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SPRING 2018
2018
YE A R B O O K
EDI T I O N
INSIDE: GOLD MEDAL WINNING TEAMS FROM 2018
QUIKCARD EDMONTON MINOR HOCKEY WEEK
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Contents
HOCKEY EDMONTON MAGAZINE | SPRING 2018
5 Message from Hockey Edmonton
18 100 Things to Love
About the NHL Right Now
7 Message from the Publisher
23 Spotlight on an Official
9
ASHWIN KAUL
Wayne Gretzky Award Winners
26 Arena Locator Map
10 Edmonton Oilers Community
Foundation Honours Dave Semenko
Memories Montage from 2018
28 Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week
12 Harbin Hockey Association
UNLIKELY COUNTRIES GAIN INTEREST IN HOCKEY
Gold Medal Winning Teams from 2018
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14 The Hockey Conference Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week
Featured on the Cover: ETHAN BARICH
AGE: 10 SCHOOL GRADE: 5
CURRENT TEAM: Braves Athletic Club
NUMBER OF YEARS PLAYED: 7
FAVOURITE NHL TEAM: Edmonton Oilers
FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER: Connor McDavid
ROLE MODEL: Connor McDavid
FAVOURITE HOCKEY MEMORY: Scoring a goal when
two players were slashing and hacking me.
Message From
Hockey Edmonton
10618- 124 Street Edmonton, AB T5N 1S3
Ph: (780) 413-3498 • Fax: (780) 440-6475
www.hockeyedmonton.ca I would like to thank all those who contribute to this magazine and
To contact any of the Executive or Standing the valuable information that’s shared. In this edition we salute the
Committees, please visit our website champions of Minor Hockey Week. Congratulations to those teams
and to the teams, who won silver medals. Finishing with silver is no
Hockey Edmonton | Executives small feat and you should be proud of your achievements.
President: Mark Doram
This season has seemed to roar by. I would like to thank the volunteers
First VP: Darcy Wiltse
Second VP: Joe Spatafora and staff for their countless hours of work that make our season run
Director of Elite Hockey: Will Jang so smooth. We always experience a few hiccups but when we step
Director of Community Hockey: Kevin Humphrys back and look at the big picture, over 8,500 athletes hit the ice and
Director at Large: Ed Croken played a solid seven months of hockey.
Director at Large: Bruce Howlett
Treasurer: Berry Bentz Next year, the 2018-19 season will see some significant changes as
Past President: Betty Chmilar we align with Hockey Alberta’s “Alberta One” concept. This will mean
we’ll have six tiers of hockey, along with Elite in the case of Bantam
Board of Directors and Midget. What will this look like? When you’ve registered for a
tier 3 tournament you will be closely matched with other teams in the
Knights of Columbus EFHC: Marc Aubee
province and we won’t experience these huge gaps in team talent.
NE District: Darlene Hein
NW District: Myles Diamond Hockey Edmonton will begin the roll out of Hockey Canada’s novice
SE District: Gerald Kruhlak program, which may see age range hockey. Development will be a
SW District: Larry Shaben
key component with this program. The goal is to grow better skilled
EGHA: Bryan Toles | CAC: Richard McAdie
MLAC: Neil Brown | SSAC: Ted Boomer players, who can compete and play at higher levels especially when
Knights of Columbus AA: Bruce Fitzpatrick they hit pee wee, bantam and midget.
Junior B: Larry Lepine | Junior C: George Metez
Local associations will have standards they will be required to meet
Standing Committees as an organization when it comes to governance and reporting. This
falls under Hockey Alberta’s “Ideal MHA” program.
Ice Allocation: Bernie Coderre
Ice Management: Pat Elliott We continue to grow our relationships with local, provincial, national
Minor Hockey Week Chair: Joan Kirillo and now international organizations such as Harbin, China. Hockey
EOCF 50-50: Sam Gaekle Edmonton hosted the Harbin China Girls Team in late November.
Referee Representatives: We’ve opened the door for our teams, both male and female, to visit
Herman Costa (AA) & Duncan MacDougall (Federation) China for future tournaments.
Hockey Edmonton is working on a possible leadership conference for
League Governors pee wee, bantam and midget team leaders; we will keep everyone
Edmonton Federation Hockey League posted on how this is progressing.
Midget: Kim Turner (Acting)
Your Hockey Edmonton board and executive have been busy over
Bantam: Kim Turner
the past few months on many projects to improve the hockey
Pee Wee: Crystal Feader
experience and add positive life lessons to our sport. The young
Atom: David Onyschuk athletes we see on the ice are more than just hockey players: they
Novice: Amy & Pat London are our leaders of tomorrow.
Bantam Female: Justin Kidd
Midget Female: James Wilson On behalf of the executive, the board, volunteers and staff of Hockey
Edmonton, enjoy the city championships and we’ll see you next season.
Elite Hockey
Bantam AAA: Steve Lekochinsky
Bantam AA: Russ Lukawesky
Major Midget AAA: Bob Olynyk
Minor Midget AAA: Carrie Aldridge
Midget AA: Tracy Orbel Yours in Hockey,
Rem 15 Midget AA: Mike Hennessey
Staff
Executive Assistance: Sharlene Cook
Mark Doram
Development Coordinator: Joel Lenius President
Ice Coordinator: Ray Vigneau Hockey Edmonton
Minor Administration Coordinator: Glenn Sommerville
Operations Coordinator: Chris March
Resource Development Coordinator: Sarah Kennedy
Manager of Ice Operations: Dave Linman
Executive Director: Dean Hengel
Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 5
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Message From
The Publisher
Welcome to our final edition of the Hockey Edmonton
Magazine for the 2017-2018 season. CREDITS
This is our Yearbook Edition of the magazine, which features President and Publisher | Rob Suggitt
the gold medal winning teams from 2018 Quikcard Edmonton
Minor Hockey Week. Additionally, we have included a number of Art Director | Christine Kucher
“spotlights” of players, who won gold medals during this event.
Graphic Designers
And in the centrefold, we have a montage of photos taken during Cailey Buxton | Katelyn Suggitt
Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week. Thanks to Ian Jackson
and the great group of photographers at Epic Photography for Contributing Writers
supplying these photos. Joel Lenius | Paul Gazzola
Rob Suggitt | Shari Narine
One of the mainstays in our magazine is the “Spotlight on an
Official” feature, where we interview a young minor hockey
Cover Photo Provided by
official. For this edition, we met up with 16-year-old Ashwin Kaul, EPIC Photography
who has been officiating minor hockey since he was 13 years old.
The officials volunteer their time to help make Minor Hockey Week Copy Editing
Shari Narine
possible. To put a dollar value on it, the value of donated time
works out to approximately $45,000. That’s a big commitment!
Photography Credits
Including officials, approximately 3,200 people volunteer their Andy Devlin - Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club
time to make Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week possible. Epic Photography
Special thanks and recognition to Joan Kirillo, chairperson for SC Parker Photography
Sportsnet
this event, and her great group for all their dedication!
Two Point Photography
Rounding out this edition, we have a neat submission from Luke
Fox at Sportsnet: His top 100 things he likes about the current Sales Associate
NHL game, from the quirky to the cool. Lynn Schuster
That’s all for this issue. With the hockey season winding down, we
Administration
would like to wish all the participants a great off-season, and look
Amber Grmek
forward to seeing everyone back on the ice in a few short months!
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Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 7
To those who
believe in
pre-game rituals, YOU
ARE
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WAYNE
GRETZKY
AWARD
WINNERS
On Wednesday, January 10th Hockey Edmonton
held the Opening Ceremonies for the 2018 Quikcard
Edmonton Minor Hockey Week at the Downtown
Community Arena where the 2018 Wayne Gretzky Award
winners were announced.
The Wayne Gretzky Award is awarded annually during
Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week to a participant
in the AA, BB and Junior programs. The recipients are
nominated and chosen based on sportsmanship, scholastic
Brian Crossen being presented with the Wayne
Gretzky Award - Bantam BB
achievement and community involvement. The 2018 Wayne
Gretzky Awards sponsored by ATB Financial were awarded
in the categories of Bantam BB, Bantam and Midget AA, and
Junior. Hockey Edmonton congratulates the three winners:
Brian Crossen, BB award winner from the Northwest Zone
NW244; Rian Santos, AA award winner from SSAC SS983;
and Nathan Trombley, Junior award winner from the JRC
Rivermen. The Wayne Gretzky Awards were handed out by
Lyle Best from Quikcard; Doug Hicks, an Edmonton Oilers Rian Santos being presented with the Wayne
Alumni; and John Windwick from ATB.
Gretzky Award - AA
2018 Wayne Gretzky Award Winners Nathan Trombley being presented with the
Wayne Gretzky Award - Junior
Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 9
EDMONTON OILERS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
HONOURS DAVE SEMENKO
BY PAUL GAZZOLA PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ANDY DEVLIN | OILERS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
EDMONTON, AB – Forever known as the Oilers protector on
the ice, Dave Semenko’s legacy will now also be immortalized
off it with the Dave Semenko Legacy Project.
The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation (EOCF), in
partnership with Sport Central, the National Hockey League,
and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA),
announced the Semenko Legacy Project. The initiative is
devoted to providing equipment to minor athletes in order for
them to participate in whichever sport they desire.
The announcement comes on the same day as the NHL
Centennial Greatest Team Celebration, which saw the 1984-
85 Oilers voted as the greatest team in National Hockey
League history.
“The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation was absolutely
thrilled to announce our contribution to the Dave Semenko
Legacy Project in partnership with Sport Central,” said EOCF
Executive Director Natalie Minckler. “The EOCF is contributing
$320,000 in partnership with the NHL and NHLPA, which will
be donated to Sport Central for these two special initiatives.” [ (From left to right) Mark Messier, Brian Semenko, Sheldon Oleksyn & Natalie Minckler ]
10 | Hockey Edmonton MagazineSport Central, led by community-oriented individuals wanting to Members of the Semenko family and 1984-85 Oilers were at
help acquire sporting equipment for children, has been able to Abbottsfield Recreation Centre, where the announcement
provide over 135,000 low-income children with safe equipment took place.
since its beginning.
“It’s not the same without him here,” said Oilers great Wayne
“I know that those funds will go a long way in getting kids into the Gretzky. “He was the guy that kept everybody together and kept
sport of their choice,” said Minckler. everybody loose, but it’s a great charity event.”
Semenko’s initiatives are coined Dave’s Drive and Put a Lid on A Kid. Dave’s brother, Brian Semenko, said Dave understood the challenges
Dave’s Drive is an equipment drive aimed at gathering equipment parents go through in order to give their children an opportunity to
and donations, while Put a Lid on a Kid increases concussion participate in sports.
prevention awareness by providing helmets to the minor athletes. “This is all about helping parents get their kids playing,” he said.
“In Dave’s memory, we wanted to ensure that all those kids receiving “It’s very touching seeing Dave’s name, kids running around and
“
those helmets knew how very special Dave was to our organization,” Dave’s sticker on the helmets.
said Minckler. “Each helmet has a special #27 decal on it.” "It’s a little overwhelming and unexpected but it's an honour.”
In Dave’s memory, we wanted
to ensure that all those kids
receiving those helmets knew
how very special Dave was to
our organization. Each helmet
has a special #27 decal on it.
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Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 11HARBIN HOCKEY ASSOCIATION HOCKEY IS BECOMING A GLOBAL SPORT BY JOEL LENIUS PHOTOS PROVIDED BY TWO POINT PHOTOGRAPHY The sport of hockey is growing rapidly across the globe. Countries that were not customarily associated with the sport, are now highly invested in developing their hockey programming. Some of these counties include: China, Mexico, Jamaica and Australia. With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics fast approaching, China has promoted and invested significant resources into improving their winter sports programming, specifically the sport of hockey. There are numerous Canadian coaches and players, who have recently visited or moved to China to contribute to their hockey player and coach development opportunities. Additionally, Chinese hockey associations have further invested resources into their players and coaches visiting Canada to learn firsthand from our practices. During November and December 2017, Hockey Edmonton hosted a female youth peewee/ bantam team from Harbin, China. Harbin is the sister city to Edmonton, Alberta, and has a small hockey association within their city: Harbin Hockey Association. Twenty female players and three female coaches visited Edmonton and participated in hockey games and practices, which were organized by Hockey Edmonton. The purpose of their trip was to learn from Hockey Edmonton’s sport practices, organization, and administration. In addition to the visiting team members, two Harbin delegates also visited Edmonton: Xuanxin She (Director, Harbin Sport Bureau) and JingGan Wang (Principal, Harbin Sport School). The team began their Canadian trip at the 2017 WickFest tournament in Calgary, and performed remarkably well there. After the tournament, the team travelled to Edmonton, where they participated in 10 exhibition games against Edmonton Girls Hockey Association teams. The team performed very well in Edmonton and gained in-game experience and knowledge to take back to their Harbin hockey programming. 12 | Hockey Edmonton Magazine
In addition to game-play, the team was able to participate in skill
development sessions with some of Edmonton’s finest hockey
instructors: Serdachny Hockey, Quantum Speed, and Mike McGinnis
and Joel Lenius (Hockey Canada Master Skills Coaches). Each skill
development session had a specific theme to ensure that the girls
experienced a wide-range of topics:
Serdachny Hockey – shooting and scoring skills
Quantum Speed – agility and transition skating
skills
Mike McGinnis and Joel Lenius – individual/ team
tactics (puck protection, zone entry skills, down-
low play, 1v1 play, 2v1 play, etc.)
In partnership with the Oilers Entertainment Group, the team was
also able to view an Edmonton Oil Kings game and the Hockey
Canada and USA NWT game. These were exceptional once in a life-
time experiences that the team was particularly thankful for.
The passion and love for the game of hockey was evident with this
group of Chinese hockey players. It was refreshing to see a group
of athletes and coaches trust and co-operate with each other
so well. It is opportunities like these where the true meaning of
hockey is displayed: building relationships, learning new skills, and
developing a love for this wonderful game.
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Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 13“We welcome parents, coaches, athletes, anybody .
They add to the discussion and we hope we can offer them some sort of “
personal
development.
- DR. CHERYL MACDONALD -
All things hockey the focus of summer conference in Edmonton By Shari Narine
Coaches, athletes, parents and fans can add “Whether you believe society affects hockey or hockey affects
valuable perspectives to panel discussions this summer when society, there’s a relationship there and so we often, in Canada,
academia gather in Edmonton to talk about all things hockey. equate hockey with nationalism. So that means a big part
of our population defines itself by hockey,” said Dr. Cheryl
The 2018 Hockey Conference, with presenters so far from MacDonald, who is heading the event. MacDonald was also on
across Canada, the United States, Finland, the United Kingdom the organizing committee of the 2016 conference, which took
– and even the possibility of China, who just got a professional place at the University of New Brunswick. When she made the
women’s hockey team that plays in Canada – will take place at move to Edmonton in January 2017 to undertake post-doctoral
the University of Alberta from July 5-7. research at the UAlberta’s Institute for Sexual Minority Studies
and Services, she brought the conference with her.
14 | Hockey Edmonton MagazineWhile academics do dominate as presenters and panelists,
MacDonald says there are occasions where parents, coaches
and fans “have done their own little analysis or own thinking
and we will often accept them, too.”
But she stresses that those involved with minor hockey don’t
have to take part in such a formal manner. They are welcome
to attend panel discussions, which always allow for at least
15 minutes of questions and comments from the floor.
“We love having observers. I think often times hearing ‘academic’
scares people and we like to involve the community because
without the community, outside of academia, we’re all just
talking to one another. We welcome parents, coaches, athletes,
anybody. They add to the discussion and we hope we can offer
them some sort of personal development,” said MacDonald.
“We hope they are able to get something out of it, too.”
The conference which is now held every two years rose from
humble beginnings. In 2001 a group of academic friends
gathered to delve deeper into hockey and its different aspects.
From there, the hockey conference became official, including
being hosted once in Buffalo. MacDonald has high hopes that
it will one day be held in Europe.
“Since then hockey has become a bit more of a rigourous site Dr. Cheryl MacDonald will include a panel discussion on the hockey
for academic study so it has grown and now you see people experience for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gay
like me, making their entire careers out of it so the conference community during this summer’s Hockey Conference in Edmonton.
has grown in relation to that,” said MacDonald, who did her (Photo: Shari Narine)
doctoral research on homonegativity among Major Midget
AAA hockey players. She defines homonegativity as hatred, All of this, she says, reinforces the message the public receives
ignorance and judgement towards homosexuality. about identity from hockey.
There will be a panel discussion on the hockey experience for
“I think that when you think about what it means to be extra
the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gay community.
masculine or manly you can’t necessarily define what it is
Although MacDonald would argue that hockey itself as a
except to say it’s not feminine, it’s not homosexual because
sport is not a leader, she does hold that hockey can be used
often gay men are stereotyped as being feminine. I think in
by leaders to send messages and she believes that is playing
men’s hockey there’s such a fixation on being manly on that
out right now in the National Hockey League. While there
extreme end of the spectrum that there’s just no room for
have been some openly lesbian and transgender hockey
wavering, whereas in women’s hockey the definitions of
players, no one in the NHL has come forward to openly
identity are looser and there are less expectations of you,”
identify with the LGBTQ community.
said MacDonald. She adds that in 2001 talking about LGBTQ
And while the NHL has spoken out against anti-gay slurs on and hockey would not have been considered. “It has absolutely
the ice, she believes the repercussions aren’t strong enough. come to the forefront (now).”
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discussion to centre on include literature, sociology,
physiology, anatomy, business analytics and economics.
“Since the NHL is so culturally important we’re able to have
very important discussions specifically here in Edmonton,”
said MacDonald, who notes the discussion that is taking
place on economics and social ramifications with the recent
construction and opening of the new Rogers Place, home
arena for the Edmonton Oilers. There are those who view the
new Ice District as an opportunity for prime real estate and
business development, while others are concerned about the
displacement of the low income population in that area.
To date, two keynote speakers and three guest speakers have
been confirmed. Keynote speakers are Harnarayan Singh,
who does play-by-play on Hockey Night in Canada in Punjabi,
and Gerry Ranking, Jr., of Newport Sports Management
Inc., which is the premier representation and management
agency of professional hockey players. Guest speakers are
Brock McGillis, who played professional hockey in Europe and
recently came out as gay; Golden Bear skater Keiron Block,
who worked his way back to playing hockey after shattering
his legs in a cliff-diving accident; and Erica Kromm, who plays
for the Calgary Inferno in the Canadian Women’s Hockey
League. MacDonald says she is still trying to secure funding
to get two more keynote speakers.
MacDonald believes it is important to talk about hockey as
more than just the game that is played on ice.
“Because we need to think about how to make it better on the
ice so all of the challenges we’re facing within the context of
the rink, we need to pull back and figure out how to fix those
so hockey is more accessible and more enjoyable for those
who are participating in it,” she said.
Speakers at the conference to date are (from top left
image to bottom right) Karl Subban, Harnarayan
Singh, Brock McGillis, Gerry Ranking, Keiran Block,
Erica Kromm and Jennifer Botterill. Organizer Cheryl
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17100
BY LUKE FOX | SPORTSNET
1
2
Sudden death overtime
Things to Love About
the NHL Right Now
The way Erik Karlsson skates, passes, does his hair
22
23
David Poile (see 21 - P.K. Subban for Shae Webber in 2016)
BORING SEAN MONAHAN
3 Watching warmups and taking note of which player goes
off last for each team (also looking for who doesn’t wear
a helmet because they want to be seen and/or enjoy the
breeze through their hair)
4 Connor McDavid gathering steam around his own net
with the puck on his tape
5 A couple days after a club’s elimination when you hear
the long list of the injuries players were pushing through
24 Gary Bettman always getting booed whenever he
appears publicly
6 No one wanting to block Shea Weber’s shot
25 Gary Bettman not caring one iota that he gets booed
7 Sticking up for one another
whenever he appears publicly
8 Drew Doughty interviews
Zoomed-out photos of games with poor attendance
26
9 Goalies who try to score on the opposition’s empty net
27 Zoomed-in photos of sweaty, intense faces about to
take a face-off
10 Tyler Seguin and Mark Scheifele’s paper-rock-scissors
battles
28 Claude Giroux creating from the wall
11 That the winning captain, not the team owner, is the
Patrik Laine’s release
first person to touch the Stanley Cup 29
12 30 Under-rated Evgeni Malkin considering leaving Sid and
Tumbling down a CapFriendly.com rabbit hole
the Penguins but deciding to stick around anyway
13 Going for the Gordie Howe hat trick
Mic’d-up refs
31
14 Goalie fights
32 Two full minutes of 5-on-3
15 Goalie controversies
The unbelievable excitement of 3-on-3 overtime
33
16 Goals from centre ice
That night Auston Matthews hit ’em with the four
34
(scored four goals in his NHL debut game)
17 Goal songs, good team ones and individual ones
(Flames: Righteous Smoke by Monster Truck)
35 John Tortorella press conferences (bonus if he says
“Brooksie”)
18 That guys with names like Dit Clapper still hold scoring
records
36 The Flying V (hockey formation used in “the mighty
ducks” has actually been tested, and it proves
19 Steve Yzerman winning at both playing and GM’ing
successful.)
20 Endless bickering about who should be your team’s
37 That every member of a championship team, even
seventh defenceman or 12th forward
trainers and assistant coaches, gets a summer day alone
with the Cup
21 The Halley’s Comet that is the blockbuster one-for-one
trade
38 When they go to the Olympics
Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 1939 The off-the-board draft pick that sends us all scrambling to 56 Alex Ovechkin waiting for the one-timer
Google
57 Cheeky shootout moves
40 The undrafted star everyone missed
58 HOCKEY HUGS
41 JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT
MOUTH GUARDS ARE FOR
42 Joe Thornton generally not giving an eff
43 Team Twitter battles 59 The unmistakable sound of a puck hitting a post
44 That you have to buy a guy something if you’re new to the 60 Unfair bounces
team and want his sweater number
61 Mark Stone stealing your puck when you least expect it
45 Trade rumours outnumbering actual trades by a ratio of
about 45 to 1 62 Ceremonial puck drops
46 BEARDS: PLAYOFF & LIFESTYLE 63 Commentators planted between the benches
64 The Tampa Bay Lightning‘s game presentation
65 Retired numbers watching bird’s-eye from the rafters
66 Press box snacks, and the hockey writers who passionately
rate them
67
That moment between when a penalty shot is called and
when a penalty shot takes place
68 JAROMIR JAGR’S IMMORTALITY (AND THE ‘TRAVELLING
JAGRS’ WHO FOLLOW HIM)
47 The three stars of the night
48 When the singer holds the mic away from his or her mouth,
lets the crowd sing “O Canada” and still gets paid
49 Completely unimaginative but so-fun-to-say nicknames
50 Hordes of grown men buying those Budweiser goal lights
that sync up with their TVs
51 Head coaches that take time to explain
52 Head coaches with no time to explain
53 Bob Cole trying to describe everything that’s happening
69 Doug Glatt (played by Sean William Scott in “Goon”, and
54 Doc Emrick’s vocabulary sports the number 69.)
55 HARNARAYAN SINGH’S PASSION & PERSEVERANCE 70 Braden Holtby’s pre-game routine
71 Quiet Joe Sakic shutting everyone up
72 When tanking backfires
73 Offer sheets (extinct)
74 The Pittsburgh model
20 | Hockey Edmonton Magazine75 Five minutes of Timbits shinny during intermission 88 THAT TIME THAT PHIL KESSEL FILLED THE STANLEY
CUP WITH HOT DOGS AND ATE THEM (ALL?)
76 The moment Don Cherry realizes he’s running out of time
77 Ron MacLean’s dedication to the pun as a form of comedy
78 Gene Principe’s dedication to the pun as a form of comedy
79 Jokes about the Columbus Blue Jackets’ cannon
80 EVGENY KUZNETSOV CELEBRATING GOALS LIKE A BIRD
89 Insiders
90 When fake insiders get accidentally retweeted by
real reporters
91 Steven Stamkos coming back stronger
92 Must-win games (but only the literal ones)
81 Finished checks 93 Patrick Sharp still using thin shoulder pads that are
about 23 years old and falling apart and gross
82 New arenas putting the home team’s logo on the dressing
room ceiling instead of the floor 94 Brainstorming a nickname for your freshly drafted
fantasy team
83 “Last minute to play in the third period!”
95 Pucks in shallow (which result in an odd-man rush the
84 Throwback jerseys other way)
85 Scrambling-for-a-last-minute-emergency-goalie stories 96 Owning own-goals
86 Chirps 97 Game-time decisions
87 Sidney Crosby’s insatiable desire to win despite already winning 98 Handshake lines
everything
99 Wayne Gretzky mentoring Connor McDavid
100 Game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs
Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 21SPOTLIGHT
ON AN OFFICIAL
Have you officiated Minor Hockey Week, and If so, what
makes you volunteer your time as an official?
Yes. Gaining volunteer hours for school as well as participating
in an intense, passionate, shortened game where every player
digs deep and brings an exciting game forth.
Any special memories from Minor Hockey Week?
Being applauded by the fans after reffing a final. After the
last game of Minor Hockey Week, our names were announced
over the intercom thanking us for our time and volunteering.
All the parents then stood up and applauded us. It was a nice
feeling that our time was appreciated by all these parents. It
was a very close game. I can’t remember the exact score but I
think it was 5-4, and lots of close calls.
Do you have any highlights related to any other big games
or tournaments you wish to pass along?
Same as the last, being able to receive applause was an
amazing feeling as generally criticism is mostly all you receive.
What do you enjoy most about officiating hockey games?
Being able to improve my skills and knowledge of the game
at all times as well as participating in the game in a new way.
Ashwin Kaul What kind of training were/are you provided?
At the start of each season, we are required to attend one full
day course which outlines all of the rules once again, which is
followed by an exam.
BY ROB SUGGITT Do you have a role model or mentor who has helped you
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY SC PARKER PHOTOGRAPHY along the way?
Gary Greenough. I have been working with Gary for the last
We met up with Ashwin Kaul at Terwillegar Arena, as he
four seasons. I respect him for his extensive knowledge of
was ready to go on ice for a high level bantam game.
the game and his commitment to ensuring all the officials
Ashwin, who turns 17 in April, is currently in Grade 11 can become as successful as possible. I respect him for the
at Lillian Osborne High School. In addition to officiating amount of time he has dedicated to making us better officials.
hockey, he plays hockey for the SWZ Oil Kings and his
other winter activity is skiing. In his spare time, he also How have you improved your skills as an official?
likes tinkering with cars. Ashwin took the time to answer Through being a referee, not only has my skate work improved,
a few questions about why he took up officiating and what but so has my knowledge of the game.
he enjoys most about being a young minor hockey official.
What do you enjoy most about officiating hockey games?
Being able to improve my skills and knowledge of the game at
When did you start officiating hockey? all times as well as participating in the game in a new way.
At 13, this is my fourth season. (Ashwin started playing hockey
at six years old.) What is the toughest part about being a referee?
Receiving criticism from players, coaches and fans.
What made you want to become a hockey official?
Being able to take part in a sport that I love in a whole new way How do you handle criticism on the ice?
was an amazing idea to me. Generally, I will talk to the player and coach and try to clarify
any misconceptions but if the player or coach is persistent I will
How many games do you plan to officiate this season? either choose to ignore it or assess a minor penalty.
Around the same, maybe a few more.
Do you have any future aspirations in officiating?
What level of hockey are you currently officiating? I would like to progress into becoming a referee in the A program.
I have done up to high level midget. I mostly do lines for bantam.
Hockey Edmonton Magazine | 23Thank
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Gold Medal Winning Team Gold Medal Winning Team
N OV I C E BA H N S E N N O V I C E B OY C H U K
SW577 – CONFED ICE DAWGZ KC049 - KC ST. CHARLES BULLETS
Players: BOLDT STEEN, MIKA | BONAR, OWEN Players: ANDERSON, KYLE | ANTUNES, TIAGO | CARSON, THEREN
FOWLER, GAVIN | HAM, NATE | KOMOSKY, TIMOTHY ELUDIN, MOHAMMED | ESTRADA, DEONTAE | FREDRICKSON,
KONG, DENVER | LIND, ELIAS | MORRIS, GAVIN EMMETT | HABTE, MANASEH | HILL, TOBIN | LALJI, JINAYD
OZEROFF, DIRK | RILEY, NATHAN | ROUSSEL, ELIJAH MACDERMOTT, HANNA | MACKENZIE, HUNTER | MANSARAY,
SIVARAJAN, NIKHEEL | YOUNG, GAVIN BRISMOH | PORTELA, SERGIO | SNOW, EASTON | TU, COHEN
Staff: BONAR, FRANCIS | HAM, DREW | HAM, MARK Staff: ANDERSON, STANLEY | ANTUNES, ALCIDES | ESTRADA,
MORRIS, SCOTT | RILEY, CRAIG | ROUSSEL, DENIS | YOUNG, RICK BEN | FREDRICKSON, AMANDA | MACDERMOTT, DAYTON
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RILEY MAY N OV I C E DA M E R
CURRENT TEAM:
KC St. Charles Vipers
YEARS PLAYED: 3
GRADE: 3
USUAL POSITION: Goalie
FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM:
Edmonton Oilers
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL:
My Mom & Dad
OTHER HOBBIES /
INTERESTS:
KC047 - KC ST. CHARLES VIPERS
Playing Jackpot and snuggling Players: BARBAR, RIDA | BAYDA, SIMON | CHRISTENSEN,
with my cat, Meeka JONAH | CIEPLY, STELLA | ESTRADA, AUDRINA | FRANIEL,
BENEDICT | HARASIMIUK, LUKE | HUDSON, OWEN
FAVOURITE HOCKEY
KRAWEC, MORGAN | MANUCCI, LUIGI | MAY, RILEY | SOCO,
MEMORY:
TREYSON | STEPHENS, JUSTIN
Winning gold at Minor
Hockey Week! Staff: ESTRADA, ANTHONY | HARASIMIUK, JASON
JAVIER, REY | KRAWEC, TODD | MAY, JASON
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N OV I C E BO U C H A R D YNN KREKLAU
BR O OKL
AGE: 8
CURRENT TEAM:
North Seera Ice Breakers
YEARS PLAYED: 3
GRADE: 3
USUAL POSITION: Defence
FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM:
Edmonton Oilers
FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER:
ST ALBERT NOVICE 1A - SA720 Connor McDavid
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL:
Players: BRUNEAU, TYCE | CHALUPA, DANE | CRITCHLEY, BRADY My borther Nate & my Daddy
DECHAMPLAIN, SHAE | EWASIUK, BENNETT | GODLIEN, CARSON
OTHER HOBBIES / INTERESTS:
HACH, KIEFER | KAZURO, ERIK | L’HEUREUX, ZANE | MCINTYRE, Gymnastics
OSSIE | PISANI, JAXON | PLAZONIC, NIKO | RALPH, CARSON
RICHARDS, KAI | SANDERSON, COLTON | YAEHNE, LUCAS FAVOURITE HOCKEY MEMORY:
Winning gold at Minor Hockey
Staff: DECHAMPLAIN, KURTIS | MCINTYRE, BRODY Week after so many losses.
PISANI, FERNANDO | RICHARDS, SEAN | SANDERSON, GERRY
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N OV I C E E L I AS O N N OV I C E F E R G U S O N
SE453 - NORTH SEERA ST ALBERT NOVICE 3B - SA725
Players: BAALAM, BRYCE | BELOUS, BRENNA | BUTLER Players: BOGART, HAYDAN | CHUGG, DEXTER | CROZIER, ROWAN
FENSKE, EDWARD | GOULET, TUOMAS | KREKLAU, DUROCHER, RILEY | FABER, BRAEDAN | GAUTHIER, KOWEN
BROOKLYNN | LUPKE, EVELYN | NEWANS, ZACHARY GIBSON, MIKAYLA | JAMES, LIAM | JOHNSON, DOMINIC
O’BRIEN, FINN | PARADIS, CHARLES | PELCHAT, EMMANUEL KALYNCHUK, ALEXANDER | MAISANO, MATTEO | MATHISEN,
THIESSEN, ELLIOT | WONG-MAGICO, NOLAN SETH | PROSTEBBY, JAKE | STILES, NATHAN | SWIFT, CADEN
ZAYCHKOWSKY, LUCAS
Staff: GOULET, CAL | KREKLAU, KEVIN | NEWANS, STEVE
Staff: CHUGG, MAHLON | FABER, STEVE | GAUTHIER, RYAN
PARADIS, TYLER | PELCHAT, LOUIS-PHILIPPE
GIBSON, SARAH | MCEWAN, DEREK | STILES, DALE
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N OV I C E G R E T Z K Y N OV I C E H E I N
ENOCH CREE NOVICE 2 NE204 - EAGLES
Players: ALEXIS, KASODA | ARCAND, BLAKE | BREWER-MORIN, Players: APPELMAN, SOPHIA | BUNDUN, ANTHONY | EL
MAKAYLA | BRULE, KYRIE | BRUNO-THOMAS, CODY | BURNS, BAWARCHI, MAHMOUD | EL BAWARCHI, MOHAMAD | EZROUTI,
KINGSTON | CARDINAL-RAIN, ALYSSA | CARDINAL-RAIN, ADAM | EZROUTI, NOAH | HATOUM, GAVIN | KADDOURA,
HELENA | GOODSWIMMER, TYSON | LETENDRE, DARIAN YAKOUB | KOULOURIS, KOSTAS | MCMARTIN, ALEXANDER
MICHEL-BURNSTICK, JAEDUS | MORIN, AMERIE | MORIN, KATORI ROGGE, MADISON | SAWAN, MOHAMAD | SEIFEDDINE, AMEER
MORIN, WAUKEEN | PAPIN-CARDINAL, JUSTINE | PEACOCK- SHTAY, WEAM | TOMLINSON, ELLIOT | YAM, ISAAC
PAPIN, KEYAYSHA | SHARPHEAD, BENTLEY | WARD, SOPHIE Staff: APPELMAN, THEODORE | APPELMAN, THEODORE
Staff: BURNS, SHAWN | FLEMING, TAYLOR | RAIN, JARETTE BUNDUN, KYLE | MCMARTIN, ERIC | YAM, DAN
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N OV I C E K I R I L LO N OV I C E KO R BU T T
SE420 - MILLWOODS FIREBIRDS KC048 - KC ST. CHARLES HORNETS
Players: AXTELL, CONNOR | BORSHOWA, BEN | CATHCART, Players: BAILEY, CARSON | BESCHELL, MIKAYLA | BROUSE,
MATTHEW | CHAHAL, IVOR | DHILLON, GURSHAN | DUNLOP, ALEXANDER | FARR, MASON | MENARD, COLE | PEREIRA,
BECKHAM | FERRIS, ETHAN | GAZELLE, KEANE | HARVEY, TREY ZACK | PERSAUD, MATTHEW | PHILLIPS, OLIVER | POPIL,
ISSAC, JACOB | KY, CHRISTIAN | MAYAN, SCARLETT | SINGH ELLAMARIE | REDHEAD, RYAN | TARANKO, GRADIN
DHALIWAL, JASON | TESKEY, KAEL | WIENS, SHELBY TOWER, CHARLES | YAGGEY, MILAD
Staff: AXTELL, CHRIS | ISSAC, SABU | KY, PHONG Staff: BROUSE, BRIAN | POPIL, ZENON
MAYAN, AVORY | SZABO, ISAAC TARANKO, JASON | TOWER, CHARLES
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N OV I C E L I B E R A
N OV I C E M C D O U G A L L
SE409 - MILLWOODS BRUINS
Players: AINSWORTH, WYATT | AUCHENBERG, THIAS | BARNER, SW575 – CONFED PHOENIX
CHARLES | BAUZON, RHAYLEE | ELLIOTT, KYLEN | HANS, EASTON Players: BLACKBURN, TAYLOR | CHIMERA, CARTER | CRAIG,
HARAGA, SAMUEL | ISKIW, NATHAN | LARIVIERE, ANDREW XAVIER FARION, CHASE | FECHNER, BRITTA | GONZALEZ, ETHAN
LEVESQUE, MAKENZIE | MACLELLAN, KINGSLEY | MEADOR, DEVON GOODWIN, DAVIN | GRABAS, OWEN | GRIFFITHS, NOLAN | HWANG,
MOLYNEUX, ANDREW | MORIN, HUDSON | SINGH, GURSHAN
EVAN | MAGNAN, ROCKY | PETERS, CORMAC | WASYLYCIA, CONNOR
Staff: AUCHENBERG, DOUGLAS | BARNER, AARON | ELLIOTT,
Staff: BLACKBURN, DWAYNE | CHIMERA, JEFF | FECHNER, MARTIN
TREVOR | HANS, JASON | HARAGA, MIKE | LARIVIERE, STEVEN
GONZALEZ, GERMAN | GRABAS, JEREMY | MAGNAN, AARON
LEVESQUE, JOE | MOLYNEUX, GEOFFERY | MORIN, CHAD
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N OV I C E M A N D E V I L L E N OV I C E M C L E A N
NE203 - EAGLES KC042 - SW KC
Players: BABIN, NICOLAS | BLACK, QUINTYN | GRAHAM,
Players: ABOUGOUSH, WILLAID | CARNOVALE, MASON | CLARK, SHAUN | GRAY, TORIN | HOPWOOD, IAN | KANTOR, GABRIEL
BRAYDEN | COLIN, MIA-ISABELA | CURRIE, TYLER | DALLAS, LAMOUELLE, KONSTANTINE | MCCONAGHIE, NOLAN
HAILEY ELLIS, THEODORE | HAMILTON, CALLIE | HENDERSON, NELSON, SHEPARD | PARK, DYLAN | PORTER, TUCKER
SARA HOULIHAN, ETHAN | LOUNSBURY, WILLIAM | NGUYEN, CRUZ ROBAR, GRACE | WILLOUGHBY, TRISTAN | XU, JIE
RAU, CLAIRE | SHIELDS, JENNA | TALLICK, RYDER | VIEL, AUSTIN
YANG, JEREMY | ZATORSKI, IZAYA
Staff: ABOUGOUSH, ADEL | COLIN, GEORGE | CURRIE, RYAN
Staff: BABIN, ERIC | GRAY, PATRICK | KANTOR, MIKE
HAMILTON, NATHAN | LOUNSBURY, WILLIAM | TALLICK, ADAM
MCCONAGHIE, BRENNAN | NELSON, MICHAEL | ROBAR, EDDIE
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N IKO L AS V I H OS N OV I C E P H I L L I PS
AGE: 8
CURRENT TEAM:
Whitemud West 323 - Snipers
YEARS PLAYED: 4
GRADE: 3
USUAL POSITION: Right Wing
FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM:
San Jose Sharks
FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER:
Brent Burns
NW323 - WHITEMUD WEST
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL:
My Dad Players: BOUCHARD, JORDAN | COX, NICKSON | CULHAM,
CLARK FRASER, JAXON | HAQUE, ALI | HECK, FINN | HUGHES,
OTHER HOBBIES / INTERESTS:
MILLER JOHNSON, ORIN | JONES, ETHAN | POULIN, MAXIME
Soccer, Piano & Figure Skating
SCHAUERTE, JACOB | STEWART, LIAM | VANBERG, REECE
FAVOURITE HOCKEY MEMORY: VIHOS, NIKOLAS | YAKINNEAH, ZDENO | ZAROWNY, HUNTER
Winning the gold medal game at
Minor Hockey Week! Staff: COX, JUSTIN | FRASER, MATT | HUGHES, O’RYAN
SCHAUERTE, NATHAN | STEWART, TREVIS | VANBERG, TRAVIS
VIHOS, JOHN | ZAROWNY, AARON
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N OV I C E V I R G I L N OV I C E W I L L I A M S
NW322 - WHITEMUD WEST NW328 - WHITEMUD WEST
Players: CRERAN, HAYDEN | DAMERY, GAGE | FEHLAUER, BLAKE Players: COWLEY, CARSON | CROMWELL, GRIFFIN | DUFFETT,
HORE, JACOB | KEHLER, RYLAN | LEMKE, CAIUS | MADDIGAN, BRAYDEN | HELWIG, HUDSON | JOHNSON, NOLAN | LEMKE, JACOB
ZANDER | NARANJILLA, MATTIA | NAUMANN, PARKER | OKOLOISE, LUSSIER, MARCUS | MOREAU, BRAYDEN | NOSEWORTHY, JADEN
NATHAN | POPOWICH, ETHAN | SAMU, LUKA | SORENSEN, POGUE, REECE | QIN, TIANYI | SAWATZKY, KYLE | VILLARICA, JACK
COLE | THOMPSON, BRYCE | WATSON, ELI | WILSON, AIDEN WOOD, LATHAN | WRIGHTSELL, REEVE | WYNNYK, ETHAN
Staff: CRERAN, RYAN | DAMERY, DEREK | HORE, ANDREW Staff: COWLEY, BRAD | COWLEY, GREG | CROMWELL, KELLY
NAUMANN, KYLE | POPOWICH, RYAN MOREAU, MICHAEL | POGUE, DEAN | VILLARICA, JAY
WYNNYK, CHRISTOPHER
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from 2017 QEMHW ATOM AVAL A NCHE
BRAYD E N GI N
AGE: 9
CURRENT TEAM:
SWAT Bombers 667
YEARS PLAYED: 5
GRADE: 4
USUAL POSITION: Defence
FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM:
Edmonton Oilers
FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER:
NE212 - EAGLES
Connor McDavid
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL:
My Dad Players: JUSTIN ARNOLD | JAMES BARBER | JESSE BORDIAN
OTHER HOBBIES / INTERESTS: ROBERT ELLIS | HAMDAN FARHAT | WILLIAM HENKE
Taekwondo & Cub Scouts RILEY HODDER | DECLAN JOHANNESEN | AIDAN JUNCK
FAVOURITE HOCKEY MEMORY:
DYLAN KOROLUK | JACOB LOVE | AVERY SIMONIN
Winning gold at 2017 Quikcard CONNOR VAN DYCK | KOLBY WILLOUGHBY | DECLAN WONG
Edmonton Minor Hockey Week! Staff: JERRETT BORDIAN | MICHAEL FORESTELL | RYAN
JUNCK JAMES LOVE | LANCE SIMONIN
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ATOM B LACK HAWKS ATOM BLUES
NW348 - WHITEMUD WEST NW285 - HAWKS
Players: ALKAROUT, AMIR | ARLIDGE, AUSTIN | CONNOLLY,
Players: DRAYDEN CHRISTENSEN | MATTHEW ELDING | KOHEN
JESSY | DUCHARME, JACOB | HELLYER, GABRIEL | KREGER,
HAMILTON-RICHARDS | JASON HOGUE | JACK LETTO | HENRY
MARKOVICH | MATHESON CAMERON | MERRITT MARTIN
LIAM | LABRIE, ZACHARY | NONAY, BROOKLYN | PAUFLER,
HAYDEN PERTMAN | JACK RAWLINSON | ETHAN REYES | LUCA DOYLE | PHAM, HAYDYN | RICH, ISAAC | SIMPSON, BRADY
RIPOLI | JACOB STEWART | COLIN WOOD | KADEN WOOLNOUGH SIMPSON, BYRON | STROF, CONNER
Staff: DAVID EVANS | GLEN HAWKINS | MIKE LETTO | LYLE Staff: ALKAROUT, AHMED | LABRIE, CHRIS | SIMPSON, DON
MARKOVICH | TREVIS STEWART | MONTY WOOD SIMPSON, RUSS | STROF, MICHAEL
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Gold Medal Winner Gold Medal Winning Team
BENJAMIN LIM ATOM B R UI NS
AGE: 9
CURRENT TEAM:
Whitemud West NW347 Raiders
YEARS PLAYED: 4
GRADE: 4
USUAL POSITION: Defence
FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM:
Whitemud West NW347 Raiders
FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER:
Connor McDavid
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL:
Wayne Gretzky
NW347 - WHITEMUD WEST
Players: BOROSIUK, CALEB | BURKE, KALEN | COX, JESSE
OTHER HOBBIES / INTERESTS:
DECHENE, ALEXANDRE | FAIRCLOUGH, GRIFFIN | LAMB,
Playing video games, playing
hockey in my basement & MAXIMUS | LETTO, JACK | LIM, BENJAMIN | MARSON, TYLER
playing with my dog. NGAI, DEACON | O’BRIEN, JACOB | ROSHKO, LOGAN | SIMON,
BENNETT | TEHA, KADEN | WAN, ISSAC | ZAYAC,HUNTER
FAVOURITE HOCKEY MEMORY:
Winning gold at Minor Staff: BOROSIUK, MICHAEL | COX, JUSTIN | DECHENE, DARCY
Hockey Week! MARSON, SCOTT | O’BRIEN, DAVE | SIMON, MICHAEL
TEHA, GREG | ZAYAC, KRIS
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ATOM C A NADI ANS ATOM C A N UCKS
ST ALBERT ATOM 1C - SA733 SE463 - NORTH SEERA
Players: BREZOVSKI, TUCKER | DEACON, BEN | FELL, AUSTIN Players: ALLEN, LEWIS | BRACUK, LAINEY | BUNNER, HAIDYN
FINDLAY, LOGAN | HAIGHT, ALEXANDER | HARRISON, JACK CULLINAN, KIERAN | DOLLEVOET, PETER | DOROSHUK, DYLAN
HOBBS, EASTON | KACHKOWSKI, JACK | KARAKI, COLE | KONDRO, ELLIS, KAI | ERLAM, SOPHIE | HAWRYLUK, FELIX | HEIFORD,
MATTHEW | LONGWORTH, TRISTAN | MCKINNON, JESSE REUBEN | KALINOCKA, NICOLAS (NICO) | RICE, ROWAN | RYBAK,
MEUNIER, TY | NELSON-KUZMA, CAMERON | OWEN, KAEL MAKSYMILIAN | WONG-MAGICO, ALEXANDER
RICHARDS, CADENCE | TUTTLE, COHEN
Staff: ALLEN, JEFF | BRACUK, CHRIS | BUNNER, COLIN
Staff: KACHKOWSKI, MARK | KONDRO, BRENT | MEUNIER, MARC CULLINAN, CODY | DOLLEVOET, ROB | ELLIS, KIM
OWEN, KORY | RICHARDS, HEATHER | RICHARDS, SEAN HAWRYLUK, TRISTAN | RICE, GREG
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ATOM C A PI TALS Gold Medal Winner:
BOHDI MACDONALD
SPRUCE GROVE ATOM 6 - SG859
Players: BARRETT, BRODY | BYERS, LOGAN | COCHRANE, COLE
DOIRON, JACKSON | DOUGLAS, ETHAN | HARRIS, KIERAN
MUSTUS, MATHEW | PALMER, KELTON | PENMAN, NATHAN
PUHALSKI, KAYLA | PURDY, MADISON | RADKE, NASH | ROTH,
NICHOLAS | SHACKLETON, ZACHARY | STRINGER, JORDAN
TWETEN, JULIEN | ZUTZ, JONAH
Staff: BABINEAU, ROD | COCHRANE, GARETT | RADKE,
JENNIFER | ROTH, TROY | TWETEN, CHARLES | ZUTZ, STEWART
AGE: 10 GRADE: 5 YEARS PLAYED: 6
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CURRENT TEAM: KC Vipers
USUAL POSITION: Centre
Gold Medal Winning Team FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM:
ATOM DEVILS Edmonton Oilers
FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER:
Connor McDavid
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL:
My Dad, for being an assistant coach and helping
me all these years
FAVOURITE HOCKEY MEMORY:
Winning the gold medal with my teammates and
hearing how loud the parents and crowd were!
KC074 - KC ST. MATTHEW VIPERS
Players: ALEXANDRE, MARKUS | DARBY, TUCKER | DASSOUKI,
YOUSSEF | DOAN, JOHNATHAN | DRAGON, ZANDER | FISCHER,
BRETT | JOMHA, AMEER | MACDONALD, BOHDI | NEWMAN,
ETHAN | PHO, ISAAC | PIANO, LUCAS | RAHIME, ABRAHIM
SIFFLEDEEN, TAIMOOR | SUDYK, NATHAN | TAMMINGA, BRADLEY
WELLER, RYLEY | WILLIAMS, LUCA
Staff: DARBY, THOMAS | JOMHA, AHMED | MACDONALD, BARRY
PHO, DENNIS | SUDYK, JASON
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ATOM D UC KS ATOM F L A MES
BEAUMONT BRAVES ATOM 7 SW588 – CONFED SNIPERS
Players: ABRAHAM, LINCOLN | AITKIN, CHARLOTTE | BEVERIDGE,
Players: ASHTON, KESLER | BUSSIERE, ISAAC | CORDELL,
KAI | BOUCHER, TYLER | DESPRES, DOMINIQUE | ERICKSON,
ATTICUS | DYCK, TYLER | EVANS, JACOB | HARSCH, CALE
EMERSON | GRAHAM, DAVID | HEMMERLING, LUCAS | KRUK,
HOFFMAN, ZACHARIAH | HUNTER, NICHOULAS | KOOY, KALEB
JONAS | KULAR, JAGSHAN | LAPORTE, JOSHUA | LEBLANC, LINDSEY
LEE, JONAS | PAULSON, EVAN | POTTS, GAVIN | SEERY, DILLON LEMIEUX, MATHIEU | OUANDA, SOURALAIS | SKLARCHUK,
STURROCK, BRODIE | TAYLOR, DILLON PARKER | TIETZEN, AUSTIN | VASS, MATTHEW | VASS, ROBERT
Staff: DESPRES, VINCENT | GUERETTE, RICHARD Staff: ASHTON, VICTOR | EVANS, PETER | HARSCH, CORY
HEMMERLING, CRYSTAL | LAPORTE, CHRIS | SEIDE, KELLY HOFFMAN, HAL | LEMIEUX, RICHARD | VERRET, RENEE
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ATOM FLYE RS ATO M J ETS
SE465 - NORTH SEERA SHERWOOD PARK ATOM 3A SP799
Players: BELL, SYDNEE | BLISS-RUSSELL, HENRY | BOEKESTYN, Players: ABRAM, BRADY | COOK, HUDSON | CUNDLIFFE,
KEIRA | COMPRI, XAVIER | COULOMBE, ANNALISSE MATTHEW | CYCA, CONNOR | DYER, BRODY | ERGEZINGER,
GIESBRECHT, RHETT | HIMSCHOOT, OWEN | LAFAYETTE, TY NATE | FRAY, EMERSON | GOLIGHTLY, WILL | GRAVELLE, LUKE
LATIF, ZAYAN | LEISTER, RONAN | MCDONALD, GRAYSON JOHNSON, RYAN | LANCASTER, LUKE | MARSON, LINKIN
NICHOLS, MAXIMUS | STANOJEVIC, CADEN | VAJSABEL, STEFAN MIRANDA, ALEXANDRE | OLEKSYN, BRYSON | PICHOTA, HUDSON
WARAWA, ISAAC SCHEUER, CARSTEN | SCOTT, SAMUEL | ZAHARIA, RENO
Staff: COULOMBE, COLIN | GIESBRECHT, CHAD | MCDONALD, Staff: COOK, JONATHAN | CUNDLIFFE, KEVIN | FRAY, KURTIS
DALE | VAJSABEL, BORIS | WARAWA, TERRACE LANCASTER, TIM | MARSON, CODY | UZELMAN, KYLE
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DAW SO N F E REDAY
AGE: 9
CURRENT TEAM:
Whitemud West Seals
YEARS PLAYED: 5
GRADE: 4
USUAL POSITION: Left Wing
FAVOURITE HOCKEY TEAM:
Edmonton Oilers
FAVOURITE HOCKEY PLAYER:
Connor McDavid
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL:
My Dad
OTHER HOBBIES / INTERESTS:
Playing with friends
FAVOURITE HOCKEY MEMORY:
After our gold medal game, my
dad served us champagne!
(sparkling apple juice)
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ATOM KI NGS ATOM M A PLE LEAFS
NW354 - WHITEMUD WEST SW518 - SWZ OIL KINGS
Players: DOUGLAS, PARKER | ELKADRI, AHMED | FEREDAY, Players: BLYTH, HUDSON | BRINKMAN, DECLAN | CRUMLEY,
DAWSON HAY, ETHAN | LEE, RONAN | LEE-CARDINAL, ELIZA JAKE | DACHWITZ, BRAYDEN | DEKKER, ETHAN | GEHLERT,
MACKENZIE, LACHLAN | MACLEOD, DEXTER | MAKOWSKY, TYE | KANJI, KEYAAN | KEDDIE, JACK | KIERNAN, PRESTEN
TOMA | MERRITT, ROBERT | NEUMAN, CONNOR | OLSON, JAKE MARCH, CAMDEN | OHNYSTY, WILSON | PARK, BRENDAN
RAIN, TALON | REYES, RAPHAEL | SIDHU, CHANDAN | WALKER, PEROZNI, KALDER | SANDHU, ARSHROOP | SMITH, ETHAN
AIDEN | WALKER, KESIA VIK, BRODY | YOUNG-KORBISSER, TYREE | ZHANG, ETHAN
Staff: FEREDAY, PAUL | LEE, STUART Staff: BLYTH, DEREK | BRINKMAN, CAMERON | CRUMLEY,
MACKENZIE, CAMPBELL | OLSON, JARET JASON | DEKKER, BRAD | KANJI, SHAFIN | SMITH, DARREN
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W ILSO N O H NYSTA ATOM OI L ERS
AGE: 10
CURRENT TEAM:
SWZ 518 Oil Kings
YEARS PLAYED: 6
GRADE: 4
USUAL POSITION:
Defence
FAVOURITE
HOCKEY TEAM:
Edmonton Oilers
FAVOURITE
HOCKEY PLAYER: SW587 - CONFED
Leon Draisitl
Players: CARDINAL, PETER CIPENUK | CARROLL, JOSHUA
WHO IS YOUR FOLK, ROWAN | GRANT, ALEXANDER | HOFFMAN,
ROLE MODEL: ZACHARIAH | HUCKABAY, NOLAN | HUCKABEE, LIAM
My Cousin Brodie
HUEBNER, ERIC | MCLEOD, HARRISON | MILLS, TYSAIAH
OTHER HOBBIES / INTERESTS: Baseball & Camping ROTH, DARIAN | SEITZ, GAVIN | TCHESNOKOV, ALEXANDER
FAVOURITE HOCKEY MEMORY: VOSS, LEVI | WHIDDEN, ALEX
Winning Minor Hockey Week two years in a row. Also, Playing Staff: FOLK, DWAYNE | GRANT, COLIN | HUCKABAY, JAMES
in tournaments that are out of town, with my friends! MCLEOD, CHAD | MILLS, TREVOR | WHIDDEN, GARRETT
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ATOM R E D WI NGS ATOM S E NATORS
NE129 - BRAVES
Players: AIMOE, LINCOLN | BOYKO, RYLAN | CHUTE, NE128 - BRAVES
MAXWELL | CLARK, ZHAYNE | FENWICK, HAYDEN | FIPKE- Players: ALEONG, BRANDON | BARICH, ETHAN | DUFRITH, ALEXANDER
MARTIN, MORGAN | FLASHA, VICTORIA | HOGAN, CASEN GAGNE, EVAN | KIERSTEAD, ETHAN | LEWIS, TYLER | MISHIO,
JARRELL, HUNTER | LAWRENCE, MARCUS | PAUL, ZAYNE NATHAN | SCHURMAN, HAYDEN | SCOTT, TAILON | STARCHUK, JAYDEN
ROY, ALEXANDER | SPRINGER, MAX TELLEFSON, AUSTIN | VEENSTRA, AVERY | WANG, CARSON
Staff: FENWICK, WARREN | LAWRENCE, ELTON Staff: ALEONG, RYAN | BARICH, DARYL | BARICH, MIKE | MISHIO,
PAUL, DAVE | SPRINGER, VICTOR TODD | STARCHUK, DEAN | TELLEFSON, LISA | VEENSTRA, BRAD
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PEEWEE CAMERON P E E W E E C L AG G E T
SW675 - SWAT ST ALBERT PEEWEE AA STARS - SA747
Players: BALLOS, JONATHAN | BREZOVSKI, BLAKE | CAPSTICK,
Players: ABOUGOSH, JOSEPH | ANDERSSON, MAXIM
EDWARD | COSTANTINO, BEN | CRANDELL, CARMELO | DAOUST,
BIELARCZYK, AVERY | BLACK, RYERSEN | BURNETT, GRACE
COHEN | DEVLIN, JET | GIORDANO, LUCA | HANEY, JOHN NOAH
BUTTERFIELD, MADELINE | DEVLIN, CARSON | GARBUTT, RYAN
HUTCHINSON, ASHTON | KALEMBA, ALEX | MAKAY, OWEN
HEATH, JACK | JOHNSON, GARRICK | JONES, RILEY | LEMISKI, MAKOKIS, SADIE | MCLAUGHLIN, CURAN | STRAUSS, KIERAN
CARTER | LEONG, JACOB | MENON, DANE | RUTHERFORD, CALEB STRICKLAND, LIAM | TOMLINSON, TYSEN | VALERIO, NIKOLAS
SCHNEIDER, MATTHEW | SIM, JACKSON
Staff: BERES, ANDREW | BREZOVSKI, MIKE | DAOUST, BRAD
Staff: BUTTERFIELD, BRAD | DEVLIN, PAT | GARBUTT, TIM | HEATH, DEVLIN, ANDY | DEVLIN, LEILA | FLEMING, JIM | HANEY, JOHN
JEFF | LEMISKI, JASON | RUTHERFORD, MIKE | SCHNEIDER, TIM SCOTT, JERRY | TOMLINSON, BRIAN | TOMLINSON, MORGANN
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