Elmvale Ritchie’s Feeds ‘N’ Needs I.P Team Loving Hockey, News, IP 1, U7, 2012-2013 (Elmvale Minor Hockey)

This Team is part of the 2012-2013 season, which is not set as the current season.
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Mar 25, 2013 | Kevin Fay | 5192 views
Elmvale Ritchie’s Feeds ‘N’ Needs I.P Team Loving Hockey
The Elmvale I.P #1 hockey team was made up of 4 – 5 year olds who have been practicing hard on their hockey skills since the start of the hockey season. Since early December they have played games on Saturday mornings against the other Elmvale IP team, Oro and Coldwater.  The team was excited to play away games in Stayner and Penetang.

Game 1 saw a huge crowd watching many of the players’ first game.  The excitement of the families, relatives and friends matched the excitement of all the players.  The large crowd was not disappointed as the Elmvale Coyotes from both teams put on a great display of their new found hockey skills. 

Many of our team members were lucky enough to participate in an IP Festival in Oro.  The team did great, had a lot of fun and Charlie Horse was a big hit. These young hockey players also had an opportunity to play in the Family Day Future Stars Game and to participate in a skills competition.  They also stood proud and sang loud at a Toronto Marlies game hitting the ice for O Canada.

On March 24, the IP teams played against each other for the last time this season in front of another large, rowdy crowd.  Players names were announced, interviews were given and music was played...thanks to Kent Fay!  The players showed their improved skating skills as they skated hard and a trophy presentation and pizza party ended the players’ season. 

One has to only have watched this young group of hockey players to not only see the immense improvement in several areas of hockey skills they have made but to also see hockey being enjoyed the way it was meant to be enjoyed.   Special thanks are given to our sponsor Ritchie’s Feeds ‘N’ Needs and to all the parents, volunteers and coaching staff for an exciting year. 

Members of Team #1 were as follows; Grayson Alexander, Conlan Dominic, Garrett Fay, Preston Fay,  Mitchell Hales, Nicholas Johnston, Noah Johnston, Jake Murphy, Brodie Ritchie, Charlotte Sanderson, Olivia Schepers, Cohen Smith, Emery Stephens, Hunter Stillar, Joel Therrien, Leighton Therrien and William Veenstra.

Thanks to coaching staff Jason Stillar, Rick Therrien, Kevin Fay, Jen MacGregor and Michelle Veenstra.  Thanks also to the IP #2 coaching staff and to all the extra volunteers who helped on the ice during practices.  A Special thanks to coach Jason Dorion for organizing the extra events during the season for both teams to partake in. 

Hope to see you all next year for another exciting season of Coyote hockey…
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Ritchie's Feeds 'N Needs is a family owned and operated business since 1978. Stan and Jackie Ritchie purchased the business and manage the store with son David. We increased the size of the business in 1991 by building the store that is in existence today. In 1996 we hired Heather (Gulley) Ritchie to manage the Garden Centre. We enlarged the Garden Centre in 1998 by erecting three gutter-connected greenhouses.