Thanks to the great game of hockey, which I enjoy and love so much, I have been able to achieve things I would have not thought possible.  I owe what I have and what I am to the game of hockey.  It has offered me the ability to receive a University education and to enjoy athletics on an international stage.  The following paragraphs will give you some insight into my life within the game of hockey.

Moving to Barrie at four years of age, I started my minor hockey days within the Barrie Minor Hockey Association and continued my youth hockey in the City of Barrie playing ‘AAA’ until my midget year.

Upon completion of minor hockey I then signed and played one season for the Innisfil Bruins Junior ‘C’ Hockey before being accepted at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.   I continued playing varsity hockey for four years and graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.

Upon my graduation I returned to the City of Barrie and began my coaching career in 1997.  From 1997 through 2004 I was a coach of youth teams ranging from Bantam to Midget at the ‘A’ and ‘AAA’ levels.  In 2006, I travelled to St. John’s Newfoundland and coached the Under 17 Team Atlantic Canada and attained my HP1 National Coaching Certification.  In the fall of 2006 I was named Head Coach of the South Muskoka Shield of the GMHL and remained for the past two seasons.

I am currently 35 year old, married, residing and employed as a Health and Safety Instructor for Industrial Safety Trainers in addition to being a certified financial planner in the City of Barrie.

I, along with the management group of the 77’s, am incredibly excited about the prospect of bringing junior hockey back to the wonderful community of Oro-Medonte.  My wealth of experience and knowledge within the game of hockey is something I wish to share with the youth of this area and to offer them a place to continue their hockey playing career.

Yours Truly,

Jeffery P. Stack
CEO/General Manager