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McNeil was a 19-year-old associa- tion graduate when he died in a car crash in 1992 returning from a game with his new team, the Uxbridge Jr. C Bruins. The award is presented to a player of bantam age or older who stands out due to leadership, sports- manship and involvement in the community. A graduate from Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School in Unionville with a French immersion diploma, The 18-year-old Stouffville resi- dent, who toiled this past season as a defenceman with the PACE Sav- ings and Credit Union midget-juve- nile team, was honoured during the association’s annual general meeting Monday as the recipient of this year’s Dan McNeil Award. Robert Kay's final season of play- ing house league in the Whitchurch- Stouflvflle Minor Hockey Association turned out to be a rewarding experi- ence. SPORTS: Dan McNeil memorial award World-class ball player scores hockey prize- Referee/dgfenceman sees plenty of ice time BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA mhayakawa@yrmg. com PLEASE VISIT HTTP://GALA.MSHF.ON.CA FOR MORE PHOTOS AND A COMPLETE LIST OF OUR LIVE SILENT AUCTION DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS Kay is also an elite-level softball player who played with Team Ontario at last yeax’s Under- 19 Men's Intema- tional championships and with the Stouflville Mennos men's team. “Every one of these achievements are special on their own," he said. The award was presented at the [ebovic Centre for Arts and Enter- tainment - Nineteen on the Park on Monday. Dan McNeil’s mother, Sheila, and sister, Cindy, made the presentation. Kay acknowledged the award caught him ofi guard and humbled. REFS WITH MOM Introduced to the game when he was four years old, he rememberd Anne Salvagna and her son Patrick, who helped purchase his first set of hockey gear, along with his mother, Sue, who along with Anne, coached him in the four to six-yearâ€"old house league division. Bruno DeRocchis, PACE Savings head coach, felt Kay’s selection was is really special because it’s my last year playing hockey before I go away to Brock University 80 it's especially gratifying to be recog- nizedaslwindupmycareerover the past 14 years of playing hockey in Stouflville." STAFF PHOTO/JIM MASON well warranted. “His determination and work ethic on the ice was contagious and an inspiration to all his teammates." “Being the oldest and 'one the more skilled players on our team, Robert showed true leadership on the team by consistently supporting and encouraging his younger team- mates no matter what their skill level he wrote in his nomination. “Nothing but positive reinforcement from the bench. Kay saw more ice time as an on- ice official with the hockey associaâ€" tion, sometimes refereeing with his mother, Sue Kay. Robert Kay aceepts the Dan McNeil memorial award from the late Stouffvillle hockey player‘s mother, Sheila, and sister Cindy during Stouffville minor hockey/‘5 annual meeting at Nineteen on the Park Mon- day. That’s down slightly from last year, but there’s still enough talâ€" ent on hand for the club’s coach- ing staff to look over. Some of the players have been recruited, others registered on their own. Once camp concludes, team officials will select two full ros- ters and stage an all-star game at the arena Thesday from 8 to 10 pm. The public. is welcome to attend all sessions. “Ideally, we’d like to find any- where from eight to 10 players at the camp," Burrows said. “But we'll probably get around five kids out of this camp." From that group, they hope to have some players signed for the 2010-11 Ontario Junior A Hockey League campaign. About 100 hopefuls signed up to attend the Jr. A hockey club's three-day camp that began last night and will conclude Sunday, said Spirit general manager Ken Burrows. That's what the Stoufiville Spirit hope to unearth when they conduct their annual rookie camp at the Stouflville Aren this weekend. ‘ Wanted - a couple of defence- men, maybe six forwards and perhaps one goalkeeper. 100 hopefuls at Jr. A camp