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By Vincent Cama
The Colts could have had him.
When 16 year-old Morrisburg
native Marc Beckstead was cut from
his first camp with the Kingston
Frontenacs he nearly ended up in a
Colts uniform.
“I talked to (Colts head coach Ian)
MacInnis a bunch in the summer (of
2011) about a deal to go there,” said
Beckstead, now 17 and enjoying his
first year in a Frontenacs uniform.
“He (MacInnis) wanted me but
I played “AA” and you couldn’t
protect “AA’s” back then. They
couldn’t draft me because all they
had was their third rounder so I Marc Beckstead is very happy that his hockey career has taken him to
ended up going to Cumberland.” Kingston. Photo by Vincent Cama
The Grads snatched him up in the for the Fred Page Cup last year. Truth be told, the 270th pick in the
first round that year and he went Unfortunately, it was not meant to 2011 OHL Priority Selection almost
on to perform admirably for them be. made the Frontenacs as a 16 year-old.
This past July, Front’s head coach
points (12 goals, 27 assists) over 56 Beckstead admits it might have Todd Gill was quoted as saying that
games in Tier II. been nice coming to Cornwall to be Beckstead probably should have
closer to home but he nevertheless made the big club after his first camp
The thought of the skilled
had a very positive experience in on merit. However, Gill explained,
powerforward beside the likes of the team had commitments to other
Tylor and Tyson Spink may just Cumberland. “They really made me
have been enough to have gotten feel welcome as a 16 year-old,” he players that they had to honour, so
Beckstead had to wait.
the Colts over the Nepean Raiders said. Continued on page 8
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