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Darcy Haight
Fax: 519 928 9991
P.O. Box 280
Grand Valley, Canada
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THE ESSENCE OF ACHIEVEMENT

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"The credit belongs to those people who are in the arena...who know the great enthusiams, the great devotions to a worthy cause; who at best, know the triumph of high achievements; and who, at worst, fail while daring greatly...so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."-Theodore Roosevelt

Dedicated to fun, fair play and good sportsmanship

Grand Valley is a small community of 1600 located on the banks of the Grand River, on Dufferin Road 25 (formerly Hwy 25), 5 minutes north of Dufferin Road 9 (formerly Hwy 9). It is officially part of the township of East Luther Grand Valley. Grand Valley & District Minor Hockey Association provides hockey to players in the town and immediate surrounding area. We offer hockey for players 4 to 17 years, in divisions Mite to Midget. Our centre is classed as a ‘D’ centre with our registration averaging 150 players a year. As a member of the OMHA we support the initiation program for the beginners, OMHA competitive teams from Novice to Midget, and this season have a local league team each in Tyke, Atom, Pee Wee and Midget.  More.

There is nothing better than watching a Twister team play, for they all have commonality in their drive and determination. Always humble victors, gracious in defeat, playing with heart, having fun and loving the game above the prize. Come out to a game or two and see for yourself!

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Please visit our Twister Sponsor page and support them as often as you can.

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League Standings

Georgian Bay Minor Hockey League
Georgian Bay Triangle Local League

Georgian Bay Minor Hockey League Playoffs NEW!

This year the Georgian Bay Minor Hockey League has introduced a playoff standings website.  Game results will be posted as they are received.



Tuesday, January 19
Playdown Schedules & OMHA Flowcharts


Sunday, January 17
Thanks For Making 3rd Annual New Year's Eve Dance A Success

We would like to say thank you so much to all who came out and supported the association at our 3rd annual New Year's Eve dance.  We are very grateful not only to those who attended the dance, but to the teams who donated food and had helpers who came out that evening (some whom weren't even attending the dance). A heartfelt thank you also goes out to those volunteers who so graciously donated their time the day of the dance, helping to haul in alcohol and decorate for the dance (The Hunter and Bedminster families, Pam Wheeler, Brian Wright, Dave Loveridge, Leanne Gallant and Teresa Coulson) - the hall looked fabulous and we couldn't have done it without you! We would also like to say a special thank you to Bob and Sharon Hinds, for their generous donations of door prizes - your generosity to Grand Valley Minor Hockey is very much appreciated!  It is through fundraising events like these that we are able to keep registration costs down, and it is refreshing to see that we have people who are willing to come out and help so that our kids can play a game they love! Thank you! Grand Valley Minor Hockey Executive

Wednesday, January 13
Bottle Drive A Success

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A BIG thanks goes out to all the volunteers and players who were able to help out with donating, collecting, sorting, loading and unloading over $1600 worth of bottles during our annual bottle drive!!  It was a big job, but was it was made much easier by the great support we received...many hands make light work!  A special thanks to Wayne Jarrett, Jeff and Bonnie Bruce, Murray and Teresa Coulson, Murray Hunter and Kent Sterling, who donated trailers and vehicles to get the large number of bottles to Orangeville.  Thanks also to Grand Valley Agricultural Society for allowing us to use their barn, and to Liz Bryan who sorted from start to finish.  Finally a big thank you to Grand Valley/East Luther and Waldemar citizens for generously donating their bottles.  See you all next year!!!...Colleen Hunter

Friday, January 8
Midget Twisters Looking for Their First International Silverstick This Weekend

After their successful showing in Wingham the Grand Valley Midget Rep Twisters are in Forest this weekend for the International Silverstick Tournament.  This is the first time a Midget Twister team has made the trip to Forest although our PeeWees and Bantams have been there before.  
        
In Wingham in November the Midget Twisters beat St. George 3-0, Teeswater 8-3 and Blyth 4-2 to secure a spot in semi-finals.  In semi-final play Grand Valley faced off against Zurich, also 3-0.  After regular play the game was tied at 2 but Grand Valley would score first in overtime to advance to the championship game where they faced the hometown team Wingham.  Grand Valley and Wingham now both 4-0 battle it out to see who will advance. The Grand Valley Midgets came out ahead in this contest with a convincing 4-1 victory and secured their spot in the final tournament in Forest....
        
        Members of the team are:  Alex Byers, Brant Gibson, Ryan Coote, Eric
        Humber, Mackenzie Docherty, Doug Costanzo, Dylan Davison, Jordan
        Chamberland, Nevin Gomes, Luke Richardson, Jackson Hostrawser, Jordan
        Shaw, Daryl Ethier, Cole Crane, Chad Bryant, Cody Wright, Coach: Doug
        Caldwell, Asst. Coach:  Derek Docherty, Trainer:  Dave Costanzo, Asst.
        Trainer: Doug Shaw, Manager:  Connie Gomes


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Friday, January 8
Novice Rep Announce Winner of the Toronto Maple Leaf Ticket Raffle

Congratulations to Laurie Thompson. She was the winner of the 2 Toronto Maple Leaf tickets. Tickets were sold as a fundraiser for the Novice rep team, the draw was made on Wednesday January 6th at the Grand Valley Arena. 

Sunday, December 20
Grand Valley To Be Represented for Second Year In A Row at OMHA All Star Game

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At the recent SCTA All-Star Game, a roster was selected to form a team to compete in the annual OMHA Midget All Star Game, and for the second year in a row a former Twister will participate.  Josh Sguigna along with two Grey Bruce Highlander teammates made the trip to Burlington after playing an intense game against Niagara Falls in Ayton to participate in the annual SCTA All-Star Game which divides the league into southern and central teams.  Josh was selected after the game to be a part of the SCTA roster and take on rival ETA All-Stars on February 6, 2010.

Josh has played four of his minor hockey seasons with the Grey Bruce Highlanders and the rest with Grand Valley, last playing as a Twister with the 2008 OMHA Midget Champions.  Last season Jake Weidner was selected to the SCTA All-Star roster. 

This is quite an accomplishment for a small centre like Grand Valley to have two former players represent in this OMHA event.

Congratulations and Good Luck Josh!



Wednesday, December 2
Minor Hockey Raffle Winners

Congratulations to our 2009-10 raffle winners. 

$1000 Grand Prize - Angela Bauer, Grand Valley
$250 Second Prize - Pamela Wheeler, Waldemar

The winning tickets were drawn on Saturday November 28th.



Wednesday, December 2
WHO'S THAT GIRL?

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Why that's our very own Twister mom and Minor Hockey Secratary Sherry-Anne Bedminster carrying the Olympic Torch.

Sherry Anne was chosen to carry the torch representing her RBC Branch.  She was flown to Charlottetown, PEI and carried the torch on Saturday November 21st, 5:28pm PEI time.  The young man passing the torch to Sherry-Anne is Patrick, a student from Charlottetown, chosen to represent his school due to his academics and athletic skills.

Way to go Sherry-Anne! 



Thursday, November 26
Grand Valley Tournaments

Grand Valley is hosting tournaments this season as follows:

Midget Local: Saturday December 5, 2009
PeeWee Local: Saturday January 2, 2010
Mites: Saturday March 13, 2010
Atom Local: Saturday March 20, 2010

For more information on these tournaments please contact Janet Willoughby



Saturday, August 8
THE MAGIC HOCKEY HELMET


Hockey Rink Etiquette For Parents - A MUST READ!

Friday, August 28
Petition Against the HST Tax

(Reproduced from the OMHA website) 

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Richmond Hill, ON: -  Dalton McGuinty’s plan to blend the PST with the GST into one ‘harmonized’ tax will raise the cost of a list of goods and services not previously subject to the provincial sales tax, including minor hockey registration fees. Parents who want to register their kids for minor hockey is just one group of many that will be negatively impacted by this tax.

We are focusing our fight against the proposed HST by gathering names on petitions against the Harmonized Sales Tax for presentation in the Ontario Legislature. We believe that with enough demonstration from Ontarians of their opposition to this tax, the government may reconsider their plans.

Tim Hudak, MPP, Leader of the Official Opposition
for presentation in the Ontario Legislature
Room 381, Legislative Building, Queens Park
Toronto, ON M7A 1A8


Handout: HST Petition

Saturday, August 8
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Let's Hear About Your Team!

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Attention Twister teams! I want your news for this website. I know that your teams will have lots of success stories to share with everyone this season, so please submit them to me, and I will post them on the web for all to see, Pictures would be great too. Please email or fax to 519-928-3276....Webmaster

Our Website

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This website is maintained by association volunteers. We do our best to keep it up to date with schedules, scores and upcoming events. The site contains lots of hockey information for players, coaches, parents and fans, but we are always on the lookout for more. If you know of a great hockey site we have missed, a broken link or a correction required please let the webmaster know. Enjoy your visit and please don't be shy.  Sign the guest book and let us know what you think..

Upcoming Games
Date Event Time Location
Wed 2/10 Omha_no_puck_colour.gif Flesherton vs Bantam Rep Twisters (Game 2 of 5) 8:15 PM Flesherton Arena
Thu 2/11 Omha_no_puck_colour.gif Midget Rep Twisters vs Beaver Valley (Game 1 of 5) 7:45 PM Grand Valley
Fri 2/12 Hockey-Ice Elmvale #1 vs Peewee Local Twisters (Game 2 of 3) 8:15 PM Elmvale Arena
Sat 2/13 Hockey-Ice Dundalk #1 vs. Tyke Twisters 11:00 AM Dundalk Arena
Sat 2/13 Hockey-Ice Honeywood vs. GV Mite #2 11:00 AM Honeywood Arena
Sat 2/13 Hockey-Ice GV Mite #1 vs. Dundalk 11:00 AM Grand Valley
Sat 2/13 Omha_no_puck_colour.gif Honeywood Hurricanes vs. Novice Rep Twisters 12:00 PM Honeywood Arena
Sat 2/13 Hockey-Ice Owen Sound vs Peewee Rep Twisters (Game 4 of 5) 12:00 PM Bayshore (Owen Sound)
Sat 2/13 Hockey-Ice Peewee Local Twisters vs Elmvale #1 (game 3 of 3 if nec) 2:40 PM Grand Valley
Sat 2/13 Hockey-Ice Penteang #2 vs Atom Local Twisters (Game 2 of 3) 3:00 PM Penetang Arena
Sun 2/14 Hockey-Ice Atom Local Twisters vs Penetang #2 (Game 3 of 3 if nec) 4:00 PM Grand Valley
Sun 2/14 Hockey-Ice Elmvale #1 vs Peewee Local Twisters (game 4 of 3 if nec) 5:05 PM Elmvale Arena
Sun 2/14 Hockey-Ice Peewee Rep Twisters vs Owen Sound Minor (Game 5 of 5 ) 5:10 PM Grand Valley
Sun 2/14 Omha_no_puck_colour.gif Bantam Rep Twisters vs Flesherton (Game 3 of 5) 6:30 PM Grand Valley
Sun 2/14 Omha_no_puck_colour.gif Beaver Valley vs Midget Rep Twisters (Game 2 of 5) 9:30 PM Thornbury Arena
Mon 2/15 Omha_no_puck_colour.gif Novice Rep Twisters vs. Dundalk Storm 7:00 PM Grand Valley
Mon 2/15 Omha_no_puck_colour.gif Midget Rep Twisters vs Beaver Valley (Game 3 of 5) 8:10 PM Grand Valley
Wed 2/17 Omha_no_puck_colour.gif Flesherton vs Bantam Rep Twisters (Game 4 of 5) if nec TBA Flesherton Arena
Recent Games
Date Event Time Location
Wed 2/3 Hockey-Ice Pee Wee Rep Twisters: 4 - Owen Sound Minor Jr Attack: 4 7:00 PM Grand Valley
Thu 2/4 Hockey-Ice Peewee Local Twisters vs Elmvale #1 (Game 1 of 3) 8:00 PM Grand Valley
Fri 2/5 Hockey-Ice Wasaga Beach Stars: 7 - Bantam Rep Twisters: 6 8:40 PM Wasaga Beach Arena
Sat 2/6 Hockey-Ice GV Mite #1 vs. Honeywood 11:00 AM Grand Valley
Sat 2/6 Hockey-Ice Coldwater Wildcats: 4 - Atom Rep Twisters: 5 12:00 PM Coldwater Arena
Sat 2/6 Hockey-Ice Tyke Twisters: 5 - Dundalk #1: 4 12:15 PM Grand Valley
Sat 2/6 Omha_no_puck_colour.gif Dundalk Storm: 1 - Novice Rep Twisters: 7 1:00 PM Dundalk Arena
Sat 2/6 Hockey-Ice Atom Local Twisters vs Penetang #2 (Game 1 of 3) 1:30 PM Grand Valley
Sat 2/6 Hockey-Ice Owen Sound Minor Jr Attack: 6 - Pee Wee Rep Twisters: 4 4:30 PM Bayshore (Owen Sound)
Sat 2/6 Hockey-Ice Midget Local Twisters vs Elmvale #1 (game 1 of 3) 5:45 PM Grand Valley
Sat 2/6 Hockey-Ice Midget Rep Twisters: 7 - Wasaga Beach Stars: 1 7:45 PM Grand Valley
Sun 2/7 Hockey-Ice Atom Rep Twisters: 9 - Coldwater Wildcats: 0 4:00 PM Grand Valley
Sun 2/7 Hockey-Ice Pee Wee Rep Twisters: 3 - Owen Sound Minor Jr Attack: 5 5:15 PM Grand Valley
Sun 2/7 Omha_no_puck_colour.gif Opsrey: 2 - Novice Rep Twisters: 9 5:30 PM Ferversham Arena (Osprey)
Sun 2/7 Omha_no_puck_colour.gif Bantam Rep Twisters: 5 - Flesherton Golden Hawks: 4 6:30 PM Grand Valley
Mon 2/8 Hockey-Ice Novice Rep: 2 - Honeywood: 1 (OT) 7:00 PM Grand Valley
Mon 2/8 Hockey-Ice Bantam Rep Twisters: 1 - Wasaga Beach Stars: 3 8:10 PM Grand Valley
Tue 2/9 Hockey-Ice Elmvale #1 vs Midget Local Twisters (game 2 of 3) 9:20 PM Elmvale Arena
Tue 2/9 Hockey-Ice Wasaga Beach Stars: 1 - Midget Rep Twisters: 2 9:30 PM Wasaga Beach Arena
Upcoming Practices
Date Event Time Location
Wed 2/10 Hockey-Ice Practice - GV Mites 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM Grand Valley
Wed 2/10 Hockey-Ice Practice - Midget Rep Twisters 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM Grand Valley
Wed 2/10 Hockey-Ice Practice - Midget Local Twisters 8:00 PM - 8:50 PM Grand Valley
Thu 2/11 Hockey-Ice Practice - Shared Ice - Novice Rep Twisters 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM Grand Valley
Thu 2/11 Hockey-Ice Practice - Shared Ice - Tyke Twisters 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM Grand Valley
Thu 2/11 Hockey-Ice Practice - Bantam Rep Twisters 6:45 PM - 7:35 PM Grand Valley
Fri 2/12 Hockey-Ice Practice - Pee Wee Rep Twisters 6:30 PM - 7:20 PM Grand Valley
Upcoming Events
Date Event Time Location
Wed 2/17 Clipboard GBMHL Monthly Meeting (Rep) 7:30 PM Collingwood
Sat 2/20 Alert Goalie Clinic 6:30 AM - 7:50 AM Grand Valley
Tue 2/23 Clipboard Regular Board Meeting 7:30 PM Grand Valley Library
Tue 3/2 Clipboard GBTLL Monthly Meeting (LL) 7:30 PM Collingwood
Sat 3/13 Hockey Puck 2 Mite Tournament All Day Grand Valley
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