The Most Valuable Player award is a significant honor, and should not be given out lightly. Those voting on the award must keep the whole of the league in mind: what type of year we had, who really stood out, and which individual played the biggest role in his team's success.

Many others in this thread have offered Crossfit Jesus as their MVP candidate, but I don't think he's done enough. It's easy to lead the league in goals when you have a stacked team, including Matthew Auston, playing beside you. Furthermore, Crossfit Jesus isn't even the most efficient player on his team, with all of those minutes, Matthew Auston beats him out. Moreover, you have the addition of John Langabeer, which makes STL the team to beat, but doesn't raise the stock of Crossfit Jesus because there are numerous players who can get things done on that team.

A player who has, day in and day out, been the most valuable player for their team has been Carrick Murray. Currently tied for the all-time record in shutouts in an SMJHL season, Murray has been far and away the best goalie this year. Posting a .911 (never forget) save percentage and 2.06 goals against, Murray has kept his team in games that they didn't belong in. He's seen 30 wins himself this year, and that's quite a feat. I don't think Vancouver would be where they are today without Carrick Murray, and he deserves the MVP award this year.