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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-04-17, Page 18Page 18 Times -Advocate, April 17, 1996 SPORT. s Exeter Minor Hockey wraps up 1995/96, seasop Exeter Minor Hockey Association recognized their top players in two seperate award ceremonies'_ EXETER - The Exeter Minor Hockey Association (EMHA) wrapped up its season Tuesday night with the second of two wind- up award ceremonies. This year EMHA . executives chose to hold the event on two sep- erate nights with the junior level Pre -Tyke, Novice and Atoms recognizing their outstanding players on April 4, while the senior level Peewee, Bantam, Midget and Juveniles were recognized last Tuesday. "Splitting them was something new this year and I think it worked a lot better than previous years," said Minor Hockey President Don Richardson. In the past, EMHA used to lump T.veryone together and it was dif- ficult to keep the younger players interested since they become rest- less very quickly. Richardson said while the juniors had their own wind-up this year, which included the traditional donuts and re- freshments, the senior wind-up fea- tured a roast beef dinner and in- cluded a guest speaker. "The dinner idea was a huge suc- cess. As far as I know, every mid- "Eve minor opport P tourna h get player except for two attended and all of the juvenile players were there," said Richardson. Between the two sessions, 35 mi- nor hockey players were honored for their accomplishments through- out the regular season and in the playoffs with most receiving an award for one of three categories: most sportsmanlike, 'most improved and most dedicated. Although, Exeter didn't boast an All - Ontario team this year, the Juvenile Chiefs made it to the semi-finals losing to the Listowel Cy- clones who eventually went on to claim the provincial ti- tle, the Peewee rep team won a number of tournaments over the season and the Midgets were only one goal away from advancing to their semi-final round. Richardson declined to highlight any particular team saying all of them enjoyed a level of achieve- ment. However, he feels the real success story involved the two large tournaments EMHA hosted during the winter. The Bill Batten Memorial tournament held in No- vember and the Christmas home 5-y kid in hockey had the tunity to lay in a ment at ome..." tournament allowed every player in minor hockey to play in a large hockey tournament, one of Rich- ardson's main objectives as pres- ident. "We had a tournament for every- body. Every kid in minor hockey had the opportunity to play in a tournament at home and that's been one of my major goals. We strive to treat each kid the same and give all of them an equal amount of ice time," he said. Richardson,credits the success of this year's . program to the ex- ecutives and volunteers who have dedicated countless hours to minor hockey. "Minor hockey survives on its volunteers. Everybody who helped gave it 110 per cent, from the coaches right down to the hockey parents. We all gelled together like a hockey team." Richardson is stepping down as president and he hopes the future president and executives don't lose sight of what EMHA is all about. "We're not trying to churn out NHL players here. Our long-term goal is to teach kids how to play recreational hockey and to have fun...and I think we have ac- complished that." 'Juvenile and Midget award winners are, for the Juvr " flu left, Derek Beck-' . ett (top scorer), Marty Debruyn (most valuable play, t . ( o st sportsmanlike),', Scott Rowe (most improved) and Dennis Roth (most valuuu,. c in the playoffs), front row far right. Midget players, front row, from left, Bryon Etheringtor, (most improved), Chad 't Gilfillan (most sportsmanlike), and Dave Farquhar (most valuable player). The Peewee level award winners are, from back row left, Mike Seip (second star), Ryan Sul- livan (first star), Barry Parsons (third star), Mike Kerslake (most sportsmanlike), Jamie Page (most improved). Front row, from left, Jared Bourne (third star), Tyler Taylor (most dedicat- ed), Chris Desjardine (most dedicated), and Brad Van Bake! (most sportsmanlike). The Atom a Novice leV&T W 1 Winners ar , fronIrbeck.ro '. - Ch1l5 Wilt eitn cated), Don Storey (most d4dietited), Jason Roy (most sportsmanlike), Mitch Homuth improved), Justin Stacey. (most improved). Front row, from left, Kelly Hefley (most c iTca& ed), Mark Dietrich (most dedicated), Mike Nedza (most sportsmanlike), and Scott Lebold (most improved). Stephen Twp. winners and finalists The Stephen Twp. 'Novice' Local team were 1995-96 champions. Back row, left to right, asst. coach Mark Hearn, Ryan Heywood, Jamie Stirling, Tim Sheridan, Andy Springall, Blair McCann, Travis O'neil and coach Rich Springall. Front I to r, Ed Hearn, Corey Scott, Jeff Baker, Justin Knee, Lee Ann Cronyn and Tanya Stuckless. tow a•r fieriwow " zf The Stephen T1vp. Tyke team were finalists at their wrap-up tournament recently. Back row, 1 to r, coach Rob Funston, manager Cathy Cronyn and trainer Bill Noakes. Middle row, I to r, Cale Duenk, Deme' Walls, JT Knee, Jordan Cronyn, David Reschke, Ryan Masse, Adam Blanchard and MacKenzie Christie. Front row, 1 to r, Jeff Brooks, Eric Duenk, Laura Noakes, Brent Dixon, Brad Regier and Nick Jeffery. The Bantam level award winners are, from back row left, Brian Hayman (most sportsman- " like), Mike Wilhelm (most dedicated), Scott Keys (most dedicated), Matt Szabo (most inn - proved). 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