BC HOCKEY JUVENILE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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March 25, 2012

BC HOCKEY JUVENILE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

This weekend in Richmond, British Columbia is the BC Juvenile Provincial Hockey Championships. The Tournament started on Thursday March 22 and ends tonight,   Sunday March 25 2012. These are the eighteen, nineteen and twenty year old boys who have paid their 'Minor Hockey' dues. From early mornings practices to late night games, these boys have done it all for the passion of the game.

This year's games started at the Richmond Ice Center Riverport and are concluding at Minoru Ice Rink in downtown Richmond.

With teams representing the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Okanogan, this is a true BC Championship. The teams competing for the coveted Gold medal and BC Championship banner are as follows:

NANAIMO CLIPPERS	SURRREY THUNDER
SEAFAIR ISLANDERS	RICHMOND BLUES
BURNABY WINTER CLUB BRUINS	WINFIELD BRUINS

PCAHA Juvenile Canucks Strike Gold

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February 12, 2012

The Championship game of the 30th Annual PCAHA Juvenile Scholarship Tournament was held yesterday at Sungod Arena in North Delta, BC. 

In what can only be described as 'thrilling', the Senators and Canucks played an epic hockey game resulting in a double overtime 4-3 win for the Canucks. The Canucks who had lost their last round robin game to the Senators came out hungry for 'revenge'. The equally hungry Senators kept the game fast paced with everyone sitting on the edge of their seats.

Outstanding goal tending by Senators #1 Brenden Vogt (Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey) and the tag team goalies  # 30 Jason Sidhu (Surrey Minor Hockey) and #1 Tyson Leblanc (Seafair Minor Hockey) for the Canucks. 

 

Goals for the Senators:

• #12 Brody Hemrich (Cloverdale Minor Hockey) with assist from #10 Braden Strelezki (Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey 
• #9 Mike Ward (Port Coquitlam Minor Hockey) with assist from #16 Jacob Wiebe (Cloverdale Minor Hockey)
• #16 Jacob Wiebe (Cloverdale Minor Hockey) unassisted

Goals for the Canucks:

• #3 Devon Whitter (Coquitlam Minor Hockey) assisted by # 19 David Kemp (Seafair Minor Hockey) and # 10 Michael Rose (Seafair Minor Hockey)
• #10 Michael Rose (Seafair Minor Hockey) assisted by #5 Justin Oertel (North Delta Minor Hockey)
• #17 Bobby MacLean (Surrey Minor Hockey) unassisted
• #5 Justin Oertel (North Delta Minor Hockey) unassisted *double overtime winning goal*

The exciting conclusion to the Tournament, came to it's apex with the rewarding of the Earl Sinkie Trophy (The creator of the Trophy and Tournament). 

Brek Stewart (Managing Director Juvenile Division for P.C.A.H.A) accompanied by Earl Sinkie presented the Trophy to the Canucks (Coached by Jim Schuck and Maurice Hamlin both of Richmond Minor Hockey). The boys all received their individual gold medals along with the hoisting of the Trophy.

The silver medals handed out to the Senators (Coached by Dan Melanson of Burnaby Winter Club and Derek Chichak of Seafair Minor Hockey) 

The closing ceremonies wouldn't have been complete without the presentation of the three five hundred dollar bursaries to the Tournament MVP's. 

First the game MVP's were handed out to:

#1 Tyson Leblanc of the Canucks (Representing Seafair Minor Hockey)

#15 Cale Bechtel of the Senators (Representing Abbotsford Minor Hockey)

The Tournament MVP Winners were as follows:

#7 Trevor Yu of the Flames (Representing Vancouver Minor Hockey)

#15 Cale Bechtel of the Senators (Representing Abbotsford Minor Hockey)

#14 Kyle Baxter of the Canucks (Representing North Delta Minor Hockey)

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Juvenile Scholarship Tournament

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Tonight kicks off the 30th Annual P.C.A.H.A Juvenile Minor Hockey Scholarship Tournament in Coquitlam.

Game time is 8pm in the main arena and will see the Flames face off against Canucks.

 A player from each team at the end of the game will be selected as MVP's. A selection committee at each game selects their top three players. Points are accumulated and tabulated to present the top player from each of the three teams a $500 bursary. 

Admission is free and there will be commemorative programs available for purchase at a cost of $2. So come on out and enjoy some great hockey while supporting Minor Hockey in your community.

For more details, visit the P.C.A.H.A. website or feel free to contact the Tournament Coordinator Sher Boudreau via this post. 

P.C.A.H.A. JUVENILE SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT

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February 1, 2012

The P.C.A.H.A Annual Juvenile Scholarship Tournament is getting prepped and ready to start on February 6th in Coquitlam. The best of the best Juvenile hockey players will be competing for one of three five hundred dollar scholarships (1 per team). 

The schedule for the Tournament is as follows:

• 8-11pm February 6th Coquitlam- Main Arena 
• 8:15-11:30pm  February 7th Langley- George Preston Arena
• 7:30-10:30pm February 9th Surrey- North Surrey Rec Centre Rink 1
• 3:00-6:15pm February 11th North Delta- Sungod Arena

Stay tuned for updates on the games as well as the eventual standings and winners of the bursaries.

For more information with regards to the tournament, you can visit the Pacific Coast Minor Hockey website

http://www.pcaha.bc.ca

P.C.A.H.A MIDGET SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT

I had the extreme honor and privilege in being part of the 35th Annual P.C.A.H.A. Midget Scholarship Tournament held this past week.  


Having previous experience in organizing tournaments was definitely a bonus in this heavy undertaking. Alot of back ground paperwork, emails, phone calls and faxes that at times seemed overwhelming.  I spent endless hours discussing hockey with my hubby and talking with my mentor on learning different aspects of tournament organizing.


The experience allowed me to travel around the lower mainland from arena to arena and meet people from every walk of life who share a passion for hockey. The boys who participated in the tournament were the 'best of the best' in minor hockey and who exemplified what 'sportsmanship' and 'fair play' are. 


I want to congratulate the boys of the Greater Vancouver Avalanche on winning the Championship (this past Sunday in Port Coquitlam) and to the following boys for winning the $500 bursaries.


Tanner Gattinger
Jonathan Philley
Chris Nakamura
Robin Batchelor

RIDGE MEADOWS DISH ISSUE 4

ISSUE 4

THE RIDGE MEADOWS DISH

Yesterday marked the opening of the annual Ridge Meadows Juvenile Christmas Tournament. Hosted between Planet Ice in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Arena in Pitt Meadows BC. 

A two tiered tournament that shows off the senior players involved in minor hockey. The 'Juvy' division is for the 18-20yr old to finish out their minor hockey careers. It has grown considerably in recent years with more and more boys wanting to continue on with the game they love so much. 

The tournament was the love child of Brek Stewart (who at the time was Managing the Ridge Meadows Juvy A1 team affectionately known as the 'MOOSE'). His love for the game and his commitment to volunteering brought this tournament to life. 

After six years of being the tournament's Director, Brek stepped away to open the door for others to take the reigns. This year the Director for the tournament is Bill Allen. A long time volunteer with Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey. His son, is currently playing on the A1 team. 

This year sees the addition of two teams from the Interior Region. It's the first time  that the tournament is hosting teams from the area. Previous years, there has been teams from Vancouver Island but never from the Interior.  

The tournament runs from Dec 27-Dec 30th. 

more to come

Oh so Proud

Being a writer has always been fun and rewarding but never so much as right now. I wrote an article about my hubby's passion and love for volunteering and hockey and this is how it turned out.


Thanks to David Murray @PittMeadowsToday.ca for publishing it for me!