Message from the President
T
his has been another eventful hockey season! With the sea-
dren. The volunteers are the backbone of our association. Thank you
son abruptly ending with the global pandemic, coronavirus,
very much for all you do! I appreciate it very much.
I hope our athletes, volunteers and family stay safe. Another
Cliff implemented two committees for this season, the Evaluations
significant event this year was the departure of Airdrie Mi-
Committee and the Goalie Development Committee. The evalua-
nor Hockey Association’s president Cliff Gunther. Unfortunately Cliff
tions process was greatly improved based on the committees’ rec-
resigned from his role in July of 2019 due to health reasons. I was sec-
ommendations and specific goalie development was made available
retary on the board at the time and stepped up to try and help out any
this season. I am glad that we were able to continue with these com-
way I could. Luckily I am surrounded by a great team!
mittees and make some positive changes for the 2019-2020 season.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Cliff for working so
For the 2020-2021 season we are hoping to continue along this
hard, and making so many positive changes for AMHA. I’d like to
trend, forming new committees to focus on player and coach devel-
thank Evan Hayter, Ryan Stone and Ed Jessome for being there for
opment, and some other interesting committees – so watch for that!
me along this crazy ride. And I would especially like to thank Cindy
Next season will be a great one for sure! Everyone will be so excited
Kunitz for supporting me and the EC as we bumble along. I would
to be back playing the best game ever!
also like to welcome and thank the newest members to the team,
Finally, I would like to thank our young athletes and their fami-
Donna Fuller and Carol Luterbach. Despite the sudden end to the
lies. It is for you that we do all this. Thank you for being part of our
season, I think the season was a great one! I hope you do too.
association, our hockey family. The game of hockey is an extraor-
I would also like to give a shout out to all our board members, all the
dinary game that gives us all so much. I am very fortunate to be
directors and co-ordinators out there doing the work to get the sea-
part of Airdrie Minor Hockey Association; thank you #golightning
son up and running and moving it along. I would also like to thank the
#lightningstrikes!
coaches, assistant coaches and managers who often thanklessly give of themselves and their time to provide a great experience to the chil-
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Christie Cameron
AIRDRIE MINOR HOCKEY 2019-2020
