Gananoque's Novice, Atom and Peewee REP teams are hosting the Gananoque Holiday Classic Dec 27th to Dec 29th. The Novice Rep portion of the tournament is dedicated to the memory of Corporal Randy Payne. Cpl. Randy Payne, was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in 2006, In his hockey playing days Randy was a Gananoque hockey star and captain of the Jr. B Islanders. We are pleased to be able to have this trophy here for the Champions of the Novice Rep Holiday Classic Hockey tournament. Forever and always, a member of Gananoque Minor Hockey Association, Corporal Randy Payne. The Atom and Peewee portions of the tournament is dedicated to the dedicated to the memory of Gananoque native Gary Mangan. Gary was a long coach and mentor in GMHA. Sadly Gary passed away in 2004. Gary believed the path you lay down today shapes tomorrow by using all your senses to steer yourselves and others within that path. In this game of life competition exists just by living every day and enjoying seeing magic made within our youth developing. Winning or losing, being there to live it trumps it all.
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