There were some big winners at Club Regent casino Thursday night but not at the blackjack tables or slot machines.
The CFL handed out hardware at its annual awards show ahead of the 103rd Grey Cup.
The award winners were selected by the Football Reporters of Canada from all CFL markets as well as CFL head coaches. There were 75 total votes in each category.
Blue Bombers defensive lineman Jamaal Westerman was in the running for Most Outstanding Canadian but lost out to Ottawa Redblacks wide receiver Brad Sinopoli. Sinopoli got 47 out of a possible 75 first-place votes.
No surprises for the league's Most Outstanding Player award. Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris, 40, received 71 of 75 first-place votes. He beat out Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell for the MOP nod.
Burris, in his 15th CFL season, lead the league in passing with a career-high 5,693 passing yards. Burris added 26 touchdowns and completed 70.9 percent of his passes which was also a career-high.
This is the second time Burris has won the MOP award. He also won it 2010.
In other awards, BC Lions linebacker Adam Bighill was voted the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player. He picked up 46 first-place votes.
With 58 first-place votes SirVincent Rogers was voted the league's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman.
Most Outstanding Special Teams player went to Brandon Banks of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He collected 54 first-place votes.
Wide receiver Darel Walker of the Edmonton Eskimos got Most Outstanding Rookie honours with 66 first-place votes.
The AGF Coach Of The Year went to Rick Campbell of the Ottawa Redblacks. The second year coach lead his team to a 12-6 record and a first-place finish in the East just one year after Ottawa finished the 2014 season with a record of 2-16. Campbell got 54 first-place votes.
