TORONTO, ON — The Greater Toronto Hockey League is proud to congratulate Michael Ashbourne, the recipient of the 2025 Len Barrett Under-18 House League Scholarship Award. The award is a one-time $2,000 post-secondary scholarship provided by the GTHL recognizing a U18 House League player who excels both academically and in hockey.
Established in 2005 and named in honour of Len Barrett, a longtime GTHL Treasurer and Life Member, the award celebrates dedication and leadership — qualities Barrett exemplified throughout his career. Serving as GTHL Treasurer from 1975 to 1994, he was regarded as the father of the League’s modern accounting system. Barrett’s impact extended well beyond the GTHL, as he also became the first Treasurer of the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF).
Ashbourne, a player from the Mississauga Hockey League’s (MHL) Erindale Hockey Association, is a multi-sport athlete as a member of his high school’s volleyball and flag football teams. Ashbourne also plays soccer and baseball during the summer sport seasons. In September, Ashbourne has his sights on attending Wilfrid Laurier University to study Kinesiology.
Ashbourne received the award during the 2025 GTHL Awards Gala presented by Nothers the Award Store on June 12 at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Barrett’s son, Dan, handed out the award. As an addition to this year’s GTHL Awards Gala, Esso provided each recipient with a $250 gas card to further fuel their journeys.
“I just want to thank all my coaches and teammates who made me a better person throughout the years,” Ashbourne shared in front of a full Esso Great Hall. “To all my family, especially my mom, dad, and brother who are here with me tonight, [they] made me the man I am today. Thank you everybody.”
A special thank-you to Nothers The Award Store for the continued commitment to the GTHL and its participants as the League’s official awards partner.
The GTHL once again congratulates Michael Ashbourne on a well-deserved honour.
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