A Night with Port Credit Hockey: Puretap at the 2026 Awards Ceremony
There’s a line on the Port Credit Hockey Association home page that reads, “Learn Hockey… Play Hockey… We Welcome All.” Last weekend, at PCHA’s 2026 Awards Ceremony inside Port Credit Memorial Arena, that line wasn’t a slogan — it was a room. Players from every PCHA division walked in carrying their water bottles, their team colours, and trophies a little bigger than they were. The Puretap team was there to be part of it, and we walked away with sore cheeks from smiling.
For us, supporting Port Credit Hockey isn’t a marketing line. It’s why we’re here. Puretap has spent more than 40 years delivering spring-distilled water to homes, offices, and rinks across Mississauga and the GTA, and the kids skating at Port Credit Memorial Arena are the same kids whose families fill our delivery routes every week. When PCHA asked if we could help make awards night feel a little more special, the answer was easy.
A partner, not a patron
PCHA has been developing hockey players in Mississauga since 1959, and their guiding principle is simple: every player matters. Their programs run from Paperweight (U7) and House League all the way up through Enhanced Red, Gold and ‘A’ — but the philosophy stays the same across every division. Build a strong skill base. Make it fun. Make it safe. Treat the kids like the whole humans they are. That’s the kind of organization Puretap wants to stand beside, because that’s the kind of community we live in.
PCHA puts it in plain language on their About page: their sponsorship program exists to ensure children have the opportunity to play the sport they love. Anything we can do to widen that door — donating water for tournament weekends, putting cold spring water on the bench every Saturday morning, or, in this case, sending every player home with a bottle on awards night — is a yes from us.
We worked with PCHA on a small custom run of co-branded water bottles for the night — Puretap water inside, hockey-themed labels on the outside. Hundreds of them lined the table. By the end of the ceremony, every last one was in the hands of a young athlete, a coach, or a proud parent.
The teams that came through
What made the night unforgettable was the parade of teams that rolled through the booth one after another, each in different colours and each carrying trophies a little bigger than they were. Here’s a sample of the squads we got to celebrate with.
The blue-and-white squad was one of the first groups in, and they didn’t stop smiling the whole way through.
A big shout-out to this team and their head coach. Seeing women coaching at the youth level in Mississauga matters, and the kids on this bench are clearly soaking up every minute of it.
This crew came in carrying not one but two championship trophies — well-earned, and very well-celebrated.
This team had every player walking away with a trophy of their own. The energy was contagious.
A big team trophy and a lot of proud little faces.
This squad brought the most colour and the loudest celebration of the night, and we loved every second of it.
This team’s coaching staff is a perfect picture of what Port Credit Hockey looks like in 2026 — different backgrounds, the same love of the game, the same commitment to the kids.
A night for the community
Beyond the team photos, the moments that stuck with us most were the quiet ones — a coach high-fiving a defender as she picked up her bottle, a goalie’s little brother tugging on his dad’s sleeve to point out the trophies, a young player who came back to the booth twice “just to make sure” she could grab one for her teammate.
We also got to congratulate the volunteers and organizers who pull this night together year after year. A framed photo collage of the season was presented to one of PCHA’s longest-serving members, and watching the room rise to applaud him was a reminder of how much grassroots hockey in Mississauga depends on people who show up, season after season, for love of the game.
Why local matters to us
Mississauga is home. The kids on these benches are growing up in our city, lacing up at our rinks, and (we hope) drinking our water at family dinner tables. When a community institution like Port Credit Hockey calls and asks if we can help, the answer is going to be yes. Always.
If you’re a parent looking to get your child into hockey in Mississauga, head over to portcredithockey.com — PCHA welcomes players of every level, from first-time skaters in their 1st Shift / 2nd Shift programs all the way through their competitive Gold and ‘A’ divisions. They serve all players from within or around Mississauga, “come one come all” in their own words.
And if you run a local team, club, or community event in Mississauga and want to talk about how Puretap can help out — co-branded bottles, jug donations for tournament weekends, or just keeping your bench stocked with cold spring water — get in touch. Call us at (905) 670-7400 or visit puretap.ca to learn more about local delivery and our community partnerships.
To the players, parents, coaches, volunteers and Board of Port Credit Hockey Association — thank you for letting us be part of awards night. Congratulations to every team that took home hardware in 2026. We’ll see you at the rink.
Puretap is a Canadian-owned company that has been delivering spring-distilled water to homes and businesses across Mississauga and the Greater Toronto Area for more than 40 years. Learn more at puretap.ca or call (905) 670-7400. Port Credit Hockey Association has been developing players of all abilities since 1959 — learn more at portcredithockey.com.
