Welcome to the official web site of the London Minor Hockey Association. We are located in London, Ontario, Canada, where our home ice is at Argyle Arena on Wavell Street.

Operating since 1956, LMHA is the name of the original hockey association in London, and we retain that title with pride. The city is now divided into 5 hockey associations, operating under the Greater London Hockey Association banner. Check out www.GLHA.ca , the GLHA web site for information and links to the 4 other associations, as well as the schedules and the standings for the Forest City Hockey League and Community Hockey League.

Thanks to Gene Taylor, one of the original six members of the organizing committee of the London Minor Hockey Association, for providing important information relating to our first year of operation. Other members who attended the first meeting were Stan Stokes, Dr. Gordon Clark, Dr. Herb Andrews, Jack Webb and Grant Sangster. Jack's bantam team and Gene's midget team, both advanced from this area to the provincial championships in our first hockey season. Doug Jarrett played on the midget team and eventually went on to a very successful career with the Chicago Blackhawks.

This past weekend LMHA had their Round Up to bring the 2007/2008 season to a close. It all started at 8:45 am on Saturday April 19th at Wheable for the Awards Banquet for all of our LMHA teams. In the first session the Mites, Tykes and Novice Houseleague were recognized, the second session included the Novice, Atom Forest City and Atom Houseleague. During the 3rd session we saw the Forest City Peewee teams plus the Peewee and Bantam Houseleague, lastly in the 4th session we recognized the Forest City Bantam and Midget teams. Besides the team and individual trophies being handed out there we some very special awards handed out as well. The first award was the George Bray award given to Jo Ann Fredin for all her volunteer work that she has done for our board for the last 18 years, most will know Jo Ann as our “penny pinching” treasurer and for the last couple of years the “tournament chair”. Unfortunately for the Board Jo Ann had decided to “retire” as a board member but as she said at the banquet “I am not stepping down” “I am taking a small step to the side” . Congratulations Jo Ann on receiving the George Bray Award!!!! The second “special” award that was given out was the Neil Barker Memorial award. The Neil Barker award was presented to the LMHA coach or volunteer that best exemplifies what Neil believed in & stood for, during his many years with our association and the first Neil Barker Award was given to Dan Dunsmore. Congratulations Dan! During our 4th and final session there was an addition to the program that hmmmm some how got past our president Jerry Pickering. Jerry was honoured and thanked as he is stepping down from the Presidential role for next season. Jerry was given an LMHA jersey inside a plaqued shadow box. Thanks Jerry for your great leadership the last three years!!!!! A great day was enjoyed by all and we would like to thank Kevin Scanlan for helping us out by arranging for Wheable as our awards venue. Also thanks to all of you who helped out in many ways to make the Awards Banquet successful. After a very full day for the “kids” it was the “adults” turn to head off to the Round Up Dance at Trissa’s in the evening . This years dance theme was “Ultimate 80’s” and few came dressed from the “favourite” decade. A good time was had by all who were in attendance and thanks goes out to Sherry de Waal for her organization of the dance, and for the table favours of Rubik’s cubes, slinky’s and GI Joes….which were all played with. Then on Sunday morning after some had very little sleep the LMHA AGM was held at Trissa’s with a breakfast before the meeting. There were just over 50 people in attendance with some past board members present to play tribute once again to Jo Ann where she received some flowers and an LMHA jersey in a shadow box. When the meeting and elections were over the 2008/09 LMHA Board was in place with some new faces and some old faces with new positions. Congratulations Board Members!!! Here is the new elected board.

Thanks to all of the members of the various coaching staffs for leading their teams through the 2007-2008 hockey season.  We hope all of the LMHA players and families have positive memories of this year and we'll see you at RoundUp and again in September.  Congratulations to everyone. For full results of House League semi-finals and finals click here - http://allplayers.bladenet.net/allplayers/schedules.do?newsMode=none&associationCode=CA00018687&seasonNumber=0&scheduleGroupNumber=29&scheduleTeamNumber=&startMonth=3&startDay=15&endMonth=3&endDay=30&scheduleNumber=-1&venueCode=&x=20&y=4.

Mr Lube - Novice Red League Champions

Moose Lodge 1300 - Novice White League Champions / Novice White 1 City Champions

Giant Tiger - Novice White 2 City Finalists

Daypuck Karate - Atom Red A City Finalists

Citi Cards - Atom Red B City Champions

Star Variety - Atom White 2 City Finalists

Trissa's Family Restaurant - Bantam White 2 City Finalists

For scores from all Forest City playoff games, click here - http://allplayers.bladenet.net/allplayers/schedules.do?newsMode=none&associationCode=CA00018687&seasonNumber=0&scheduleGroupNumber=27&scheduleTeamNumber=&startMonth=3&startDay=16&endMonth=4&endDay=3&scheduleNumber=-1&venueCode=&x=19&y=2 

Novice 1 - City Finalists

Minor Bantam 1 - League Champions / City Champions

Minor Midget 2 - City Champions

Midget 1 - City Finalists

Sorry for the delay in posting - this was budget preparation week.

REGISTER YOUR MITE-AGED PLAYER

FOR ONLY $100 FOR THE 08-09 SEASON

until June 1st. 

This early-bird opportunity is intended to strengthen LMHA registration numbers in our youngest division.  Children must live within our boundaries - city limits to the north, south on Highbury, west on Oxford, and then south and east along the river to the city limits.  Additional information about the program is on the application below.  Players wear full equipment and are provided with a sweater and socks. 

 

Atom Red A	Minor Atom
Minor PeeWee 1	Major PeeWee 1
Minor Bantam 1	Minor Midget 1

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