Sudbury Northern Life
Voyageurs rookie and Charlottetown native Davor Alisic has
been named the 2008 Junior Male Player of the Year by the
Prince Edward Island Soccer Association. The yearly award was
given out in November at an awards banquet held by the P.E.I.
Soccer Association.
 
Alisic, played in nine regular season games for the Voyageurs,
tallying the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Queen's in Kingston.
The Voyageurs finished the season third in the OUA east
conference. Alisic also found the back of the net in the OUA
east quarter-final against Queen's in Sudbury - a game the
Laurentian men would end up winning 2-0 to advance to play the
University of Toronto Varsity Blues in the OUA east semifinal.
 
Anyone under the age of 18 and in the P.E.I. youth soccer
system is eligible to win the award, meaning Alisic
outperformed about 2,000 other junior soccer players in the
province. In 2008, Alisic played for the Winsloe West Royalty,
a club team in P.E.I., the Under-18 provincial team, as well as
the Voyageurs. For the Royalty, he netted nine goals in only 12
games, leading the team in goals, and making him second in the
entire league.
Alisic was a force scoring a hat-trick in a 3-1 victory in
the Provincial Under-18 final, enabling his team to advance to
the nationals. While donning his provincial colours, Alisic
scored four times, including three game-winners as P.E.I.
posted a record of 3-1-1, good enough for fifth place. Alisic
finished second in scoring in the tournament. 
 
"It is definitely a great accomplishment and it's something
that will motivate me for years to come," said Alisic in a
release. "That being said, the players that I have played with
and coaching that I have received have contributed greatly to
my success."
 
Voyageurs' head coach Carlo Castrechino was proud of his
newcomer. "I was very happy to hear that Davor was nominated
for the award and to win it is certainly a great
accomplishment. He is well-respected by his teammates and it
has been a pleasure for me to be his coach. He was a nice
surprise this year for us and we are certain that he will
continue to be a valuable player for Laurentian for years to
come," Castrechino said in the release.
 
Alisic will now turn to the books for the remainder of the
school year. His teammates and he will also participate in an
indoor soccer league while the snow covers the soccer pitches
in Sudbury. The Voyageurs' soccer team will look to
continue their success in 2009 and improve on a third place
finish in the OUA east from this year.
