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Former Cornwall Colt Making A Life In Germany

By Morley Seaver championships my second was really helpful for me we’ve been there ever since.”
and third years which as an athlete since there The 37 year-old Boisvert says that
rowing up in nearby St Eustache, was really fantastic for were so many great redefining his role on the team and

GQuebec, Hugo Boisvert could everybody.” athletes on that team transitioning his game has led to his
never have imagined where his Following his who didn’t have longevity. He was a goal scorer in
hockey career would take him. The time with the Colts, jobs. It was really junior and at the college level, but to
star forward of the Cornwall Colts Boisvert played an eye-opener in stay in the AHL, he had to become
now plays for a team in Germany, for Ohio State, a that if you really a two-way player. When he went to
many miles from the rinks that team known more want to make it, Germany, he was again expected
produced him. for football and you have to do to score. Now, a little older, he has
After his initial Junior “A” stint basketball. He says the extra work.” adapted yet again.
with St Jerome didn’t work out that the popularity Turning pro “I’m more of a two-way guy again
due to an already successful team’s for hockey there was the following year and take pride in killing penalties and
overcrowding issues, he returned to just on the upswing. with the Orlando trying to help the team in any way I
the minor ranks to get some playing “The difference between Solar Bears of the can like trying to win big face-offs,”
time. “I needed to make a move so then and now is crazy,” IHL, the team went says Boisvert. “In hockey, you have
I went back to Major Midget “AA” he says. “And I guess our all the way, winning the to adjust and that’s what I’ve learned
just to play and enjoy the game hockey team had an impact on that. last ever Turner Cup over Steve from it.”
again,” says Boisvert. “Cornwall was When I fi rst went there, they were Maltais’ Chicago Wolves team He visits the Cornwall area
looking for a forward at that time building an arena for the hockey team making the win even sweeter. After whenever possible to see family and
so it just happened out of nowhere. and basketball team and that was one playing several years in the AHL, the still remembers his time with the
I ended up in Cornwall right before of the reasons I went there. But you possibility of playing in Germany Colts. “We won so many games,” he
Christmas.” could tell hockey was up and coming came up. says. “It was so much fun to be with

It was a good fit. Boisvert played the there.” “I wasn’t overly thrilled in the a good bunch of guys and have so
rest of that year and stayed for another From there he got to travel as part of beginning but I was excited and much success. In team sports, when
two years. In 1995-96, he set a club the Canadian National Team. “It was curious about the opportunity so we you have success, everything goes so
record of 130 points. “Well, we had a bitter-sweet experience in a way,” made our way there. Yes there was much smoother and things are just so
such a powerful team,” says Boisvert. he remembers. “I signed with Atlanta culture shock at fi rst. But I was lucky much enjoyable. But for me, playing
“We were deep at every position so out of college and they decided to enough to have my wife and daughter in Cornwall for the Colts was just a
I can’t say it wasn’t surprising… send me there to work on my skating. with me and that made it a lot easier. dream. With the success we had, it
but we were powerful. We won a It turned out to be a tremendous year. It’s defi nitely not for everybody but was tough not to enjoy the time we
lot of games and won back-to-back Calgary is a phenomenal city and it for us, we made the best of it and had here.”
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