Collingwood Admirals Hockey Team Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) Presentation to Town of Collingwood February 1st, 2019 – 4:00 PM Deadline 1 Our Mission Our Mission: To provide a sustainable, community based junior hockey program supporting an environment where young men enjoy an overall positive life experience, achieve higher levels of education and participation through the game of hockey while inspiring an optimal level of respect for family, friends and community 2 Collingwood Admirals Name & Logo The name and logo were integral steps in the process of bringing a community based junior hockey team to Collingwood . It is very important to the ownership group that we honor the history and heritage of the Town of Collingwood. The name has been chosen as a tribute to Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood Logo Progression Collingwood was incorporated as a town in 1858, nine years before Confederation, and was named after Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, Lord Nelson's second in command at the Battle of Trafalgar, who assumed command of the British fleet after Nelson's death. 3 Collingwood Admirals Name & Logo Please welcome the Collingwood Admirals of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) 4 Ownership Bio – Mark Thompson Mark Thompson - Founder Advanz Pharma – TSX listed Thompson was the former Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Legacy Pharma Limited Partnership, co-founder of Trimel Pharmaceuticals and Tribute Pharmaceuticals Inc – both TSX listed From 2001 to 2005, Thompson was employed by Biovail Corporation (currently Valeant), where he held the title of Vice-President, Business Development and, before that, Associate General Counsel While at Biovail, Thompson was actively involved in M&A transactions valued at over $2 billion Prior to joining Biovail, Thompson was an associate at Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP Thompson holds an H.B.A., and M.A. from York University and an L.L.B. from the University of Ottawa 5 Ownership Bio – Paul Jeffrey Paul Jeffrey has a diversified business background as a Education: senior manager within multiple tier-one CPG companies. o B of Rec. Management – Dalhousie University Paul has held various roles ranging from VP of Sales to o Master’s in Sports Administration – Ohio University Senior Director of Marketing while leading national Hockey Player: teams over a 30 year corporate career. o (OHL) Windsor Spitfires o Canadian Varsity Hockey – Dalhousie University Originating from Atlantic Canada Paul's sports o US College – Ohio University background includes playing hockey at a highly competitive level. Paul has played in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL previously OHA) with the Windsor Hockey Coach: Spitfires and in the Canadian University Varsity system o US College – Ohio University–Assistant Coach with the Dalhousie Tigers. o Junior “A” – Halifax Lions - Assistant Coach o Hockey Canada –NCCP Coach Certification Program Upon graduating from Dalhousie University, Paul o Minor Hockey Head Coach – Oakville MOHA– 12 Years attended Ohio University for their Masters Program in o Head Coach – Midget AA – Oakville Rangers – 2013/14 Sports Administration where he played and coached while on scholarship. Hockey Instructor : Paul has coached and managed hockey at many levels o Program Director -Dalhousie Superskills Hockey School including amateur, junior and varsity. He has instructed, . Dalhousie Midget Elite Camps managed and developed hockey schools and seminars for . Hockey School Instruction and Coordination players at all skill levels, from beginner to the elite. Program and Content Development o Oakville Minor Hockey Instruction – 12 years 6 Ownership Bio – Andy Pritchard Andy Pritchard is originally from Oakville, Ontario where he grew up and played junior hockey for the Oakville Blades for three years. In 1987, he attended St. Lawrence University on a hockey scholarship and in the 1990/91 season was selected to the NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Team After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Diploma, Pritchard played 2 games with the Rochester Americans in the AHL (Buffalo Sabres affiliate) in the 1991/92 season. The beginning of the 1996/97 season saw the forward overseas in Germany. Pritchard had an impressive pro career in Germany. Playing for six teams in three divisions over nine seasons, he racked up over 760 points in regular and playoff performance. Six times Pritchard’s team made it to the playoffs. Andy has been a local business owner and 10 year resident of Collingwood. He was Head Coach of the Bantam "A" Owen Sound girls team in 2013 and named assistant coach in 2014 - 2015 for the Collingwood Bantam Rep Team in the Collingwood Minor Hockey system. 7 Team Operations Mark Thompson – Board of Directors – Owner Paul Jeffrey – Team Operations – Board of Directors - Owner Andy Pritchard – Team Operations – Board of Directors – Owner Terry Geddes – Admirals Club – Board of Directors – Community Relations Administration Person – TBD - day to day office administration Coach – TBD - Interview process once final bid confirmed Players – TBD – Recruitment information to follow 8 Why Collingwood ? Why Collingwood ? Collingwood and the town of Blue Mountain are ……. Geographically located in the CENTRE of the largest population of registered hockey players in the country of Canada Hockey Canada reports that 36.4 % of the 635,000 registered hockey players reside in a 2–3 hour driving radius of Collingwood The Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) have 231,002 boys, girls and adults registered on approximately 14,000 teams in Ontario Collingwood has a 50+ year history of participating in Junior Hockey on Ontario 9 Our Business Plan Local Ownership - Local Players - Local Passion for the community Local Sponsorship - Local Partnerships Town of Collingwood is aligned with the placement of a Junior team Support and interest from the town and community has been substantial Pre-Season OHL Exhibition Game – Initiated and managed by this ownership group - was a tremendous success Hometown Hockey – Collingwood – our group instigated the “call out” for Junior hockey in the area through Ron McLean Business Association of downtown Collingwood – has pledged their support for a junior team Collingwood Minor Hockey Association – Has partnered with (exhibition game) and supports our bid for Junior hockey Business opportunity surrounding Junior team as the core operational entity Professional, individual and team instruction – professionals, adults, boys and girls Adult and Minor hockey tournaments – local teams will have the opportunity to increase competition levels Professional Team Training Camps Collingwood is a destination location unto itself and people want to be here! A family based destination – one where people will travel to support hockey activities Downhill Skiing / Cross country Skiing / Snow activities - Winter Golf / Hiking / Boating / Swimming – Summer Blue Mountain Village concept - Hotels / Restaurants/ Entertainment / Infrastructure in place Through the game of hockey we will bring economic value to the community while enhancing local talent 10 Our Partnership Plan Collingwood Minor Hockey Association Ability to utilize the “Admirals” logo and brand as a new image for the minor hockey association – if required Development and mentorship of coaches / players and parents In–game partnerships related to volunteers, 50 / 50 revenue sharing, concession revenue sharing etc. Collingwood Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA) Economic Impact of playing 25 home games in the downtown Eddie Bush Memorial Arena (see attached) Sponsorship and in-game partnerships Admirals (Founders) Club Founding support group for the team – Season ticket holders Individual sponsors who support & are active within the fundraising objective of sustaining the team’s operational costs Tournaments / Instruction & Professional Hockey Development / Summer Programming Based on ice availability – Our intention is to bring hockey and hockey development back to Collingwood Local teams playing local tournaments, local players participating in local development camps, summer leagues & instruction Sponsorship – Local Business Inclusion – In-arena sponsorship – In-Game Sponsorship For a sustainable team to survive in Collingwood – Imperative that we partner with local business to drive interest in the team, and continue to build the economic development of the downtown core September Exhibition Game – We activated some 30 sponsors to participate in a single event product – and sold out the event! 11 Our Partnership Plan 12 Why Junior “B” vs Junior “A”? Junior “B” Hockey makes the most sense for the Town of Collingwood… because Junior B affords more local players the ability to aspire to and play junior hockey Junior B cost of entry provides a sustainable business model for long term success of the team Junior B league fees are substantially less thus reducing annual operating costs – up to $ 50,000 annually Junior B league mandates that Pay-to-Play Fees for players are a maximum of $ 3500 vs $ 7000 in Junior A Junior B team will not be “officially branded” to an OHL affiliate in a league where NCAA opportunities prevail Junior B regular season games are restricted to conference play only thus reducing all regular season game travel to an average of 2 hours or less Junior B provides ownership the opportunity to highlight the history and heritage of Collingwood within the team name – Collingwood Admirals – also providing Collingwood Minor Hockey a brand to move