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The OHF has shared the following links regarding Government of Ontario’s announcement today on the COVID-19 passport program.  

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1000779/ontario-to-require-proof-of-vaccination-in-select-settings

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21053251/ontario-release-vaccine-certificate-program.pdf

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2021 Patriot's Golf Tournament

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Karl and Joanne Aitken

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In Memory of Leonard Eccles 

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Special Thank you to players (past and present), fans and sponsors for signing up for our Golf Tournament.  We have 22 teams!  Registration begins at 11:00.  Shotgun start at 12 noon! 

Saturday, July 24

HOMESTEAD GOLF RESORT

12 noon Shotgun Start

$120/ PLAYER INCLUDES:

20 oz Patriots Insulated Drink Tumbler

18 Holes with a Cart

Chicken & Rib Dinner

Closest to the Pin Entry and Putting Contest Entry

To Register Team: ETRANSFER $480 to patriots@wightman.ca

Note:  Please add (4) GOLFER'S NAMES in the Message Section of the ETRANSFER

PJHL Announces 2021-2022 Start Date

At a meeting of the Board of Directors for the Provincial Junior Hockey League, it was decided that October 1, 2021 will be the start date for the 2021-2022 season. All teams are currently preparing for the upcoming season. The schedules for the eight divisions are being worked on and they will be announced in the upcoming weeks. More details along with playoff format and dates will be forthcoming as well.

Terry Whiteside Commissioner 

Hello Pats Fans!

What a challenging and unprecedented time we have experienced over the last 15 months! From stay at home orders, lockdowns and not knowing of what is next, we have seen our community affected in challenging ways.  Small businesses and families have struggled to make ends meet, stay healthy and remain positive that we will come out of this pandemic.

Our club is not alone in the need to find new and unique ways to continue forward motion and growth.  Not only do we need to consider our players and organization and how we prepare to start a new season, but we also need to find ways to support our community as they have always supported us.

As an executive team, we plan to prepare for the 2021-22 season with optimism and determination.  As our province continues to make strides towards a complete return to pre-Covid activity, we will be ready to welcome our community and fans back to the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex; Home of The Patriots!

Please consider shopping locally, as the support of our community and sponsors is key to the success of everyone.

Yours in hockey,

Ian Francis, President, Mount Forest Patriots Junior C Hockey Team  

The Mount Forest Patriots are saddened by the sudden passing of Heather Aitken, one of our #1 fans. Heather volunteered countless hours to the Patriots over the years and rarely missed a game. The Patriots send their sincere condolences to Stu, Bernice and Colton.  

The Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) has decided to formally announce the cancellation of the 2020-2021 season. While we did everything possible it became evidently clear that a season would not be possible with all the COVID restrictions. With many municipalities removing their ice and using their arenas as vaccination clinics, our teams were without ice to practice or play. And with a league our size the time to operate a season and then some form of playoffs became nearly impossible. Throughout the non-season many PJHL teams were able to play in a ‘bubble’ format and compete in modified 5 on 5 hockey with no contact. The PJHL followed all approved protocols provided by our local health units and our governing bodies to ensure we did everything possible to prevent the spread of the virus. The safety of our players, staff, officials, volunteers and fans are of utmost importance to us. When and if restrictions are lifted, some of our teams may continue to skate and provide opportunity for their players to conduct exhibition play. This will involve approvals from their local health units, the league and follow the approved COVID-19 operating protocols. Our teams will be embracing their communities to help bring hockey, entertainment and business back to life as we all emerge from this pandemic. It will be an enormous task and will take the effort of all of our collective communities to rally together to support each other. The PJHL is community based competitive hockey that stands for all the great things that our communities are known for: active living, personal achievement, leadership, sportsmanship, teamwork, competitiveness, and community service. The PJHL Board of Directors, staff and teams are now all actively engaged in planning for the 2021-2022 season with hopes for a complete return to traditional hockey. We want to thank all of the dedicated players, sponsors, staff and fans of the PJHL for enduring through the pandemic. We look forward to seeing our 63 teams back competing for the Schmalz Cup in 2021-2022.

PRESS RELEASE

During a meeting of the Governors of the PJHL, it was decided that the league would set a projected starting date of February 1, 2021 for the regular season.  This date will be incumbent upon gaining the permission of all health authorities and governing bodies and will take into account the safety of our players, coaches, officials, staff and fans. Details regarding schedules and playoff formats have been reviewed and will be decided closer to the projected start date.

Thank you for your interest in the PJHL.

Terry Whiteside

Commissioner Commissioner@thepj.ca

To our valued Pats Nation,

For years, Cherie Noble, Secretary of the MF Patriots,  organized a Toy Drive each December. Since her passing, we have carried on this tradition in her name, "Cherie's Toy Drive."  Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, we are unable to host this event.  But the need to help out our community is greater than ever before.  If you are able to help families in need, please pick an ANGEL off an Angel Tree located at various stores throughout Mount Forest, and the Holstein Store. This is organized by the Mount Forest Christmas Bureau.   

Simply pick an angel off the tree and have fun shopping for that special gift. Return the gift, unwrapped with the angel attached, and place it back under the tree. Get into the Christmas spirit!

If you would rather make a donation, please send an etransfer to: Christmasbureaudonations@gmail.com

Press Release August 25, 2020

PJHL Planning Safe Return-to-the Rink Provincial Junior Hockey League planning safe return-to-the-rink for 2020-21 season following vote by its Governors. [Cambridge, Ontario]:

The Provincial Junior Hockey League has set December 1, 2020 as its target date for a return to game action, subject to the approvals of government, local health officials, and Hockey Canada authorities. Ontario's largest junior hockey league is forecasting a meaningful regular season, with teams playing at least 24 games, and a competitive playoff format for the Schmalz Cup in an environment with strict adherence to COVID-19 safety requirements. "Collectively, our members have worked diligently to be prepared for a safe return to competition when possible," said PJHL Chair Sandra Neubauer. By setting a targeted start date, we are supporting our players, teams, and communities to effectively plan to resume the game." Over the coming weeks, the PJHL will work to finalize return-to-the-rink provisions in concert with the appropriate authorities. The December 1 target date is subject to change based on evolving legislation and public health guidance.

Please direct questions to: Terry Whiteside, Commissioner commissioner@thepj.ca or Sandra Neubauer, Chair chair@thepj.ca

Due to the regulations put in place to protect our health, we are unable to hold our year-end Awards Banquet for the Patriots.  The Patriots wanted to recognize our players, regardless.  Here are the 2019-2020 award winners!

Most Valuable Player:  Ryley Cribbin

Scoring Leader Award:  Ryley Cribbin

Playoff MVP's:  Colton Culbert and Blair Butchart

Coaches Award:  Troy Weber

Tony Wilson Memorial Award for Ambassadorship:  Captain Mike Stefanelli

Rookie of the Year:  William Black

Home Brew Award:  William Black

Best Defenceman:  Chet Phillips

"Will to Win" Award:  Jack Birkett

Most Sportsmanlike: Hayden Coulter

Most Improved: Matthew Weiler

Most Consistent Player: Riley Torrie

Coldwell Banker Award (Penalty Free Season) donated by Bill Nelson:  Parker Miller

Captain MIKE STEFANELLI #9 Left-Wing

Mike played for the Patriots for 5 seasons. He is a 3-time Pollock Division Champion.  Mike is 4th in All-Time Games Played for the Pats with 164 games.  He is second in Patriots All-Time Points with 192 points (90 goals and 102 assists).  Mike accumulated 190 PIMS throughout his 5 years.  We thank Mike for his leadership, dedication and efforts, both on and off the ice, throughout his 5 years with the Pats.  

COLTON CULBERT #3 Defence

Pats would like to thank Colton for playing his final season of Jr. C hockey with the Patriots.  In his years with the Wellesley Applejacks,, Hanover Barons and the MF Patriots, Colton played 152 games and accumulated 88 points (24 goals, 64 assists).  Colton was the 2014-2015 Jr. C Rookie of the Year and won the Doherty Division Championship with Wellesley in the 2018-2019 season

DEREK WILLIAMS #16  Defence

Derek played the last three season with the Patriots.  He played 165 games between the Hanover Barons and MF Patriots and accumulated 46 points and 209 penalty minutes.  Derek has been a utility player for the Pats, playing both forward and defence as required.  Derek is a 3x Pollock Division Champion with the Pats.  

RYLEY CRIBBIN #22 Forward

Riley is a 2-time Pollock Division Champion.  In 102 games with the Patriots, Riley accumulated 171 points (71 goals and 100 assists) and is 6th overall for total All-Time Points for the Pats.  In his time played, Ryley only accumulated 46 minutes in penalties.  This season, Ryley was top scorer in the Pollock Division and earned League MVP.  Ryley holds the Patriots record for Regular Season Point Total with with 86 points this season. What an accomplishment! 

Special THANK YOU to our SPONSORS!

PLATINUM

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Brent Rawn Electric

H.Bye Contruction Ltd.

Candue Homes

Chalmers Fuels

Coldwell Banker WIN Realty

England Funeral Home Ltd.

Ludachris Hats

McFarlane Health Facility

Mount Forest Legion, Branch 134

Stewart Farms

Padfield Nelson Insurance

Pike Lake Golf Centre

Waste Management

Lewis Land & Stock

The Spot Restaurant

BRONZE

E.C. King Contracting

Larry Aitken Farms, Ltd.

Civil-Link

Quality Homes

Wilton Sanitation

McRobb Construction

Meat the Butcher

Eric Cox Sanitation

Scotiabank

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Viking-Cives, Ltd.

Darroch Plumbing

Marcc Apparel

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APC Auto Parts

Arbro Concrete Forming

Bi-Tech Contracting

Chalmer's Aluminum

Coburn Insurance

Dave's Autobody

Co-operators Insurance

Dewar Services

Egremont Optimists

Mount Forest Lions

Terry and Barbara Ross

Canadian Tire

Speare Seeds

Arthur Chrysler

FRIENDS

Jack Financial

W. Schwindt & Sons Building Contractors

Scott's Pizza Burger

Wellington Produce Packaging

Desjardins Insurance

Johnny K Sports

Print One

Country Carpet

Matt & Sharon Coffey

Ideal Supply

Southern Crispy Chicken

Luigi’s Foodland Mt. Forest

J-Mar Custom Meats

Roberts Farm Equipment

As some of you know, the PJHL has cancelled our season. So no more hockey. It is hard to take, but for the health and safety of our community, it is the right decision. 
We are very lucky and thankful to have the support of our fans, sponsors and volunteers. We could not ice this team without you.
To the boys, men, players you played a hard battle this year! Winning the season and on the way for more. Be proud, you did set a team record of most wins this season.
To our Overagers, your leadership and hardwork has paid off and #PatsNation wishes you luck in your future endeavors. "Once a Pat always a Pat!"
I'm so proud of our Executive that put in many, many hours to get the job done. We work well together and as I always say, We have a great team on and off the ice. Thanks to every single one of you.
We are already working on next year's team.
Please take care of yourself, wash your hands and be safe!

On behalf of the Executive,
Derek Bridgwater
President
Mount Forest Patriots

Hockey Canada has announced the decision to pause the 2019-20 hockey season due to the Corona virus situation. The league wants to complete this season as soon as it is safe to do so and prudent. The health and safety of our team, fans, sponsors, executive and our community as a whole is our top priority. We will keep you up-to-date through social media as we get more information. Thank you for your understanding.
Mount Forest Patriots. PJHL Ontario

PATRIOTS' SCHEDULE

Pollock Division Final 

Saturday, March 7 in MF at 8:00

Sunday, March 8 in Wingham at 3:00

Saturday, March 14 in MF at 8:00

Sunday, March 15 in Wingham at 3:00

Wednesday, March 18 in MF at 8:00

Friday, March 20 in Wingham at 8:00

Saturday, March 21 in MF at 8:00

GO PATS GO!

Riley Cribbin is not only "Player of the Month" for January, he is also a Patriots record breaker!

Riley has accumulated 86 points this season, breaking Blair Butchart's original record of 79 points.  Riley had 39 goals and 47 assists this season.  To top it all off, Riley has the most points in the PJHL!  We are so proud of #22.

In the picture, Riley is receiving his $50 gift card from Canadian Tire for being Player of the Month.  We thank Canadian Tire for supporting this initiative

 Such a giving Community that we live in!  Thank you for supporting the Heart & Stroke Foundation.  In particular, Pats Nation thanks you for supporting the Aitken family. Your donations to the Aitken family are truly appreciated.  Special "thank you" to Sherry and Ryan Allen for giving their portion of the 50/50 winnings to the Aitken family as well. 

Pictured in the photo above is Krista, Alyssa and Lauren Aitken, dropping the ceremonial puck to kick start Heart & Stroke Month.  

Thank you, Stu Husk, for donating NHL t-shirts to all our young Patriots fans!

The Patriots would like to THANK the following community members for bartending at Pat's Pub during our home games:

Rich Bean

Jeff Coburn

Kyle Ferguson

Shawn Aitken

Chris Muelensteen 

Shelley Weber

Ashley Byers

Angie Weber

Special "Thank you" also goes out to Janene Love and Angela Eccles who continue to volunteer each home-game, offering 50/50 tickets, Pats merchandise, and "chuck-a-puck" to our fans!

Special THANK YOU to Stu Husk for keeping the Community informed about scheduled HOME GAMES!  If you see a Pats flyer, or hear games advertised on the radio,  it's thanks to STU!

We are very pleased to announce that two of our rookies have moved on to Junior B.  We are very proud of Luke and Payton and wish them continued success at the next level.

Luke Eurig to Elmira Sugar Kings Jr. B

Payton McIsaac to Waterloo Siskens Jr. B

We are also thrilled to announce that Blair Butchart will be returning to the Mount Forest Patriots.  Welcome back, Blair!  Special welcome to Blair Jenkins who has also just joined the Pats!  

Blair Butchart #8

Blair Jenkins #19

Admission Prices Set by the PJHL Pollock Division:

Adult $8.00

Student/ Senior $6.00

Youth (12 & Under) $4.00

SEASON PASS (21 games)

Adult $100,

Student/Senior $75

Kids (12 & under) $25

Purchase at the front gate

The PATRIOTS would like to thank our generous sponsors! Please see our extensive list of sponsors on our SPONSOR page.  We value your continued support. THANK YOU!

Slim Pickins wins the Tourney!

We'd like to thank all 12 teams for supporting our second annual tournament. Great sportsmanship and camaraderie, along with the perfect weather, made it a successful weekend!

The Mount Forest Patriots held their Annual General Meeting on June 19, 2019 and are happy to keep all of last year's Executives and Directors in place.  Last year was exceptional, on and off the ice, and we are looking forward towards another successful year. The current club members are:

President:  Derek Bridgwater

Vice-President:  Ian Francis

General Manager:  Rob Nixon

Treasurer:  Kevin Kieffer

Secretary:  Lisa Weber

Directors:  Mike Noble, Ken McLellan, Scott Weber, Jay Lewis, Dale Eccles, Dennis Black

There is always a need for additional Volunteers.  Community Volunteers are most welcome!  Contact Lisa or Derek  if you can spare some time to support the Patriots.

ONCE A PAT....ALWAYS A PAT!

#17 Klayton Hoelscher

65 games:  65G, 58A, 123pts, 64pims

2x MVP

2x PJHL Champion

#7 Dylan Brown

142 games:  8G, 48A, 56pts, 58pims

3x PJHL Champion

#23 Jack Francis

72 games:  12G, 23A, 35pts, 148pims

2x PJHL Champion

#30 David Lobsinger

56 games:  37 wins, 15 losses, 2.49ga, .920%

2x PJHL Champion

Players, Coaches, Families and Executive celebrated our successful season at the annual Mount Forest Patriots Awards Banquet.  Special thank you to the Egremont Optimists for hosting and providing us with a delicious meal.

Award Winners:

Tony Wilson Award (Team Ambassador)- Dylan Brown & David Lobsinger 
Most Sportsmanship - Jack Birkett 
Scoring Leader - Klayton Hoelscher
Home Brew Award- Jack Francis
Best Defenceman - Chet Philips

Rookie of Year - Parker Miller
Most Improved Player- Owen Rahn 
Coaches Award - Mike Stefanelli & Thomas Haffner 
Most Consistent Player - Troy Weber 
Playoff MVPs - Ryley Cribbin and Aidan Quish
MVP - Klayton Hoelscher 
Will to Win Award - Andrew Thompson “Droid” and Matt Moran “Chipper”

President's Award- Ange and Dale Eccles

Penalty-Free Season (presented by Bill Nelson): Jacob Miller, Parker Miller, Michael Anselmini

Mount Forest Patriots beat the Wingham Ironmen

in the Pollock Division FINAL in 6 games!

Matt grew up playing hockey and brings with him a wealth of experience, having played Jr. C for the Wingham Ironman, Jr. B with the Listowel Cyclones and Jr. A with the Kitchener Rangers.  Matt also has valuable coaching experience.  He coached with the Minto Minor Hockey system for 5 years, earning an All Ontario Championship as Head Coach.  Matt's most recent coaching experience includes Assistant Coach for the Mapleton Minto 81's Sr. A team and Assistant Coach of the Mount Forest Patriots.  Matt was a valuable member of the coaching staff that coached the Pats to their second Pollock Division Championship.  This past season, Matt lead our Patriots to their 3-PEAT (Pollock Division Champions). 

Matt currently lives in Moorefield, Ontario, and works as a glazier for Westmount Storefronts in Kitchener.  He and his wife, Amanda, own and operate Anna Maes Restaurant & Home Bakery in Millbank. They have two daughters, Amelia (3)and Hattie (1).   We thank Amanda and girls for sharing Matt with our Patriot's family.​

What a success!  The Mount Forest Patriots and their FANS supported the annual WHSS Warm Winter Wishes TOY DRIVE on Saturday, December 1st. The Grade 12 Business Leadership class have delivered the toys to the high school where the students are preparing to provide CHRISTMAS to all those in need in our Community.  Thank you for helping the Patriots carry on Cherie Noble's tradition of "giving" this Christmas season!

https://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/midwestern-ontario-sports/2018/09/10/2018-19-pjhl-pollock-division-preview-mount-forest-patriots/

Doug Ardis (#9) Played with the Mount Forest Patriots JR C Hockey Club for five years, retiring two seasons ago. Doug was a friendly face. A friend to all. Well respected by his team mates and a friend to the PJHL. A well rounded great hockey player. In his last year of playing with the Pats he won the Most Consistent Player. Doug was like that, on and off the ice.

#PatNation is deeply saddened to hear about his passing. The Executive, Coaches, Players, Families and volunteers wish to express our condolences. Doug was able to touch many lives in his short time here.