can still laugh, we can still cry, we can still enjoy the people around us. And you tell me: What’s more important than that?

SCARBOROUGH – The images flickered on the big screen at one end of the high school gymnasium. Hockey players in the red-and-white uniforms of Boston University chased the puck. From his wheelchair, Travis Roy barely glanced at the video.

He had watched it so many times before. He had lived it.

After about 11 seconds, the camera focused on a player stumbling, his head down and about to collide with the rink’s sideboards. The video stopped at that moment and the screen turned white. Roy resumed talking.

Some 1,000 students at Scarborough High were silent. I scanned the rows of bleachers searching for those stealing glances at texts or tweets on cellphones. I found no one.

It’s been nearly 18 years since many of us held our breaths, praying that the 20-year-old kid from Yarmouth with the confident grin and mop of blonde hair would get back on his feet or at least move a muscle. He couldn’t.

“I knew I was in big trouble,” Roy told his audience. “I could see my breath starting to melt the ice. I could see the doctor moving my hand and I didn’t feel it.”

His is an old story. After he was first introduced Friday afternoon, Roy asked for a show of hands. How many knew what happened? Arms went up everywhere.

Most of them weren’t born before Oct. 20, 1995, but they felt a familiarity with the man who can use his right bicep to raise an unfeeling hand to gesture or push the joystick of his wheelchair. But can’t bring a spoon to his mouth. Roy is a quadriplegic.

Eyebrows were raised when I told editors I had been invited to listen to Roy and I was going to Scarborough. Had something new happened in his life? Was there a new story to tell?

No, I told them and that’s the point. I wanted to see if Roy is relevant to a new generation that doesn’t pay much attention to yesterday, let alone a stumble that so dramatically changed one man’s life 18 years ago. What could be their connection?

Life itself.

Monique Culbertson, who introduced Roy and is the acting principal, has heard numerous speakers and been to many school assemblies. “There’s the silence of disinterest and there’s the silence of being riveted to what you’re hearing, waiting for what will be said next.”

Make no mistake. Roy’s audience was with him, even when the acoustics of the large gym sometimes challenged his amplified voice.

The video resumed, showing the North Dakota opponent sidestepping the check that sent Roy crashing into the boards. It takes another second or two before the game announcer notices Roy is on the ice and not moving.

Later on the video and long after the accident, Roy says he looked up at his father who had come down to the ice. Roy could see the worry in his father’s face.

“But Dad, I made it.” Meaning, he had reached one of his goals, playing in a major college hockey game. That pushed emotional buttons around the gym.

“Saying that, after what happened, is what I’ll remember most,” said Nick Bagley, a hockey and baseball player. He was a finalist for the Travis Roy Award this winter. Ryan Bailer, a senior teammate, agreed. Travis Roy already believed his life would never be the same. A goal had been met even if it was just for 11 seconds. That a different type of life awaited didn’t matter.

“I can still laugh,” said Roy in the gym. “I still cry. I still enjoy the people around me. What’s more important than that?”

The students got to their feet when he was done. Not all at once, but in sections. Soon, no one was sitting.

It was a heartfelt standing ovation. For Roy, the message never gets old. What happened on Oct. 20, 1995 can feel like yesterday even as he’s moved on. But he no longer needs to heal. He wants to continue to live.

Bagley, Bailer, Trevor Murray and several other teammates joined Roy for lunch at a local restaurant. It didn’t escape them that Mike O’Brien, a youth hockey coach from Yarmouth, fed Roy every bite and every swallow of his meal.

It was done so naturally.

All funds go to the foundation that benefits and creates awareness for people with spinal cord injuries, and is named after the former Boston University men’s hockey player who resides with his family in nearby Malletts Bay in Colchester each summer.

Last year’s 11th annual edition took in a record $435,000 to push the fundraising total of the tournament to just under two million dollars. The Jackhammers of Braintree, Mass. captured the team title in an inspiring championship run.

The tournament opens Friday with game action and the opening ceremonies and runs through the championship game on Sunday afternoon. Also on Friday will be the annual Celebrities-Sponsor game that helps kickoff the event. In addition to the action on the field, many other events will be held throughout the weekend including a silent auction, several raffles, the Scooter’s Pretzel’s home run derby, a kid’s WIFFLE ball game and other fun kid’s activities including face painting, games and other contests. The complete schedule and a full list of celebrities will be announced prior to the tournament.

Skiers call them “bluebird days.” They’re the magical days following an overnight snowfall, full of fresh powder, bright sun and friends who are drawn to the slopes by the same irresistible lure of nature.

On February 22, Andrew Fuhrmann was having his own bluebird day at Jay Peak in Vermont, reveling in two feet of new snow until a seemingly minor ski accident left him paralyzed from the neck down.

The 23-year-old Holden resident and expert skier happened to hit a small bump on the trail the wrong way and took a spill.

Fully conscious, Andrew didn’t even realize he was injured. He figured he would just be picking himself up out of the snow, but immediately realized that he couldn’t move.

“He was terrified,” his mother Geri Fuhrmann said.

His friends notified the mountain’s ski patrol who responded quickly, immobilizing Andrew and taking him on a sled down the mountain. The closest big hospital was hours away in Burlington. During the trip there, Andrew began to experience searing nerve pain in his arms and shoulders.

Doctors at Fletcher Alan Hospital diagnosed the young man with Central Cord Syndrome, a serious cervical spinal cord injury that was likely caused by hyperextending his neck during the fall.

“Doctors said it was like getting a karate chop to his neck,” Geri said.

Fortunately, Andrew had no broken vertebrae, so he didn’t need surgery. Doctors did discover that he had a cervical stenosis or narrowing of the spinal canal which made him more prone to injury.

He was stabilized for a week at Fletcher Alan, then faced his next big hurdle. He had to find a place to rehab. Central Cord Syndrome has an uncertain prognosis and Geri and her husband Chris were determined their son get the best shot at regaining at least most of the use of his arms and legs.

In Burlington, the Fuhrmanns learned about Shepherd Center in Atlanta, a nationally known rehabilitation facility for spine and brain injured patients. It’s the place where Travis Roy, a Boston University hockey player, rehabbed for six months in 1996 after a headfirst slide into the boards left him a quadriplegic.

Geri has taken a leave from her job with the state department of mental health, so she can be with her son, staying in his room to help whenever she’s needed. She’s hanging on to her sense of humor, even if the jokes are grimmer than they used to be.

“It’s just what every 23 year old guy wants,” she said of the room share. “His mother, two feet away from him.”

It’s also a jolting change from the life Andrew had been living. He was a graduate student in mechanical engineering at the University of Vermont, and last year, received his bachelor of science there. He’s very motivated and working hard to return there in the fall, Geri said.

There’s been substantial progress in the weeks since the accident, but Andrew has yet to regain complete function. He has been able to take a few steps with support and the family is celebrating each small gain.

“Most of the time, he is funny and engaging, but he has moments of terror, anger and sadness,” she said.

At Shepherd, Geri learned about the Travis Roy Foundation to assist people with spinal cord injuries.

During a literal and figurative dark hour, Geri decided to write to Roy.

“It was 2 o’clock in the morning and I wrote him a note. ‘My son is a college kid like you, just doing what he loved,’” she said.

She was stunned to hear back from Roy just eight hours later. The message came from his personal email account, he asked questions about Andrew and gave Geri his cell phone number in case the family wanted to get in touch again.

Roy was very reassuring, Geri said. He told her about how his family was so helped by the outpouring of support they got from people at the time of his injury, they were now committed to helping others.

The Travis Roy foundation paid for the cost of the air ambulance that ferried Andrew to Atlanta. He has stayed in touch and promised to visit Andrew in the future, Geri said.

Like the air ambulance, the Fuhrmanns can anticipate a slew of expenses related to Andrew’s condition that won’t be completely covered by insurance. A wheelchair, adaptive equipment, long term physical therapy, a day program, are all needs that will have to be met.

To assist the family, friends have set up an account to help defray expenses. Donations may be made in care of the Andy Fuhrmann Rehab Trust and sent to Commerce Bank, 390 Main St. Worcester MA 01608.

EDINBORO, Pa. – During the weekend of the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, the Mercyhurst University men’s hockey team had the chance of a lifetime of a different kind on Thursday evening in Edinboro. The Lakers, as a team, made the short trip to Edinboro University to take in a motivational speech by Travis Roy, whose life was changed forever in the span of eleven seconds during the fall of 1995.

According to Roy’s website, www.travisroy.com, Roy first put on ice skates when he was just 20 months old. As years passed, his love for the game of hockey quickly became a passion. In the fall of 1995, Roy accomplished one of his dream goals by earning a hockey scholarship to Boston University. At the age of 20, he entered into his first collegiate hockey game. Eleven seconds into his first shift, his life changed forever as he crashed into the boards and cracked his fourth and fifth cervical vertebra, paralyzing him from the neck down.

Despite this ill twist of fate, Roy has continued to persevere and defy the odds. With an intense rehabilitation regime, he has regained some movement in his right arm. While coming to grips with his life as a quadriplegic, he returned to Boston University less than a year after his accident. Four years later, he graduated with a degree in public relations from Boston University’s prestigious College of Communication.

In the storied history of BU Terriers hockey, Roy’s #24 is the only jersey to have been retired.

The talk surely inspired and touched the lives of all who attended, but it definitely hit home with the Mercyhurst men’s hockey team. “Today, we had the privilege of meeting Travis Roy, a man who once shared similar goals and dreams that we have now,” said sophomore forward Daniel Bahntge on the team’s Facebook page. “Unfortunately, he had those goals and dreams taken away eleven seconds into his first collegiate hockey shift; falling head first into the boards and becoming a quadriplegic. His journey is truly inspirational and a real motivation for others. Today, I thank Travis for helping me put my life into better perspective.”

In 1997, Roy wrote his autobiography with Sports Illustrated’s E.M. Swift entitled Eleven Seconds, which chronicles his accident, rehabilitation, and perseverance through personal tragedy. Eleven Seconds was updated in 2005 with an ‘Afterword’ chapter and is currently in its sixth printing.

An articulate advocate for individuals living with spinal cord injuries, Roy is a frequent speaker on the hope research carries and the need for increased funding. He has testified before a United States Senate Committee hearing for The National Institute of Health in Washington, D.C., addressed the Massachusetts state legislature, and provided testimony to the Maine state legislature.

In 1997, he founded the Travis Roy Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on finding a cure for spinal cord injuries and provides grants to spinal cord injury survivors in financial need to help them purchase the costly adaptive equipment necessary to live more active and independent lives.

To learn more about Travis Roy and and the Travis Roy Foundation, please visit www.travisroy.com or www.travisroyfoundation.org.

“The Annual Travis Roy Foundation Spring Fling is a wonderful event,” says Travis. “I love how it brings in many new people that haven’t been involved in the Foundation before. It’s rewarding to know that 15 years after the TRF was founded, we continue to bring in new supporters.”

In its third year, this annual event is held to increase awareness of the Travis Roy Foundation and its mission to enhance the lives of spinal cord injured individuals and raise funds for continued research to find a cure for paralysis. Additionally, it serves as a meet-and-greet for those who support the Foundation and its inspirational founder and trustee, Travis Roy.

Learn more about the 2013 Spring Fling, and purchase your tickets today!

Listen to our Spring Fling public service announcement.

Boston, MA (March, 2013) – The Travis Roy Foundation has awarded $92,000 to 31 individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs); these grants will be used toward the purchase of adaptive equipment to help improve the everyday quality of life for SCI survivors and their families.

“Being able to grant these recipients with some of the funding they need is what makes the Foundation so special,” said Travis Roy, founder of the TRF. “For over 15 years we have helped those with SCIs move forward in their lives, and it means so much to me that we are able to continue to do so.”

In its last fiscal year, the TRF awarded $382,000 worth of grants to 135 individuals. The Foundation also provided $300,000 to three separate spinal cord research studies.

This quarter, some of the individuals that received grants include:

• Elder, from California. Elder was injured in a swimming accident more than 10 years ago, and has not been able to bathe himself since then. He shares one bathroom with his wife and four children, and will use this grant to help remodel the bathroom to include a wider door and a roll-in shower for him to use daily.

• Christopher was injured in a car accident. Now 35 years old, he currently lives in a nursing home. Christopher was provided a $1000 grant to purchase a computer with the proper voice activated software.

• Greg, from Ohio. After a swimming accident at age 16, Greg now works part-time while raising 14-year-old twins with his wife. He is planning to use his TRF grant for a standing wheelchair, which will help relieve the frequent and painful muscle spasms in his legs and deep back, as well as improve his circulation.

• Jennifer was injured in a gymnastics accident, and has done all she can to be self-reliant. She will be using her grant from the TRF for vehicle modifications that will let her travel independently to work with Project walk in Carlsbad, mentor with the HeadNorth Foundation, and be team manager of a wheelchair basketball team in San Diego.

• Radhames, from Massachusetts. He lives alone, and has no feeling above his shoulders.  His grant from the TRF will allow him to purchase a new mattress to help prevent bed sores, and a computer so that he can keep in touch with friends and family online and through email.

Since 1997, the TRF has awarded more than $2.8 million to nearly 800 SCI survivors across the United States. The goal of these TRF adaptive equipment grants is to help provide SCI survivors with increased independence and mobility. The TRF believes with the right adaptive equipment, people with paralysis cannot only be more independent, but they can live incredibly productive lives.

Individual grants are awarded nationally on a quarterly basis based on eligibility requirements. Anyone living with paralysis due to a spinal cord injury is encouraged to apply. Those interested in making a donation to the Travis Roy Foundation, or applying for a grant, click here.

LEWISTON — From playing his first two seasons in Class B to suffering a severe cut on his leg less than two months ago, Parker Sanderson was, at times, an unlikely candidate to win high school hockey’s Travis Roy Award.

For everything else he accomplished on the ice, in the classroom and in two communities, however, the Bangor High School forward was an obvious choice for the trophy, presented by the Class A coaches’ association each year to the state’s outstanding senior player.

Sanderson accepted the award Sunday afternoon during the annual awards banquet at Ramada Inn.

Saint Dominic Academy goaltender Grant Carrier was a finalist along with Cheverus forward Cameron McLain and Scarborough defenseman Nick Bagley.

“The group of guys that were in it this year are tremendous people, and to win it is absolutely amazing and astonishing,” Sanderson said. “I just can’t be thankful enough. If they could only give away four awards, which they should have this year, I would be totally for it.”

Sanderson led Bangor with 25 goals and 26 assists, punctuated by two assists and the game-winning goal in a 3-2, double-overtime victory over St. Dom’s in the Eastern Class A semifinals.

Merely participating in the playoffs was a question after Sanderson sustained the leg injury at Auburn’s Ingersoll Arena in a game against Gray-New Gloucester/Poland on Feb. 6. He missed the end of that game and three more prior to his return.

In his speech, Sanderson thanked his parents, Chuck and Debbie, for “their financial support in paying for the occasional ambulance ride.”

He also noted that both his parents and sister Vanessa, who plays basketball at Husson University, achieved their athletic acclaim on the hardwood.

“I wonder what you thought when I said I wanted to play hockey, with gear that always stunk up the vehicle during those long rides,” Sanderson said. “I knew you appreciated the game when you dedicated a whole room to the sport. Well, to the stinky gear, that is.”

Because the Travis Roy Award is limited to Class A players, Sanderson wouldn’t have been eligible for it had his family not moved from Houlton after his sophomore year.

He thanked Houlton/Hodgdon coaches Joel Trickey and Mitch Holmes as well as Bangor mentors Denis Collins and Quinn Paradis for helping to hone his skills.

“They taught me a lot over the years, and to come down and make a successful transition from B to A is truly amazing,” Sanderson said. “It was pretty hard, just because I went from a little school and a little town to a big town.”

Roy’s paralyzing injury only 11 seconds into his first shift as a player at Boston University happened when ths year’s nominees were not yet a year old.

All four finalists kept with the tradition of acknowledging Roy and his influence on their lives in their brief speeches.

“This award is just amazing to me because Travis Roy is such an inspiration. I can’t even fathom the words,” Sanderson said.

Carrier went to the greatest lengths to personalize Roy’s impact. He began his speech by draping an inside-out youth hockey jersey, bearing the name “Roy” and the number 14 scrawled in black magic marker and filled by a pink highlighter pen, over the front of the lectern.

He explained that it was a prop from a book report in fourth grade. Students were required to read a book, then attend a tea party in which they would dress and act like its main character or author. Carrier chose Roy and his autobiography, “Eleven Seconds.”

“I showed up at school that day in a wheelchair, wearing this very jersey,” Carrier said. “Who would have known eight years later I would be standing up here nominated for an award inspired by him?”

Carrier, who stopped 93 percent of the shots he faced and posted three shutouts as a senior, chose to attend St. Dom’s starting in ninth grade instead of his hometown Falmouth High School, which won its first Class A title this season.

He congratulated the Yachtsmen, many of whom are longtime friends and former teammates. He also recognized his parents for their support of his decision.

“For those who don’t know, St. Dom’s tuition is not chump change, no matter who you are, and a set of new goalie equipment can be equal to the price of a used car,” Carrier said.

Lewiston goaltender Evan Bourassa was one of eight semifinalists for the Roy Award, which has been awarded each year since 1996.

Sanderson is the first winner from Bangor and its fifth finalist, including three in the past four years. Carrier was bidding to become the fifth St. Dom’s recipient.

All-star teams were announced prior to the Roy presentation. Locals joining Carrier and Bourassa as first-team selections were Will Desmarais and Kyle Holtet of St. Dom’s; Kyle Lemelin, Matt Poulin and Patrick DeBlois of Lewiston; and Dan Condon and Matt Plourde of Maranacook/Hall-Dale/Winthrop.

Earning second-team honors: Evan Gosselin and Ethan Melvin of Lewiston; Brad Berube of St. Dom’s; Kaleb Bridgham and Calvin Shelley of G-NG/Poland; and Brendon Croteau and Ben Steele of Edward Little. Receiving honorable mention: Branden Dyer of EL; Bryan Hall of Lewiston; Chase Hainey of St. Dom’s; Nevin Rand of G-NG/Poland; and Nick Lagasse of MHW. Bourassa, Plourde and Berube were all-academic choices along with Nelson Goyette of G-NG/Poland and Austin Christopher of St. Dom’s.

By KALLE OAKES, Sun Journal
Published: Friday, March 15, 2013
View the original article here.

Saint Dominic Academy goaltender Grant Carrier was named Friday as one of the four finalists for the Travis Roy Award, presented each year to Maine’s outstanding senior Class A hockey player.

Carrier is joined as a finalist by Cameron McLain of Cheverus, Parker Sanderson of Bangor and Nick Bagley of Scarborough. McLain and Sanderson are forwards. Bagley is a defenseman.

The award will be presented Sunday, March 24 at the Ramada Inn in Lewiston.

Finalists were selected from the previously announced list of eight semifinalists, a group that included Lewiston goalie Evan Bourassa.

Although he shared goaltending duties with classmate Austin Christopher for much of his career, Carrier shared St. Dom’s most valuable player honors as a sophomore and won them outright as a senior. He also was named second-team all-state as a junior and first-team this season.

Carrier stopped 93 percent of the shots he faced this winter and registered three shutouts. One of those, a 1-0 stifling of Scarborough, was the Red Storm’s only defeat of the regular season.

Non-hockey activities are weighed as part of the Roy award criteria, and Carrier shone in those departments, as well. He also played soccer, golf and lacrosse and is a member of the Spanish Club and Varsity Club. His grade-point average is 4.15.

Sanderson racked up 25 goals and 26 assists for Bangor despite sitting out four games with a leg injury. The Rams beat Carrier’s Saints 3-2 in double overtime in the Eastern Class A semifinals before falling 5-1 to Lewiston in the regional title game.

McLain scored 21 goals and logged 19 assists, leading Western Class A Tier I in scoring during the regular season.

Bagley led the state in scoring among defensemen while taking only two penalties all season.

Along with Bourassa, other semifinalists were Dallas Clark of Cony, Hugh Grygiel of state champion Falmouth and Spence Cowand of Gorham.