As we drop the puck on another exciting season, I want to take a moment to celebrate what makes Fort Garry North Hockey Association such a special hockey community. At the heart of our association is a shared commitment to fair play, teamwork, and fun. These are values that remind us the true goal of the game is not just winning, but growing together and enjoying moments on and off the ice. Hockey teaches our players to support one another, work hard, and play with heart.
This season, FGNHA will continue our fgnhaGivesBack initiative, connecting with and giving back to local Winnipeg organizations. We’ll also be checking in on our teammates with Buddy Check for Jesse. Be proud, FGNHA, this is a great place to play.
The beginning of this season marked the start of our new evaluation process in collaboration with Evolution Hockey. We appreciate everyone’s patience, enthusiasm, and passion as the board of directors navigated this first year together with Evolution. The feedback we have received from players, parents, and coaches have helped strengthen our approach, to ensure that each player is placed where they can best develop and contribute to their team.
A heartfelt thank you goes out to all our coaches, managers, safety people, board members, and volunteers who dedicate their time and energy to make minor hockey possible. Your commitment, encouragement, and countless hours behind the scenes keep this association running strong. Without volunteers, there would simply be no hockey.
As we move forward, I know it’s going to be a fantastic season, filled with some great hockey!
In the words of Wayne Gretzky, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
Let’s take our best shot this year!
Laura
President
Fort Garry North Hockey Association
FGNHA
| Position | Name | Contact |
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| President |
Laura Thomas |
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| Secretary |
Vacant |
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| Treasurer |
Warren Callis |
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| Administer of Hockey |
Teriynn Hepp |
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| Vice President, Operations |
Ryan Turner |
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| Vice President, U15 - U18 |
Kevin Pich |
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| Vice President, U9A1 - U13 |
Tim Fulton |
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| Vice President, AA / AAA Hockey |
Vikki Mirecki/Tanya Sigurdson |
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| Vice President, Female Hockey |
Michelle Menzies |
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| Vice President, Officials |
Laura Loeppky |
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| Vice President, Equipment |
Heather Lehmann |
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| Vice President, Ice & Scheduling |
Denis Ferreira |
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| Vice President Coach & Player Development |
Brendon Corbett |
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| Vice President, House League |
Jordan Stevens |
| Name - Position | Contact |
|---|---|
| Kirton, Marshall - Fort Garry, President | |
| Toews, Melvin - Fort Garry, VP | |
| Thomas, Laura - Linden Woods, President | |
| Gerelus, Nathan - Linden Woods, Member at Large | |
| Fraser, Donna - Westridge, VP | |
| Neilson, Kristen - Westridge, Secretary | |
| Jost, Bill - Wildwood, Past-President | |
| McEvoy, Blair - Lord Roberts, President | |
| Puglisi, Charlene - Earl Grey, President | |
| Richmond, Carla - River Osborne (ROCC), President |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| U7 Initiation 5/6 |
Vacant |
| U9 Novice 7/8 |
Vacant |
| U9 Novice A |
Vacant |
| U11 Minor Atom |
Vacant |
| U11 Atom |
Vacant |
| U13 Peewee |
Vacant |
| U15 Bantam 13/14 |
Vacant |
| U18 |
Vacant |
| U9 Female Novice |
Vacant |
| U11 Female Atom |
Vacant |
| U13 Female Peewee |
Vacant |
| U15 Female Bantam |
Vacant |
| U18 Female |
Vacant |
To provide children with opportunities to develop life and hockey skills through fair play.
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.
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.
