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25 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,January 16,2020 theifp.ca DO YOU HEAR Ringing? Buzzing? Book a TINNITUS Consultation Today! Hearing Testing, Hearing Aids and Accessories Ph: 289-891-8833 120 Mill Street, Georgetown bridal showers | rehearsal dinners weddingsbridal showers | rehearsal dinners weddings For more information contact andre Cuerrier | 905-877-8468 ext 2224 | acuerrier@clublink.ca eagle ridge golF ClUb | rr #4, 11742 TenTh line, georgeTown, on eagleridge.clublink.ca CelebraTing liFe's MoMenTs open year roundendless possibilities MUSICAL THEATrE globeproductions.ca Imagination Unt amed MAY 2020 Fiddler On The Roof Junior June 2020 Little Women Cell: 416-989-7809 Dave LoDuca QUALITY BATHROOM RENOVATIONS C C T I L EE RAM I Gold 2018 Halton Hills Serving Halton Hills & surrounding areas. all he did as a player, and more importantly what he has done since. Boyce has played a ma- jor role in helping build a thriving old-timers hockey community. "I always just played for the moment," Boyce says when asked if he thought he'd still be playing hockey into his 70s. "I never really pictured what my hockey future might be." For more than 25 years, Boyce took on the bulk of the organizational duties when his Beaver Lumber/ Sports Unlimited team ran an old-timers tournament in Georgetown, raising money for autism research and the Georgetown Minor Hockey Association. He continues to lend his scheduling skills to the an- nual Heritage Old-timers Tournament every Novem- ber and is an invaluable source of contacts when a team is needed to fill a last- minute slot. Over the past decade he has served as the unofficial general manager of the District 19 entries in the Ontario Senior Games. In the most recent games, he put together teams at the over-55, 60, 65, 70 and 75 lev- els, with four of them win- ning gold, and the other taking silver. Five of the six district teams entered in the last two Canada Senior Games have won gold. Boyce himself has been a part of four Ontario gold- medal winning teams and three national champions and will be chasing a fourth this year in Kam- loops, B.C. Putting together the old-timers teams has given him an appreciation for what the Raiders executive did in keeping the team competitive year after year. "You always have to have an eye open for players. Be- cause guys move up age cat- egories, you always have to be looking for someone to take their place," he said. But there's more to it than finding skilled hockey players. "First, you have to be a good guy. You can't come in with any airs about you. At this age, we all have our limits and you have to be respectful," Boyce said. "And two, you have to be able to play." Boyce was also active in the Georgetown Minor Hockey Association as a coach for more than a de- cade. He guided the Georgetown major atoms to the Ontario semifinals, earning him junior rep coach of the year. Boyce was inducted into the Halton Hills Sports Mu- seum Hall of Fame in 2009 as both an athlete and builder. He now serves as a board member for the mu- seum. The 2020 Hockey Heri- tage Award will be present- ed to John Boyce at the 43rd Annual Hockey Heritage Dinner on Monday March 2, at the Acton Legion at 7 p.m. Tickets are available from Dave Kentner at (905) 877-6710 or at kentnerskot- tage@cogeco.ca. COMMUNITY Continued from page 24 Nearly 40 years since helping the the Georgetown Raiders win four Ontario intermediate titles, John Boyce continues to play three times a week. Herb Garbutt/Torstar "I always just played for the moment. I never really pictured what my hockey future might be." - John Boyce