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Silver Linings for the Typhoons

By Victoria Klassen Jette scored a hat trick in one of the
games to help the Typhoons move
he Cornwall Typhoons U18B on. The team also got to enjoy some
Tteam brought home a silver team bonding off the ice with a day
medal after an impressive comeback trip to the mall, where they took a
at the Gloucester Kicking Ice photo with Santa Clause and rode
Tournament in December. At the around on powered animals.
tournament, held in Ottawa from “We have a good group of girls,
Dec. 9-11, the Typhoons lost their and even with a three-year age gap
first game, but proceeded to win their these girls can come together to
next three to bring them to the finals support and lift up one another,” said
against Gatineau. Bowen.
Peter Bowen, head coach of the The team has five 2005-born
team, says the girls were happy and players who are playing their last
proud to come home with a silver season of minor hockey. The team
medal. will greatly miss Elizabeth Arbic,
“The silver medal was a big boost Taylin Armstrong, Jorja Champagne, Kneeling front row, left to right; Sierra Latulippe, Makenna Bellsmith,
to the girls. We lost the first game of Vanessa Latulippe, and Maia Ware Brooke Donnelly, Madeleine Snider.
the tournament, so to come back with next season. Standing, back row, left to right; Mallory Lefave, Jorja Champagne,
three wins to move to the semifinal The Typhoons have another Emma-Lily Stamm, Amber Jette, Elizabeth Arbic, Maia Ware, Vanessa
was an all-team effort,” said Bowen. tournament coming up in Belleville Latulippe, Corinne Gallagher, Gabrielle Bowen, Taylin Armstrong.

During the tournament, Amber from Jan. 6-8. Missing from photo, Sophie Gibeault. Photo Submitted

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