Terrier Midget All Stars 2020

Meet our Midget All Stars – Nathan Galati, Andrew Hrinco, Jacob Caravaggio, Aidan Cross, Kudhrit Gill and Patrick Crowley. All players showed extremely well in representing the Terriers in the game. Congratulations to these players on the selection to represent the Terriers in the 2020 Midget AA all star game.

Terriers are Winners On and Off the Ice

— On The Ice —

SEPTEMBER

Peewee and Midget Junior – Mississauga Early Bird Tournament Champions

OCTOBER

Minor Midget – Rochester Fall Classic Tournament Champions
Minor Midget – Motown Classic Tournament Finalists

NOVEMBER – A Busy Month!

Atom – Stratford Silver Stick Tournament Finalists
Minor Peewee – Lake Placid Can/Am Tournament Champions
Peewee – Georgina Silver Stick Tournament Champions
Bantam – Stratford Silver Stick Tournament Champions
Midget Senior – Stratford Silver Stick Tournament Finalists

DECEMBER

Minor Atom – Paul Coffey Tournament Finalists
Minor Midget – Kingston Canadians Tournament Champions

JANUARY
Peewee, Bantam, and Midget Senior are on their way to the International Silver Stick Tournament Finals.

— Off The Ice —

MINOR ATOM – Operation Christmas Child

Helping struggling kids in the developing world by filling shoe boxes with toys, hygiene products and school supplies.

PEEWEE – Chevy Good Deeds Cup

Giving 19 new Syrian immigrant kids a full set of equipment and teaching them to learn and enjoy the game of hockey. Recognized by the Mississauga Sports Council for their efforts to help new Canadians.

MINOR BANTAM – Make A Wish

Featured on 97.3 FM, this team is trying to raise $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish campaign.

BANTAM – Out of the Cold Program in Mississauga

Targeting 130 men, women and children in Mississauga, providing toiletries and warm clothing. Supporting and providing 8 local families including 18 kids aged 2 to 18.

MIDGET JUNIOR – Food and gifts for Toronto’s Homeless

Travelling to Toronto’s neediest area in Regent Park distributing food and warm clothing.

ALL TERRIERS – Club Pizza Parties and Annual CP24 Chum Christmas Wish Toy Drive

In 2019 we collected 300+ New Unwrapped Toys. To date we have donated more than 3,500 toys to the Chum Christmas Wish.

Jack Brooks Receives George Chamandy Memorial Trophy

On any given Monday night at Erin Mills Arena there are two things you’ll see for certain: the Terriers taking to the ice and Terriers President Jack Brooks talking to parents and players, making sure everything is running smoothly.

Jack’s presence with the Terriers organization has been a constant for the past 25 years. Starting as a coach, Jack made a name for himself by winning three city championships followed by an OHF Championship with his son’s Midget “AA” team.

With his son graduated out of minor hockey, Jack was asked by the now former Terriers President Joe Schembri to stay involved with the organization. “The first time I met Jack was in a dressing room at Erin Mills Arena,” explained former Terriers General Manager Ken Wolff, who was introduced to Jack by Joe. “He was really determined to make it work despite having a full-time job.” Balancing his work life with the Terriers, Jack always made an effort to ensure the operation of the Terriers went off without a hitch. Following his retirement, Jack able dedicate a substantial amount of his time to the organization.

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GTHL Coach Of The Month James De Santo

There is no other coach that Adam Chirrey would rather play for than Mississauga Terriers Minor Peewee “AA” Head Coach James De Santo. “Coach James has been my coach for the past four years and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it,” said Chirrey. “Coach James knows his hockey, but more importantly, he knows how to treat us kids.”

Growing up as a minor hockey player in the MTHL, James De Santo had similar experiences to Adam when it came to his coaches. Beyond the championship victories on the ice, the most memorable minor hockey moments for De Santo involved the leadership displayed by his coaches.
“My coaches had a huge influence on me,” explained De Santo, who has been coaching at various levels since 1997. “I am hoping I can do the same through my coaching. Players have to enjoy and remember the journey and not just the result.” Continue reading →

It’s About More Than Hockey

To many of us, the cold weather of the winter season is a reason to tell stories about great toboggan runs, sitting by a warm fire sipping hot chocolate, or snowmen and snowball fights.

Many who live in Mississauga are unable to share any of those moments of nostalgia. Their goal is to fend off the biting cold in ill fitting jackets as they search out a place for a hot meal. On Fridays during the winter cold some of these people come to St. Mary’s Sea of the Sea Church basement in Port Credit for a meal consisting of soup, a main course, desserts, and followed with a warm beverage.

This year 120 care packages have been put together by the Minor Bantam Terriers. Fifty for women, 50 for men and 20 for children. The care packages are filled with new hats, mitts, socks, snacks, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, razors, deodorant, and soap. In addition to this there are used coats and sweaters for the guests.

It’s about more than hockey.

Some of those care packages will include toys donated by members of the Terrier’s hockey family. Since 2005 the Terriers have hosted a holiday pizza night for all of the players. It happens over two Mondays, but it’s more than free pizza and drinks. It started in the days when we paid admission to the rink. The deal was that on pizza night the Terrier’s covered the admission fees, provided pizza and soft drinks in return for a Christmas toy.

Over the last 14 years that has meant somewhere in the neighbourhood of 3,000 toys have been donated to the CP 24 CHUM Christmas Wish program. This year alone more than 380 gifts were donated.