Interview with David Sharron

Partial Transcript: Okay. So my name is David Sharron. I work at Brock University. We moved here 15 years ago….

Segment Synopsis: David introduces himself and explains the connection that he and his family have to the Garden City Arena. He discusses his son’s involvement in hockey and how it led him to coach for CYO for 10 years. He then shares a memory of coaching a female hockey player and the difficulties of being a girl on a boys team.

Keywords: CYO; Hockey -- Coach; Hockey -- player; Rex Stimers; Sport -- Hockey; Women and Gender

Subjects: CYO Hockey

Partial Transcript: Yeah. It was lovely. It was a really nice way to learn the history of the CYO organization…

Segment Synopsis: David reflects on his time being a part of the CYO and hockey community before sharing how hockey is beneficial to youth in the community as it creates lifelong friendships between the players.

Keywords: CYO; Childhood; Community; Friendship; Hockey -- Coach; Hockey -- Fan; Sport -- Hockey

Subjects: CYO Hockey

Partial Transcript: I stepped back a little bit. I coached for 10 years and just my kids aged out…

Segment Synopsis: David reflects on the fun times he had and lessons he learned while coaching hockey. He discusses the importance of making hockey more than just a competitive game, but a fun time for all the kids to enjoy.

Keywords: CYO; Childhood; Hockey -- Coach; Sport -- Hockey

Subjects: CYO Hockey

Partial Transcript: Yeah. I don't even know what the plan is for that space…

Segment Synopsis: David discusses the loss of the building for the community and how he’ll miss it personally.

Keywords: CYO; Childhood; Cub Scouts; Niagara IceDogs

Subjects: Community

Partial Transcript: We had a good volunteer base out of the St. Mary's team. You know, the parents were always wanting to be involved…

Segment Synopsis: David talks about the involvement of the parents and volunteers throughout the years at CYO.

Keywords: Community; Family; Sport -- Hockey; St. Mary's; Volunteers

Subjects: CYO Hockey

Partial Transcript: Yeah, for sure. Like I said earlier, we had a good crux of kids who were with us for, for all 10, 12 years…

Segment Synopsis: David explains the welcoming community which the kids had throughout their hockey seasons and shares a story about a boy who started at a later age and was welcomed by the team. He discusses the welcoming culture on the teams he coached and how the parents were welcomed too.

Keywords: CYO; Childhood; Friendship; Hockey -- Coach; Hockey -- Player; Sport -- Hockey

Subjects: CYO Hockey; Community

Partial Transcript: Yeah, definitely. So the, yeah, I mentioned that I was from Windsor, Ontario, and we had an old arena just like this one…

Segment Synopsis: David recalls the Windsor Arena in Windsor, Ontario, and relates it to the Garden City Arena before discussing how the Garden City Arena helped to integrate David and his family into the community quickly.

Keywords: CYO; Family; Hockey -- Fan; OHL; Sport -- Hockey; Windsor Arena; Windsor Spitfires

Subjects: Community; Facilities; OHL Hockey

Partial Transcript: For sure. I think it probably went to 8 or 10 IceDogs games over the years…

Segment Synopsis: David recalls attending different events at the Garden City Arena and highlights bringing his team and his sons to different hockey events, including Niagara IceDogs games.

Keywords: CYO; Cub Scouts; Hockey -- Coach; Hockey -- Fan; Niagara IceDogs; Sport -- Hockey

Subjects: CYO Hockey; OHL Hockey

Partial Transcript: We live actually very close to the Seymour Hannah Arena, and I could see us playing there a lot…

Segment Synopsis: David talks about the differences of older and newer arenas, along with the benefits of playing at an older arena such as the Garden City Arena.

Keywords: Seymour Hannah Arena

Subjects: Facilties