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  ShareRory Bradley Award2014-04-07
Three years ago, SMHA established the Rory Bradley Volunteer Award.Rory was a man who was dedicated to giving his time whenever and wherever it was needed. Sadly, we lost Rory suddenly in the spring of 2010. For those people who knew him, they would probably say “his boots will be big ones to fill”. Here is a short hockey synopsis on Rory.
Rory grew up playing minor hockey in both Richmond and Stittsville. He played for the Richmond Royals and Nepean Junior A team getting a hockey scholarship for a university in the U.S. before he eventually came back home to Stittsville where he married his first love, Carolyn.
Rory began his coaching career when his son Joel started playing hockey in Stittsville. Joel was soon joined by his sister Courtney, and Rory coached each and every year they were in hockey. Although Rory’s first passion was being on the ice or behind the bench coaching, his dedication to the minor hockey organization led him to take on some roles off the ice too. When a call went out for volunteers, Rory was always finding a way to fit “just one more” thing into his schedule. One year Rory even took out his cheque book and paid the membership fee for a child who couldn’t afford it because he felt every kid deserved to play hockey.
Rory’s love of the game and his commitment level to each and every player was what set him aside from others. He emphasized team sportsmanship above all and one of his many special sayings was “before saying anything negative about your teammate, better have a look in the mirror.”
At the AGM last April, this award was presented to a very deserving recipient Kim Morin
Kim has been a valued member of the SMHA community for many years she has served as past Secretary on the Executive and coordinated the IP/Novice Social. Her most significant contribution has been organizing and running the World’s largest hockey tournament, the Bell Capital Cup. This event requires incredible commitment and dedication. She has spent countless hours at local arenas between Christmas and New Year’s ensuring all aspects of the tournament are successful. This tournament hosts teams from all over the world and she has been instrumental in providing an enjoyable, positive hockey experience to 500 teams and their families. Through this tournament she has supported and assisted approximately 50 SMHA teams to fundraise over $60,000. On many occasion she has even missed her own son’s participation due to her commitment to the community and this event.
Congratulations Kim! We are fortunate to have you as part of the organization.
Rory Bradley Volunteer of the Year Nominations
SMHA is now accepting nominations for the Rory Bradley Volunteer of the Year award for our current hockey season. Our association is fortunate to have many volunteers. These volunteers often go above and beyond to make hockey a great experience for your child and the children of Stittsville. They may be your team manager, coach, assistant coach, trainer, member of the executive, or any individual who gives freely of their time to bring hockey excellence to our association.
If you know someone who should be nominated for this award, please send an email nominations@stittsvilleminorhockey.com . In this email, please describe in a short paragraph why you feel he/she deserves this award. The deadline for nominations is April 13th. The Rory Bradley Volunteer of the Year award will be awarded at the AGM, April 28th.
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