Welcome to the 2025-2026 season!
My name is Bruce Hendry, and I’m extremely excited to be returning as Rams head coach for the upcoming hockey season.
I’d like to welcome all players born in 2010 to come and tryout for this year’s Rams team. All players will be given a fair and equal opportunity to earn a spot on the squad.
Tryouts will consist of 3-4 non-parent evaluators plus 2 assigned SMHA evaluators. Evaluators will be looking for skilled, determined, hard-working and coachable players who display high hockey IQ and a team first mentality.
I’m committed to putting a program together where the players develop both on and off the ice in a fun and safe environment. The role of coach allows me the opportunity to mold these young players into strong individuals. Work ethic, sportsmanship, teamwork, respect, commitment, enthusiasm, discipline, and accountability are all life skills that will be instilled throughout the year.
I’m a firm believer that practice is critical for player development. Strong habits and work ethic demonstrated during practices will lead to positive results during games. Practices will be well organized and fast paced, with coaches providing positive feedback and reinforcement.
Players should come to practice expecting to have fun, work hard but also to be challenged. Players should expect to commit 4-5 sessions per week. This includes games, practices, team, and community events. Being a competitive club, all players are expected to attend all team events with exception made for illness, family, school, or personal reasons.
Scheduled Tournaments
1. Coco Lemay (Rockland)-Oct 10-12, 2025
2. Owen Sound Silver Stick-Oct 24-26, 2025
3. Hangar Classic (Quinte-West)-Nov 7-9, 2025
4. Rams Showdown (Kanata) Nov 28-30, 2025
Note: Should the team win the Silver Stick Regionals or earn a special invite, the plan will be to participate in the Silver Stick Finals.
Silver Stick Finals-Newmarket-Jan 15-18, 2026
I want to wish all players the best of luck during the tryouts, and I look forward to seeing everyone at the rink.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to contact me at
[email protected].
Thanks,
Bruce