MRYHA Memorial Scholarship

As you know, MRYHA was formed 50 years ago.  With any group/organization/family that exists for that length of time, you cannot escape the untimely loss of one of its members.  MRYHA has chosen to honor our lost members with a memorial scholarship.  Over the years the number of recipients, criteria, and even the name has changed.  The essence of the scholarship, however, has not. 

The MRYHA Memorial Scholarship is currently awarded to one or more graduating seniors who, at one time or another, participated in MRYHA and upholds the qualities and community service of those it is named after.

I must admit, until deciding to write this, I did not know about several of the individuals of whom this scholarship is named. It is my hope that after reading this entry, you too will know who each of the individuals that this scholarship is in memory of.

History of the Scholarship

The Marc Boulanger Scholarship was first awarded in late 1989 and awarded annually until 1994. 

The Kevin Charbonneau Scholarship was first awarded in 1992 and awarded annually until 1997.

The Eric Richardson Scholarship was first awarded in 1995 and awarded annually until 1997.   

In 1997, the Board of Directors voted to combine all three and rename them to the MRYHA Memorial Scholarship in memory of Marc, Kevin, and Eric.  At that time they also added Danny Richards and Jack Villemure to the list of names this scholarship is in honor of.

I am saddened yet honored to announce that on Monday July 7th, the Board of Directors unanimously voted in favor of adding Luke Capistran to the MRYHA Memorial Scholarship. 

Honorees

Each of these individuals were dedicated and passionate hockey enthusiast and MRYHA family members.

• Marc Boulanger who at the age of 15 died in an ATV accident in 1988.  
• Danny Richards who at the age of 16 died in a motor vehicle accident in 1989.
• Kevin Charbonneau who at the age of 15 died of heart failure after he was hit in the chest by a puck in the championship game of the MRYHA Bantam House League in 1991.  
• Eric Richardson who at the age of 24 died in a motorcycle accident in 1995.
• Jack Villemure, who coached in the program passed away unexpectedly in 1997.
• Luke Capistran who at the age of 16, died after a courageous battle with Brain Cancer in 2001.

The Board of Directors is currently working on a banner to hang at the West Side Arena so that as each year passes and scholarships are awarded, the memories of Marc, Danny, Kevin, Eric, Jack and Luke are never forgotten.

MRYHA SHOUT OUT

  Congratulations to Brady Sufat & Stevan Tempesta Jr. as recipients of the 2014 MRYHA Memorial Scholarship.

L to R: Steve Tempesta Jr., Michael Durant, & Brady Sufat

Brady will be attending Bentley University this fall.

Steve will be attending McGill University this fall.

 Past Recipients

1989 Unknown at this time	1990 Unknown at this time	1991 Unknown at this time	1992 Unknown at this time
1993 Unknown at this time	1994 Unknown at this time	1995 Unknown at this time	1996 Shawn Hunt
1997 Jason Provencher Tracey Mercier	1998 Scott O’Neil Joseph Battistelli	1999 Tim Long Matt Lavoie	2000 Unknown at this time
2001 Unknown at this time	2002  Bryan Marble  Jeff Laurendeau	2003  Derek Russell  Kellen Rattigan	2004  Nate Toth  Nicolas Mirlocca  Ryan Gardner  David Fradette  Nathan Moreau
2005  Jesse Horion  Kenneth Ouellette  Nicholas Poulin  Bryn Doyle  Drew Kazanowski	2006  Jonathan Slebod  Chris Hoerner  Evan Turcotte Jeffrey Anderson	2007  James Paul Fritz Jr  Craig Martin  Nick Blanchette  Kyle Charbonneau  Brian Sowa	2008  Scott Turgeon  Jared Hoerner  Sam Leger  Ben Williamson
2009  Andrew Gardner  Matthew Myers  Kyle Pratte  Michael Trudel  Tom Wickham  Tyler Pratte	2010  Michael Putney  Kyle Tracy  Kyle Pratte  Jared Pellerin   James Dunn	2011  Catherine Putney  Cory Trudel	2012  Easton Dubois  Keith Simpson
2013 Tyler Murry  Mitchell Juneau