University of Saskatchewan Huskies quarterback Anton Amundrud put together an incredible season after returning from cancer, and now Canada West has recognized his impressive efforts.
The U Sports football conference announced Thursday that the fifth-year veteran has been named the Player of the Year for the 2026 campaign.
It’s the 12th time a player from the Huskies has claimed the award, and the second time in as many years after receiver Daniel Wiebe won the honour last season.
“What makes this award so special is everything he had to overcome to get here,” said Huskies head coach Scott Flory. “After everything he has gone through over the last year, it is remarkable he was on the field at all. He came back with incredible determination. To finish his career by leading the nation in passing yards and being recognized as Player of the Year speaks not only to his talent, but to his resilience and character as a player and as a person. We couldn't be more proud of him."
It appeared that Amundrud’s football career might be over after Week 5 of last season, when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma and was forced to the sidelines in his attempt to recover from the disease.
Through months of recuperation, Amundrud won that battle, and returned to the field this fall to see if he could add to his storied career.
Safe to say he did so and then some.
Amundrud led Saskatchewan to a 6-2 record while commanding the most potent passing attack in U Sports. He led the nation with 2,686 yards through the air and topped the conference with 15 passing touchdowns to go along with a 66.3 completion percentage. He turned in several dominant performances as the Huskies put together a six-game winning streak, surpassing the 300-yard mark five times and setting new career highs in both yards (507) and touchdowns (6) in a single game.
Amundrud leaves the Huskies as the most prolific passer in team history, having thrown for 8,797 yards through his five-year career and surpassing the team mark set by Brent Schneider 30 years ago. Amundrud is also fifth all time in Canada West career passing and second in Huskies history in both touchdown passes (54) and completions (662).
Saskatchewan saw their season come to an end last weekend with a loss the University of Regina Rams in the Hardy Cup semifinal.
