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2014 - Program of Excellence
2014 Program of Excellence Award Winners
Volunteer of the Year – Jim Stevenson
Jim Stevenson has been the London Beefeaters & the OFC Statistician since 1981 and presently holds these positions.
Jim sits on the board of the London Beefeaters of the OFC team in the Junior Division.
Jim over sees their Registration, ccecs education, updates their web site and writes an Alumni newsletter each week during the season as well a monthly one during the off season.
Jim became the OFC Statistician before the season in 1981 even though he hadn’t done a game with the Beefeaters, he is still trying to figure how that happened.
Jim has helped over the years along with the other Conference Statisticians & CJFL Statistician to write the rules that are used to do the stats.
Jim produces each year a booklet with teams and League Stats that is given to each Team at the AGM & keeps track of all records in OFC and updates them each year.
Jim assists each year in the administration of the OFC Coaches All Star Team.
Jim assists each year in making the OFC Schedule and the Player of the Week selection.
Jim also assists in the updating each year of the OFC Operational Manual and making sure that the Constitution & By- Laws are up dated on a yearly basis.
Jim is a tireless volunteer who doesn’t complain and is one of the greatest assets of the Ontario Football Conference & the London Beefeaters.
Jim is a Life Member of the CJFL.
Jim is very deserving of this award after 35 years of Volunteer service and the OFC & the London Beefeaters are very proud in nominating Jim for this award.
Minor Coach of the Year – Heath Chantler
Major Coach of the Year – Rob Underhill
Coach Underhill has been involved with football for a long time, his commitment to his local teams as well as to Team Ontario’s is incredible. His accomplishments are many but we will just state what he has been a part of in 2014.
February 2014 – Defensive Coordinator for the U19 Team Ontario defeated Team USA in the 2014 International Bowl.
July 2014 – Defensive Coordinator for Team Ontario at the Football Canada Cup, winning the National Championship.
August 2014 – Head Coach of the Hamilton Hurricanes, had a back to back undefeated championship seasons in the OFC.
November 2014 – Special Team Coordinator for MacMaster University, won the Yates Cup as well as Mitchell Bowl.
January 2015 – Defensive Coordinator for Team Canada at the International Bowl defeating Team USA.
Junior Coach of the Year – John Buck, Head Coach Ottawa Sooners
First year Head Coach of the Ottawa Sooners lead his team to tie for first place with a 7 & 1 record and was voted Coach of the Year by his peers
Coach Buck has been coaching football in the Ottawa area since 1997 after having played with the Bell Warriors and Myers Riders. He has previously coached in the National Capital Amateur Football Association (NCAFA) with the Bell Warriors Peewee team (6 years) and was the head coach of the Myers Riders Bantam team (5 championships in 10 years). He has also coached as a defensive coordinator and special team’s coordinator at the high school level with the South Carleton Storm and in the Ontario Varsity Football League (OVFL) with the Myers Riders. He is an NCCP Level 3 Coach and trained Learning Facilitator, and holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Carleton University.
OUA Coach of the Year – Stefan Ptaszek
Collegiately, Ptaszek played CIAU football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. He was named an all-Canadian three times and was part of the 1991 Yates Cup and 21st Vanier Cup championship team. Ptaszek was also named to the Golden Hawks Team of the Century and holds the school's records for most receiving yards in a career and in a season. As a professional player, he played for four seasons for the BC Lions,Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Ptaszek served as the offensive coordinator for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks for three seasons. During that time, he helped his team to win back to back Yates Cups in 2004 and 2005 and the 41st Vanier Cup.
Ptaszek became McMaster's head coach in 2006 and won the school's first Vanier Cupchampionship in 2011. Ptaszek also coached the Marauders to the longest winning streak in CIS history, winning 21 games in a row spanning over the 2011 and 2012seasons. In 2012 & 2014, he was named the CIS Coach of the Year as well as the Ontario Football Coach of the Year.
2014 OFA Official of the Year Award Recipient –
Rob Christian of Kingston Football Officials’ Association
Rob Christian has worked OVFL games at the U19, U17 and U 15 Level over the past 5 years. He has worked all levels of games in the Kingston area, including OFSSA Bowl games. He is a competent and reliable official.
Perhaps his greatest contribution is the tireless, and anonymous, effort he has made off the field, locally, provincially and nationally.
In Kingston, Rob serves on the executive and plays a key role in the training and development of officials.
Provincially, he is our webmaster and social media specialist. His dogged determination and work ethic has significantly improved our communication network across the province and with stakeholders across Canada. Any ‘big’ game in Kingston, Rob is always the one who spearheads the effort in showing local hospitality – snacks and refreshments for game crews, special commemorative souvenirs for travelling officials, etc.
On the national stage, Rob is the co-editor of First & Ten, a monthly newsletter distributed across the country to all officials.
His commitment in connecting the football community is truly admirable and should be recognized.
Honours
Brad Ward – Graduating class of 2016
Academically in 2014 Brad has won the Highest Mark award in World History, Law, American History and Designing your Future.
-he holds an 92% average as an Ontario Honour Student
“Brad is clearly the epitome of the student athlete; focused, driven, coachable and successful.” Says Mr. Prime from his High School North Park Collegiate in Brantford, ON.
Luka Mlinarevic – Graduating class of 2017
-holds a grade average of 82.5%
Is an offensive lineman –
2015 – Team Ontario Texas
2013 & 2014 – Olineman of the Year at Sandwich H. S.
2013 – Olineman of the year – OVFL
Mitchell Thiele – Graduating class of 2016
Holds a grade point average of 92.2%
-is a Defensive Lineman
-2013 & 2014 Team Ontario Texas
-2014 Team Ontario FCC
-2014 JV Defensive lineman of the year (OFC)
- 2014 Jr Athlete of the Year at Cardinal Newman HS
Jim Stevenson has been the London Beefeaters & the OFC Statistician since 1981 and presently holds these positions.
Jim sits on the board of the London Beefeaters of the OFC team in the Junior Division.
Jim over sees their Registration, ccecs education, updates their web site and writes an Alumni newsletter each week during the season as well a monthly one during the off season.
Jim became the OFC Statistician before the season in 1981 even though he hadn’t done a game with the Beefeaters, he is still trying to figure how that happened.
Jim has helped over the years along with the other Conference Statisticians & CJFL Statistician to write the rules that are used to do the stats.
Jim produces each year a booklet with teams and League Stats that is given to each Team at the AGM & keeps track of all records in OFC and updates them each year.
Jim assists each year in the administration of the OFC Coaches All Star Team.
Jim assists each year in making the OFC Schedule and the Player of the Week selection.
Jim also assists in the updating each year of the OFC Operational Manual and making sure that the Constitution & By- Laws are up dated on a yearly basis.
Jim is a tireless volunteer who doesn’t complain and is one of the greatest assets of the Ontario Football Conference & the London Beefeaters.
Jim is a Life Member of the CJFL.
Jim is very deserving of this award after 35 years of Volunteer service and the OFC & the London Beefeaters are very proud in nominating Jim for this award.
Minor Coach of the Year – Heath Chantler
Major Coach of the Year – Rob Underhill
Coach Underhill has been involved with football for a long time, his commitment to his local teams as well as to Team Ontario’s is incredible. His accomplishments are many but we will just state what he has been a part of in 2014.
February 2014 – Defensive Coordinator for the U19 Team Ontario defeated Team USA in the 2014 International Bowl.
July 2014 – Defensive Coordinator for Team Ontario at the Football Canada Cup, winning the National Championship.
August 2014 – Head Coach of the Hamilton Hurricanes, had a back to back undefeated championship seasons in the OFC.
November 2014 – Special Team Coordinator for MacMaster University, won the Yates Cup as well as Mitchell Bowl.
January 2015 – Defensive Coordinator for Team Canada at the International Bowl defeating Team USA.
Junior Coach of the Year – John Buck, Head Coach Ottawa Sooners
First year Head Coach of the Ottawa Sooners lead his team to tie for first place with a 7 & 1 record and was voted Coach of the Year by his peers
Coach Buck has been coaching football in the Ottawa area since 1997 after having played with the Bell Warriors and Myers Riders. He has previously coached in the National Capital Amateur Football Association (NCAFA) with the Bell Warriors Peewee team (6 years) and was the head coach of the Myers Riders Bantam team (5 championships in 10 years). He has also coached as a defensive coordinator and special team’s coordinator at the high school level with the South Carleton Storm and in the Ontario Varsity Football League (OVFL) with the Myers Riders. He is an NCCP Level 3 Coach and trained Learning Facilitator, and holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Carleton University.
OUA Coach of the Year – Stefan Ptaszek
Collegiately, Ptaszek played CIAU football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. He was named an all-Canadian three times and was part of the 1991 Yates Cup and 21st Vanier Cup championship team. Ptaszek was also named to the Golden Hawks Team of the Century and holds the school's records for most receiving yards in a career and in a season. As a professional player, he played for four seasons for the BC Lions,Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Ptaszek served as the offensive coordinator for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks for three seasons. During that time, he helped his team to win back to back Yates Cups in 2004 and 2005 and the 41st Vanier Cup.
Ptaszek became McMaster's head coach in 2006 and won the school's first Vanier Cupchampionship in 2011. Ptaszek also coached the Marauders to the longest winning streak in CIS history, winning 21 games in a row spanning over the 2011 and 2012seasons. In 2012 & 2014, he was named the CIS Coach of the Year as well as the Ontario Football Coach of the Year.
2014 OFA Official of the Year Award Recipient –
Rob Christian of Kingston Football Officials’ Association
Rob Christian has worked OVFL games at the U19, U17 and U 15 Level over the past 5 years. He has worked all levels of games in the Kingston area, including OFSSA Bowl games. He is a competent and reliable official.
Perhaps his greatest contribution is the tireless, and anonymous, effort he has made off the field, locally, provincially and nationally.
In Kingston, Rob serves on the executive and plays a key role in the training and development of officials.
Provincially, he is our webmaster and social media specialist. His dogged determination and work ethic has significantly improved our communication network across the province and with stakeholders across Canada. Any ‘big’ game in Kingston, Rob is always the one who spearheads the effort in showing local hospitality – snacks and refreshments for game crews, special commemorative souvenirs for travelling officials, etc.
On the national stage, Rob is the co-editor of First & Ten, a monthly newsletter distributed across the country to all officials.
His commitment in connecting the football community is truly admirable and should be recognized.
Honours
Brad Ward – Graduating class of 2016
Academically in 2014 Brad has won the Highest Mark award in World History, Law, American History and Designing your Future.
-he holds an 92% average as an Ontario Honour Student
“Brad is clearly the epitome of the student athlete; focused, driven, coachable and successful.” Says Mr. Prime from his High School North Park Collegiate in Brantford, ON.
Luka Mlinarevic – Graduating class of 2017
-holds a grade average of 82.5%
Is an offensive lineman –
2015 – Team Ontario Texas
2013 & 2014 – Olineman of the Year at Sandwich H. S.
2013 – Olineman of the year – OVFL
Mitchell Thiele – Graduating class of 2016
Holds a grade point average of 92.2%
-is a Defensive Lineman
-2013 & 2014 Team Ontario Texas
-2014 Team Ontario FCC
-2014 JV Defensive lineman of the year (OFC)
- 2014 Jr Athlete of the Year at Cardinal Newman HS