Pacific
Coast Amateur Hockey Association
SCOTIABANK JUVENILE SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT
HISTORY
The PCAHA Juvenile
Scholarship Tournament was established in 1983 by Earle Sinkie, PCAHA Zone 1
and 2 Juvenile "A" Division Manager, and Ed Hanusiak, PCAHA Zone 3
Juvenile "A" Division Manager. Earle and Ed were looking for a means
of giving players in the Juvenile Division some of the recognition that was
otherwise lacking. In addition, they were hoping to increase participation by
Juvenile players in the PCAHA Scholarship Program.
The successful format
utilized by the PCAHA Midget Scholarship Tournament was adopted, and the first
event was staged March 15-20, 1983, at various locations. Selected teams from
the three PCAHA Zones played a single round-robin series with a championship
final game, and the Zone 3 team prevailed as inaugural champions. The participating
players and team MVP’s were subsequently honoured at a Juvenile Division awards
banquet.
The three Zone format was
utilized again in 1984 and 1985. Following the restructuring of the PCAHA in
1985, the Tournament adopted a provincial flavour with the addition of a team
representing the Okanagan-Mainline Amateur Hockey Association. Teams from the
PCAHA Fraser Valley Conference and Greater Vancouver Conference along with the
Okanagan team participated in the 1986, 1987, and 1988 events.
With the decline of
Juvenile hockey in the Okanagan, the Tournament returned to an all-Lower
Mainland format for 1989. Participating PCAHA Associations were divided into
Red, White, and Blue groups, and the round-robin/championship final format was
retained.
In 1987, Earle Sinkie
approached John Wright, National Manager of Marketing and Sales for Toyo Tire
Canada Inc., with the suggestion that Toyo Tire become involved with the
Tournament. Mr. Wright was familiar with the aims and objectives of the
Tournament from his long association with White Rock (Semiahmoo) MHA. Following
discussions with Earle Sinkie and PCAHA Vice-President Howard LeTroy, Toyo Tire
agreed to sponsor the Tournament and to donate a scholarship and 3 bursaries to
the PCAHA Scholarship Fund. The Tournament was renamed the Toyo Tire Juvenile
Scholarship Tournament. Toyo Tire sponsored both the Tournament and the
Scholarship Program for 10 years. For the 1997 event OK Tire Stores joined Toyo
Tire as co-sponsors. From 1998-2001 there was no sponsor.
In 2002 Scotiabank
became major event sponsor of the Tournament and continues its outstanding
support for a 4th season in 2005.
The championship trophy,
donated by the Tournament's founding fathers, Earle Sinkie and Ed Hanusiak, has
been won by:
1983 - Zone 3 All-stars |
1994 - PCAHA
Red Team 2004 –
PCAHA “Senators” |
The 2005 Tournament, the 23rd
Annual, promises to maintain tradition by showcasing the best of Juvenile
Hockey.