On Tuesday September 23, 2025, The Guelph Minor Hockey Association held the Annual General Meeting. Thank you to all of the members who attended the meeting.
AWARDS
Congratulations to all of our award recipients for the 2024-25 season.
Sean Stafford – Coach of the Year, Rep
Luke Kordupel – Coach of the Year, HL
Keith Schultz – William & Reginald Berry Honour Award
Donated by the Berry Family to the person that made an outstanding contribution to minor hockey in the City of Guelph
Kelly Irwin – Ron & Frank Crabtree Executive of the Year Award
Donated by the Crabtree family to the Executive member chosen for outstanding effort and achievement in the Guelph Minor Hockey Association during the current season.
Ted Annis – Presidents Award
Canadian Tire (Woodlawn Rd.) and Bisson Dentistry – Community Partner Award
This award is presented annually to a person or organization for exemplary involvement in community engagement with GMHA.
SCHOLARSHIP
The Guelph Minor Hockey Association is proud to announce Winston Sutherland as the first-ever recipient of the Claude Bisson Scholarship Fund, presented in partnership with Bisson Dentistry. The scholarship was created to help players stay engaged in hockey while pursuing their academic goals and to encourage families to continue their development journey within GMHA. Winston has been a leader both on and off the ice — recognized for his commitment, teamwork, and community involvement — and will begin his Bachelor of Commerce in Management Studies at the University of Guelph this fall. His leadership and dedication embody the spirit of GMHA and the legacy this scholarship aims to build.
We would like to congratulate Kelly Irwin and Chris Ste-Croix on their re-election to the Board and welcome three new members to this years team voted in at this years AGM:
Chris Keleher, Chris Petrin and Shawn Patterson.
A big thank you to our outgoing members for their hard work and dedication volunteering with GMHA: Alex Gruevski, Ben O’Hara, Chad Mitchell, Kathleen McColm, Mike Gourlay and Ted Annis.
Additionally, we would like to announce the portfolio assignments, voted on by the Board during our first meeting with our new members.
Jamie Baggio – President
Chris Ste-Croix – Vice President
Erin Appleby – Treasurer
Carissa Coleman – Secretary
Dave Belliveau – Director of Rep AAA
Shawn Patterson – Director of Rep AA - BB
Chris Keleher – Director of House League
Chris Petrin – Director of Player Development
Kelly Irwin – Director of Sponsorship
Sarah Taylor – Director of Communications
Shelley Mills – Director of Equipment
Sarah Taylor – Director of Risk Management