FORT GARRY NORTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
FGNHA
2024-25
VP Operations Message
FGNHA
2024-2025 Executive Officers
Position | Name | Contact |
|---|---|---|
President | Laura Thomas | Email |
Secretary | Christine Menzies Irwin | Email |
Acting Treasurer | Ryan Turner | Email |
Registrar | Michelle Menzies | Email |
Vice President, Operations | Kevin Pich | Email |
Acting Vice President, U15 - U18 | Kevin Pich | Email |
Vice President, U9A1 - U13 | Ryan Turner | Email |
Vice President, AA / AAA Hockey | Andrew Robertson | Email |
Vice President, Female Hockey | Matt Stathers | Email |
Vice President, Officials | Laura Loeppky | Email |
Vice President, Equipment | Heather Lehmann | Email |
Vice President, Ice & Scheduling | Denis Ferreira | Email |
Vice President Coach & Player Development | Brendon Corbett | Email |
Vice President, House League | Tim Fullen | Email |
Vice President, Female Twins Hockey | Vikki Mirecki | Email |
Welcome to Fort Garry North Hockey Association, home of the Flyers, Storm and Female Twins!
Welcome to all those who are returning and a big welcome to the world of hockey for those joining us for the first time this year. We are pleased that you have chosen to register your child in hockey for the upcoming winter season.
The FGNHA board has been working hard on the assembly of a great program for the 2024-2025 hockey season. We look forward to having you as part of our hockey family. Along with our many valuable volunteers, we’re excited that players will be given the opportunity to develop lifelong skills and friendships, both on and off the ice.
FGNHA promotes an inclusive hockey program and provides every child with a fun, safe, and positive playing experience. I would also like to personally thank all of our volunteers from previous years. Please consider volunteering for a team as a head coach, an assistant coach, a safety representative, or a team manager for this year.
Last, but definitely not least, I would like to congratulate Laura Thomas as our new FGNHA President.
Good luck to all of our players and volunteers this upcoming season.
Kevin Pich
VP Operations
FGNHA
FGNHA
Community Club Presidents
Kirton, Marshall - Fort Garry, President - Email
Toews, Melvin - Fort Garry, VP - Email
Thomas, Laura - Linden Woods, President - Email
Gerelus, Nathan - Linden Woods, Member at Large - Email
Fraser, Donna - Westridge, VP - Email
Neilson, Kristen - Westridge, Secretary - Email
Jost, Bill - Wildwood, Past-President - Email
McEvoy, Blair - Lord Roberts, President - Email
Puglisi, Charlene - Earl Grey, President - Email
Richmond, Carla - River Osborne (ROCC), President - Email
FGNHA
Mission Statement
To provide children with opportunities to develop life and hockey skills through fair play.
Core Values Statement
Fort Garry North Hockey Association (FGNHA) through accountability is an inclusive community club based program that provides every child with a fun, safe, positive playing
environment promoting the development of self-esteem, trust, respect, honesty, teamwork & sportsmanship through equal participation.
FGNHA
Fair Play Policy
In recent years there has been a growing trend in hockey where an overemphasis on winning is taking over for the real reasons kids play hockey. When an overemphasis on winning starts to creep into any sport the ramifications occur in many areas: parents put pressure on their children, development of inappropriate coaching styles, poor sportsmanship, and ultimately burnout of the children in a sport they once enjoyed. This Fair Play Policy and Procedure Manual is a culmination of the Board’s efforts to provide direction to players, parents, coaches and administrators of this hockey program and most importantly ensures the needs of the children playing hockey in the FGNHA comes first. Does this mean winning is not important? Absolutely! Fair play is all about the development of the children first and foremost.
Development of hockey and life skills makes better well-rounded athletes. Fair play is not about a stopwatch at every game to determine whether a child got equal ice time. Fair play is about equal participation and is defined as follows, when it is my turn to go out, I will be given the opportunity to go out and participate. However, in order to establish player responsibility, any player(s) who continue to violate or violate more than one team rule may have to forfeit more than one turn during games. Team rules will be applied consistently to all players on a team. FGNHA also realizes that children have other important activities which play a major role in their lives. All volunteers must keep this in mind when it comes to the children’s participation in hockey. This program philosophy is the framework for putting the children playing hockey first. The aim of the FGNHA is to promote the philosophy contained within the FGNHA Mission Statement.
Parents should endeavor to understand the opportunities and limitations that are provided through a community club based program. It should also be understood that team officials and administrators are volunteers. The program offered by FGNHA is inclusive, not exclusive and provides equal participation for all children.
To ensure all parents and coaches in FGNHA become familiar with and knowledgeable about the Fair Play Policy, attending a Fair Play educational seminar is mandatory.Concerns regarding Fair Play will only be heard by the Parent Representative and the Fair Play Hearing Committee from those individuals who have attended a Fair Play educational seminar. This will help all parents and coaches understand their role in implementing and creating a positive experience for all children.
This policy is intended to address issues associated with hockey within the Fort Garry North Hockey Association. Therefore, issues arising from a perceived violation of the Fair Play Policy and Procedure Manual will be dealt with through the Fair Play Reconciliation process.