Cory Smith court date set for Jan. 13
Esterhazy Minor Hockey Theft
December 15, 2025, 10:58 am
Nicole Taylor, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The court date for Cory Smith, the man accused of stealing $46,000 from the Esterhazy Minor Hockey Association, has been set for January 13, 2026 and the matter will be addressed that day.
Smith was due to appear in Esterhazy Provincial Court on December 9, 2025.
Smith has been charged with one count of theft over $5,000 after he was accused of stealing $43,000 through e-transfer and $3,000 in cash from Esterhazy Minor Hockey Association.
EMHA president Glen Simon said the board began investigating the theft in July before handing the investigation over to the RCMP. Smith was the treasurer for the Esterhazy Minor Hockey Association.
The EMHA also suspended the ability for any individual to do electronic funds transfers, and said they will be returning to the practice of using cheques with dual signatures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
