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Connor Primeau:

You Have to Enjoy What You Do

By Vincent Cama Primeau’s professor) was ecstatic
at the prospect of him joining the
Junior hockey in Canada has
SLC squad.
various levels of rarefied air. For

the greatest chance at turning pro, “Typically any player capable
the best players in the country will of playing Jr. “A” hockey will
gravitate to the CHL to get the be playing Jr. “A” hockey,” said
best development, exposure and Boulerice of his talented forward.
opportunity. “To have the opportunity to have

someone of his calibre leave Jr.
The Central Junior Hockey
“A”, come here and have his
League (aka Tier I Jr. A) Is one rung
services available to us is just
down in terms of competiveness
unheard of.”
but nevertheless features some
outstanding players, many of So is Primeau having fun now?
whom go on to US college hockey His coach thinks so.
where NHL clubs are increasingly
“I don’t know the ins and outs
looking for talent. Strange and
of what transpired (in Jr. “A”),”
fortunate, then, that the St.
said Boulerice “, but you see him
Lawrence College (SLC) men’s
around here, he’s got a smile on his
hockey team can boast of having a
face and he’s having fun in class
player of that calibre.

and definitely having fun with
Connor Primeau, 18, was a Connor Primeau is having fun playing hockey at St. Lawrence College us…a major contributor.”
and is working on a career for the time when the games end as well.
productive member of the Jr. “A”
Photo supplied by St. Lawrence College. More importantly, Primeau is
Cornwall Colts as recently as last
happy with where his hockey career
August and going into his third
Cornwall native. “The big thing is Despite making it clear that he and life is heading. (He plays with
CJHL year when he abruptly left
I just wanted to have fun again.” was unsure if he’d ever play in the the Char-Lan Rebels in the Jr. “B”
the team to pursue his education in
Naturally, the pressure of playing CJHL again, the Smiths Falls Bears loop as well.)
business at SLC.
Jr. “A” hockey is not for everybody. thought enough of Primeau to trade “Playing at SLC and Char-
Rumours abounded as to his highly regarded defenseman Pierre
It is non-stop hockey 24/7 with Lan…I love it,” he said adding that
motivation but for Primeau it was Ouellete and their 1st round pick
little time for anything else, school he plans to apply at the University
relatively simple. in the 2013 draft for his rights. It
included. When it gets to the point of Ottawa to further his business
didn’t change his mind.
“This is a small town, so I heard of drudgery, as it did for Primeau studies. The Gee Gees would
a lot of reasons why I quit which it’s time to call it quits no matter Understandably, SLC head coach probably welcome them into their
weren’t true at all,” said Primeau, a how talented you may be. Sean Boulerice (who doubles as dressing room with open arms.

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