An Evening to Celebrate 10 years of Magic Blades

What a wonderful look through 10 years of Magic Blades. The 2017-2018 Magic Blades teams came together to celebrate a successful season.

All the skaters enjoyed the pizza and wings before settling in to watch slideshows, receive a thank you gift and team awards.

Our Beginner 1 team started off the evening with lots of excitement.

Congratulations to Outstanding Leader: Rylan McKellar, Most dedicated: Emma Gonçalves, Most Team Spirit: Ryann Nevin, Rookie of the Year: Addisun Glen, Most Enthusiastic: Jordan Didluck.

The Mary Poppins Pre Juvenile 2018 Ontario Bronze Medalists were the next to receive their gifts and awards.

Congratulations to Outstanding Leader: Jorja Aris, Most dedicated: Madison Vanderkant, Most Team Spirit: Avery Gros, Rookie of the Year: Samantha Fichter, Most Enthusiastic: Abbey Bond

Congratulations on your amazing season filled with smiles, laugher and great skating.

The Juvenile team earned the most improved for their constant improvement in all elements that earned them an 8th in Ontario result and a Silver medal at the Bert Winfield competition.

Juvenile Team awards went to Outstanding Leader: Kenzie McKellar, Most dedicated: Amber Eastman & Taylor Brown, Most Team Spirit: Paige Thuss, Rookie of the Year: Lily Dearing, Most Enthusiastic: Jocelyn VanderTuin Congratulations on your amazing season filled with smiles, laugher and great improvements.

The Pre Novice team had an another amazing season. Despite the immense challenges presented to this team with the passing of their Teammate Avery they continued to show why they are champions. They supported each other and carried on with incredible strength and perseverance.

The Team Spirit award goes to Julia Gros

The Outstanding Leader award is presented to Hannah Curridor

The Rookie of the Year award is Emma Brenneman

The Most dedicated Pre-Novice is Claire Vanderwalle

The Most Enthusiastic goes to Rachel Coward

The 2018 Gary Haves Memorial Award:

When one of our Magic Blades families loses one of their own family members, we are there to support them. When Amelia Haves lost her father to cancer in April of 2012, Gary generously made provisions to donate back to our Magic Blades teams in his name.

Magic Blades wanted to honor Gary by creating an annual award to be selected from an outstanding Magic Blades skater that demonstrates leadership, strength, optimism, perseverance and team spirit as Amelia did so incredibly while suffering the loss of her Dad.

This season our recipient exemplifies all these characteristics. A team leader, positive, helpful and strives to be better each skating day even through the most challenging season. We are very proud to give this award in memory of Gary to ALL members of the Pre-Novice Synchro team. Would the Pre-Novice team please come and accept the Gary Haves Memorial Award!

The Avery Kernaghan Award of Excellence has been donated by Chrissy and Mathew Kernaghan in honour of their beloved Avery.

Avery Kernaghan loved synchronized skating. Avery became a Magic Blade synchro skater at the age of 5 and never looked back. She had a spunk and passion for skating that came alive on her teams. She was eager and willing to try anything and would perform with a beauty and style of her own. Avery grew confidence and presence after attending the WOS Centre of Excellence.

Avery achieved so much in her short time and will be dearly missed.

2018 Pre Novice Winterfest Bronze Medalist

2018 Pre Novice Provincial Silver Medalist

2017 Pre Novice Provincial Champions

2016 Elementary Provincial Champion

2015 Elementary Provincial Silver Medalist

The Avery Kernaghan award of excellence is given in honour of the love and spirit that Avery had for Synchronized skating. Her genuine love of the sport and her team mates will carry on.

The Avery Kernaghan Award of excellence recipient for 2018 is Skylar McFadden.

Magic Blades is very proud of the young ladies that represent us.

Family- Our chosen Family!!

Magic Blades has achieved an immense amount in 10 years:

Thank you to our volunteers and parents for all your support throughout the season.

Magic Blades has been my passion for the last 10 years and I have dedicated all my energy into making my skaters develop into the best version of themselves in the pursuit of their goals and our teams success is a direct result of that.

Thank you to all my skaters over the last 10 years for allowing me to reach my coaching goals. Looking forward to the next chapter for Magic Blades.