Hockey season is well underway for Goderich Minor Hockey

Royce from U11 LL Goderich won an autographed photo of Ryan O’Reilly and some Nashville Predators swag.

Goderich Minor Hockey (GMH) recently hosted the annual Ryan O’Reilly Youth Challenge Cup Tournament from November 1 to November 3 at the Maitland Recreation Centre (MRC).

The organization welcomed a total of 16 teams in the U11 age group (eight local league teams and eight rep teams), which included two of the Goderich Sailors U11 teams.

It was an exciting weekend of incredible hockey and a pleasure for the GMH organization to see the arena full of happy hockey families.

“We would like to extend our appreciation to our tournament sponsors – Zehrs Goderich – for providing Gatorade for all players and to Canadian Tire Goderich for donating all of the Player of the Game pucks,” stated Tara Corriveau, secretary of GMH.

“A big thank you to all of the tournament volunteers, the arena staff and the refs for their dedication to ensure everything ran smoothly.”

A special thanks was given to the O’Reilly family for providing the autographed draw prizes and being supporters of this tournament since its inception in 2017.

Results from the tournament:

U11 Rep Division:

Champions: Walkerton

Runner-Up: Elmvale

Consolation: East Lambton

U11 LL Division:

Champions: Port Stanley White

Runner-Up: Zurich

Consolation: Huron Bruce

The Sailors are excited to be a part of the Goderich Santa Claus Parade on November 16 – watch for their float.

GMH invites all to join in on a full day of hockey action on Saturday, November 30 for the annual Hockey Day in Goderich.

Eleven of the organization’s 13 teams will showcase their talents with a full day of games scheduled.

Two of the teams (U13 LL and U11 Rep) will be away on Hockey Day in Goderich at tournaments, and the organization wishes them the best of luck.

Hockey Day in Goderich Game Schedule:

• 8 a.m.: Goderich Sailors U7 Black vs. Goderich Sailors U7 White (half ice)

• 8 a.m.: Goderich Sailors U8 vs. Mid Huron (half ice)

• 9 a.m.: Goderich Sailors U9 White vs. Goderich Sailors U9 Black

• 10 a.m.: Goderich Sailors U11 LL vs. Blyth Brussels

• 11 a.m.: Free Public Skate

• 12 p.m.: Goderich Sailors U15 LL vs. Huron Bruce

• 1:30 p.m.: Goderich Sailors U15 Rep vs. South Bruce

• 3 p.m.: Goderich Sailors U18 Rep vs. Mid Huron

• 4:30 p.m.: Goderich Sailors U13 Rep vs. Blyth Brussels

• 6 p.m.: Goderich Sailors U18 LL vs. Huron Bruce

• 8 p.m.: Goderich Flyers Jr. C vs. Hanover Barons Jr. C