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10 Issue #125 June 2023
The Hockey Card Report
By Bennett Harty key X-factors people emphasize,
goaltending, and depth. Both teams
have had dark horse goaltenders
throughout the playoffs, but both
teams have had extreme support
from key depth players. One of those
players is Florida forward, Sam
Bennett, whose Young Guns card we
will be featuring this month.
Sam Bennett is a player who
has benefited on a large scale from
culture change. In 2022 Bennett was
moved to the Florida Panthers for a
prospect and a 2nd round pick. He
ith the season coming down has never looked back since. After
Wto the fi nal stretch, we are the deadline deal the Panthers went
left with two teams fighting for the on to win the Presidents Trophy but
greatest trophy one could win… could not make their way past their instead of using the skills he honed
Lord Stanley’s Cup. The two state rival, Tampa Bay Lightning. with the Frontenacs that got him
teams remaining being the eastern Improvements were very noticeable drafted 4th overall by the Flames.
Florida Panthers, and the western with Bennett’s game, as in Calgary
Vegas Golden Knights. When he was given a bottom 9 role and was completely different team. They lost
making playoff runs there are two forced to turn to his physical game, a lot of star power and had to make
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Athlete of
Athlete of the Month
Morgan Bray
Age: 15
Hometown: Long Sault
School: St Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School
Grade: 10
June’s Athlete of the Month is curler Morgan
Bray. “I have been curling for a year,” Morgan
explains. “I love curling because of the family it provides you with. In
curling you must have trust with your teammates, and everyone relies on
each other. Whether you win or lose, you’re a team, and that is something
I love about the sport.”
Morgan feels her most notable curling accomplishment is attending
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Tkachuck proved them wrong as he
captured the hearts of Panther Nation
and led them on this cup run. Now,
with a lot of these key players gone,
Bennett has filled a major void in the
Panthers line up. In the regular season
Bennett amassed 40 points, with 16
goals in 63 games, putting up steady
numbers and playing with an edge.
Come playoff time he has stepped up
his game big time. Playing on a line
with Tkachuck, Bennett has amassed
11 points in 15 games in some of
the biggest moments, such as the
assist on the OT winning dagger
over the Bruins in one of the wildest
comebacks, while contributing off
the score sheet by knocking out Jacob
Photo Submitted Slavin in game 5 of the conference
finals.
A month ago, Bennetts Young
Gun could easily be purchased for
1$ but has now made the jump to 5$.
The next year Florida was a This card is still a great buy in my
opinion, based solely on the 26-year-
up a lot of ground, due to players olds current trajectory.
Although I admire Sam Bennett’s
demanding high contracts after their performance, and can’t believe I
huge season. This started a huge
shift in the locker room, having two would bet against Bobrovsky, my
money is on Vegas in six, with the
veteran stars - Jonathan Huberdeau
and Mackenzie Weegar - shipped Conn Smythe going to Jack Eichel.
On another note, how about our
off to the Flames for a blossoming lads in red bringing home another
star in Matthew Tkachuck. At the
time the trade seemed to be a major IIHF World Championship Gold!
Great start to the summer!
Flames victory, but in the long run
Continued from page 10 When she’s not on the ice, Morgan
OFSAA with her girls’ team from is hard at work with school. She’s
St. Joes. “As a first-year curler with looking for summer work with
two other first year curlers on the children, as this young curler is an
team,” she says, “I was thrilled when aspiring teacher. “I’d like to thank
we won the SD&G championships my parents for all their support, my
to compete at EOSSA. Then we won teammates, and coaches—Sylvain
EOSSA, and I could not believe it. In Girard and Allister Aiken—for being
my first year of curling, I was going the best team and coaches I could
to be able to attend OFSAA!” The ever ask for, the Cornwall Curling
Panthers placed an impressive second Club for providing us with a rink to
in that competition. practice and for accepting me as a
“Another curling accomplishment
part of their youth program, and my
I am proud of is winning the Youth brother Thomas Bray, who has taught
Competitive Team Award at the me all that I know about curling and
Cornwall Curling Club with my
is the reason that I started curling in
teammate, Heba Haroon,” Morgan the first place.”
says.