STIX n PUX BMHA Newsletter PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Hello everyone, I hope everyone is enjoying the World Cup and the beautiful weather. Thank you to everyone who came out to the Association's AGM on May 23rd and your continued support of the Association. Including myself, the Executive welcomed 6 new members: Rupert Pong, 1st Vice President, overseeing the Association s Rep programs; David Jacobucci, 2nd Vice President, overseeing Junior Bulldogs to Novice (formerly H1 - H4); Lee Poizer, Director at Large, overseeing Female Hockey; Peter Chau, Head Coach; and Cheryl Reesor, Director at Large, overseeing Risk Management for the Association. We are fortunate to have Steve Beemish, 3rd Vice President (Bantam-Juvenile C), Harjot Guram, Director at Large (Atom-PeeWee C), and Mark Corra, Treasurer remain on to provide guidance as we move forward. And, as always, Larry Hayes continues to be a resource to the Executive with his years of recognized experience. I would like to thank the outgoing members of the Executive for their dedicated service to the Association over the years: Darryl Mah, President; Moe Velji, 1st Vice President; David Graham, 2nd Vice President; Echo Lee, Director at Large; Joe Wansink, Head Coach; and Kelly Miles, Director at Large The Association and its leaders have recently been recognized for outstanding contributions to amateur hockey: Burnaby Minor Hockey Association, 2017-2018 PCAHA Minor Hockey Association of the Year; Darryl Mah - Long-time volunteer and past president with BMHA was awarded the Meritorious Service Award by PCAHA for his outstanding contribution to amateur hockey in the lower mainland for a period of at least 5 years. Darryl was also honoured by the Association as its 15th Life Member for his contributions to the Association over the years; and Larry Hayes, Executive Administrator, was (1) named to the BC Hockey 100 List under the "Builders-District Leaders" category, and (2) the recipient of the PCAHA President s Service Award for making a significant contribution to amateur hockey in the Lower Mainland during the preceding year. This is a pretty big deal for the Association and is the result of a lot of hard work over the years. Thank you to everyone for their contributions. The Association is already busy booking ice, planning rust removal and development sessions, securing rep coaches, and planning for everything that comes with the start of the new season. I want to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable summer. August will be here before you know it. If you have considered or are considering volunteering this coming season, please complete the online application form or have a conversation with a coach or manager you know or reach out to the executive member who oversees your child s division. The strength of our association is
completely dependent upon volunteers stepping forward. If you have questions, please ask. Thank you again for your ongoing support for Burnaby Minor Hockey Association. Sincerely, - Lucas BMHA WINS ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR AWARD Woot Woot!!! For the first time in its storied 54-year history, the Burnaby Minor Hockey Association has been recognized as Association of the Year by the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association, the governing body of forty-four Lower Mainland youth hockey organizations. The Fred Page Memorial Trophy, named after the long-time amateur hockey volunteer, is awarded annually to the Metro Vancouver Minor Hockey Association adjudged to have made an outstanding contribution to its community by providing a sound minor hockey program. The award was presented at the recent Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association Annual General Meeting, where it was noted that the BMHA is seeing its registration numbers increasing and that it offers a comprehensive youth hockey program for players ages five to twenty. With fifty-two teams and over eight hundred players hitting the ice during the just concluded 2017/18 season, the BMHA provides an avenue for beginners, with their Junior Bulldogs program, recreational players and representative teams. Their Wildcats program is the girls only arm of the Association and is also seeing their numbers grow. The Burnaby Minor Hockey Association has a number of unique initiatives that recognizes volunteers, on-ice officials and long-time players. Each year they see a number of international transfer players wanting to participate in Canada s Official Winter Sport, from traditional and non-traditional countries such as China, Japan, Lebanon, Iran, Brazil, Ireland, Vietnam, Afghanistan, the USA and others. All are welcome to the BMHA. In addition to this award, outgoing BMHA President and long-time volunteer Darryl Mah was honoured with a Meritorious Service Award for his outstanding contribution to amateur hockey in the Lower Mainland for a period of at least 5 years and administrator Larry Hayes was presented with the President s Service Award for making a significant contribution to amateur hockey in the Lower Mainland during the preceding year. The Fred Page Memorial Trophy Minor Hockey Association of the Year has been presented by the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association since the 1977/78 season. No other minor hockey organization in Burnaby has been recognized with this award in past years.
BMHA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Congrats to New Executive Board! With approximately one hundred and fifty members attending at Cariboo Secondary School, the Annual General Meeting of the Burnaby Minor Hockey Association was held on May 23, 2018. The results of the election of Executive Committee members for a two-year term beginning with the 2018/19 season are as follows: President Lucas MATSUDA 1 st Vice President (Rep Hockey) Rupert PONG 2 nd Vice President (Junior Bulldogs t0 Novice) David JACOBUCCI Head Coach Peter CHAU Director-at-Large (Female Hockey) Lee POIZER Director-at-Large (Risk Management) Cheryl REESOR Executive Committee members remaining for their second year of a two-year term for the 2018/19 season are as follows: 3 rd Vice President (Bantam to Juvenile C) Steve BEEMISH Treasurer Mark CORRA Director-at-Large (Atom & Peewee C) Harjot GURAM BMHA s 15 th HONOURARY LIFE MEMBER Congrats Darryl Mah! For only the fifteenth time in the fifty-four year history of the Burnaby Minor Hockey Association, an "Honourary Life Membership" was bestowed upon Darryl MAH for outstanding and meritorious service to the BMHA. Darryl retired from the Association's Executive Committee at the Annual General Meeting after serving four consecutive years as President and having held a variety of other team and volunteer positions in the BMHA for the past twenty-three years since 1995. Darryl was also a playing member of the Association. BMHA PLAYER AWARDS Congratulations to Everyone! The BMHA AGM was also used to present a number of our team and player awards as well as the presentation of the BMHA "Graduating Midget Rings". Awards were handed out to the following deserving recipients: Alfred Balfry Memorial Award JUSTIN YEE-KOZUKAN o Established by the B.M.H.A. Executive in 1980/81 from donations received in memory of Alfred Balfry, a former playing member of the Association. This Scholarship Award is to be presented annually to a player displaying team play, character, sportsmanship and hockey ability. The award will be presented to a Grade 12 student who is currently or has at some time been a member of BMHA Gary Boyle Memorial Award CONNOR BEEMISH o Established by the BMHA Executive in 1974/75 from donations received in memory of Gary Boyle, a former playing member of the Association. This award is to be presented annually to a player displaying Sportsmanship, Character and Hockey Ability
Jack Gilroy Award Outstanding Goalkeeper Atom Division House League KAIRUV MISTRY/BENJAMIN WASLEN o Donated by Jack Gilroy in 1965/66, son of Mrs. Bette Gilroy, the first Registrar of BMHA, and an original founding member. Jack, who had always played goal, was the goalkeeper on the first CAHA registered team to represent BMHA. His purpose in donating this trophy was to encourage players to become goalkeepers Terry Mclean Memorial Award Most Valuable House Goaltender DEVIN PRASAD o Established by the BMHA Executive in memory of Terry McLean, a former goaltender of BMHA Most Valuable Female Player Award KATIE LIU Most Valuable Rep Goaltender Award JAYDEN BAINS Most Valuable Female Goaltender Award KSENIA FEDIAEVA/BRYNN WALLACE Most Improved Referee Award CONNOR STRANDBERG Referee of the Year Award CARTER FINDLAY Fred Hume Most Sportsmanlike Rep Team Award Atom A3 o Donated by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby in 1967/68, in memory of Fred Hume, deceased community activist in Burnaby. This is presented annually to the Representative team which displays outstanding Sportsmanship throughout the playing season Most Sportsmanlike Female Team Award ATOM C2 FEMALE WILDCATS Most Sportsmanlike House Team Award ATOM C6
BMHA also recognized our graduating Midget players with their silver BMHA "Graduating Midget Rings". These players have all played continuously for the Burnaby MHA for a minimum of eight years! Connor Beemish Tyler Bolenbeck Dante Cervo Adam Chau Jacob Fetchko Max Fookes Jonah Fridfinnson Zachary Gaspar Aidan Guld Michael Hajdu Jake Johannson Jonas Klarich Michael Lim Ethan MacMillan Abhiman Minhas Daniel Nielsen Devin Prasad Jack Scarr Nicholas Upper Josh Wallace Gavyn Williams Joshua Yin Special shout-out to Connor Beemish and Tyler Bolenbeck who started in Hockey 1 and spent their entire minor hockey career at BMHA! Also, G & F Financial Group, a long time BMHA supporter, awarded RESP Education Awards to deserving BMHA members based on their community involvement, including volunteer work, team spirit, school and community activities. Originally planning to award four members, G & F Financial ended up giving five awards to the following: Zachary Gaspar, Jessica Lee, Adam Liu and Steven Mah. Congratulations to Everyone! RETURNING PLAYERS ONLINE REGISTRATION Closes Today June 30! Only hours left left to register and receive the $100 Early Registration Discount! Plus, you can register online (click here for link) from the convenience of your home! As of July 1 st, you will have to pay the full registration amount and must attend one of upcoming in-person registration sessions below. Saturday, July 7 10:00am to 3:00pm Wednesday, July 18 6:30pm to 8:30pm Tuesday, July 31 6:30pm to 8:30pm All registration sessions will be held at Kensington Arena, Community Room Registration is accepted on a first come first serve basis, so avoid the risk of being placed on a wait list. If you have any questions, please contact Liz Vela at registrar@burnabyminor.com
PRE-SEASON CAMPS Save the Dates! Burnaby Minor will again be offering its popular pre-season camps! Rust Removal Camps will be facilitated by Mark Coletta, Director of Hockey Development, and the BMHA Rep Coaching Team, the camps are a great way for BMHA players (both Bulldogs & Wildcats) to get their skating legs back before the start of the season. Also, Ben Van Lare will be running a High Performance Development Camp - available to those who are registered for Atom to Bantam rep tryouts. The cost of the Camps will be $125 for the week (no drop-ins or pro-rating of costs allowed). Limited spots are available (20 skaters per division, & 10 goalies for the goalie camp), so register early! Camp Registration information will be posted shortly on the BMHA website. If you have any questions regarding the Pre-Season Camps, please contact clinics@burnabyminor.com. Rust Removal Camps Dates * Rink Cost Initiation Major & Novice Minor (Born 2011 & 2012) Novice Major (Born 2010) Atom (Born 2008 & 2009) Peewee (Born 2006 & 2007) Bantam (Born 2004 & 2005) Midget (Born 2001, 2002 & 2003) Goalies Novice Minor & Novice Major (Born 2010 & 2011) Goalies Atom & Older (Born 2001 to 2009) August 27 to August 31 2:30pm 3:30pm 2:45pm 3:45pm August 26-7:00pm 8:00pm August 27 to 30-3:30pm 4:30pm August 26-8:15pm 9:15pm August 27 to 30-4:45pm 5:45pm 4:45pm 5:45pm 9:00pm 10:00pm August 27 to 31 3:45pm 4:45pm 4:00pm 5:00pm * Sessions are subject to time change or cancellation depending on numbers of players registered Kensington $125 Canlan 8-Rinks $125 (Rink 5) Kensington High Performance Development * Dates ** Rink Cost Atom High Performance (Born 2008 & 2009) Peewee High Performance (Born 2006 & 2007) Bantam High Performance (Born 2004 & 2005) 5:15pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 8:45pm * High Performance Development is only for players that have registered for Rep Tryouts ** Sessions are subject to time change or cancellation depending on numbers of players registered
COACH TALK Message from BMHA s New Head Coach, Peter Chau! For those parents I have not the pleasure of meeting throughout the years, I m Peter Chau. I have been elected to the 2018/19 BMHA Executive Committee as Head Coach, responsible for coaches and hockey development. Thank you for your support and the opportunity for me to help shape the direction of BMHA over the next two years. I want to continue on the great things our past executives have put into place and embrace new opportunities that become available. Like most of you, I am passionate about the game of hockey. Hockey is not just a fantastic team sport, but also a medium to gain life-long friends and positive life lessons along the way. As such, volunteering with BMHA is my way of giving back to this great game. I have been a BMHA volunteer since 2011 coaching both my son and daughter. As with any non-profit organization, BMHA relies heavily on engaged volunteers. I encourage you to volunteer at any capacity and am confident that you will find this rewarding. You need to look no further than the smiles on the kid s faces when they step on the ice! One of the common themes in the recent AGM was for the Executive Committee to be more transparent in its communication and more dialogue with the BMHA membership. As such, I will keep you abreast throughout the year of any news, updates, etc. relating to coaching and development. Please keep an eye on our website for latest information and news throughout the summer months. I welcome all feedback and would encourage such throughout the year. BMHA is our association and you should be proud and have a sense of pride that we are all Bulldogs and Wildcats! Cheers, Peter Chau, BMHA Head Coach ESSO FUN DAY WILDCATS COME TRY HOCKEY Another Successful Event! In early June, the Wildcats hosted another successful Esso Fun Day Come Try Hockey event!
BMHA SUCCESS STORIES Bantam C5 Represents Canada in Portland! Bantam C5 ended its season by winning the Portland Jr. Winterhawks 14U Frozen Rose tournament in March. This was a unique tournament experience, with teams from Washington State, Idaho and different parts of Oregon. Bantam C5 was the only team from Canada in the tournament. Bantam C5 fully took on the spirit of Canada by proudly wearing a Maple Leaf on its jerseys and helmets, as well as singing O Canada before each game. The team gave gifts to each team and on-ice officials in the form of BMHA Toques and City of Burnaby pins, to show their goodwill. The international flavour of the tournament reached its peak in the final on Sunday March 11 with two undefeated teams facing each other at the Winterhawks Skating Center Team USA Tri-City Americans (an all-star house team from Washington State) vs Team Canada Bantam C5. As usual, Bantam C5 proudly sang the national anthem before the game and took its Canadian spirit onto the ice to defeat the Tri-City Americans 4-0 to take home the Banner and the Gold back to Canada! After the final, both teams shook hands and stood together for pictures (see below) to celebrate how much they enjoyed playing each other in the final and to show good sportsmanship. Families had a very memorable experience in Portland and the Parents wanted to especially thank Coaches Rob Ponis, Mat Prasad, Andrew Fox and Adrian Caporale and Manager Tim Walker for putting so much effort into helping the players have such a great experience and memories to last a lifetime. This was a great way to end the bookend season that started with a tournament win in North Vancouver last October when Bantam C5 won every game in the NVMHA Thanksgiving Tournament to take home the Gold!
DATES TO REMEMBER - June 30 Online registration for returning players closes at 11:59pm (one minute before midnight) July 7, 10:00am to 3:00pm In-person registration, Kensington Arena July 18, 6:30pm to 8:30pm In-person registration, Kensington Arena July 31, 6:30pm to 8:30pm In-person registration, Kensington Arena August 11 or 12 TENTATIVE BMHA Kidsport Sports Equipment Drive save that used gear (details to come next month) August 20 24 - Pre-Season Camps for Novice Major (H4), Goalies Atom & older, Midget and High Performance Atom, Peewee, Bantam August 26 31 Pre-Season Camps for Initiation Major (H2)/Novice Minor (H3), Goalies Novice Minor (H3)/Novice Major (H4), Atom and Peewee August 25 Rep tryouts tentatively set to start (details to come) September 4 TENTATIVE C/ House ice times tentatively set to start (details to come) SPONSORS OFFERS