From its humble beginnings as a four team tournament based out of Richmond, Ontario, Jack Kinsella’s masterpiece has grown into the largest North American minor hockey tournament. It hosts over 65,000 players and coaches every year from across North America.
The Larry McGrath Memorial Scholarship was established in 1970 to reward one Canadian and one American player $500,each, to be used for post secondary education. In 2008 the amount of the scholarship was increased to $1000,each,and the number of recipients was increased to 8, 4 American and 4 Canadian.
This continued growth shows no signs of slowing down and plans of the organization to include a World Series might not be far behind. This will allow for a global diffusion of Jack Kinsella’s original Silver Stick philosophy, to instill “Citizenship and International Goodwill” in all of its competitors.