Mike Piquette Talks About New Format

It’s been a couple of months since Sports Energy has been available on local stands, but the newspaper is back, and Mike Piquette has plans to expand his publication’s coverage to include more than local sports. In this interview he discusses the past, present, and his vision for the paper’s future.

Sports Energy (SE):

How long has the paper been publishing?

Mike Piquette (MP):

Our 1st edition hit the stands in July 2012. It was a 16-page paper. This year marks our 8th anniversary.

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Local Hockey Star Pete Piquette

Ellery Maloney, recently spoke with Sports Energy News to remember his friend Pete Piquette. Piquette was a local hockey goaltender in the 1940’s and 50’s who saw great success in his hockey career, landing him a spot in the Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame. Maloney says he’s known Pete and his wife Betty for most of his life.

“We both played hockey, we were both goaltenders on separate teams. We’ve been such close friends since our early teens,” says Maloney. “We were in each other’s wedding parties as well.”

Pete Piquette was an exceptional good goaltender and he started his junior hockey with the Cornwall Community Sports Club. Piquette was soon called to play with the Oshawa Generals Jr. A team in the OHA, (Currently OHL). Maloney recalls one of the highlights of Piquette’s time with the Generals was his encounter with George Armstrong, an All-Star player with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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