From Melissa & Stu McKenzie - March 29 2007
Hello everyone . . . .
Ya so Melissa had our kid. A boy, Hayden (still working on a middle name) McKENZIE, born at 0222 hrs on Monday March 26th. Weighing at 3.427 Kg (just under 8lbs). Hayden was only 13 days late, but well worth the wait.
Melissa is a little worse for wear, but none-the-less ecstatic! So far everything seems to be fine.
I have attached a few shots of our expanding family, no real actions shots, as the kid doesn't seem to do too much except eat, sleep and poop. They tell me he'll be like that for a while. Its good fun anyway!
We are all back home now. Melissa and Hayden are doing great and I'm sure we'll be introducing him to family and friends over the next little while.
I'm sure we'll see most of you soon, but not sure when we'll be back in the hammer.
Take care and talk to you soon.
Melissa, Stu & Hayden
Thomas Leslie Hutchinson age 39 sadly and suddenly left us on Monday, March 19, 2007. The spirits and struggles he’s gone through gave him the strength to carry on.
Tom has left behind his cherished wife, Margaret and two children Sarah and Jack.
Beloved son of Bob and Judy Hutchinson of Point Edward and son-in-law of Norma Hughes of Belfast.
Loved grandson of Jean Hutchinson of Parkhill.
Loving brother of Lori Mitchell of Corunna and Marcy Mancini (Len) of Caledonia and brother-in-law of Alan Hughes and Paul Hughes both of Oakville.
Dear uncle of Andrew and Courtney Mitchell, Daniel Hughes and Jayme Mancini.
Will be missed by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and many close friends.
As well as his family Tom had many passions in his life, which included refereeing, lacrosse, hockey and basketball. His love for life was only exceeded by his ability to care for others. He had many family members and friends who stood by his side until his last moment.
The funeral service for Tom will be held on Saturday March 24, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at SMITH FUNERAL HOME 1576 London Line, Sarnia.
Family and friends will be received at the funeral home on Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Sympathy may be expressed through donations to the charity of your choice. Memories and condolences may be online at www.smithfuneralhome.ca
Visitation
Friday March 23, 2007
2 to 4 pm
7 to 9 pm
Service
Saturday March 24, 2007
Donations
Sympathy may be expressed through donations to the charity of your choice.
My thanks to Terry King for providing his info with permission to post it.
Hi Ron:
Ron you have asked me to put together some information that you can use to do a Bio for Tom. I am not sure that I have all of the facts exactly correct, but here is some of the info I know about his past.
Tom was born November 14, 1967.
Played his lacrosse in the Sarnia area to the junior and senior level.
I think he even played at least one year for the Detroit Turbo of the old professional league.
Married to Margaret Hughes.
Daughter Sarah age 6
Son Jack age 4
I saw Hutch as a very dedicated family man who seemed to know how to balance his extra-curricular activities with family. They meant a great deal to him and he was careful to try and not overextend himself to the detriment of family time. (Many of the other officials that started when Hutch & I did gradually moved on to board officiating and did not have time to assist as they had in the past.) That in itself is why I felt so privileged that Hutch found time to assist me (almost without failure) whenever I requested it.
Hutch started reffing in the early 90’s shortly after giving up playing.
I first met Hutch at the midget provincials in Windsor where a great friendship developed between a bunch of us officials who were starting to officiate around the same time.
Over the years Tom assisted in many minor tournaments and provincials….generally speaking wherever we were going as a group Tom would be one of the guys there.
Tom was RIC in Sarnia for a few years which assisted in developing and improving the organization’s officials.
Hutch always booked off the weekend when the Owen Sound Harry Kazarian tournament was on to come and assist us in the Sound. It did not matter what level of lacrosse he was asked to officiate he gladly assisted in any way he could.
As a bonus he generally officiated the junior or senior game that is the Saturday &/or Sunday game of the tournament weekend. As the officials who attend the Harry Kazarian tournament are aware they all stay at either my house or at that of Mark & Lynne Kazarian and we gather both Friday and Saturday evenings for food, beverage and fellowship along with the tournament organizing committee. Since Tom was a fixture at the tournament he has a great many friends in Owen Sound.
I have held what is called the Men in Black weekend every September at Sauble Beach to celebrate the camaraderie of reffing. Tom had attended 9 of the 10 held to date. The 11th will not be the same without Hutch there.
Tom was chosen in 2003 to be the representative for Ontario at the Founders Cup. Unfortunately he also found out that year that he had cancer. The treatments left him too weak to officiate at the level required and he had to decline.
In 2005 he was again selected to go to Saskatoon to ref in the Founders. He doubled as assistant RIC along with Brent McCauley. Unfortunately this prevented him from being eligible to referee in the Gold medal game that he probably deserved.
In 2006 Tom was selected as co RIC of the Founders with me and ironically (as it has turned out) this competition was also in Windsor.
The politics and geography of lacrosse in Ontario prevented Tom from receiving the assignments that (in my humble opinion) he deserved. The teams complain when the referees are sent from too far a distance (the cost of mileage creates a problem) and unfortunately Sarnia is at the western edge of the province.
Tom’s vocation was in social work and he was a counselor for the Children’s Aid Society. Tom never discussed his work but I discovered (by reading through the lines) that his work was extremely draining. He had to go into situations that we would be appalled to know existed. He dealt with confrontation at work on almost a daily basis. I guess that is why no matter what the situation on the floor Tom kept his cool.
Tom’s goal in moving back to Sarnia in the late 90’s was to become a customs agent. He was close to achieving this in the early days of his returning to Sarnia, but a hiring freeze of some sort prevented him from getting his desired job at that time.
About a month ago I received an email from Hutch commenting that he had received word that he would get a job as a customs agent. He was quite happy. Two weeks ago at our referee’s clinic, Tom & I shared a room and he was looking forward to when he would be sent to Montreal for 9 weeks training.
Tom was well enough thought of by his fellow officials (and I will not say which ones) but one Sunday of our clinic many years ago Tom did not show up for the exam. Someone (thinking that Tom had slept in) scooped an extra copy of an exam and did it for him. As it turned out Tom had been called away to a family emergency. The powers that be (instructors and testers) were very irate that someone had done an exam for Tom, but I feel that it showed the respect and loyalty that the guys had for Tom.
Ron I wish I had more time available to add to this, but hopefully it will give your readers a little more understanding of who Hutch was.
I hope that you can prepare some sort of Bio for the readers from this information.
Yours in lacrosse,
Terry
Major Series Poll Results Ties are alphabetical. Peterborough Lakers 35.02% Brampton Excelsiors 20.62% Brooklin Redmen 13.23% Six Nations Chiefs 9.34% K-W Kodiaks 7.78% St. Regis Indians 7.78% Barrie Lakeshores 6.23%Jr B Ranking Poll Results Ties are alphabetical. Green Gaels 11.72% Orangeville Northmen 10.69% Elora Mohawks 6.21% Saints 6.21% Halton Hills Bulldogs 5.86% Mimico Mountaineers 5.86% Mississauga Tomahawks 5.86% Spartan Warriors 4.83% Barrie Tornado 4.48% Hamilton Bengals 4.48% Akwesasne Lightning 4.14% Niagara Thunderhawks 3.45% Oakville Buzz 3.45% Wallaceburg Red Devils 3.45% Six Nations Rebels 3.10% Markham Ironheads 2.76% Windsor AKO Fratmen 2.76% Gloucester Griffins 2.07% Huntsville Hawks 2.07% Nepean Knights 2.07% Welland Warlords 1.38% Guelph Regals 1.03% London Blue Devils 1.03% Cornwall Celtics 0.69% Owen Sound Rams 0.34% Sarnia Pacers 0.00%
Sr. 'B' Unofficial OLA Poll Results East Sr B Poll Ajax-Pickering Rock 61.74% Brooklin Merchants 24.83% Norwood Nitro 13.42% West Sr B Poll Mohawk Stars 17.33% Owen Sound Woodsmen 39.33% Wellington Aces 43.33% Sr B Overall Ranking Ajax-Pickering Rock 27.67% Wellington Aces 25.16% Owen Sound Woodsmen 19.50% Brooklin Merchants 10.69% Norwood Nitro 10.06% Mohawk Stars 6.92%
WEEK TEN RECAP: NEWS & NOTES
Titans improve MSG record to 2-1, Sixth straight for Rochester.March 5, 2007
Posted With Permission Of The National Lacrosse League
The New York Titans grabbed their second win of the season and their second win at Madison Square Garden with a 13-10 win over the Toronto Rock on Saturday night in New York City.
The San Jose Stealth defeated the Edmonton Rush 11-9 on Friday at Rexall Place in Edmonton. It was the second consecutive win for the Stealth, both of which were on the road. With the win San Jose has pulled even with the Rush at 3-5 for fourth place in the West.
San Jose overcame a 6-3 halftime deficit, scoring the first six goals of the second half as Anthony Cosmo and the Stealth defense held Edmonton scoreless for more than 25 minutes.
"I thought the turning point was our defense shutting them down in the third to win the quarter 2-0," Walt Christensen told the Canadian Press. "We're doing the right things to win now.
"Before we were playing trying not to lose and now they are playing to win. That's a huge win for us. There's a lot of lacrosse left but for a young team like ours to be in fourth at the break, that's a big deal."
The Rush, who entered the contest one game ahead of San Jose, are now tied with the Stealth for fourth. Rush Coach Paul Day blames the loss on inconsistency.
"Every game we've lost this year we've had a six-, seven-minute lapse and it has burned us every time," Day told the Canadian Press. "We know we are a good squad, it's just a matter of playing a full game.
The Arizona Sting improved to 6-3 heading into the All-Star break with an 11-9 victory over the Chicago Shamrox on Friday. The loss was the fifth straight for Chicago, who started the season 3-1.
Rob Blasdell and the Arizona defense only allowed three goals in the final 30 minutes, leading the Sting.
"We are a defensive team this year," said Sting captain Dan Dawson. "If we can get a couple goals early, we can rely on our defense to play strong and hold them."
With the loss, Chicago has fallen to 3-6 and currently sits in sixth place in the East Division. "We didn't work hard." said Shamrox Head Coach/GM Jamie Batley. "They worked a lot harder than us. We didn't capitalize when we broke out on transition and our defense didn't step up when we needed them to. But, we will regroup from this and come back more prepared and focused for the Knighthawks on the 17th."
The Rochester Knighthawks improved to 8-2 with a 14-13 victory over the Philadelphia Wings on Saturday. It was Rochester's sixth straight victory and Philadelphia's third straight defeat.
Rochester used six fourth-quarter goals to edge the Wings, after falling behind 9-8 heading into the final frame. The fourth-quarter offensive outburst came after the 'Hawks were held to just one goal in the third quarter.
"It wasn't the best game we've played all year, but we had some key goals late and made some key defensive plays," Rochester coach Ed Comeau told the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
The fourth quarter saw the game tied four separate times in the period and six goals were scored in the first five minutes. Rochester last won six games in a row during the 2001-02 season.
The New York Titans grabbed their second win of the season, improving their record to 2-8 and also improved their record at Madison Square Garden to 2-1, with a 13-10 victory over the Toronto Rock on Saturday.
The Titans, who led for most of the game, trailed 9-8 in the fourth quarter, but scored five straight goals in the fourth quarter to secure the victory.
Casey Powell's three goals and three assists led the team to the win. Powell's 66 points this season is currently the third best total in the league and his 46 assists is currently a league best.
The Buffalo Bandits (6-4) stretched their win streak to four games, and moved into second in the Eastern Division with a 16-15 road victory over the Minnesota Swarm (5-4) on Sunday.
John Tavares had five goals and four assists to lift the Bandits to the victory.
The Bandits led from the outset, as Tavares scored four of his goals in the first half to help Buffalo to a 12-9 lead at the break.
Minnesota mounted a comeback in the second half, cutting the deficit to a goal heading into the fourth quarter. But Kevin Dostie scored two in a row to extend the Bandits' lead to three again.
Nash Loves the Month of February March 3, 2007
Scarborough, ON
The defending champion Colorado Mammoth are currently in first place overall in the National Lacrosse League with a record of 9-1 and a .900 record. They have 139 goals for and 102 goals against over that 10 game span.
A big reason for that record has been the stellar play of goaltender Gee Nash. The NLL named the Mammoth backstop as their Player of the Month for February. The monthly Player Awards are determined by a vote of the General Managers and Head Coaches of the league's thirteen member clubs.
The NLL All Star game is set for Saturday March 10, 2007 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon and this week the league announced that Gavin Prout, Nash’s teammate with Colorado is the captain for Team West. Also, Rochester Knighthawk forward Shawn Williams was named as an Assistant Captain for Team East.
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Jr. 'A' Unofficial OLA Poll Results
Who will win each division?Peterborough Lakers 27.52% Whitby Warriors 17.20% Akwesasne Jr. Indians 9.83% Six Nations Arrows 8.11% St. Catharines Athletics 7.37% Brampton Excelsiors 6.63% Toronto Beaches 6.39% Orangeville Northmen 5.65% Burlington Chiefs 3.69% Rama Kings 2.70% K-W Braves 1.97% Mississauga Tomahawks 1.97% Ottawa Titans 0.98% Total votes: 407
