Southpoint and Essex eyeing Rep partnership

REGIONAL — The Southpoint Minor Hockey Association and Essex Minor Hockey are holding a virtual ‘town hall’ meeting tonight (March 31) to explore the possibility of combining their Rep (Travel) teams going forward.

According to the association’s website, the joint venture would produce a newly named association for all of the Rep teams, while Southpoint and Essex would still maintain their house league teams and IP programs under their current names.

Deemed a ‘Rep Partnership’ and not a full amalgamation, the two centres have each put directors in place to form a committee to bring the idea to fruition. They have asked members to attend the virtual meeting and have their say.

More information will be available in coming weeks.

Southpoint Minor Hockey was formed in 1993 when the Wheatley Minor Hockey Association amalgamated with the Leamington Minor Hockey Association.

A third participant, Erie North Shore, may join at a later time. Erie North Shore was formed a few years ago in a similar fashion as the Rep teams from Kingsville and Harrow were combined.