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Message from Hockey Edmonton
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Profile: Danielle Bourgeois
Message from the Publisher
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Never Give Up: That’s the Name of the Game
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Learn to Play
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Learn to Play
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Spotlight on an Official
One Million Dreams
The Scotiabank Skaters Program
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Novice Program
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Hockey Canada Update
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Arena Locator Map
Hockey Canada puts Age Appropriate Programming at Forefront for 2017-2018 Season 2017 Spring Congress
Don, Cindy & Tim Cherry Promote the Importance of Organ Donation in Canada
Hockey Edmonton Program for New Youth Players
A Hockey Edmonton Program
Andrew Hutton
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Hockey Edmonton | Executives President: Mark Doram First VP: Darcy Wiltse Second VP: Joe Spatafora Director of Elite Hockey: Will Jang Director of Community Hockey: Kevin Humphrys Director at Large: Ed Croken Director at Large: Bruce Howlett Treasurer: Berry Bentz Past President: Betty Chmilar
Board of Directors Knights of Columbus EFHC: Marc Aubee NE District: Darlene Hein NW District: Myles Diamond SE District: Gerald Kruhlak SW District: Larry Shaben EGHA: Bryan Toles | CAC: Richard McAdie MLAC: Neil Brown | SSAC: Ted Boomer Knights of Columbus AA: Bruce Fitzpatrick Junior B: Larry Lepine | Junior C: George Metez
Standing Committees Ice Allocation: Bernie Coderre Ice Management: Pat Elliott Minor Hockey Week Chair: Joan Kirillo EOCF 50-50: Sam Gaekle Referee Representatives: Herman Costa (AA) & Duncan MacDougall (Federation)
League Governors Edmonton Federation Hockey League Midget: Kim Turner (Acting) Bantam: Kim Turner Pee Wee: Crystal Feader Atom: David Onyschuk Novice: Amy & Pat London Bantam Female: Justin Kidd Midget Female: James Wilson
Elite Hockey Bantam AAA: Steve Lekochinsky Bantam AA: Russ Lukawesky Major Midget AAA: Bob Olynyk Minor Midget AAA: Carrie Aldridge Midget AA: Tracy Orbel Rem 15 Midget AA: Mike Hennessey
Welcome Back! This summer seemed to race by and we are back on the ice for the 2017-18 season. We’re always marvelled by the work our volunteers do to prepare for evaluations and team selection. The countless hours of phone calls, adjusting try out rosters and working with coaches on team selections seem to be endless. Out of the whole hockey season, this happens to be the toughest time on our volunteers. It’s easy to select the players, who are in the top or near the top of the evaluation list. When you get to the mid-point of a team or the cut off to the next team, it’s one of the toughest decisions to be made. Any one of those players could be selected and those who aren’t become the top of the next tiered team. I’ve sat in that chair and it can be an uncomfortable one. We want to thank those volunteers, who take on the role of category director, for giving their time and expertise. To all our volunteers and staff, who work so hard in making everything run like clockwork, a tip of the hat to you. When you step back a moment the effort that goes into registering a player, scheduling the ice, planning the next development session, working on the discipline committee and assigning the officials, is staggering. Over 8,500 players benefit from all this work. Our Interlock Partners have been great to work with and we would like to thank them for their dedication to the Community Hockey Program. Hockey over the last few years has been changing and evolving at a record pace. In the coming months we will see the introduction of Alberta One. This is a governance model that will align all hockey associations in Alberta. There will be several initiatives introduced to Alberta this coming year. One of the most noticeable changes will be the start of aligning the hockey tiers in Alberta. There will be a maximum number of tiers allowed in categories. This means a tier four team in Hinton or Lethbridge will be the same as a tier four team in Edmonton. How we do business as Hockey Edmonton along with our clubs, districts and operating areas will also be governed and aligned with one another in Alberta. As the saying goes, “The only thing we can count on is change.” So on behalf of the Hockey Edmonton executive, board, volunteers and staff, welcome to the 2017-18 hockey season.
Now let’s go have some fun!
Staff Executive Assistance: Sharlene Cook Development Coordinator: Joel Lenius Ice Coordinator: Ray Vigneau Minor Administration Coordinator: Glenn Sommerville Operations Coordinator: Chris March Resource Development Coordinator: Sarah Kennedy Manager of Ice Operations: Dave Linman Executive Director: Dean Hengel
Sincerely,
Mark Doram
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The Publisher Welcome back to another hockey season! This season marks our 16th year as the publisher of the Hockey Edmonton magazine. We publish the magazine in partnership with the Edmonton Minor Hockey Association (Hockey Edmonton), a magazine made possible by the support of our advertisers. We encourage our readers to support the businesses which appear within as these organizations, in their own way, make this magazine possible. In this edition, we have coverage on the Oilers Scotiabank Skaters Program: where a young minor hockey player is chosen to take the pre-game skate with the Oilers, carry in the team flag, and hoist it for the national anthem(s). We also have a fine feature on the Cherry family campaign to promote organ donation. I had the opportunity to speak with Cindy Cherry (yes, Don’s daughter), and she is a “chip off the ol’ block:” loquacious, passionate and community-minded. One of my favourite magazine mainstays is the “Spotlight on an Official” feature we do each issue. The recommendations come from Duncan MacDougall, who is Alberta’s North Zone Referee representative. Duncan has been a minor hockey volunteer since 1981 (36 years), and I’m always impressed (but never surprised) at the maturity level of the young officials he recommends. Some are as young as 14 years old, and it’s a good reminder to parents, coaches, fans, etc. that the officials on the ice are young people, too. When you take their helmets off, and talk to these young officials, it’s hard not to be impressed, and a reminder that they, too, are participants in the game. In closing, I would like to wish all participants in the game a great season: the players, officials, volunteers, the moms, dads and others, who positively support the players on the ice, and help make it all happen. To each and every one of you, I wish you a wonderful minor hockey season!
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Scotiabank Skaters is yet another engaging initiative that we can proudly share with our Oil Country family to connect youth with some of their hockey heroes while creating moments they’ll never forget.
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Scotiabank & the Edmonton Oilers Team up to Support Youth Hockey
WRITTEN BY PAUL GAZZOLA PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ANDY DEVLIN OILERS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
It’s a dream minor hockey players share: to one day – far into the future – walk a National Hockey League team out from their dressing room out onto the open ice, under dim lights and surrounded by thousands of fans. To stand at the blueline shoulder-to-shoulder with the team’s starting lineup before the singing of the national anthems. What an unforgettable moment it would be!
For the last 10 years Scotiabank’s Community Hockey Sponsorships Program has made hockey more accessible for Canadian kids. This year, the program will have reached an incredible milestone of one million kids sponsored. One such initiative is the Scotiabank Skaters program that makes the above dream a reality for one kid at every Edmonton Oilers home game. Scotiabank offers this once-in-a-lifetime experience in seven Canadian NHL markets, including here in Oil Country, providing the opportunity to young hockey hopefuls from all around Northern Alberta. “We are committed to helping young people reach their infinite potential both off and on the ice, and the Scotiabank Skaters program is a perfect example of that. Giving kids a chance to experience fantastic life moments that they will remember forever is at the heart of the Scotiabank Skaters program,” said Scotiabank Vice President of Sponsorship Marketing and Global Philanthropy Jacquie Ryan. Scotiabank has supported over 8,000 kids’ community hockey teams across Canada, all seven Canadian NHL teams and some of the biggest celebrations of hockey in the country, Ryan adds. In partnership with Scotiabank, the Edmonton Oilers have been running the Scotiabank Skaters program for the past three seasons, and will again offer this opportunity to minor hockey players for all 45 pre- and regular season home games in 2017-18. The Scotiabank Skaters program is an initiative that strives to turn fantasy into reality by inspiring kids to dream big and realize their limitless possibilities. And that has been possible for 140 skaters during the program’s time with the Oilers. “Seeing a minor hockey player skate our Oilers flag around the ice before every home game has become an important in-game tradition our fans and players love,” said Oilers Entertainment Group CEO and Vice Chairman Bob Nicholson. “Scotiabank Skaters is yet another engaging initiative that we can proudly share with our Oil Country family to connect youth with some of their hockey heroes while creating moments they’ll never forget.” Nicholson adds that the Oilers are proud to partner with Scotiabank to continue the legacy of support for youth and minor hockey through the Scotiabank Skaters program.
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My favourite part of the whole experience was standing beside the players during the anthem. It’s pretty breathtaking just going out there and skating around with all the stars around you.
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Lucas, a 10-year-old Oilers fan, got to experience the joys of the Scotiabank Skaters program during the 2016-17 season and couldn’t help but soak up the moment. One look at his reaction after fist-bumping Oilers Captain Connor McDavid proved as much. Lucas, with a smile stretched across his face, was unable to contain his excitement.
“He loves the Oilers,” said Lucas’ father Bart Vanstone. “We come to a lot of games and we see the Scotiabank Skater every time and we never really ever talked about it but probably somewhere in his mind, he kind of thought that would be a great experience.” The Scotiabank Skaters program takes young minor hockey players aged seven to 14 and provides them with an NHL experience unlike any other. Lucky contest winners get the opportunity to lead the Oilers out onto the ice through the tunnel outside of the Oilers dressing room. After stepping on the ice first, the young skater gets to proudly wave the Oilers flag during their signature lap around Rogers Place before joining the starting lineup on the blueline. Lucas got a first-hand perspective of the ice after skating his lap, then standing on the blueline next to Oilers forward Patrick Maroon – a memory he will never forget. “My favourite part of the whole experience was standing beside the players during the anthem,” shared Lucas. “It’s pretty breathtaking just going out there and skating around with all the stars around you.” Lucas’ name reverberated in Rogers Place when Oilers PA announcer Scott C. Bourgeois introduced him as the Scotiabank Skater, in front of plenty of family and friends. “It’s probably a memory that he’ll have for the rest of his life,” said Vanstone. “A lot of his friends were in the crowd and they heard his name with the Oilers.” After another season of the program, Scotiabank will have delivered one million unforgettable moments – just like Lucas’ – making one million dreams a reality.
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New Policy Mandates Cross-ice and Half-ice Hockey for Initiation-aged Players BY JOEL LENIUS | HOCKEY EDMONTON A Hockey Canada announcement on March 27, 2017 further authorises that Hockey Edmonton’s new TIMBITS program exceeds national standards and expectations. The new Hockey Edmonton TIMBITS program, enters it’s second season of operation, and has been commended on provincial and national standards. Please review the following Hockey Canada announcement:
Hockey Canada wants all of Canada on the same page when it comes to the delivery of its Initiation Program – traditionally a player’s first brush with organized hockey at the ages of five and six. Although the Initiation Program – originally developed more than 35 years ago – always recommended cross-ice or half-ice smallarea games, its delivery has varied from community to community. Beginning in the upcoming 2017-18 season, a new Hockey Canada policy now mandates that Initiation-aged players receive ageappropriate programming on cross-ice or half-ice surfaces. “You would never put a five- or six-year-old child on a full-size soccer pitch, or expect them to play basketball without any adjustments made for their size. Hockey is no different,” said Paul Carson, vice-president of membership development for Hockey Canada, who notes that while some provinces and communities already deliver cross-ice programming at the Initiation level, others have always utilized full ice for practices and games. “The Initiation Program was developed to allow kids to have fun, learn skills, and develop confidence,” said Carson. “Resizing the playing surface to cross-ice or half-ice means more puck-touches, which result in more chances to practice puck-control and shooting, as well as overall more movement and motor skill-development – twisting, turning, balance, coordination, agility. Their field-of-play matches their size, and these players hone in on their skill-development in a way that larger ice surfaces just aren’t conducive to.” The differences in skill-development opportunities with crossice or half-ice hockey are significant: players receive five times more passes and take six times more shots. They’re called on to have to make more decisions more quickly, and are overall more engaged in the game. Special boards and bumpers have been developed that allow for quick and easy division of a regular-sized rink into two half-ice surfaces or three cross-ice rinks, with options to create different small-area configurations. Not only does re-sizing the playing surface allow for Initiation-aged players to develop their hockey
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skills more effectively, it also allows communities to maximize their ice time by safely putting more teams and games on the ice at one time. Hockey Canada and its 13 members across the country are coordinating on a communication plan to ensure hockey administrators and coaches receive the resources required to align with the new mandate. Resources such as the Hockey Canada Network – a bestin-class skill-development resource geared to coaches – features information on the purpose of cross-ice hockey and how to run effective on-ice sessions for the five- and six-year-old Initiation age group. Instruction on delivering age-appropriate programming will also be available to coaches trained in the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Coach 1 – Intro Coach. This clinic, delivered by Hockey Canada’s 13 members, is geared towards coaches of entry-level players to provide resources that will aid in the implementation of skill-development and game play. Hockey Canada has also produced a video that features renowned sport scientist Dr. Steve Norris; Olympic, World Cup, world, and Stanley Cup champion Sidney Crosby (Cole Harbour, N.S./Pittsburgh, NHL); Memorial Cup, World Cup, and IIHF World Championship-winning coach Bill Peters (Three Hills, Alta./Carolina, NHL); and Olympic gold-medallist and two-time IIHF Women’s World Championship silver-medallist Brianne Jenner (Oakville, Ont./Calgary, CWHL) describing the importance of small area games and cross-ice/half-ice hockey.
For more information on this Hockey Canada policy please visit * Hockey Canada - Update #1 (March 27, 2017). For more information on the Initiation Program or Hockey Canada in general, please visit www.HockeyCanada.ca, or follow along through social media on Facebook and Twitter. Photo By SC Parker Photography
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HOCKEY HOCKEY CANADA CANADA UPDATE: UPDATE: 2017 SPRING CONGRESS Approved Motions to Impact Coaching Certification, Novice-aged Programming in Upcoming Seasons The leaders of the game assembled for Hockey Canada’s 2017 Spring Congress in St. John’s, N.L., at the end of May in review and celebration of the 2016-17 season, and to continue the work on developing the game of hockey moving forward. Spring Congress is one of two annual meetings that bring together representation from Hockey Canada’s 13 members as well as the Hockey Canada Board of Directors. Motions brought forward by the Member Forum and approved by the board include:
WRITTEN BY JOEL LENIUS | HOCKEY EDMONTON A press release on June 6, 2017 will provide guidance to Hockey Edmonton’s executive, staff, and membership on initiatives and policies that Hockey Canada will be addressing and mandating in upcoming seasons. Before implementing these initiatives and policies, Hockey Edmonton will wait for procedural guidance from both Hockey Alberta and Hockey Canada. Hockey Edmonton will aim to ensure that all community logistics are considered before making drastic changes to minor hockey programs within Edmonton. Please review the following Hockey Canada announcement:
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Effective for the 2017-18 season, it is recommended all coaches and instructors that coach Initiation Program players (5- and 6-year-olds) must be Coach 1 – Intro to Coach-trained;
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For the 2018-19 season, it will be mandatory that all coaches and instructors coaching Initiation and/or Novice (7- and 8-year-olds) be Coach 1 – Intro to Coach-trained;
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In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, it is recommended all games played at the Novice level be cross-ice or half-ice games; and
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In 2019-20, it will be mandatory that all games played at the Novice level be cross-ice or half-ice games; and
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Beginning in the 2018-19 season, all head coaches at the Atom, Peewee, Bantam, and Midget levels community sport teams (as determined by the member) be Coach 2 – Coach Level-trained, and it be recommended that all assistant coaches at these levels be as well.
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Hockey Canada and our 13 members are committed to continuing to improve the delivery of minor hockey within our communities to ensure every player is getting the best possible experience they can.
In addition to the forward-looking planning sessions, delegates and other attendees of Spring Congress enjoyed the warm Newfoundland and Labrador hospitality and celebrated the contributions of the backbone of hockey in Canada, the game’s volunteers, thanks to the planning of hosts Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador and its local organizing committee. Once again, some of the game’s most passionate volunteers were honoured as part of the 2017 Hockey Canada Awards. The next assembly of Canada’s hockey leadership will take place at the Hockey Canada Winter Congress and Annual Meeting in Ottawa in November. For more information on this Hockey Canada motion please visit * Hockey Canada - Update #2 (June 6, 2017). For more information on Hockey Canada in general, please visit www.HockeyCanada.ca, and follow along via social media on Facebook and Twitter.
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“Hockey Canada and our 13 members are committed to continuing to improve the delivery of minor hockey within our communities to ensure every player is getting the best possible experience they can,” said Paul Carson, vice-president of membership development for Hockey Canada.
“While some of the motions approved at Spring Congress are already in place in some parts of the country, our Member Forum reviews the best practices from among its membership to apply consistently from coast to coast to coast. In the end, this is about developing players in a positive way, and ensuring that our coaches have access to the training they need to maximize the positive impact they have on the kids taking part in the game.”
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On June 6, 2017 Hockey Canada announced changes to coach and instructor certification that will be initiated over this season and next; as well as changes to the Novice division of play that will be rolled out over this season, 2018-19 and 2019-20. Hockey Edmonton’s executive, board and staff, look forward to the working together with Hockey Alberta and Hockey Canada on the rollout of these initiatives to ensure that unique aspects of our community are appropriately reflected and that local, regional and national programming is aligned. 16 | Hockey Edmonton Magazine
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PROFILE:
Danielle Bourgeois
“ you know you’re going to encounter a moment that’s going to require your performance, and so you do the kinds of things you need to do to calm yourself, focus yourself, and get ready for that moment. ” Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 21
PROFILE:
Danielle Bourgeois
By: DT Baker
It’s not often that, when presented with a choice, you get to answer yes to both options.
But Danielle Bourgeois seems to have found a way with some consistency. Take, for example, the cliched notion of physical prowess versus mental prowess. Danielle is a record-setting point scorer in women’s university hockey, racking up 106 goals and 212 points (both C.I.S. records) as a member of the U of A Pandas (19992005). But after initially entering university without a clear idea of what to study (“I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, so I went into sciences thinking well, everybody goes into sciences, maybe I’ll be a doctor,” she laughs. “That didn’t work out.”), she found not only an affinity for schooling, but an aptitude. She graduated from the University of Alberta in 2009 from the Faculty of Law, and she now practices with Field Law in Edmonton. Like most girls who start hockey with the Edmonton Minor Hockey Association, Danielle Bourgeois got used to being the only female on her teams at the beginning. “I started off just playing community league for Parkview Community League,” she recalls. “And then I played for Whitemud West until I was about 14, and then the Edmonton Girls’ Hockey Association developed right around that time, and so I transitioned to play in the Edmonton Girls’ Hockey Association until I was 18.”
“When I played peewee, there was obviously bodychecking back then, and unfortunately, I sorta had a target on my back, being a girl – which has its pluses and negatives,” she says, a bit wryly. “So it was awesome going to play girls’ hockey because, I could actually skate and make nice plays and stuff without always having to worry about getting concussed. And I wasn’t that big!” Danielle does not mince words about her feelings for the current state of affairs in women’s hockey. “I do think misogyny is alive and well in sports, and women’s hockey continues to be undersupported and the justification for not paying the athletes is that they don’t bring money in the door – which again just feeds into that whole cycle that male sports is always predominant and people always pay more attention to it,” she feels. “And I honestly think that’s the reason it has slowed down – cash flow.”
But even here, given the choice of playing all-girls’ hockey or on a mixed team, she managed to say yes to both – at least for a while. “When I was around 13 or 14, I was affiliated with a women’s team – an under-18 girls’ team that was playing in the women’s league. And I ended up meeting some of the girls because I ended up at the Alberta Winter Games. So that was the first time I met other girls who played hockey, and so I stuck with the boys, and affiliated with a girls’ team.” It will surprise no one that an accomplished athlete, who now advocates for her clients for a living, not only has strong opinions about the state of women’s hockey, but speaks eloquently about what progress still needs to be made. But Danielle does so without any sense of regret – in fact, quite the opposite – of her time “with the boys.”
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That same combative spirit that Danielle brings to her passion for the game she loves has been the cornerstone of a hockey career full of highlights that continues to this day. Her Pandas’ career began with a record-setting scoring pace, and being named Canada West rookie of the year in 1999/2000. She was part of four national championship teams at the U of A, was the 2003/04 C.I.S. Women’s Hockey Player of the Year, and while she continues to play in the Northern Alberta Female Hockey Association on a Pandas alumni team, she also helps coach the MacEwan University Griffins team. This past September, she was the first-ever Pandas hockey player named to the University of Alberta’s Sports Wall of Fame. Hockey has clearly been good to Danielle Bourgeois, just as she has been good for advancing women’s hockey. But again, having it both ways, she is quick to say that what she’s learned in hockey carries over into her professional career. “I think the biggest attribute that transfers over is a game-time mentality,” she says, even though she says it might sound “cheesy.” “Playing a big game, you get mentally prepared for it, and I feel that’s kind of how court is sometimes. To be super cheesy, you know you’re going to encounter a moment that’s going to require your performance, and so you do the kinds of things you need to do to calm yourself, focus yourself, and get ready for that moment.”
“And work ethic,” she adds a moment later.
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“ Playing hockey at a high level is a lot of work, and a lot of dedication over a long period of time. And it’s hard to always be focused, but learning to be able to push myself for that long has helped me to practice law: it’s long hours, it’s relentless, and I feel like the work ethic has prepared me for that.”
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NEVER GIVE UP THAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME BY SUSAN MCKENZIE Everyone knows Don Cherry, the colourful, tell-it-like-it-is hockey coach and media personality famous as host of “Coach’s Corner” on Hockey Night in Canada. Perhaps less known is that while Don coached the Boston Bruins in the 1970s, the Cherry family was also stickhandling their way through a major family crisis: Fifteen-yearold Tim Cherry had been diagnosed with kidney disease. “Timothy was playing and I noticed his feet were swelling. I thought it was new running shoes or getting hit by a puck or something,” said Don. After a quick visit to the doctor, Tim went immediately on dialysis. “I had no idea what dialysis even meant. When we were there, some fella said, ‘I’ve been on dialysis for five years,’ and I said, ‘That’s good’. We had no idea. Well we found out awful fast,” Don recalled. “You don’t really know anything about kidney disease or dialysis until it hits home.” Dialysis was tough on his son and Don admits that he was scared and frustrated because he didn’t know how to help Tim. “I was a chicken, and I let Rose [his wife] handle it.” “One day we were driving home and Rose said, ‘That’s it! No 15-year-old old boy should have to go through this. One of us is giving a kidney.’” Sister Cindy ended up being Tim’s best match. “They were like twins. You couldn’t tell the difference,” their dad said. Cindy, just 21 at the time, was attending college in Kingston. She made the trip to Boston for a family meeting where the nephrologist asked her if she was sure she wanted to be the donor. She responded, “Well there’s no question.” The doctor responded with, “Don’t say that. Brothers and sisters have refused to do it.” Today Cindy jokes, “We aren’t a gushy, overly-emotional kind of family, but we do give kidneys.”
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“I never realized the seriousness of it all until I saw both of them going down the aisle for surgery,” Don says.
Cindy recalls how quickly both she and her brother rebounded. Surgery back then was more complicated as they took out a rib.
After the transplant, Don remembers watching Tim’s colour come back. “I hadn’t seen the colour in over a year. To see his cheeks rosy red again was incredible. We thank God every day for it. That was almost 40 years ago and he’s going strong.”
“Tim and I broke a record for getting out of the hospital. I was out in seven days and my brother was out in 10 days,” she said. “I wasn’t a hero getting out of bed too quick. It was all worth it, 100 per cent.”
Tim Cherry, today a successful hockey scout and film and video producer, says of his experience, “That first day I was on dialysis was one I will never forget. As I sank into the routine of being hooked up to a dialysis machine every other day, I started to wonder if I’d ever see light at the end of the tunnel. No matter how strong of mind or spirit you are, the grind of dialysis slowly starts to wear you down. For me, it wasn’t ‘til the talk of a transplant that I started to get back some hope. When I got the transplant, I realized I didn’t have to go on that machine and that’s when I first appreciated the miracle of receiving the gift of life.”
Cindy and Don agree that more awareness, especially around organ donation and transplantation, is the key to making life easier for many kidney patients. “When I think of Tim and how desperate we were driving back and forth in Boston, and we thought it was the end of the world, and our lives were over – like I said before. The Lord was good,” said Don. Always in the kidney patient’s corner, Don added, “Never give up. Try not to despair, keep plugging along. Never give up – that’s the name of the game.”
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HOCKEY PROGRAM WRITTEN BY JOEL LENIUS | HOCKEY EDMONTON Hockey Edmonton is consistently developing new programming for Edmonton youth and has recently announced the addition of a new program for amateurs of the game. The Hockey Edmonton Learn to Play Hockey program aims to remove barriers to play for children across the city by focusing on maintaining a low cost, low commitment, recreational level program held at a consistent time and location. This enables children, who would like to try the sport of hockey, the ability to do so in a manner more fitting for their situation.
This program is ideal for new Canadians, who have begun skating and would like to try hockey so they can bond with their school mates, or children, who play many different sports, but would love to be able to try hockey before committing to a full season. As well as parents looking for a low-cost way for their child to try hockey and make sure it’s the sport for them before committing significant financial resources. Hockey Edmonton’s Learn to Play Hockey program is a recreational hockey program which introduces and develops technical hockey skills (skating, puck-handling, shooting, passing) through rotational technical stations and small area games (cross-ice hockey). Athletes will be grouped according to age and ability level. The program curriculum is based upon/built from age-appropriate Hockey Canada curriculums. Trained and certified Hockey Canada NCCP coaches will be instructing the sessions. Hockey Edmonton’s Learn to Play Hockey program offers a valuable athlete-to-coach ratio, hands-on coaching, skill correction, and repetition.
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THIS PROGRAM IS IDEAL FOR: Athletes 2007-2012 YOB Athletes desiring coaching from trained and certified Hockey Canada NCCP coaches Graduates from Timbits Graduates from Lil’ Oilers program
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T H G I L SPOT L A I C I F F O ON AN n o t t u H w Andre BY ROB SUGGITT We met up with 19-year Andrew Hutton before the hockey season, to chat about his work as a minor hockey official. Andrew began officiating hockey six years ago, and when he’s not officiating hockey games, Andrew enjoys skiing in the winter, and golf in the summer months. He’s also umps baseball in the summer. Andrew took the time to chat with Hockey Edmonton about his experience as a minor hockey referee. Hockey Edmonton: Do you still play hockey, and if so, for what team? Andrew Hutton: I played up until I was 15 (defence). HE: When did you start officiating hockey? AH: I started refereeing in 2012 so this will be my sixth season.
HE: What made you want to become a hockey official? AH: I had always had somewhat of an interest in being a referee and was never a very good player so I moved over to officiating as a way to make some money and stay involved in the game. I quickly realized how much I enjoy officiating and the community that comes with it. HE: How many games did you officiate last season? AH: Last season I worked about 150 games but with a few spring hockey tournaments that I did it was probably closer to 180. HE: How many games do you plan to officiate this season? AH: I’m hoping to work around the same number of games that I did last season. HE: What level of hockey are you currently officiating? AH: This season I moved up to Bantam AAA lines, I also call some mid-level bantam and Peewee AA hockey. 30 | Hockey Edmonton Magazine
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY SC PARKER PHOTOGRAPHY HE: Have you officiated Minor Hockey Week? AH: I have worked minor hockey week every year that I have been a referee. HE: What makes you volunteer your time as an official for Minor Hockey Week? AH: It’s such a fun tournament to work. Especially the games where I’m working with my friends that I’ve met through officiating because we get to go out and have fun doing a job we enjoy doing. HE: Any special memories from Minor Hockey Week? AH: Probably my first year refereeing which was the 50th anniversary of the tournament. It was so much fun to be a part of it and I got a gold medal game that year too. HE: What do you enjoy most about officiating hockey games? AH: I enjoy the challenge of trying to get every game right. I also really enjoy the community that we create for ourselves as officials and all the people I’ve met through the job. I have a core group of friends with a lot of different backgrounds that I wouldn’t have met if it wasn’t for officiating.
HE: What kind of training were/are you provided?
AH: We have to take a clinic every year and throughout the season we get supervisions, which are a great tool to get feedback on things you can improve on as an official. HE: Do you have a role model or mentor who has helped you along the way?
AH: My dad has always been very supportive in everything I do which has been great. More specific to officiating would be Duncan MacDougall and Herman Costa who spend a lot of time helping officials develop and have been a huge part of me being where I am today. Also the community of officials we have in the city, we push each other to be better. HE: How have you improved your skills as an official?
AH: Working hard and accepting criticism. Listening to supervisors is a huge part of my development as an official. The higher-up guys have a lot to share and just listening to what they have to say whether it’s through supervisions or just talking in the locker room, I can pick up a lot of little things that help me develop as an official. HE: What is the toughest part about being a referee?
AH: The high pressure situations where the game is put in your hands is never fun at the time, but you just have to trust yourself in those moments and do what you think is right. You can never make both teams happy in those situations but that’s not what you’re there for, you’re there to get the calls right. HE: Ever suffer any injuries as an official? Any close calls? AH: I broke my finger a few years ago and took a puck to the face doing a spring hockey tournament last season but other than that nothing too serious. Just the occasional stick or puck to the body from an inattentive player.
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HE: How do you handle criticism on the ice? AH: When it comes from coaches I’ll typically hear them out and try to reason with them but ultimately I have to know that I’m trained to referee a hockey game and they’re trained to coach, which are two very different jobs. I just have to trust my training and not let how they think the game should be officiated affect how I referee. HE: Do you have any future aspirations in officiating? AH: I’d like to go as far as the game will take me. I’ll continue to work to get to the AJHL and WHL but if it doesn’t work out for me then I can’t be too upset. There are some amazing officials at that level and all I can do, is do my best to push myself as far as I can. HE: Do you have comments you wish to share with parents, coaches or anyone watching minor hockey? AH: We are the first ones to know we made a mistake. We do try our best to get every call right but we are human too. If there is ever a play that I’m unsure of the first thing I do after a game is go straight to a rule book to make sure I got it right, and if I’m wrong then I can get it right in the future. Players make mistakes every game but they are there to learn at a minor level. Officials will make mistakes too but like players we are always learning and trying to be better. Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 31
Hockey participation offers families value beyond making an individual player a better player or even a better athlete. The game of hockey is a powerful platform for participants to build character, foster positive values and develop important life skills. These benefits are available to all players, desirable to every family and transcend the game.
WE BELIEVE : • Hockey should be an enjoyable family experience; all stakeholders-organizations, players, parents, siblings, coaches, referees, volunteers and rink operators-play a role in this effort. • Hockey’s greatest value is the role it plays in the development of character and life skills. • All hockey organizations, regardless of size or level of competition, bring value to players and families in their ability to deliver a positive family experience. • Physical activity is important for a healthy body, mind and spirit. • There are significant benefits of youth participation in multiple sports. • Hockey programs should be age-appropriate for all players, accounting for each individual’s physical, emotional and cognitive development. • There is great value in all forms of hockey, both on and off the ice. • All hockey programs should provide a safe, positive and inclusive environment for players and families regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. Simply put, hockey is for everyone. We believe in our ability to improve lives and strengthen communities globally through hockey. We believe that living by these principles will provide a healthy, balanced, and enjoyable experience for all and inspire impactful service beyond the rink.
SPOT T H G I L Referee Signals Boarding
Checking From Behind If a player pushes, body-checks or cross checks an opponent from behind, a checking from behind penalty may be called. It is a game misconduct (ejection), coupled with a two or five minute penalty, depending on the severity of the offense.
Checking To The Head
If a player is checked into the boards in a violent manner, then the referee may call a boarding penalty. A two minute penalty will be given for boarding, and in situations where the offense is more serious (when a player is vulnerable, etc), a five minute major penalty and game ejection may be called.
A minor or major penalty, depending on the degree of violence of impact and shall be assessed to any player who checks an opponent in the head area. A match penalty could also be assessed under this rule. If a player is injured, a major and game misconduct penalty or match penalty must be assessed.
Body Checking
Cross Checking
Body-checking is not allowed until the bantam level. Delivering a body-check in the lower divisions will result in a two minute penalty being given. The referee’s signal is an arm across the chest with a flat hand.
Butt Ending If a player jabs (or attempts to jab) another player with the shaft of his or her stick above the upper hand, a butt-ending penalty may be called. The referee holds one forearm over the other, the upper hand flat and the lower hand makes a fist.
Charging If a player takes more than two steps or strides, or jumps into an opponent when body-checking, a charging infraction may be called. The referee signals this call by rotating clenched fists around each other in front of the chest.
When a player uses the shaft of his stick, held between the hands, to check an opponent. The referee signals with a pushing motion of the arms, fists clenched and shoulderwidth apart. (This signal imitates the action of a cross check.)
Elbowing The referee may call an elbowing penalty when a player hits or checks an opponent using his elbow. The referee signals by grabbing either elbow with the opposite hand.
High Sticking This occurs when an an opponent is checked by another player’s stick held above the normal height of the shoulders. A more severe penalty may be called for flagrant high-sticking fouls, including ejection from the game. The referee signals this call by clenching their fists and mimicking a player holding a stick above their shoulders.
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Holding This is called when a player grabs the opponents body or stick and holds them back from play. The referee motions this call by grabbing either wrist with the opposite hand.
Hooking This penalty is called when a player slows down an opponent by hooking his stick on any part of the opponent’s body or stick. The referee signals this call with a pulling motion with both arms as if holding a stick.
Interference This penalty is called when a player impedes the progress of an opponent who does not have the puck. The referee signals this call by crossing his or her arms across the chest.
Kneeing If a player uses his knee (this includes sticking his knee out) to take down or check an opponent, the referee may call a kneeing penalty. If the infraction is of a more serious nature, the referee may consider a major and a game misconduct instead of a minor penalty. The referee signals this by bending down and grabbing his knee.
Misconduct This penalty may be called when a player demonstrates extreme and inappropriate behaviour toward another player or a game official. Depending on the severity of the offense, the player may be given a ten minute misconduct penalty. The penalized team, in this case, does not play shorthanded, unless there is contact involved.
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Roughing This player may be called when a player uses his arms or fists to hit another player. The referee’s signal for this is a clenched fist extended out to the front or side of the body.
Slashing This penalty is called when a player deliberately hits an opponent with his stick. The signal for this call is a flat hand chopping down on the opposite forearm.
Spearing Spearing occurs when a player thrusts or jabs the blade of his stick toward an opponent. Players are usually ejected from the game for spearing. The signal for this call is similar to hooking, however instead of a pulling motion with both arms toward the body, it is an outward jabbing motion.
Tripping This penalty may be called when a player uses his or her stick or any body part to trip the opponent with the puck. However, if the player touches the puck prior to contact with the other player, there is usually no penalty called. The referee signals this call by bending down and striking their leg with their hand, below the knee.
Unsportsmanlike Conduct This penalty may be called when a player exhibits poor sportsmanlike or inappropriate behaviour on the ice. A “T” is made with the hands to signal this call.