Lifetime Achievement Award
This award recognizes individuals that have provided more than twenty years of exceptional leadership and distinguished service to amateur hockey in Alberta. The significant effort, time and leadership that these individuals have put in to providing service to MHA’s, Leagues and families throughout the years which have made a significant impact on the game, and in the lives of countless hockey players.
Debbie Northcott (Caroline)
Debbie Northcott exemplifies the core values of Hockey Alberta through her interactions with players, parents, teams, associations, volunteers and staff. She has contributed to growing and developing amateur hockey in the province through her various volunteer roles with Hockey Alberta, which dates back two decades. Her involvement in the sport came well before she formally joined Hockey Alberta as the Zone 4 Minor Council Representative in 2005, holding the position for eight years while playing a key role in changing the player movement regulations and enhancing the Provincial Championship structure. She shifted her focus to registration and served on Hockey Alberta’s Minor Administration Committee for five years, four of which were as the Chair of the committee. Northcott lobbied for changes that would not only benefit the players, but also ensure hockey would continue to grow and thrive in rural communities. She is currently part of Hockey Alberta’s Appeals Committee.
