2006-2007 Inaugural Season

The Guelph Giants commence their inaugural season with an initial 2 Giants and finish our first year with an impressive 21 Giants that pioneered the program for future athletes. These Giants braved the cold and had practices at 7am on Sunday mornings in Guelph’s infamous cold Exhibition arena. The team only had team jerseys with our logo on them by February. The team plays no exhibition games over the course of the year and does attend the SHI tournament in Arlington, Virginia from April 18-22, 2007.  The 12 players that attended truly represented the City of Guelph with a great deal of pride, sportsmanship and class.

2007-2008 Season

The Giants program started its second season with more new athletes (23) than before and has also been able to position the program to have its first exhibition schedule with other GTA teams that are part of Special Hockey International (SHI). The Giants are also able to play during an intermission game for the first time at the Guelph Storm. The team attends the most impressive SHI tournament banquet to date in North York, Ontario hosted by the North York Gladiators.

2008-2009 Season

The club has added several new players in its third season bringing the total in the season to 25. Giants are also rewarded with being honoured to play at Ray Scapinello’s local charity ball hockey team with a new special needs hockey division that follows the season. The organization now has found a permanent home at Guelph’s West End Community Centre which is one of the city’s premier facilities. The team also celebrates their success on becoming a Registered charity with the CRA. The annual SHI tournament is held in Toronto, Ontario by the Grandravine Tornadoes.

2009-2010 Season

The 2009-2010 season brings about many firsts for the club. The Giants have effectively grown to complete capacity that the Board has set out to do originally with 30 athletes participating in the program. We were able to increase the entertainment value for all fans by introducing sound system at all home games. The team also participated in their first Christmas Float which was spearheaded by the Deverell family giving the Giants such positive community publicity. Giants attended the SHI tourney in Orangeville, ON hosted by the Orangeville Wolves which was the first time the tournament has ever been hosted by a rural community.