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Akwesasne Minor Hockey Scores with Erie Otters

By Chessie Thomas-White Strong Roots Charitable North
Foundation - a not-for-profit
organization working to benefit
n Saturday, September 9,
Akwesasne youth and Elders.
O2023, the Ontario Hockey
League’s Erie Otters came While the Erie organization
to Cornwall, Ontario, to help was in our area, Carey Terrance
support the Akwesasne Wolves’ Jr. showed his proud Mohawk
Minor Hockey Program. Erie heritage by guiding his teammates
team member Carey Terrance on a tour of the Akwesasne
Jr. (Akwesasne Mohawk) was Mohawk Territory. They spent
on hand to showcase his talent the morning at the Akwesasne
before a hometown crowd and to Boys and Girls Club; where they
bring some much-needed support interacted, played hockey ball,
for the Akwesasne Wolves. An and mentored local youth. “It
exhibition game against the was a memorable day and one we
Kingston Frontenacs was hosted will not soon forget,” stated Erie
at the Cornwall Civic Complex Owner Jim Waters, who was in
that raised $26,181 to support attendance with wife, Sheila. “The
L-R CareyTerrance Jr. Dave Brown Erie GM, Jim Waters, Erie Owner, Carey
the hockey program’s operating pride for their hometown player Terrance Sr. SR Board President, Akwesasne Wolves Players, kingston
costs and keep registration fees Carey really shows through.” Frontenac player Photo Joe Francis
In 2019, AMHA had to forgo Erie and Kingston was one that
affordable for young players.
The exhibition game between

its hockey season due to the won’t be forgotten, as attendance
COVID-19 Pandemic. It was and tickets sales soared to 2,000
something that the minor hockey attendees - many of whom were
program could never fully recover from Akwesasne. “This was an
from, as “once the season was amazing turnout for an exhibition
able to return to Anowarakowa game,” stated Cornwall Civic
Arena, players had already made Complex staff. With a home

the jump to other programs and crowd in attendance, Carey scored
we struggled to rebuild,” said two sensational goals. It was a St. Lawrence Orthopaedic Service Ltd.
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Waters, the Erie Otters planned at the Cornwall Civic until the ice
to come and show Akwesasne is installed at the Anowarakowa

Minor Hockey some support. Arena on Cornwall Island. If
They decided to host one of their you would like to see ways to
exhibition games as close as support AMHA you can contact
they could get to Akwesasne. It AMHA President Everett Lazore ABLOY
Dealer
resulted in a game being held in at 518-333-8450. Strong Roots
Cornwall at the Cornwall Civic Charitable Foundation www.
Center in conjunction with The strongroot.org