2008

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2008 Registration Dates     

   February 20 / 2008 - 6pm to 9pm

   February 27 / 2008 - 6pm to 9pm

   March 5 / 2008 - 6pm to 9pm

 All registrations will be held in the upper hall at Harmen Park Arena in Oshawa.  Cost for the 2008 season is $120.00. Birth Certificate required for minors only at time of registration

NOTE : Above registrations are for all interested players including any women for the new women's division.  Any players still at University during registration times are asked to contact Doug Smart.

DIVISIONS AS PER YEAR OF BIRTH

     TYKE - 2002,01,00    NOVICE - 99,98  ATOM - 97,96

         PEEWEE - 95,94  BANTAM - 93,92  JR - 91,90

                         INTERMEDIATE - 89,88,87

2007 OBHA Award Recipients

 Congratulations goes out to League CEO Doug Smart for his nomination and future induction into the Ontario Ball Hockey Association Hall of Fame.  As announced at the 2007 awards banquet, come November 2008 Doug Smart will be enshrined into the hall of fame in the builders category.  OBHA president Mauro Cugini felt it would be proper to announce next years inductees at the 2007 awards banquet a year ahead of time, to allow for a year  of celebration within their respective leagues for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the sport of ball hockey. 

Female Division Coach of the Year  

The Female Coach/Manager of the Year Award is presented annually to an individual in recognition of their Outstanding Level of Excellence in Coaching at the League & Provincial level of Competition. This year the award goes to an individual who started as a player when he was 8 years old.   He played on Oshawa Minor Provincial Ball Hockey teams year after year. Now almost 20 years later, he is still an active member of the Oshawa Minor Ball Hockey team, but now no longer as a player, but as a coach.  During these years, he also became a referee and contributed to the growth of our league. After finishing his career as a player, he showed an interest in coaching, likely a result of his father’s many years behind the bench, and became involved with a Girl’s Ice Hockey team, and quite naturally, a Girls’ Ball Hockey team.  He is now active in a coaching role, and has enjoyed considerable success with the Oshawa Girl’s Open team for the past couple of years. In 2006, he lead the Oshawa team to the Women’s Bronze National title, after a successful year at the Minor’s and Women’s Provincial level where the team also won Provincial titles. In 2007, the Oshawa Girl’s Open team has once again enjoyed a fantastic year with him behind the bench. The year started with a pre season tournament, where the Oshawa team defeated the U.S National Women’s team, perhaps a sign of things to come at the World’s level, and won the Pre Season Tournament.  The Oshawa team next went on to win the Ontario Girl’s Open title once again, then the Ontario Women’s A Championship, earning the Oshawa team an opportunity to compete at the National level in B.C in 2008.  He will be there in B.C next year to lead the Oshawa team. It is gratifying to see the next generation of volunteers taking on the responsibilities to ensure that this great sport continues to grow. 

Congratulations, to the 2007 Female Division Coach of the Year, from the Oshawa Stampede, Mr. Doug Smart Jr.

Joey Panetta Memorial Award

The Joey Panetta Memorial Award is presented annually to the Junior aged player that contributes a positive attitude, work ethic and sportsmanship that is instrumental to the over all development of his local program.  This years recipient of this years Joey Panetta award has been involved with Ball Hockey since the age of 5. Twelve years later, he is a formidable opponent, with his strong aggressive play, and outstanding speed. Opposing coaches need to be aware of his presence on the floor, or he will quickly score on you.  He has been on just about every Oshawa Provincial team that I can recall.  He loves the game. He would play 2 or 3 games a night, if you would let him, and probably has on several occasions when teams were short of players.   I think he especially enjoyed when we had Bantams and Juniors combined a few years ago. As a Minor Bantam, he could hold his own against the Junior age players. I think that he especially enjoyed playing on the same team with his older brother Justin during this time.  In addition to his role as a player, he became a referee 3 years ago. I have been very pleased at his progress as an official. He has also found the time to assist his father on occasion with a younger team. He is an excellent choice as the recipient as this year’s Joey Panetta award. He still has one more year of Junior eligibility. We look forward to having him back next year as a player , official, and a volunteer helping other players.

Congratulations, to the 2007 Joey panetta Memorial Award, from the Oshawa Minor Ball Hockey League, Jeff Sherer.

Gaetanne Girard Memorial Award

The Gaetanne Girard Memorial Award is presented annually to a volunteer from the Provincial Championship host league, whose time and energy was instrumental to the success of their program.  2007 was an extremely busy year for Oshawa Minor Ball Hockey. The league hosted four Tournament events, on three different weekends this past summer. This was quite an undertaking, and very fortunately we have people who are ready and willing to assist in such a commitment.  One of these individuals is Mary Platt.  She has a long history of assisting at Ball Hockey Tournaments, going back at least 25 years. She has been a critical part of our organization’s ability to act as host on so many occasions.  In addition to acting as a convener at a host arena, she also takes the time to assist before the season starts, by phoning all the parents of the Tyke players registered the previous years, to remind them of the League registration dates, helping to maintain and grow the base of young children vital to our sport.  She is always there when we need a helping hand. Her dedication is exemplary, and I know that she has previously been recognized with this award by the OBHA.  We are very lucky and proud to have her as part of the base of volunteers who make up our organization, and contribute to it’s continued success.

Congratulations Mary, and on behalf of both the OBHA and all of us in Oshawa, many thanks for the many hours and years that you have spent helping us at Provincial events and this years recipient of the Gaetanne Girard Memorial Award.