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CGHA Looks Forward to 2013-2014 Season

By: Marc Benoit young player who’s recent battle with
brain cancer found support across the
he Cornwall Girls Hockey region. Madison Primeau is currently
TAssociation (CGHA) and playing in the CGHA’s Initiation
Typhoon team members are looking Program;
forward to another exciting season.
The team has seen rising registration “She has a smile on her face,
and with an upcoming tournament to she can’t wait to step on the ice,”
be hosted here in Cornwall, Typhoon Macleod emphasized, “Hockey is
coach and association president Rod very important to her and she wants
McLeod spoke about some of their to get good at it again.”
recent highlights.
McLeod wanted to stress the
On the weekend of October 18- CGHA has a unique role in local
20th, the Typhoons placed in either Bantam B Goaltender, Emily Tourangeau made a save in a tournament. hockey, being the only girl’s hockey
the finals or semi-finals in a home Submitted photo association operating in the area,

tournament. To the team’s credit, saving families from having to travel
McLeod claimed the losses were points out, the teams are limited by ice training, something he claims one and a half hours for a quick
mostly from overtime or shoot- the number of rooms available in the past generations lacked the same game or training session. The CGHA
outs. “We were quite pleased,” city. dedication towards. also offers a Development Fund
he said. “They seem to be quite “It’s really difficult for out-of- The Typhoons have also been for families having difficulty with

competitive.” entrance costs.
town teams to come if they don’t happy to see a return to the ice of a
Unlike the current trend in boy’s have a place to stay,” says McLeod.
hockey, the CGHA has reported a “We’d love to grow larger than 70,
rise in registration this year. McLeod but we know we’d have a hard time
claims that most of the increase has attracting them because they just
been in their Initiation and novice couldn’t get rooms.”
programs.
Apart from the upcoming Touch-Free Automatic Vehicle Wash
“We registered about 324 (last competition, McLeod also stressed
season) and this year we’re at 359, I his excitement for the impact that
believe, so we haven’t seen a decrease. Canadian universities and CIS
But for all intents and purposes it’s (Canadian Interuniversity Sport)
because of the numbers at the lower Women’s Hockey has had on his Gift
end.” players, noting that young girls no
longer only look to American schools Certifi cates
The Typhoons will have a chance
to be the destination for another when making future plans; Available
tournament this fall. On the weekend “A lot of these young girls realize
of November 8, 9 & 10 Cornwall will you can’t really give up education
be the host city for over 70 teams in for hockey, but you like hockey so

five divisions from across the region. you need to be getting an education,”
This will be one of the CGHA’s he says. Macleod further stressed
largest tournaments, but as McLeod his athlete’s commitment to off-

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