Welcome to the 50th Preston International Hockey Tournament. Our tournament committee welcomes all players, team officials, referees and spectators with a special welcome for our American neighbours.
We sincerely hope that all the players, coaches and parents will have an enjoyable time and when the tournament is over, will travel safely home, with memories that will be treasured forever.
Hopefully, new friendships will be made, and previous ones renewed, as you visit our "Hospitality Room", where you can have all the free coffee you wish throughout the tournament. Hot food, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages are also available as well as TV's offering your child's favourite movies. As many trophies as we have room for, are on display, as well as the All Star sweaters to be worn Sunday by seventy-two successful players. The Hospitality Room is located in the Duncan Pollock Hall at the front of the Preston Memorial Auditorium.
Many lifelong and recent volunteers are caught up in the spirit of what we do. Our Memorial Hall of Fame identifies many who are no longer with us. I would personally like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to the many current and past volunteers. Through consistent hard work, level of commitment and perseverance each and every one of you have made a hockey tournament a significant life-enhancing element of our personal lives and provided a wonderful and strong sense of social cohesion in our own micro community.
A special thank you is once again extended to the Cambridge Girls Hockey Association, the Royal Canadian Air Cadets and “Kid’s Can Play”, whose mission is to provide financial assistance for a variety of minor sports, to less fortunate children in our community.
We also appreciate the donation of our major sponsor Zehrs Markets, and in particular, the efforts of the 50th Anniversary Committee including Walter, Ron and David Gowing, John Chambers as well as everyone’s favourite Zehr’s manager, Ed Fortuna, who passed away last year. Zehrs is truly a national company that becomes involved in every community it serves. We can’t thank Zehrs enough as well as some of their suppliers including Schneiders Meats, Vachon Cakes, Dares Cookies, Wrigley’s, Campbell Soup, Pepsi, Humpty Dumpty Chip, Weston Bakeries, Old Dutch Chips, Frito Lay Chips and Christies for their generous donations and commemorative 50th anniversary medallions for all tournament participants.
Thanks once again to Dave Lee and his volunteers, for once again providing the ice paintings which have come to be a signature element of our tournament.
Our web site, www.prestonhockeytournament.com thanks to Brendt Garlick, makes it relatively easy to obtain tournament applications, register, communicate with tournament officials, get helpful information including maps, and instantly obtain scores and standings.
Good Luck to everyone, have a great tournament, and most of all have fun!
John McCash - President
Preston Minor Hockey Association Inc.
and Tournament Chairman
