Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish and Ward 1 Councillor Stephen Dasko presented the Key to the City to Lloyd Stockley posthumously for his lifelong efforts in hockey in the City of Mississauga Wednesday.
Stockley’s daughter, Heather Stockley received the Key earlier today during the City’s council meeting. Lloyd Stockley passed away at the age of 80 on November 6, 2023.
Stockley, known as the ‘Governor’ to the players on his teams, was the founder and owner of the Mississauga Chargers Junior A team in the Ontario Junior Hockey League president and founder of the Mississauga Jets AA minor hockey association, part of the OHA/GTHL.
“His years of leadership on and off the ice, and his passion for enriching young lives with athletic accomplishment is a legacy that will endure.”
He received multiple awards and recognition throughout his career including the George Chamandy Memorial Trophy in 1987, the GTHL’s highest honour for individuals’ commitments and outstanding achievements in minor hockey.
In 2017, he was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame by the Mississauga Sports Council. In the same year, the OHA awarded Lloyd with the Crystal Puck for his outstanding achievements and contributions within the OHA for over 40 years.
Lloyd ran the Mississauga Chargers for more than 30 years until his passing in 2023. Today, his daughter, Heather Stockley, is the team’s owner and Governess.
“It is an honour for me to present the Key to the City to Heather Stockley,” Mayor Parrish said. “The impact her father Lloyd had on sport and recreation in our city is immeasurable. For more than four decades, Lloyd was a guiding light for minor hockey in Mississauga.
“His years of leadership on and off the ice, and his passion for enriching young lives with athletic accomplishment is a legacy that will endure.”
“I am delighted and honoured to recognize Lloyd Stockley city-wide for his outstanding role and integral part in youth sports over the past 70-plus years,” said Councillor Dasko. “The impact on the development of minor hockey through the Jets and the Chargers is significant. His dedication to Hockey in Mississauga has been outstanding and greatly appreciated by so many, a true legacy.”
“As I strive to ensure continuity in the foundations he built over the years, I look forward to the journey we will carve to maintain his vision with the Mississauga Chargers Junior A team and the Mississauga Jets AA teams.”
“On behalf of the Stockley family, we are elated to have received this special award in honour of my late father, Lloyd Stockley,” Heather Stockley said. “His decades of time and dedication devoted to amateur sport, as a builder in minor hockey, will remain a pillar today, and for the future.
“As I strive to ensure continuity in the foundations he built over the years, I look forward to the journey we will carve to maintain his vision with the Mississauga Chargers Junior A team and the Mississauga Jets AA teams. Thank you to Mayor Parrish, Councillor Dasko and the staff at the City of Mississauga for their recognition and making this award a part of our family legacy.”
About the Key to the City
The Key to the City of Mississauga is Mississauga’s most prestigious form of recognition. It is reserved for and bestowed upon esteemed community members, former residents and visitors whom the Mayor wishes to honour. It’s a sign of great achievement and distinction and is given to individuals who have positively impacted and changed our city for the better. While primarily symbolic, the key signifies trust and freedom for the recipient to enter in and out of the city as they wish, knowing that Mississauga will always be their home.
