Community Involvement
If you are seeking a donation or sponsorship, the first step is to fill out the:
and faxing or mailing it to our offices. Alternatively, you can send an email to jenn@sportop.com and answer the questions found on the Request for Donation Form.
Giving to the Community
Giving back to the community is integral part of Sportop's role in Thunder Bay. We shifted dollars away from advertising and started spending in the community by way of donations. Giving back to the community is something that we feel very strongly about. We look forward to supporting those who have helped us grow and become what we are today.
Thunder Bay Sportop Queens Hockey Team
Ontario MPP Bill Mauro congratulates the Thunder Bay Sportop Queen's Hockey Team in the House of Commons.
Visit the Thunder Bay Queens Web Page for more information
Photo credit: http://www.thunderbayqueens.com/
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
We committed $10,000 to the development of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
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Hope Classic Curling Bonspiel
There are many annual events that Sportop proudly supports year after year such as the Hope Classic Curling Bon spiel. This bonspiel is geared toward raising money for breast cancer research. Sportop Marketing provides prizes and donations for 300 curlers for the weekend event.
Starting the shirts for the Hope Classic Curling Bonspiel
Northern Cancer Research Foundation
As well as supporting annual events, Sportop also donates money to individual organizations such as Northern Cancer Research Foundation, Heart and Stroke and the Kidney Foundation to name a few.
Local Teams
Sportop has financially sponsored the Sportop AAA Bantam Kings for the last 15 years supporting young players in their hockey careers helping them realize their dreams in the NHL.
Derek Geddes, of Sportop, has coached minor hockey for over 20 years; he coached in the Thunder Bay Kings program from 1995-2002. His biggest success as a coach came in 1997 as the Sportop AAA Bantam Kings won provincial gold. The team that year amassed a record of 66-4-3 and is touted as the best minor hockey team ever to come out of Thunder bay.
That team consisted of five players who made it to the NHL. They are Jason Jaspers, Aaron MacKenzie, Alex Auld, Taylor Pyatt and Patrick Sharp. Other NHL players Derek, or Chico as he is known to his players, has coached are Eric Staal, Marc Staal, Jordan Staal, Tom Pyatt, Josef Balej and Carter Hutton. He currently coaches his son Nates hockey team The KC AA Sabres. He also serves as Vice-President of KC hockey and chairs both the KC Christmas Classic Novice Tourney and the KC 3 on 3 tourney.
Another Sportop AAA Bantam King member was Haley Irwin, 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Winner.
Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup
Winner 2008, Derek Geddes from Sportop, Jordan Staal, Pittsburg Penguins Stanley Cup Winner 2009.
Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Winner 2010, Derek Geddes from Sportop.
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As well as supporting the Sportop AAA Bantam King program, we also support a variety of high school teams, various community based teams, Confederation College teams, and Lakehead University teams.