The Pelham Minor Hockey Association is committed to organizing, developing and promoting minor ice hockey for the youth of the town of Pelham. Our desire is to provide an opportunity for all Town of Pelham youth to participate in recreational house league ice hockey and the development of and participation in competitive representative ice hockey.

Through the cooperative efforts of the officers, the executive, the coaches and managers, the officials, the parents and players, it is our hope that our members will discover the warm fellowship of team play, the friendly rivalry of competition, integrity and a feeling of responsibility towards themselves, their fellow members and the needs of the community.

Together we will strive to work with a clear commitment to excellence, with the very best interests of our youth foremost in our minds and with a vivid attitude of pride in our association, our city, our country and the game of hockey.

The Pelham Minor Hockey Association as it is known today, had its' beginning on November 1, 1967 when then recreation director, Mr. Sam Derreck called a meeting at Davis Hall for citizens interested in starting a minor hockey program in the old village of Fonthill. One month later, in December 1967 Don Johnston the first president officially opened the inaugural game at the Fonthill Centennial Rink - an outdoor facility.

In the first year of operation, 166 boys joined the organization and since then registration now tops 400 players annually - both male and female. In 1968, registration fees were $4.00 per year and $0.25 per game. In September, 1970 registration fees were increased to $10.00 per year and the $0.25 per game fee was eliminated. During these early years, many volunteers gave endless hours of time towards Minor Hockey in Pelham including: Vic Christopher, Don Johnston, Bill Gibbard, Lloyd Banford and Mike Kereluk. The green and gold colours of the association began to appear as the regional government took the former villages of Fonthill, Fenwick and Ridgeville and formed the present Town of Pelham. With that, minor hockey in the new town was now under the leadership of the Pelham Minor Hockey Association.

During the early 70's, registration fees continued to increase, girls began to play in the minor hockey system, and talk about a new covered arena began. Vern Harvey, Ted Hollingshead, Ron Secord, Bill Gee and Bob Williams were some of the key volunteers of the minor hockey system in Pelham. Money was being raised through various functions to fund a new covered arena. The first game was played in the new Pelham Arena on Jan. 18, 1976.

Today, Pelham Minor Hockey continues to prosper. Each year, Pelham is proud to host a Regional Silver Stick Tournament in December and the North American A/E Silver Stick Finals Tournament in January amongst house league tournaments for each age group, from Novice all the way up to Midget.