MMHA Season Ends

by April Robinson and Karina Hunter

 

Saturday May 1st, Manitouwadge Minor Hockey Association (MMHA) hosted their annual year-end banquet at the Recreation Centre auditorium. Parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents and most especially hockey players of all shapes and sizes gathered to reminisce of another challenging year filled with success.

 

The auditorium was wonderfully decorated with the Copper Kings official colours adding to the air of excitement felt as attendees admired a head table covered with awards which would soon be distributed. But first – the feast.  

Every family participated, contributing a dish for the ‘pot luck’ style meal meaning there was something wonderful to suit any taste. No one went home hungry, not even the hollow legged hockey players. 

Following a sumptuous spread of desserts, presentations began. The youngest hockey players, our IP1 team, were the first to receive their awards. This was followed by Novice Teams, the Atoms and the Pee wees. Senior Goalie of the year was then presented. 

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Manitouwadge Minor Hockey Association

2009-2010 Awards

Thank you to Lloyd White for providing a digital copy of the awards information.

ESSO awards for Junior House League

Presented by coaches;
Robin, Jeremy Newton, Darrel Chisholm, Ronnie Fogarty

 

Most Improved Players

WHITE: Spencer Reuki

BLACK: Davey Gillman

 

 

 

Most  Sportsmanlike Players

WHITE: Myke Dubois

BLACK: Hunter Paton 

Most Dedicated Players

WHITE: Cameron Bellerose &  Luc Labbé

BLACK: William Pelletier

 

ESSO awards for Senior House League

Presented by coaches;
Denis Bellerose, Ron Fogarty

 

Most Improved Players

White Team: Andre Bourgeois 

Black Team: Dylan Bellerose

Most Sportsmanlike Players

White Team: Nick Forgues 

Black Team: Kyle Amor

Most Dedicated Players

White Team: Jeremy Newton 

Black Team: Kyle Lalonde

IP’s Participation Trophies

Presented by coaches,
Aaron & Karly Baker and Toby Mateson

• TiffanyBellerose
• Emeraude Charron
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• Evan Glaister
• Eric Glaister
• Sawyer Hatton
• Evan Labbe
• Mason Plourde
• Ciara Robinson
• Keagan Schmidt

Awards for the Novices of the Year

Presented by coaches; Darrel Chisholm, Robin, Ronny Forgarty and Colin Quade

Most Improved Player

Stephanie Rathwell

Jaden Bourgeois

Most Sportsmanlike Award

Jaden Roberts

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Most Dedicated Award

Kaleb Bourgeois

Austin Thompson

Carter Quade

Best Forward of the Year

Logan Warren

Best Defence of the Year

Adam Jackson

Player of the Year

Hailey Chisholm

 

 

Awards for the Atoms of the Year

Presented by coaches. 

 

Most Improved Player

Jaden Belisle

 

Most Sportsmanlike

Aiden Jackson

Samara Jones

 

Most edicated

Talon Reddick

Lucas Luoma-Uhlik                                    

 

Best Forward of the Year

Kaleb Roberts

 

Best Defence of the Year

Dylan Walsh

 

Player of the Year

Jamie Desaulnier

Awards for the Peewees of the Year

 

Most Improved Player

Nathan Young

Most Sportsmanlike

Kenedy Quade

 

Most Dedicated

Zachary Bellerose

 

Best Forward of the Year

Liam Aguiar

 

Best Defence of the Year

Noah Chisholm

 

Player of the Year

Dylan Fogarty

 

Senior Goalie of the Year

Dillon Macgregor

 

Junior Goalie of the Year

Mackenzie Robinson

 

Several people in the audience noticed that one award had yet to be presented, that of Junior Goalie of the year. The reason for this was soon made clear.  

MMHA President Charles Newton gave a very moving speech recalling the years that Stephen Philippe*^{See below} had spent as a Copper King, his love and dedication for the game and the way he had inspired those around him.  A video was shared honouring Steven’s life before the presentation of the Steven Philippe 2010 Memorial Junior Goalie of the Year.  The award was fittingly renamed, ensuring that future hockey players for years to come would know of Stephen and what an incredible young man he was. 

 

Daniel Philippe Sr., Stephen’s father, took the podium sharing with those in attendance, a brief summary of Stephen’s years as a Copper King, the impact that friend and hockey mentor Kurtis Jung had on Stephen when he first started as a goalie; and the memories he (Mr Philippe) and the rest of their family had of Stephen’s hockey days.  Other members of the Philippe Family, Stephen’s Mom Jocelyn, sister Melissa, and brother Danny joined Daniel as he was presented with a framed replica of Stephen’s Copper Kings jersey which will be displayed in the Recreation Centre Trophy Case in honour of the young star’s hockey career which was so tragically cut short. 

 

The Philippe Family then presented the 2010 Steven Philippe Memorial Junior Goalie of the Year Award to Mackenzie Robinson.

The Novice team was called to the front once again to be presented with trophies and the banner for the Eastern Zones Championships, the banner has since been hung in the Rec Centre Arena.

With final remarks, Charles Newton closed the banquet, and brought the 2009-2010 hockey season to a close. Congratulations to the atheletes of the Manitouwadge Minor Hockey Association for their many successes throughout the 2009-10 season, search MMHA on OntarioNewsNorth.com to see photos/video from home and away games.

 

*Steven Philippe’s life and hockey carreer was tragically cut short when he and two friends were killed by a drunk driver June 21, 2009. Caitlin Jelley, Jazmine Houle and Steven Phillippe were walking on Municipal Road 80, when a drunk driver hit them from behind, killing all three of these beautiful teenagers.