2025-2026 Rep Coaches:
| Division |
Coach |
Email |
| U18AA |
Scott Walton |
Email |
| U15AA |
Trevor Elmslie |
Email |
| U13AA |
Sandra Payne |
Email |
| U11A/AA |
Shawn Belisle |
Email |
Scott Walton:
Scott is a retired Canadian Armed Forces officer with 28 years of service. Upon retirement, he returned to Guelph and has been actively coaching in both the GMHA and GGHA associations. Before his retirement, he was involved with the Barrie Women’s Hockey Association for 8 years, serving as both a head coach and an assistant coach across various levels of girls' hockey, including the PWHL Barrie Jr Sharks, where he spent his last 3 years as an assistant (video/bench coach).
Scott is a coach evaluator with the OWHA and serves as the Director of Hockey Operations for the GGHA. This will be Scott's 6th year with the GGHA. In his first year, he was co-coach of the Bantam A team, and in his 2nd and 4th years, he was the head coach for the U18 AA team. As a non-parent coach, Scott brings an unbiased and fair approach to team and individual player development. Players can expect to be challenged and rewarded for their efforts.
The team will continue to promote local and import talent while traveling to showcase tournaments. Developing players and exposing them to programs and opportunities beyond the U18 experience is a cornerstone of the U18 program.
Trevor Elmslie:
Trevor Elmslie has been coaching hockey since both his daughters (2004, 2006) started on blades. Coaching everything from First Shift and Learn to Skate all the way through U9, U11, U13, U15, and U18 at all levels from B to AA, and as a Level 2C on-ice OMHA/OWHA referee, he has a wealth of experience and knowledge to bring to the program this year. He is a committed non-Parent coach which allows him to approach the team with an unvarnished and unbiased view.
For the last three years he has coached the U18A team in Guelph, and has a successful record of building athletes that progress and develop over the season in preparation for Provincials or future challenges at u18AA.
As a teacher with 26 years of experience teaching History in Waterloo Region, he has a myriad of ways to engage with, teach, and reach students with a variety of learning styles and personalities.
His primary goals are to develop the athletes on the team AS a team; help them develop the skills and confidence they need to be successful in this season and in their future goals at 18AA; and to put a program together that supports the well-being, confidence, and athleticism of athletes off-ice, in the changeroom, in their academics, and on the ice.
Sandra Payne:
Sandra has been a coach in women's hockey for over ten years, with experience at various levels, from B to the U16 Elite High-Performance program with the OWHA. She started playing hockey at the age of 5 and continued through the AA and university levels. The mission and vision for the upcoming season focus on developing players' skills, hockey knowledge, and team culture in a safe and inclusive environment that promotes learning, development, and a winning mindset. Sandra and her coaching staff are excited to join GGHA and help develop and advance the U13 AA/A team this season.