Seguin Township to Host GMHL Club

(Update: March 18, 2013) Seguin has released their brand new website. For more information about the club, feel free to visit: www.seguinhockey.com. The team is still hosting a 'Name Your Team' contest to determine the club nickname and logo. Winner receives a family pack of seasons tickets, $700 value.

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Humphrey Arena will be the proud host of a new Greater Metro Hockey League (GMHL) Junior “A” Hockey Team come March 1st 2013. The agreement, signed tonight between Seguin Township and new Seguin Junior “A” Hockey Club, will bring Saturday night games back to the rink for our community to enjoy. The four year agreement will bring approximately 270 hours of practice and game time ice to the Humphrey Arena throughout the year.

“We certainly are excited about this new partnership,” commented Mayor David Conn. “These kids are here to play hard, engage with the community, and further their potential careers in hockey.  The games will be exciting to watch and I encourage everyone to come out and support them.  This is good news for local hockey players to have the opportunity to play at a high level of Junior ‘A’ Hockey without leaving the region.”

The Seguin Junior “A” Hockey Club has a mission to be community involved and include local players on the team.  The team name and logo will be chosen by the community and local schools through a “Name your Junior Hockey Club” contest.  Players on the team will work closely with minor hockey and sports programs, as well as local organizations, community groups and seniors throughout the season.

“We are thrilled about the future of Junior Hockey in Seguin and excited to host our team in such a beautifully kept facility and in an exciting community hotbed for junior hockey,” said Michal Kolarik, Czechoslovakian President of the new Seguin Junior “A” Hockey program. “This partnership will bring a high level Hockey program geared towards the success of players, both individually and as a team and in the community and surrounding area. We look forward to a prosperous season and are very proud to be the newest members of the Seguin Township community.”

“We are honoured that the Team has chosen Seguin as their home base; our staff are very excited to help make the team a success,” added Kelly Krist, Director of Community Services. “We hope to bring in fans from in and around the area to watch and cheer on these talented young local, U.S.A and European hockey players. Next season will be an exciting time for the entire area and our community following our new team and exciting GMHL junior hockey”.

The community is invited to attend a GMHL Powasson Eagles playoff game played at the Humphrey Arena in the spring to launch the new Seguin Junior Hockey Club.  Fans will be able to take in some exciting junior hockey action followed by a celebration in the hall upstairs. A Spring Training Camp for the team will be announced shortly, followed by summer camps in Humphrey with the season opener in September.

For more information on the new Junior Hockey Team, please contact Dominique O’Brien at [email protected] or 705-732-4300 ext 263. Seguin Hockey Club President Michal Kolarik can be reached at (705) 492 1141 or by email at: [email protected]

 

New Junior “A” Hockey Club in Seguin

A  Junior “A” Hockey Club approached Seguin Township with a proposal to bring a ‘new’ GMHL team to the region as an expansion of the GMHL (Greater Metro Junior ‘A’  Hockey League). The owners applied for the addition of the new franchise to play and operate out the Humphrey Arena, and have been accepted by the GMHL to begin play in 2013-14.

The new GMHL Junior Hockey Club in Seguin will have a mix of European, USA and Canadians on the team.  As part of the operational business plan, a number of quality local players will be included on the team roster as scholarship players.

The Club has an overall mission to be community involved in a number of ways including: - A community “Team Naming” contest to choose a name for the new club. - Working with arena minor sports programs in training, events and assistance. - Organizing potential programs with various public schools in the region. - Players will actively participate in the community in a program to assist local residents throughout the season in odd jobs that include snow shovelling, leaf raking, yard clean-up and other partnerships.

The GMHL is a separate league operating out of Ontario that contrasts from the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the previous Junior Team hosted in Seguin (The Seguin Bruins). The two differ in that players from all countries and nationalities are eligible to play in the GMHL, and the OHA does not allow European players to participate on their teams.  In addition, and whereas players in the GMHL essentially pay to play in the league.

The GMHL is consistently expanding into new centres every year.  The new Seguin Junior “A” Hockey Club will play other GMHL teams from areas such as Powasson, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Toronto, Rama, Bradford and other areas throughout the Province. The GMHL currently includes 15 teams.

 

 

Courtesy of Seguin Township