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2025-26 SMHA Team Staff Course Reimbursements

Good evening SMHA coaches and managers,

Reimbursement cheques will be available for pickup at the Sackville Arena in the Minor Hockey room at the following time:

  • Tuesday, December 16th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm 

The Sackville Minor Hockey room is located at the back right of the Sackville Arena above the Kings dressing room.

If you are unavailable, please arrange for a member of your team staff to pick up your cheque on your behalf.

If your name does not appear on the list below, your cheque will be issued during the second round of reimbursements.

 
Adam Bruneau
Andrew MacDonald
Andrew Tobin
Ashley Sinclair
Bailey countway
Beverley Chan
Bobby Boutilier
Brad Baker
Bradley Daley
Brittany Myers
Chad Foley
Chris Dodge
Chris Erwood
Chris Spinney
Clarence (Bobby) Boutilier
Cobee MacNaughton
Corey marson
Curtis Mahar
Darren Svenson
David Merrigan
Deidra Peverill
Eric Codispoti
Erin Lynds
George MacPherson
Harlyn wotton
Hope mcintosh
Jacob Frost
James Guildford
Jason Dawson
Jeff Moore
Jennifer Woodrow
Joe Wilkinson
Justin Corbeil
Kelsey Waite
Kim Gray
Kirk Hoddinott
Kyle Buckland
Lorne Hicks
Mandy Musseau
Matt Montgomery
Matthew Hunter
Matthew Lent
Matthew Spicer
Michael Black
Mike Charlton
Mike Gallahue
Mike King
Morgan Spicer
Nick Harris
Nicole Young
Nolan Murphy
Patrick O'Neil
Roy Dempsey
Ryan Blackwell
Ryan Bowman
Scott Hurshman
Shawn Levy
Shawn Wright
Steve Boutilier
Thai Cappuccino
Timothy Graves
TJ Sinclair
Todd House
Tyler Doyle
Dec 15, 2025

Coaching Certification

Good morning,

Emails have been sent to individual team staff advising of outstanding coaching certifications (all coaching certifications needed to be completed by December 1st).  If you haven't completed all certifications or CRC, you are not permitted on the ice or bench until they are all completed.  You can return to the ice/bench when they are visible on your HCR profile (ie. you may have shared your CRC but it needs to be showing on your HCR profile). 

Following is the regulation from HNS regarding the penalties of going on the ice when not compliant:
11.13. Any team official who is found to be in violation of any section of HNS- Regulation #11- Coach Certification will be suspended indefinitely until certification for that official has been approved by HNS and it has been added to the HCR. The minimum suspension for a first offence is five [5] games, a second offence will result in the team official being suspended for one full calendar year. HNS, HNSMC and HNSFC reserve the right to lengthen these suspensions depending on the circumstance involved in each violation. 

Thank you,

Craig Foley
VP Risk Management 

Dec 9, 2025

Annual Friends & Family Event with Sportchek Bedford Commons

Tomorrow, Sunday, December 7th Sportcheck Bedford Commons is keeping their doors open after hours for their Annual Friends & Family Event! 

Store closes at 6pm

Exclusive event runs 6–9pm

Save up to 60% OFF on your favorites!

Don’t miss your final chance this year to snag incredible deals! Treat yourself (and your gift list!) to major savings! 

Thank you Sportchek for always inviting your Sackville Flyers community!! Wear your jersey to show your Flyers pride!

Dec 6, 2025

McEASTA Flyers Hoodies & Tees

Evening Flyers families,

One of our U7 coaches has reached out for us to share their website and Flyers designs! 

Sackville Minor has no affiliation with McEASTA, they are a private locally owned company. We just wanted to pass along this information in case anyone wanted any Flyers designed swag for Christmas! 

Have a lovely night everyone! 

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Hey Flyers,

Justin Smith here — I help coach my son, Ty, and the U7 Kings. My wife, Krista, and I run a pun-filled apparel brand McEASTA - a play on words for "my keister", a latin term derived from the Newfoundbreton term "me arse".

We just released Flyers hoodies and tees. They aren’t our usual humour line, but they’re very much in the spirit of family, community, and support, which still aligns with McEASTA. 

A big part of what we do is spread awareness for those eligible to get screened for colorectal cancer, as this was a wish of our late friend, Capt. Billy Marr, who passed from what started as colorectal cancer. This was a wish very fitting with a brand called McEASTA.

10% of all profits go directly to cancer-fighting causes (not just colorectal).

How to Order (Super Simple):

Use this link:https://mceasta.com/collections/sackville-flyers?country=CA

Be sure to fill out TEAM NAME: To help with fulfillment/delivery/pickup, having the TEAM NAME really helps (this is different than the optional 'LEVEL').

Order deadline: Thursday, December 4 at 11:59 PM (if you want items before Christmas).

Absolutely no pressure to buy — Sackville might be orange but Lord knows we are all in the red ?.

Thanks everyone!

Justin

 

 

Those interested can also check out our nonsense @mceasta on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. My business partner, Aaaron McEasta (some call him 'AAA' Ron for the 3 a's in his name) runs the business with his nephew, Mack Rill. It's a real shirt show.

 

Nov 30, 2025

2026 Flyers Memorial Tournament

Mark your Calendars!
Sackville Minor Hockey is excited to announce the return of the Flyers Memorial Tournament happening from January 2nd – January 4th, 2026!
This year's tournament will see teams from across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick compete in the U15A, U15AA, U18A, and U18AA divisions. This is an exciting time of year where we celebrate the association, the community, our volunteers, and the former Flyers to which the tournament is dedicated. Can't wait to see everyone at the rink!
We do still have one available spot in the U15AA division. If you are interested, please reach out to tournament coordinator Darren Harvieux via email tournaments@flyershockey.ca
The Flyers Memorial Hockey Tournament is in honour of Sackville Flyers who have passed away in recent years.
Their legacies continue to make a positive impact on the Minor Hockey Community.
Cpl. Paul Davis | Caelen Lidstone | Andrew Picot | Sgt. Shane Schofield | Rylee Sears
Nov 28, 2025

Seeking Expression of Interest in Ombudsmen

Update: December 5, 2025

A quick reminder that submissions for the SMHA Ombudsman position close today at 11:59 PM (Friday, December 5, 2025). If you’re interested, please email Natalie Lafleche at Secretary@FlyersHockey.ca with a brief message confirming you meet the requirements and why you'd be a good fit.

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SMHA is putting a call out for interest in the following position:

Ombudsman
 
The Ombudsman shall be an independent and objective party whose primary role shall be to receive disciplinary complaints from members of the association pertaining to other members, coaches, players, volunteers or members of the Board of Directors. The Ombudsman will be responsible for chairing the Disciplinary Committee, coordinating discipline meetings, issue suspensions and liaising with the President of SMH on discipline matters.
 
Each member of the Board of Directors shall be appointed by the Executive Officers for a term of one (1) year, must be a member in good standing of the Association and must have a minimum of one year hockey volunteer experience with SMHA or another minor hockey association.

Submission Deadline: 11:59pm, Friday, December 5, 2025

Please email Natalie Lafleche at Secretary@FlyersHockey.ca to express your interest. Please include a short message confirming that you meet the requirements, and why you think you would be suitable for the role.

 

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