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Cornwall Girls Hockey Association:

Home Ice Advantage

By Tammy Larin
The Cornwall Girls Hockey
Association (CGHA) wrapped up
yet another successful competitive
girl’s hockey tournament. The
29th edition of the tournament was
host to 53 teams from Ontario,
Quebec and the United States. past
president and tournament convenor
Brian Tardiff says that without a lot
of volunteer help, it couldn’t have
happened. “It takes a lot of planning
to host a tournament,” said Tardiff,
“Without the support of volunteers
and the executives of CGHA, the
tournament would not run as well
as it does.”

Yvon Besner is a man who wears
many hats within the association
as the vice-president, tournament
registrar and head coach of the
Midget “AA” Typhoons. He says
the importance of this tournament Kate Villeneuve and Tanya Disotell-Dunsmore displaying the medals they won as their team, the atom “A”
cannot be overstated. “This is our Typhoons defeated the team from Clarence-Rockland to win the atom “A” championship.
second largest tournament to date,” Photo by Tammy Larin.
says Besner. “It is important to
host such an event because it is a division, the girls earned an automatic The Midget “AA” Typhoons also weekend, the CGHA also ran a food
drive to help support the local Agape
fundraiser that raises thousands of spot in the finals. In the finals they made their mark. Playing up a level
Centre. The CGHA would like to
dollars that helps keep the cost of met with Clarence Rockland who in the intermediate “AA” division,
thank all the volunteers, visitors
registration down.” challenged the Typhoons without they were a dominant force to be
and everyone for their generous
success. The Atom A Typhoons reckoned with. The Typhoons met
The association had six teams donations towards the food drive,
won the championship game 4-0, their hometown rivals, the Ontario
within the atom, peewee, bantam, and also their hard work put forth to
with goaltender Tanya Disotell- Hockey Academy in the semi-
midget divisions as well as the make this tournament a success.
Dunsmore recording the shutout. finals. They won 2-0 sending them
midget “AA” Typhoons competing to the finals to meet Ridley College.
in the intermediate divisions. “It was a great tournament and it It was a scoreless game that put
Although all teams played well, two is always nice to win on home ice,” the two teams under even more
teams managed to earn a spot in the said Atom “A” head coach, Chris pressure going into double overtime

finals held at the Benson Centre. Villeneuve.
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