Don coached within YMHC during the early 1970's. Don played centre with the Boston Bruins during the years 1962 to 1973.

In 1968 Sherry Bassin moved to Toronto from Western Canada. He began his hockey coaching career with YMHC in 1969. In 1969, his 1st year as the YMHC Minor Bantams Select Coach, Sherry's team traveled to Chicago and St. Louis and also won the Metro Toronto Hockey League (M.T.H.L) Championships. This was just the beginning of an illustrious hockey career. Sherry moved on to coach the Wexford Midget's to the Ontario Championships in 1970, the Pickering Junior B to the M.T.H.L Championships. Sherry also managed and coached the Oshawa Generals, coached the Canadian World Junior team to a gold medals…

Mike was both a player and a referee in YMHC during the early years. Mike subsequently became the Physician for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Robert Cimetta: Robert played in YMHC from 1976 to 1981. Robert subsequently played for the Toronto Young Nationals from 1982 to 1985, the Don Mills Flyers in 1985 and the Toronto Marlies from 1986 to 1988. In 1988 he was drafted by the Boston Bruins and played for them from 1989 to 1990 and then the Toronto Maple leafs from 1990 to 1993.

David was a house league and select coach from 1996 through the 2004 / 2005 season. David was also a valuable contributor to the Executive and always proud to represent YMHC. David, together with Mark Etherington, Kevin Brillinger, Glenn Sora and Jeff Kline (early years) established a program and level of success that has set the standard for all YMHC Select teams. Together, their success story is truly remarkable: 1996 - NYHL Tier 3 Champs, 1997 - Scarborough Sabers and Goulding Park Tournament Champs; 1998 - Silver Medal in Lake Placid Tournament, 1st place and NYHL Tier 1 Champs; 2000…

Jay Granatstein spent 25 years with York Mills Hockey Club – from 1980 to 2005. Jay felt that his time spent with the Club "were some of the best years of my life." Jay started with the club in 1980 when his son Rob, age 6, started playing hockey. At the time, the 6 and 7 year-old league had six teams but only two coaches. Jay eagerly jumped in as a coach – there were now three coaches to run the six-team division. Between instructing and officiating, the coaches never left the ice. In his first year, Jay was requested by…

David started skating at the age of three and began playing organized hockey in York Mills Hockey Club in 1977 at age six. The first house league team David played for was Helen Simpson Flowers and his coach was Bob Armstrong (the father of a neighborhood friend). David soon began playing select and “A” hockey for YMHC in the North York Hockey League and won several league championships with Seymour Rubenstein as coach. David has many fond memories of YMHC as “this is where it all began”. He had the opportunity to play on teams with some of his closest…

Orel played in YMHC during the 1973 to 1975 seasons. Orel subsequently was a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers from years 1983 to 1994. Orel subsequently played for the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, before returning to finish his career with Dodgers in 2000. His best year was in 1988 when he went 23-8 with the Dodgers. He finished with 204 wins, and set the MLB record for 59 consecutive scoreless innings.

Brad was a member of the YMHC 1974 Peewee team that participated in the Quebec International Pewee Tournament where the team made it to the semi-finals. Brad went on to captain the Toronto Marlies Major Junior A team for a number of years.

Joe was a coach in YMHC during the late 1970's. He set the standard for coaching within YMHC at the time. Coaching was his passion - "it was all I wanted to do." In previous years, Joe was the coach for the Toronto Varsity Blues from 1962 to 1964, were his team's record was 32 wins, 6 losses and 2 ties. His team's finished in 1st place 2 times and won the Queens (Ontario) Cup in 1963 and 1964. Joe was also a lawyer, County and Superior Court Judge and was an Arbitrator for the NHL. He was instrumental in…

Bruce dedicated 25 years of volunteer service for YMHC. Bruce was the President from 1983 to 1987 and Treasurer until 1997. After his passing in 1997 YMHC established the Bruce Magee MVP award which is given out each Championship Weekend to the MVP of each divisional game. Bruce was known for his neatness - before the kids went on the ice, Bruce would often inspect the kids before they entered the ice to make sure their uniforms were neat, especially that their sweaters were outside their pants hanging neat and straight. Bruce was well known for his fondness for smoking…

Ken was a coach within YMHC from 1973 to 1975. Ken subsequently became a respected and well known sports journalist with the Toronto Star. Mark Napier: Mark played in YMHC during the late 1960's. Mark subsequently played for the Toronto Marlies in 1973/74. As an underage junior, he played for the Toronto Toros in 1975 of the WHA, and then in 1976/77 he played for the Birmingham Bulls. Mark was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens as the 10th selection in round 1 of the 1977 NHL draft. Mark played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1978 to 1984 winning a Stanley cup…

Steve played in YMHC during 1963 to 1964 seasons. Steve went on to play in the NYHL in 1965 to 1967 for York Mills and subsequently played for the Toronto Marlies and Don Mills Flyers within the GTHL. Steve progressed to play for the Junior A Wexford Raiders before finishing his career with Cornell University. Since 1982, Steve has been affiliated with the Markham Waxers.

Under the direction of President Stephen J. Lende, 1976 and 1977, significant contributions to YMHC were made. In order to capture the history of the league, Steve initiated the tradition of posting all league team pictures on the walls of York Mills arena in 1975. This tradition continues today. To raise league profile, Coaches were outfitted with distinctive red and blue jackets which were highly regarded. When Steve took the helm, it was discovered that league finances were not in good order. It appeared that league funds were missing. Through his efforts these funds were restored. Prior to the start of the 1976…

Ed Ross, an Executive of YHMC, was a catalyst in the formation of YMHC Executive during the early 60's assisting in the establishment of the Charter in 1964. Ed was the first YMHC Coach to participate in the prestigious Quebec Peewee Hockey Tournament in 1974, advancing to the semi-finals. After his York Mills days were over, at the request of Doug Napier, Ed represented Doug's son Mark as his player agent. Together with Doug Napier, Ed was responsible for changing the landscape associated with the junior draft. Previously, the minimum age for the draft was 21, but due to the efforts…

Steve played in YMHC during the early 1970's. Steve was both a goalie and forward. Steve was the only player in the league to wear goalie skates when playing forward. Steve went on to become a well known and respected columnist with the Toronto Sun and media personality on local sports programs.