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Tourism, Culture and Recreation
November 23, 2009

Minister Congratulates Soccer Association
Award Winners and Hall of Fame Inductees

The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, today congratulated the award winners and Hall of Fame inductees honoured at the 2009 Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association�s (NLSA) annual awards banquet, held Saturday (November 21) at the Battery Hotel.

�We value the contribution and commitment of our athletes as they strive to achieve athletic excellence,� said Minister Jackman. �As members of the largest organized sport in the province, this year�s NLSA award recipients and Hall of Fame inductees have been deservingly rewarded.�

With more than 200 years of combined experience as players, coaches, administrators, referees and volunteers, seven individuals were inducted into the NLSA Hall of Fame this year: Len Aucoin, Charlie Chaytor, Fred Brien, Jim Hamlyn, Don Hodder, Jim Royle and Darryl Smith.

In addition to the Hall of Fame ceremony, eight NLSA awards were presented in the following categories: Female Junior Player of the Year � Hannah Rivkin; Female Senior Player of the Year � Laura Breen; Male Junior Player of the Year � Jacob Westcott; Male Senior Player of the Year � Zack Wade; Coach of the Year � Noel �Jake� Stanford; Team of the Year � Holy Cross �The Dock�; Executive of the Year � Heather Slaney; Ross Arlett Memorial Award � Dave Liverman.

Laura Breen, Rudy Norman and the St. Lawrence Laurentians were also named the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Performers for the Decade (2000-2009). In addition, an honourary life membership with the NSLA was awarded to Jeff Babstock for his more than 50 years of contribution and achievements in the sport of soccer.

In 2009, the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation provided $35,500 in operational support to the NLSA, an increase of $3,200 from the previous year, to support its activities throughout the province. Since 2004, the NLSA has received $156,000 through the department to assist with the travel costs of athletes travelling to and from out-of-province competition. In July, the Provincial Government announced its contribution of more than $630,000 to install artificial turf and upgrade the International Soccer Pitch at the Team Gushue Sports Complex in Mount Pearl.

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Media contact:
Heather May
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca 

2009 11 23                                                    11:55 a.m.
 


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