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1970-71 St. Lawrence College Roadrunners
Hockey Club Holds 50th Anniversary Reunion
By Alex MacDougall The Roadrunners played out of the
Long Sault Arena, which they used to
he 1970-71 edition of the call the Long Sault Ice Palace - when
TRoadrunners Hockey Team held a it was minus 20 outside, it was usually
reunion at their old watering hole, the minus 30 inside. The team had our
St. Lawrence House now known as La own dressing room, and the players
Maison. The group had wanted to hold were able to leave their equipment.
it last year however COVID prevented One memory brought up during the
it from taking place. reunion recalled when the team had
returned from a road trip to Western
There was a very good turnout with Ontario in a snowstorm and the roof
players coming from as far away as
had collapsed on the arena.
Kingston. Some of the players attending
had not seen their teammates for 50 The Alumni Association provided
years and so there was a lot of catching a swag bag to each of the players 1970-71 St. Lawrence College Roadrunners
up and a few good memories shared. and picked up the cost of the pizza L to R; Allan Herrington, Norm Fournier, Bruce McLennan, Jack
ordered at Riverside restaurant across McLennan, Cameron McDonald, Bordie Herrington, Andre Ayotte,
The coach that year was Orval the road, the restaurant the players all
Tessier, who was unable to attend due ate at during their years at the college. Alex MacDougall, Ray Lavigne, Gerry Menard, Jack St. Thomas, Terry
to health issues. In 1971-72, Orval lead Everyone had a great time and the Hart, Bill Snelgrove,
the Royals to the Memorial Cup. The players promised to stay in touch with Missing from photo Coach Orval Tessier, Cortney Bolton, Bob Brunet,
70/71 group joked that Orval got all his one another. Eric Pederson, Mike Lebrun (deceased), Trainers Gary Lalonde, Ron
training from them. Johnson (deceased) and Don Petrimoulx (deceased). Photo Submitted
