KMHA Families - Your help is needed:

A 7 year old KMHA player is battling a very are form of Lymphoma in BC Children's hospital.  This young boy is an avid Canucks fan, an enthusiastic teamate to his KMHA friends, and normally a real going concern.  While battling cancer this little boy will not be able to come home to Kelowna.  His family expects that it will be June before he is ready to return.  This has put a huge strain on the family both physically, emotionally, and financially as the parents split their time between Kelowna and Vancouver.  The family has two other young boys who also are association members playing in our Novice program. 

Mission Sports has obtained a signed Reebok jersey from the 2009/10 Vancouver Canucks team.  Each team member has taken the time to sign the jersey.  Tim and Scott at Mission have also received from Vaughn Canada a goalie stick autographed by Mikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames and a photo with the Stanley Cup autographed by Ryan Getzlaf.  Mission Sports are using all of these items as an incentive to get donations in aid of this family in their time of need.

Each person donating funds to this cause will receive a ballot for these prizes.  Donations will be graciously accepted at Mission Sports at 1855 Kischner Road or at the KMHA office at 1420 Ellis Street.  Every donation big or small will get you a ballot for these incredible prizes.  Winners will be contacted over the phone.

Your odds of winning are great and your support is immeasurable.  Lets show this family how much KMHA cares!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Scott Landry at 250-763-7499 or 250-215-6711.

END OF SEASON COACH EVALUATIONS:

Parents and Players of Kelowna Minor Hockey Association are strongly encouraged to complete the Coach Evaluations Forms that available from the "Forms" page of our website (www.kelownaminorhockey.com)

These evaluations are crucial for our Board of Directors and our Division Directors in selecting coaches for the 2010/11 season.  We ask that you provide as much feedback as possible whether it be positive or negative as this information will go a long way in doing what is best for the development of our players going forward.

Forms can be either emailed, faxed, mailed, or dropped off at our office:

Email:  admin@kelmha.com
Fax:  250-861-5358
Address:  1420 Ellis Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2A5

Please feel free to sign the forms if you wish but it is certainly not a requirement.  Coach evalution forms are for the exclusive use of the Association's board and will not be distributed to the coaching staff of any KMHA  team.

After winning their opening series against Kamloops 2-0 in a best of 3 games series, the Junior Rockets faced off against Penticton in the second game of the series at Penticton Memorial Arena yesterday after winning the first game of the series in Kelowna last weekend 7-3.

In what was the most exciting game of the playoffs so far, the play was fast and furious and the score very close. With a 3-3 tie going into the third period, David London and Cory Hochhausen scored 7 seconds apart to give Kelowna a 2 goal lead with 5 minutes left in the game. Penticton's Jordan Boultbee scored at the 18:13 mark to give the large crowd  a thrilling last minute of play. Kelowna eventually prevailed with a 5-4 score and are now the OMAHA playoff Champions.

The Junior Rockets are on their way to the Midget Tier 1 Provincial Championship in Ridge Meadows March 7-12, 2010.

If you would like any comments or have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself or Head Coach Brent Gilchrist #250-808-8383.

Thank you so much for your interest in our team.

2009 REGISTRATION RECEIPTS

All receipts have been emailed to the address supplied to the association on your player's registration application.  If you have not received the receipt, please contact our office at admin@kelmha.com .  These receipts were emailed in October and will appear in your inbox as if they have come directly from Hockey Canada not Kelowna Minor Hockey.

Spokane, we warned yah!

Congratulations to the KMHA Pee Wee Canuck's on winning their third of 3 tournaments! What an accomplishment. The Canuck's had another very successful round robin outscoring opponents 21 - 2 in the round robin. That was good for first overall in the round robin leading into the championship game on Sunday against Beaver Valley Hawks.

The Hawk's came out flying and never gave up. This was a close contest that saw the teams trade goals until the Canucks' scored the winner with a few seconds left on the clock and staring at OT. Thanks to all the parents, coaches and players for making this a truly successful tournament. Special shout-out to Kim Armstrong and Marisa Vardabasso for helping to arrange, manage and stick handle through the hoops of getting us there! Thank you ladies.

The Canuck's look forward to their next tournament challenge, our own, on March 19-21, 2010. 

The Winners Shot!