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Colts Update

More than halfway through the CCHL season and no team has taken firm hold of the top spot in the league.
That’s good news f or the Colts, who hang on to third place in the Robinson Division. At the time of this report
they were sitting one point behind the Carleton Place Canadians and eight points back of first-place Smiths

Falls Bears, so they still have time to improve their position over the remaining 26 games.
One problem that must be addressed is consistency. The Colts began the month by going 6-2 before dropping
five of their next seven going into mid-December. “When we play to our ability, we know we can beat any

team in the league,” said forward Sean King “It’s a matter of just doing the little things we’ve been taught.”
Injuries have become an issue as well with up to nine regulars out during November. As of this writing, at
least six remained on the injury list, including leading goal scorer Marly Quince. Considering that, the Colts
are fortunate to be where they are in the standings. “We’re still in the hunt,” said assistant GM Kenton Spink.
“If we can get healthy and peak at the right time, we have a good shot.”

The Colts are not lacking talent and the league confirmed as much when it released the all-star roster for the
upcoming Central Canada Cup Challenge to be held Dec. 27-29 in Wellington, Ontario. Defensemen Carl Michael Pontarelli threads a pass to
Belizario and Stephen Johnson along with forwards Michael Pontarelli, Marly Quince and Mitch Zion will Williamstown native Andrew Ming.
be representing Cornwall for the Robinson division squad. Coach Ian MacInnis will be leading the Robinson Smiths Falls @ Colts Nov. 15.
All-Stars against some of the best Jr. “A” players from Ontario and Quebec. Photo by Vince Cama

Rumble By Staff

Cornwall River Kings Look Towards the Top
When you are in your first year in the league, and you are challenging for first place at mid-season, you must be doing something right. The Cornwall

River Kings are doing a lot of things right, both on and off the ice but they would be well-advised to heed the words of legendary baseball player Leroy
“Satchel” Page, who wisely stated, “Don’t look back, something might be gaining on you.”

At the time of this report, the River Kings are in second-place with 21 points, after 16 games, which put them within striking distance of the first-place

Saguenay Marquis, who have 26 points in 17 games. In the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey (LNAH), however, parity reigns supreme as Thetford
Mines, in third, is only one point back of Cornwall while Riviere-du-Loup is in fourth place with 19 points and two games in hand over Thetford Mines
and Cornwall.

We should be in for some very good hockey down the stretch, and if the River Kings can play the same style of hockey that they have so far on the
offensive side of the puck while tightening up on defense, Cornwall Hockey fans should be in for a very interesting spring. Playoff hockey is a very
different game, and the LNAH version should be, to say the least, exciting.

Individually, the River Kings are sharing the load. They don’t have a player in the top-ten in terms of points, but Nicolas Corbeil is seventh in goals with
ten and Shawn Collymore is eighth in assists, with 15. Goaltender Loic Lacasse is second with eight wins and third in save percentage with .902.

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