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o matter which level, every championship youngest team in that tournament. Wagar credits
Nhockey team has a lot in common. Aside from the backing of the thousands of local hockey
the obvious talent on the ice, there’s also a solid, fans as well as the business community and City
if not amazing coaching staff, recruiting/scouting of Cornwall for supporting the team as fiercely
staff, and front office personnel. Under former as they did, and he said it definitely motivated
owner, general manager, and coach Al Wager, the the players. “We faced teams with up to fourteen
Cornwall Junior A Colts had all those ingredients 20-year-olds on their roster and held our own
from the mid-90’s until he sold the team a decade in every game. The kids played their hearts out
later. knowing how much support was behind them.”

Wagar is proud of every team he coached and Wagar credits social media for being able to keep
players the Colts helped get to the next level of in contact with a large of number of players who
either NCAA, Major Junior, Canadian University, played for the Colts. “Eric Meloche, Tim Vokey,
or Semi-Pro. “There are a lot of memories that Matt Verdone, Chris Smart, Lindsay Campbell,
built up over the years,” said Wagar. “But the best and Kacey McDonell are just a few of the guys I Photo Submitted
memory is taking a very young Colts team to the speak with,” said Wagar. “It’s a great feeling when
Royal Bank Cup in Fort McMurray (Alberta) and we can pick up any conversation and laugh and well. “As a coach, I developed a lot of friendships
seeing how hard they worked in every game.” remember the good times.” with fellow coaches. Guys like Mike Ruest,

Of note, the 1999-2000 Colts team was by far the And it’s no different with the off-ice personnel as Continued on page 6

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