Sunday, February 16th, 2025

Creemore Minor Hockey is retiring the jersey of Troy Scott.

The 17-year-old New Lowell resident was killed March 10 when his pick-up truck collided with a bus on Mountain Road.

Friends and family packed the Stayner Arena hall on Thursday for the funeral, with a strong showing from Scott’s hockey family. Members of the team wore their jerseys and served as pallbearers.

The Creemore Valley Hawks Midget rep team is taking to the ice this weekend in memory of their fallen teammate.

The team is playing the first of two games in a playoff round against the Stayner Cyclones on home ice Saturday. The association is planning a special tribute to Scott (pictured back row, second player from left), by raising his number 17 jersey to the rafters of the Creemore arena.

The association is donating gate proceeds from Saturday’s game and a second game in Stayner on Sunday to the Scott family, along with other donations collected over the weekend.

Team parent Sue Underhill said the team vacillated as to whether or not to carry on with the tournament without Scott but it was decided they would play in his honour.

Many of the players have been on the ice together since they were young moving up through the ranks of Creemore Minor Hockey.

“It was with great shock and sadness that we learned of the passing of Troy Scott this past Thursday evening,” states a post on the Creemore Valley Hawks webpage. “This is a tremendous loss not only for our hockey family but to the entire community as well. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him and by those whose lives he touched. Our deepest condolences to Troy’s family and his many friends.”

Scott was said to be a hard-hitting defenceman, the team’s best, who had his teammates’ back on and off the ice.

Scott, a Grade 12 student at Stayner Collegiate Institute, also played for his school team and was an alternate player for the Stayner Siskins.

The collision happened shortly after 6:30 p.m., just west of the Tenth Line. Mountain Road was closed for investigation for several hours.

Police say Scott’s westbound pick-up truck crossed the centre line, into the eastbound lane and collided with a full-size coach bus.

Scott died at the scene.

His passenger, Shawn Runyon, was extricated from the vehicle and transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Scott is survived by his parents Steve and Julie Scott, sister Kristen Scott and grandparents Vern and Heather Prosser, Dave Scott and Ruth and Martin Corriveau.

Saturday’s game is at the Creemore arena beginning at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday’s game is in Stayner at 4:30 p.m. Admission costs $4.

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