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Dad wins Sports Honors

November 10th, 2008

Congrats to my dad on induction to the Colchester County Sports Hall of Fame. He’s been coaching and volunteering for Hockey since before I even existed.

To suggest that Jed Ritcey is a giant in Truro sports circles, particularly hockey, is a profound understatement. Starting in 1969, this eldest child of Gerry and Mary Ritcey, Jed set about to carve his sporting resume. He was a volunteer coach in Truro midget football; coached with CEC in its football infancy; coached Little League baseball (including a town championship) and even found time to be President of the Truro School Bands Auxiliary. From the mid-seventies he became a coach in Truro minor hockey and from 1977 - 80 became the Junior A Bearcats head coach. For a three- year period he was President of this very Truro Sports Heritage Society. Jed served as President of Hockey Nova Scotia; Vice-chair of Hockey Canada (the first Nova Scotian in 47 years elected to Hockey Canada’s Board); a member of the 2003 World Junior Executive Committee; Chair of Accreditation for both Women’s and Men’s World Hockey Championships in Halifax; and Vice-President since 2007 of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. Tonight, we are not the first to honour Jed, merely the proudest. He is a Life Member of Hockey NS and was awarded the Order of Merit from Hockey Canada - serving amateur hockey faithfully…” In 1996 he was named Volunteer of the Year by Hockey Canada. And Hockey Nova Scotia named its volunteer of the year winner after Jed Ritcey. Rightfully so.

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