HRI Honours its Past
The Hockey Regina (HRI) Board wishes to announce the naming of the Midget Tier 1, Atom Tier 1 and Initiations tournaments after long-time contributors to minor hockey in the City and Province. The people being honoured are Fred McBeth, Jim Odling and George Watson.
The new tournament names will be:
Fred McBeth Midget AA Tournament v January 11-13, 2013
George Waston Atom AA Classic v January 18-20, 2013
Jim Odling Timbits Initiation Year End Festival v March 9+10, 2013
HRI is extremely excited to honour these great individuals. Many people have put in long hours in developing minor hockey and it is the least that can be done to honour them. The naming of these tournaments continue the practice that was started a few years ago with the renaming of the Bantam Tier 1 tournament to the Graham Tuer Bantam AA Challenge.
Fred McBeth Bio
+ Involved in minor hockey for 30 years, especially involved at the Midget Tier 1 level
+ Coached all levels from Novice to Midget
+ Board of Director + President of the Regina Boys Community Hockey League
+ Integral part in the formation of the Queen City Hockey League
+ Chairman of the Midget Tier 1 tournament for a number of years
+ Regina representative on the SHA Board of Directors
+ World Junior (1991) committee member
+ Member of the World Junior Legacy Fund (1991) Committee
Jim Odling Bio
+ Coached at all levels of hockey from Novice to Bantam
+ Level Advanced II coach
+ Coach Mentor 2004-06
+ Board member of Rosemount/Mount Royal Hockey Association 1987-90
+ SHA member involved in the start-up of the Initiation Program in Sask.
+ SHA Initiation Program Director 1986-89
+ SHA Coaching Director 1989-94
+ CAHA Committee for Initiation Program 1989-94
+ Executive Director Hockey Regina 1997-06
+ Committee member of 1991 World Junior Championship, 2003 Memorial Cup, 2004 Western Canadian Midget AAA Regional Championship, 2006 World Under 17 Championship, 2010 Canadian Midget Female AAA Championship
George Watson Bio
+ Involved in minor hockey for over 40 years
+ Coached, officiated at all levels of hockey from Atom through Senior
+ Board member of the Metropolitan Minor Hockey Association 1977-80
+ First President of the QCMHA 1980-1982
+ Regina representative on the SAHA Board of Directors 1982-85, 1995-96
+ Chairman of Minor for SAHA 1985-88
+ Second Vice-President/Vice President Hockey Operations of SAHA 1988-89, 1996-97
+ Director of Minor Hockey for CAHA 1989-92
+ Sask Sport Board of Director/President 1991-96
+ Vice President hockey operations for CIS Women¦s Championship 2002+03
+ Member of the World Junior Legacy Fund (1991) Committee
