Larson recipient of Jason Fitterer Memorial Award

Pete Larson is the 2001-02 recipient of the Jason Fitterer Memorial Award.

Each year at the Bantam A tournament, a first-year Brainerd Bantam A hockey player is chosen to receive the award. The recipient of the award will attend Minnesota Hockey Camp. The player must be coachable, have a positive attitude, be a team player, be motivated to learn and love the game.

Fitterer was a first-year Bantam in 1985. He attended a Bantam Elite Camp and received the most improved player award. He was killed in a bicycle/auto accident Aug. 6, 1985.

The Fitterer family started a hockey camp award in his memory the same year. The award is funded by the Fitterer family, Brainerd Amateur Hockey Association and Minnesota Hockey Camp.

Award winners:

1985-86 Mike Guin; 1986-87 Trevor Wood; 1987-88 Andy Hochmayr; 1988-89 Kurt King; 1989-90 Ryan Mitchell;

1990-91 Josh Smith; 1991-92 Lee Andres; 1992-93 Jason Bjorge; 1993-94 Mike Niemi; 1994-95 Jared Reese;

1995-96 Shane Huber; 1996-97 Shane Medin; 1997-98 Brian Reese; 1998-99 Drew Boland; 1999-2000 Gregg Day; 2000-01 Kiel Browne; 2001-02 Pete Larson.