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SASKATCHEWAN HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
MONTHLY DIGITAL NEWSLETTER #SASKHOCKEY
JUNE, 2017
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HOCKEY CANADA FOUNDATION'S GALA & GOLF EVENT
On June 19-20, the City of Saskatoon hosted the 2017 Hockey Canada Foundation Gala & Golf with Honorary Chairs – Mike
Babcock and Todd McLellan.
With half of the net proceeds of the Hockey Canada Foundation’s largest annual fundraiser remaining in Saskatoon and the
province to support the growth of the game, the Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) and Saskatoon Minor Hockey
Association (SMHA) will share the proceeds evenly, to support the following:
· The SHA will travel to 10 northern communities to host cross-ice jamborees for Initiation Program-aged (5- and 6-year-old)
boys and girls. The special cross-ice bumpers will be left in those communities to support age-appropriate programming
moving forward;
· A portion of the SHA funds will also go to the Saskatchewan Hall of Fame;
· The SMHA is using a portion of its proceeds to assist with the construction of Merlis Belsher Place at the University of
Saskatchewan, a new twin-pad arena that will see the Association’s ice-time allocation increase by 1,500 hours each season
and will be built to accommodate sledge hockey. Philanthropist and U of S graduate Merlis Belsher, for whom the new are-
na will be named, has committed to match the funds to double the financial impact to the project;
· The rest of the funds directed at the SMHA will support the Association’s Memorial Cup legacy fund, which is administered
by the Association and SaskSport to assist families demonstrating financial need with costs associated with team fees,
equipment, and transportation, for example.
This year’s event featured the 2017 Distinguished Honourees of the Order of Hockey in Canada include Scotty Bowman,
Murray Costello, and Fran Rider. In addition Saskatchewan’s own Fred Sasakamoose was honoured by Hockey Canada and
the 2017 Hockey Canada Sledge Hockey Team received their 2017 IPC World Para Hockey Championship rings.
The total amount of funds raised has not yet been released. This marked the first time the event was held in Saskatchewan.
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SASKATCHEWAN HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
MONTHLY DIGITAL NEWSLETTER #SASKHOCKEY
JUNE, 2017
SHA BOARD DECISION TO MAKE GEOGRAPHIC SUBDIVISION BORDERS IN FEMALE HOCKEY
The SHA Board of Directors Decision to make Regina and Saskatoon Geographic Subdivision boundaries for Female
hockey, like what exists for Male hockey, beginning in the 2018/19 season are as follows:
The reasons for the decision are as follows; the primary reason is to encourage MHA’s around the two cities of Regina
and Saskatoon to offer Female Programming for those Female players who want to play Female Hockey and to pro-
mote Female hockey in order to attract additional players to the game. The SHA’s mandate is to sustain the viability
of hockey in our province that includes both maintaining what we have and growing the game for new participants.
The way we do this is by building capacity in minor hockey associations.
The closest MHA’s that offer Female programming around the two cities are as follows;
Regina: Moose Jaw, Balcarres (Pee Wee only) and Weyburn
Saskatoon: Hague (Pee Wee only), Dinsmore (Novice, Atom, Midget), Rosetown (Pee Wee),
Battlefords (Midget) and Lanigan (Bantam)
The decision eliminates the two cities from having to accommodate females from outside their cities and forces
them to recruit and retain more girls within their local community to play the game. The rules for both male and
female hockey registrations around the two large cities are now the same. Females at the Midget AAA level are still
able to play anywhere in the province on any of the eight teams that they are successful in making and that includes
Regina and Saskatoon. Many of our members have indicated that if the Provincial body doesn’t make decisions like
this then MHA’s will be reluctant to do so on their own and the same “culture” that currently exists will continue.
The SHA Board of Directors has mandated the change for the 2018/19 season and strongly encourage those MHA’s
around the two cities to work together to develop plans to offer Female Programming and assist in growing the
opportunities for young female to enjoy the game!
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SASKATCHEWAN HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
MONTHLY DIGITAL NEWSLETTER #SASKHOCKEY
JUNE, 2017
Trent Cey
THE CALL WITH TRENT CEY SHA Manager, Officiating
Hopefully everyone is enjoying their off-season and some much-deserved time away from
the rinks, but planning for the 2017-18 season is underway for the Referee’s Division.
Applications are currently being accepted from officials to attend the level 4/5 Camp, which
will be held in Regina Oct. 20 to 22. Along with opportunities for the next wave of elite
officials, the SHA’s Referee’s Division is in the process of recruiting instructors to help cover
the 85 clinics scheduled for the next season. The Instructor Seminar will be Sept. 9 and 10 in 3041 Saskatchewan Dr.
Saskatoon and clinic season will run up until Nov. 27. Registration and online modules are Regina, SK
scheduled to be ready by mid-to late August for all officials as well. 306.559.5678
The SHA is also excited to be sending two officials to the OPOE Camp in Calgary July 25
to 29. Prince Albert referee Mick Pawlyshyn and Saskatoon linesman Aiden Penner will be #JERSDAY
representing our branch.
The SHA would also like to acknowledge the 2016-17 winner of the Hockey Canada Official
Award and the Southern Zone Awards.
The winner of the Hockey Canada Most Promising Official Award was Owen Shirtlitte of
Yorkton. Shirtliffe worked the finals at both the Western Canada Bantam Championship in
Warman and the SaskFirst Tournament in Regina as a linesman and has worked games in
the SJHL as well this season. Shirtliffe, 18, was also named the winner of the Zone 4 Most
Promising Official Award.
Matt Dueck of Swift Current was named Zone 3’s Most Promising Official, while Tanner Cro-
zier of Regina won the Award in Zone 2 and Mariah Marton was the winner in Zone 1.
The Hockey Canada Most Improved Official Award recipient was Avery Dudley of Swift Cur-
rent. Dudley, a 18-year-old female official, moved up the ranks from peewee house through TEAM SASK
Bantam AA and worked games in the SFMAAAHL semi-final last season as well as the A and (1991)
C finals of the Female SaskFirst Tournament. Dudley was also named the winner of the Zone
3 Most Improved Official Award. This specific uniform
Other Most Improved Award winners were Dylan Calvert of White City in Zone 1, Cody Hall was worn by the
of Regina in Zone 2 and Parker Ellert of Melville in Zone 4. great Fiona Smith-
The third, and final, award presented this season was for the Most Deserving Official. The Bell. Fiona is to be
winner of the Hockey Canada Most Deserving Official was Greg Happ of Weyburn. Happ
has done an amazing job rebuilding the Weyburn officiating program with a mentorship inducted into the
program and a major increase in recruitment of officials. Happ was the Zone 1 winner of the Saskatchewan Hockey
Most Deserving Official as well.
Hall of Fame this July
The Zone 2 Most Deserving Official was Moe Ash of Regina, the Most Deserving Official in 22nd at the Induction
Zone 3 was Andrew Myers of Moose Jaw and the Most Deserving Official in Zone 4 was Ron
Lutz of Melville. Dinner in
The SHA’s Referee Division would like to congratulate all award winners and looks forward North Battleford.
to what the future holds for the official program and all officials.
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SASKATCHEWAN HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
MONTHLY DIGITAL NEWSLETTER #SASKHOCKEY
JUNE, 2017
CHANGES TO SASKFIRST PROGRAMMING
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The SHA Board of Directors have approved a change to the L
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The basis of the change is that the SHA does not feel it is a
benefit to conduct Summer Camps in Late July/Early August H
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amount of overuse injuries. See below key dates for SaskFirst
events.
SASKFIRST EVENT DATES FOR UPCOMING SEASON
Male Bantam (First Year): Zone Camps the first week- Canada Games every fourth Year
end of December 1- 3, 2017 - Teams of twenty from
each Zone selected Male Midget: North/South Regional Camps the first
weekend of February, 2 - 4, 2018
First year Bantams Compete at the Sask Winter Games in
North Battleford, February 18 – 21, 2018 Spring Event – top 80 from the North and top 80 from
the South, April 12 – 15, 2018 – Held at the same time
Male Bantam (Second Year): North/South Regional as the Spring event for the Sask Frist Male Bantam
Camps the first weekend of December 1- 3, 2017 Program
Christmas Event – top 80 from the North and top 80 Female U16: Zone Camps the first weekend of De-
from the South, 160 in total, December 28 – 30, 2017 - cember 1- 3, 2017 - Teams of twenty from each Zone
This represents an extra day and additional Game or Two selected
as compared to the previous year
Females Compete at the Sask Winter Games in North
Spring Event – Top 80 players from the Christmas Camp Battleford, February 21 – 24, 2018
regardless of where they come from, April 12 – 15, 2018
- Held at the same time as the Spring event for the Sask Female U18: One Regional Camp held the First Week-
Frist Male Midget Program end in February 1 - 5, 2018
May Off-Ice Event – Top approximately 26 identified Spring Event – top 64 players from the Regional Camp,
from the Spring Event attend two-day weekend for April 5 – 8, 2018
fitness training, presentations, off-ice activities, teamMay Off-Ice Event – Top approximately 26 identi-
building – second Weekend in May, 2018 – No on-ice fied from Spring attend two-day weekend for fitness
activities training, presentations, off-ice activities, team building
August Off-Ice Event - Top approximately 26 identified – held at same time as Weekend Goaltending session
from Spring attend two-day weekend for fitness training, – second Weekend in May, 2018
presentations, off-ice activities, team building, second August Off-Ice Event - Top approximately 26 identi-
Weekend in August, 2018 – No on-ice activities fied from Spring attend two-day weekend for fitness
September Camp – Three days involving three exhibition training, presentations, off-ice activities, team building,
games against Midget AAA teams, second weekend in second Weekend in August, 2018
September, 2018 September Camp – Three to Four days of training,
October WHL U16 Event end of October Annually or - exhibition games during Mandi Schwartz Tournament,
last weekend of September
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CHANGES COMING TO SHA's
NEWSLETTER FOR AUGUST RELEASE!
SHA's DIGITAL NEWSLETTER GETTING NEW LOOK!
The Saskatchewan Hockey Association Digital Monthly Newsletter will be taking a break for the
month of July. Reason being, our team at the Saskatchewan Hockey Association will be
revamping the current newsletter to offer a new look with new features for our readers. We hope
to better serve the Saskatchewan hockey community and we welcome any input you may have
for the newsletter regarding feature, stories, and ideas for a new look newsletter. You may contact
Sheri Trapp (SheriT@sha.sk.ca) or Joseph Laprairie (JosephL@sha.sk.ca) with any inquiries.
Additionally, we are actively looking for sponsors and advertisers for both the newsletter and our
SHA programming. To view information on our sponsorship opportunities CLICK HERE.
We thank you for reading the 2016/17 version of the SHA Digital Monthly Newsletter and we will
see everyone back bigger and better on August 31st!
AUGUST PREVIEW
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SEE YOU IN AUGUST, NEW & IMPROVED!
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