The GGHA's Kaitlyn Hawkins had the honour of being a flag bearer for the opening ceremonies of the 2007 U18 National Women's Hockey Championship on November 6. Two days later she was invited to meet Team Saskatchewan at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium where she participated in their off and on-ice warm-ups and in the pre-game ceremony. Great job Kaitlyn!

NEW SEASON! NEW LOOK!

The 2007-08 season will bring a new look to our association. Our GUELPH THUNDER logo has been given a makeover!!

To go along with this new logo we are happy to announce that all 10 of our Rep Teams will be receiving new Home and Away jerseys for the upcoming season.

Our new logo will also be displayed on our new off ice tracksuits available to all Association Members at VTR Uniforms and on other Association team wear that will become available in the future.

Visit the new Team Wear page for information on our new Guelph Thunder team wear.

WELLINGTON LABORATORIES BANTAM BB WINS PROVINCIAL SILVER!

Congratulations to our Guelph Thunder Bantam BB team for winning silver at the 2006-07 Provincials!

COLDWELL BANKER - NEUMANN REALTY WINS SILVER IN BRAMPTON

Congratulations to the Coldwell Banker - Neumann Realty Atom house league team who brought home the hardware with a 2nd place finish in the Brampton Cougers Tournament - Apr 20-22, 2007.

BARRY CULLEN CHEV OLDS CADILLAC MIDGET BB WINS LEAGUE SILVER

Guelph defeated both Etobicoke and Orillia to advance to the North Metro Girls Hockey League Midget Tier 2 championship weekend. Once there, the Thunder defeated Orangeville 4-1 to advance to the gold medal game, but fell short to Mississauga by a score of 2-1 in a very close final game. Great season girls!

THANK YOU NOVICE HOUSE LEAGUE COACHES!

This year we introduced several changes to our Novice house league program to place a greater emphasis on skill development and fun, and less on competition. Although the board (thank you Don Huggins!) had a vision of how the program might look, we leaned heavily on our coaches to make it work. And did they ever! On behalf of the board of directors and almost 70 of our youngest players who benefitted from your efforts, thank you VERY much Janet Hofstra, John Robinson, Chris DiCicco and John Cleghorn. What an awesome job! Please note next season the Novice house league program will be renamed to "FUNdamentals".

RONA CASHWAY PEEWEE HOUSE LEAGUE TEAM WINS IN DUNDALK!

Congratulations to Rona Cashway Peewee HL team, who returned from the March Break Tournament in Dundalk with the first place trophy, winning 3-1, 5-2, 5-1, and 3-1. Rona Cashway also came 2nd in the Mt. Forest Peewee Tournament in January. Awesome work ladies!

SENIOR HOUSE LEAGUE 3-ON-3 TOURNAMENT A SUCCESS!

During the March Break the always innovative Senior House League Division, led by Division Convenor Rob MacKay, organized a 3-on-3 tournament. Each of the four teams played a round robin consisting of one 12 minute running time period. The purpose of the tournament was simple - to have fun! Congratulations to Spira Fire Protection for claiming the top spot, and to all the girls and coaches for participating.

Our Atom Thunder continued their tournament success this season with a gold medal performance at the Walter Gretzky tournament in Brantford. The Thunder defeated StoneyCreek, Peterborough (twice including the final), and London enroute to their fourth straight tournament title. This victory was extra special as the girls were honoured to wear black arm bands commemorating the memory of Nick Lambden. The girls dedicated their gold medal performance on the ice to Nick and his family and the team received several inquiries from other teams about the arm bands, all helping to keep Nick's memory alive. Well done girls!

TrueLocal.ca BANTAM HOUSE LEAGUE TEAMS TAKES SILVER

The TrueLocal.ca Bantam House League team won silver at the Oakville Hornets Tournament. Congratulations girls!

The Guelph Thunder Atom BB's were a perfect 4-0 in winning the annual Stoney Creek Sweetheart Tournament. The Thunder posted impressive victories over Ancaster (7-0), Stoney Creek (4-1), and St. Catharines (2-0), en route to the championship game versus a strong Niagara Falls team that has only lost two games in league play this season. The Thunder trailed 3-0 late in the second period, before storming back to tie the game and win it 4-3 in overtime. The victory proved that if you work hard and believe in your team, anything is possible. Congratulations Thunder!

GREENWAY HOME PRODUCTS BANTAM AA TAKE SILVER IN NEPEAN

The Bantam AA Thunder travelled to the nation's capital to take part in the Nepean Wildcats Tournament Feb 2-4. Undefeated in round robin play and beating Kitchener in the semi final, they fell 2-0 to the highly touted NCCP squad in the final. One of many highlights on the weekend occured the night before when they defeated NCCP 1-0 a couple hours after skating the entire Rideau Canal and back again - 15 km!

WELLINGTON LABORATORIES BANTAM BB TAKES SILVER AT MARKHAM-STOUFFVILLE TOURNAMENT

The Bantam BB Thunder took silver in Markham-Stouffville in an exciting final in which every player on both teams was involved in a sudden death shootout!

WELLINGTON LABORATORIES BANTAM BB TAKES GOLD IN KITCHENER

The Bantam BB Thunder went undefeated in 3 round robin games then won gold after a 2-1 OT victory over Brantford.

PIDEL HOMES MIDGET AA PERFECT IN PITTSBURGH

The Midget AA Thunder travelled to Pittsburgh November 24-26 for the Team Pittsburgh 2006 Thanksgiving Tournament. They sported a perfect 5-0 record, including a 6-2 win over Aurora in the final to capture gold.

GUELPH THUNDER HELPS OPEN 4 NATIONS CUP, IN STYLE!!

At the 4 Nations Cup game in Kitchener between Team Canada and Team USA on Tuesday, November 7, Atom BB right winger Anna Morris dressed with Team Canada and participated in the pre-game skate and national anthem .... Way to go Anna!

On Wednesday, November 8, Guelph Thunder Peewee AA player Rebecca McCulloch received the same honour, skating with Team Canada before their game with Sweden.

And at the opening reception of the 4 Nations Cup, Marissa Beattie of the Bantam BB Thunder was the flag bearer for the Canadian team while teammate Lauren Tashiro assisted with the presentation of gifts to the teams and officials. Marissa and Lauren are pictured with Vicky Sunohara and Hayley Wickenheiser of Team Canada.

GO THUNDER! GO CANADA!

BARRY CULLEN MIDGET BB THUNDER WINS GOLD IN WATERLOO

The Barry Cullen Midget BB team blanked the Stoney Creek Sabres 3-0 in the Gold medal of the Waterloo Ravens tournament November 3-5.

HUGGINS ROYAL LEPAGE PEEWEE AA STRIKES GOLD

The Guelph Thunder defeated the Whitby Wolves 3-2 to claim the gold medal in the Annual Rose City Tournament in Windsor over the November 3-5 weekend.

ATOM A WINS NMGHL CHAMPIONSHIP!

The Royal City Welding Atom A Thunder won the North Metro Girls Hockey League Atom Tier 1 Championship. They defeated Markham-Stouffville 3-2 in a shootout to advance to the championship game, and took advantage of their opportunity with an exciting 2-1 win over Oshawa in the final. Congratulations players, coaches and parents!

BANTAM AA WINS GOLD IN HAMILTON

Congratulations to the Clarion Bantam AA Thunder for winning gold at the Hamilton Tournament with a 3-2 win over Niagara Falls in the Championship game.

GEOSIGNS BANTAM HOUSE LEAGUE TEAM WINS CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP IN LEAMINGTON

Our Geosigns Bantam house league girls hit the road March 10-12 and won the Consolation Championship of the Leamington Tournament! After going 2-2 in the round robin, they defeated Chatham 2-1 in the final to claim the award. Congratulations girls!

CONGRATS TO OUR ATOM SELECT GIRLS

The Guelph Thunder Atom house league select team played great and made it to the Championship game in the Atom C division at the Mitchell Tournament, but fell just short in a 3-1 loss to South Huron.

GREAT WEEK FOR KNIGHT ELECTRIC BANTAM BB

Within the span of a single week, the Knight Electric Bantam BB Thunder won their first round NMGHL playoff series against Etobicoke, earned a spot in the OWHA Provincial tournament by defeating Kitchener, and won gold at the Brantford Tournament (pictured). Awesome work girls!

ROYAL CITY WELDING ATOM A WINS SWEETHEART GOLD

The Atom A Thunder went undefeated at the Stoney Creek Sweetheart Tournament Feb 10-12 and earned the gold with a 1-0 victory over Burlington. Awesome job, girls!

The GGHA thanks itravel2000 for graciously donating an all-inclusive trip for two to a Beaches or Sandals Resort, worth over $5500, as our 2006 Tournament raffle grand prize! Proceeds from the raffle will support girls hockey in Guelph. Here's an email we recently received.

FROM: Sharon and Angelo DeLorenzi, Newmarket
TO: GGHA

Just thought I would drop you guys a line (and a picture) and thank you once again for the great draw prize. The DeLorenzi's don't waste any time when a trip becomes available. We have come and gone and had a blast. The Sandal's Resort was awesome!! We lucked out on great weather, never saw a drop of rain and made a bunch of new friends, all at the same time! As I have already stated, thanks again soooo much!! Still can't believe we won that trip!

GEOSIGN PEEWEE BB WINS SILVER IN GUELPH

The lone Guelph Thunder medalist at the 2006 ThunderStorm Tournament was the Geosign Peewee BB team, who took silver in their division. Congratulations girls!

GREENWAY HOME PRODUCTS BANTAM B THUNDER WINS GOLD IN MISSISSAUGA

It took several overtime periods but the Guelph Thunder emerged victorious over Brampton in the final of the Mississauga Tournament December 27-30. Congratulations girls!

KNIGHT ELECTRIC BANTAM BB WINS GOLD IN WHITBY

It took a shootout to break the scoreless draw between the Knight Electric Thunder and their very tough opponent from Sault Saint Marie in the Bantam BB final of the Whitby Tournament December 2-4, but the local squad came out on top in dramatic fashion. Congratulations to players on both teams for a very exciting hockey game!

CONGRATULATIONS GREENWAY HOME PRODUCTS BANTAM B THUNDER

The Greenway Home Products Bantam B Thunder took the Silver at the North Halton Twisters Tournament November 25-27.

CONGRATULATIONS BARRY CULLEN MIDGET BB THUNDER

Barry Cullen Midget BB team wins 2nd gold medal following a tough fought tournament weekend. Barry Cullen went undefeated through the Barrie Sharkfest tournament and surpassed North York in the finals with a 2-0 score.

CONGRATULATIONS CLARION BANTAM AA THUNDER

The Clarion Bantam AA Thunder brought home Silver from the recent tournament in Ottawa. The girls and families travelled by bus up to the weekend Tournament. They played the Richelieu Team from Quebec in the Finals. It was very close and exciting end to end hockey, but Richelieu edged Guelph 1-0. The team would like to thank the parents and friends who attended and cheered them on. The team also visited the Parliament Buildings on Saturday night, followed by a team dinner out and fun was had by all!

CONGRATULATIONS BARRY CULLEN MIDGET BB THUNDER

Barry Cullen Midget BB Gold medalist from the St. Catharines tournament Oct 7-9.

CONGRATULATIONS KNIGHT ELECTRIC BANTAM BB THUNDER

The Knight Electric Guelph Thunder Bantam BB started the season on a high note by winning the gold medal in the Bantam A division at the Vaughan Flames Fall Classic Tournament held September 30 to October 2.