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Cornwall minor team that was pretty various positions from trainer and disputes, transfers, and suspensions.
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good and up to that point they were equipment manager to association The committee handles issues and
with corporate doctors and nurses.
undefeated. Dale was unable to be at secretary and league convener. Ron appeals that have been brought
These responsibilities required a game and he asked me to coach the was a founding member of the Seaway forward from Minor, Junior, Senior,
travel to the CIL plants in the region
team - it was a close game, but we lost Valley Rapids AA Minor Hockey and Woman’s hockey. The committee
of Eastern Ontario, the Maritimes, by one goal. Dale said, “What did you Association. He continued to coach is made up of the Chairperson,
Chicago, Detroit, New Jersey, and do???” They only lost one other game while taking on more responsibilities plus four other individuals, each
Connecticut. Ron moved over to the
that year and easily won the league.” with the ODMHA, sitting on the representing a region. The committee
safety and quality systems side of Norm McCrimmon, who had been board for a number of years, holding meets by conference call year-round.
things and eventually into Human
the coach of the Wildcats lacrosse positions such as Risk and Safety “This is a volunteer position,” Ron
Resources. “The Cornwall plant had team and was a convener in Cornwall Representative, Development stated. “Our travel costs are covered,
downsized over the years, when I Minor Hockey Association, asked Coordinator, and eventually District which is usually for our once a year
first started as a student there were
Ron to coach a team when the regular Chair. Ron became involved with in-person meeting, but there is no
about 300 employees and when they coach dropped out. Ron was still in the Jr C League, first as a coach and pay involved.” Ron mentions that
decided to close it in 2006, I was
high school. “We had a good season then becoming Vice President of the appeals are now often brought
the site manager with only about 30 and made it to the third round of the the EOJCHL in 2000 and President forward by lawyers representing the
employees”. Ron stayed on during the playoffs and that was my introduction in 2004. From 2007 to 2010 he was appellants, saying however, “We
decommissioning, decontamination,
to coaching.” When Ron transferred elected Vice President of ODHA ( make the final decision, but we have

and reclassification processes. back to Ontario he moved to Ingleside, now HEO), President from 2010 to legal representation at our disposal as
Hockey is the other sport that Ron
and in 1983 when his children began 2014 and Past President from 2014 well.”
has devoted much of his time to over playing hockey, Ron got involved to 2016. Being President comes with “Although I have spent thousands of
the years. This year with the South Stormont Minor responsibilities to Hockey Canada hours playing, coaching, and fulfilling
marks Ron’s fortieth year of being
Hockey Association. He coached at and Ron has sat on Jr Council that administrative roles in sports, I have no
involved in amateur hockey. “My first every level from novice house league involved all of the leagues across regrets as I have played with some very
exposure to coaching came while was
all the way up to Jr. C. Ron also got Canada. He has also sat on both the talented teammates who are still close
still in high school,” Ron recalled, involved in administration, holding Finance and Insurance committees friends, and met hundreds of dedicated
“My brother Dale was coaching a
for Hockey Canada as well as the sports volunteers in the area and
Brought to you by Ming & Associates HDCO (Hockey Development Center throughout Canada. I was fortunate to
of Ontario), which ran development have great people provide their time as
Athlete of the Month
Athlete of the Month camps to select Team Ontario. coaches and mentors during my playing
In 2017 Ron received a call from years and as an administrator. Of these,
Samson Girgis Joe Drago, Chair of the Hockey my close friends Richard Waldroff and
Canada Board at the time, inviting former Executive Director of HEO
Age - 11 Ron to a position on the National Richard Sennott are two people I have
Hometown - Cornwall Appeals Committee for Hockey respected and shared so many hours in
School - St. Anne Canada. Appeals filter their way up sustaining and developing hockey in
Grade - 6 to the National Committee with the Eastern Ontario. However, to all I am
November’s Athlete of the Month is Samson NAC being the final level of appeal for grateful!”
Girgis. Samson has been playing soccer for
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eight years. He started playing house league soccer at 3, and moved to
made some great friendships. I love “Soccer,” Samson says, “is important
competitive soccer with the Seaway Valley Soccer Club and has been
playing striker because it’s fast and to Canadians because it is exciting
playing as a striker for the Blazers for four years.
I get to work with my teammates to to play and to watch. If you get the
“The best part about soccer is playing with my teammates because I have
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explains. MLS game in Montreal or Toronto,
Samson and his Blazers team because it’s fast-paced and so fun
completed an undefeated 2023 to watch. It is a sport that doesn’t
season. They played fourteen games require a lot of equipment, and once
and participated in three tournaments you are part of a great team like
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