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G-Hawks’ Sarah Ditmars named OJHL’s first female Trainer-of-the-Year you’re always in good hands, she knows what’s best for us.” Boddy said being the first female to Trenton – Trenton Golden Hawks’ earn the award is a huge achievement. therapist and trainer Sarah Ditmars “What she does is incredible and has made Ontario Junior Hockey it obviously doesn’t matter if you’re League history as the first female to be male or female, she knows a lot more awarded Trainer-of-the-Year. than other trainers do and she does a Working her fourth season with the lot more than other trainers do so it’s Trenton Golden Hawks, Ditmars, 27, incredible for her.” has been praised as the best of the best G-Hawks coach Jerome Dupont and commended for her skills, knowlcontinued the kind words and said edge and professional work ethic. Ditmars’ recognition is very well de”I’m still really surprised,” said Ditserved. mars. “There’s a lot of good therapists “She’s an amazing trainer and she in the league, there’s 22 teams and 22 puts her heart and soul into her job, plus good therapists so to pick me is she’s really, really good at it so we’re ecpretty crazy.” static about her getting the award and The third time was the charm for we dedicated our game to her and the Ditmars, who was runner up for Trainguys came out big,” he said. er-of-the-Year two years prior. “I think she’s the best of the best Ditmars, working in a man’s world, said it’s amazing being the first female Trenton Golden Hawks therapist and trainer Sarah Ditmars awarded and she’s truly so committed, that’s the difference.” recipient of the award, first presented Trainer-of-the-Year. Ditmars said it’s a very nice pat on in the OJHL in 2011-12. Erin Stewart/Metroland the back for doing a job she loves. “That’s probably the coolest part “I have the coolest job ever,” she about all of it,” said Ditmars. “When I first came into she’s dynamite.” She’s now like one of his granddaughters and is said. “I get to work in hockey, I get to go on the road the league, there was a lot of speculation about whether or not a female should be doing the job because of destined to go very far, said McDonald, and he’s hap- and be around the team and it’s pretty fun, obviously pretty tiring too and a little stressful but it’s the coolest the age of the boys and stuff like that, but to be the py to see she’s finally been recognized. “I think it’s outstanding, she should have had job in the world, I love it.” first female to earn that title is pretty cool.” Ditmars graduated from Brock University in 2011 John McDonald, director of business operations, it three years ago and then last year we felt she was said people questioned his decision and asked if he robbed so we did up her room with balloons saying with a Bachelor of Kinesiology and in 2013 with her she is number one and this year I think the voters fi- Master of Arts Applied Health Science. was crazy when he decided to hire Ditmars. The Brighton native also started Sarah Ditmars “A few people questioned me about it, it wasn’t nally came to their senses,” he said. Assistant captain Nick Boddy has been with the Sports Performance in 2014, assisting local athletes in so much bringing a female into that position, but it’s bringing a young, attractive female on, that was one Trenton Golden Hawks for three out of Ditmars’ four their pursuit of excellence. years with the team and said it doesn’t get any better The OJHL Trainer-of-the-Year Award is awarded of the comments,” he said. to the trainer, therapist or equipment manager that is McDonald said he knew from the beginning that than her. “She does so much for us, more than any other the best at his or her profession. Ditmars was a professional and would be a real asset trainer in the league; I’ve played on other teams and The 2016-17 runner-up for the award is also anothto the team. “She’s just the best, she’s the best in the business,” no one compares to her, she’s always there when we er female, Amanda Gilroy of the Whitby Fury. he said. “She’s one of the best I’ve ever worked with, need her and she’s awesome,” said Boddy. “You know
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