George Bray Sports Association
20 Granville St N6H 2B1 London, ON, Canada

***** REMINDER **** * 2nd (and last) PHOTO PICK UPDAY * GBSA Picture pick up day SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28TH Due to numerous requests, we are having one additional Photo Pick Up day on Saturday November 28th from 10am to 2pm. Due to restrictions with Covid-19, the photo pick up will be done out of the back side of the arena there will be NO ACCESS to the arena. The back of the arena building (by where the Zamboni exits) will be set up with pylons and folks to direct you. We wi...ll approach you and hand off the photos please DO NOT get out of your vehicle. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

* 2nd (and last) PHOTO PICK UPDAY * GBSA Picture pick up day SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28TH Due to numerous requests, we are having one additional Photo Pick Up day on Saturday November 28th from 10am to 2pm. Due to restrictions with Covid-19, the photo pick up will be done out of the back side of the arena there will be NO ACCESS to the arena. The back of the arena building (by where the zamboni exits) will be set up with pylons and folks to direct you. We will approach you and ...hand off the photos please DO NOT get out of your vehicle. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

**REGISTRATION UPDATE** We have been receiving a number of inquiries regarding our 2020-2021 season. Unfortunately, we are still not able to give a timeframe for when we may be able to start our program. We review the possibility regularly, taking into account current case numbers within our area, the government recommendations and the feasibility of safely starting. The best we can say at this time is maybe January but that is totally dependent on the current status of the pandemic. Stay safe, stay healthy and hopefully we will be able to see you soon!

GBSA Picture pick up day - SATURDAY OCTOBER 24TH This is a ONE DAY ONLY opportunity to pick up the team and individual photos from our 2019-2020 season. Each division is allocated a time for pick up. Please come only during your allocated timeslot. ... Junior teams - 10am to 12pm Intermediate teams - 12:30pm to 2:30pm Senior teams - 3:00pm to 5:00pm Due to restrictions with Covid-19, the photo pick up will be done out of the back side of the arena - there will be NO ACCESS to the arena. The backside of the arena (by where the zamboni is) will be set up with pylons and folks to direct you. We will approach you and hand off the photos - please DO NOT get out of your vehicle. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

2020/2021 Season Info survey. We don't yet know what will be happening for GBSA this hockey season. To help us gauge interest in the event we can play, we are asking all players to complete a survey. The link was emailed out but some players don't have email or have changed their email address. Please use this link to complete the survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J379TSH If you cannot access via this link, please send a private message with your email address and I w...ill send to you. Survey closes Sept 30th. See more

**REGISTRATION UPDATE** At this time, GBSA is unable to provide any dates for registration. With the unique nature of our program, the board needs to ensure that the health and safety of our players is the number one priority. ... A survey will be coming out in the next week to gather information regarding interest in returning, safety measures etc. The survey will be sent via email, the website and this Facebook page. As soon as we have information to share from the City of London and the Ontario Hockey Federation, we will let everyone know. In the meantime, take care, stay safe and continue to practice physical distancing. Hockey will be back, it is just a matter of when.

Hi all.... Some funding available for our school aged players returning to school this September. Note the deadline to apply is August 31st.

Happy CANADA Day from your friends at George Bray Sports Association!

GBSA friends! We hope everyone is doing well and coping through these difficult times. GBSA has launched it's new website so if you have a few minutes, pop over to georgebraysports.ca and check it out. If you have any comments, please let us know... you can send a message or comment below. Take care and we hope to see you in September!

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK! A message from our president: April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week and we at GBSA have some of the most amazing people that help keep us up and running week after week and year after year. Now that we are at Kinsmen arena and our 18 teams play on the same day I have become more aware of how much we’ve grown over the past 51 years. I have been fortunate to be involved in GBSA since 1975 and if my memory serves me correctly we only had a few teams wh...en I started. Back then I never would have thought that we would continue to flourish and grow to such a large organization with 6 teams in 3 different age divisions for a total of 18 teams. This longevity and growth does not happen easily or without a lot of hours of work and dedication, we were not able to do this alone. Your GBSA Board is well aware that over the many years of continued growth we have had many amazing caring individuals whom have helped us along the way. GBSA has no paid staff and every person involved in our program is a Volunteer filling many different roles; Board Members, Head Coaches, Assistant coaches, Time Keepers, Equipment management, Conveners, Parent Reps, Parent Rep Co-Coordinator, On-ice skaters and On-ice Instructors for our 2 different levels of our weekly Hockey School. I have done some rough calculations bearing in mind that some of the positions are covered by the same person and some positions require more time than others and I came up with a number that is staggering. GBSA has a volunteer base of approximately 112 people; some are our parents and many others do not have a child in our program. These amazing people cumulatively give over 2772 hours a season to our Organization! In addition to this we have a Board of Directors that cumulatively volunteer at least another 86 hours a month. So as you can see we CANNOT do this without all of you and we are very fortunate to have your Help and Dedication. As you know, our season did not end the way we would have liked. This was difficult for all but hopefully everyone is able to stay safe and healthy until we can overcome this horrific Covid-19 and we can come together stronger than ever for our 52nd Season. Thank you again for all that you do and we miss all of you. Stay Safe. Murray Howard

GBSA UPDATE - April 3, 2020 We hope that this update finds you and your families healthy and that everyone is doing their part to help everyone stay safe. In order for us at GBSA to do our part and in keeping with the orders from our Provincial and Federal governments, the following decisions have been made. - Annual Year End Sports Banquet - regretfully we are cancelling the Year End banquet that was scheduled for April 26th. - Annual FUN Golf Tournament - we are cancelli...ng the golf tournament scheduled for June 7th. - Photos - Team and Individual photos will be handed out in September at registration. Watch this page later in the summer for registration dates. - Silent Auction and Skate-a-Thon prizes - all outstanding prizes will be handed out in September at registration. Watch this page later in the summer for registration dates. - Equipment - For players with GBSA loaned equipment - please hold onto the equipment until September and bring any pieces that need replacing to registration. Watch this page later in the summer for registration dates. Please stay safe and continue to physically distance so we can get past these very strange times we are living in and get back to hockey! Be well!

Good day, Due to the current situation with the Covid-19 virus, we will be cancelling the GBSA AGM that was scheduled for Mar 30. We will also be cancelling our Volunteer Appreciation night scheduled for April 14th. At this time, we expect to have to cancel the Year End Sports Banquet as well. This will be confirmed in the coming days. ... The GBSA Board miss you all and we look forward to seeing everyone's smiling faces soon! Please be well, practice social distancing and stay home whenever possible. Together we will all get through this!

** ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL PLAYERS AND PARENTS ** After monitoring the risks around Covid-19 and in keeping with what is being done around all minor hockey leagues, we have made the difficult decision to CANCEL hockey until further notice. It was a hard decision to make but the safety of our players, our volunteers and families is paramount. The GBSA board will continue to monitor the situation and keep you informed of any further developments.

** PLEASE NOTE ** To the players and parents that are supposed to be attending the London Knights games for the next two weeks - ALL OHL GAMES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

GBSA Silent Auction and Dance is Saturday night! It is not too late to get tickets! One of the board members will be at the arena in the morning and we will have tickets at the door too! Doors open at 8:00 pm See you at the Marconi Club!

Stop by and see us at Community Living London program registration night. We are here from 5 to 7!

Hockey is on today! With today's weather, we ask that you use your best judgment when coming to the arena.

Hockey is on! With today's current weather, we ask that you use your best judgment when coming to the arena.