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Seaway Valley Rapids U9 Wins a Silver Medal

and Giving Back to the Community

By Christine Ouellet as a coach, my goal, along with my
coaching staff, is to work with these
he season is off to a good start kids to get better every day, creating
Tfor head coach Brad Gager’s a positive environment for the kids
U9A Seaway Valley Rapids team. to learn and most importantly, have
The team recently won the Silver fun.
Skills Competition Challenge at the This group of young hockey players
Capital Fall Classic Tournament held are drawn from the following local
in Kanata. The Rapids competed hockey associations: Akwesasne,
against Gloucester, North Bay, and Alexandria, Cornwall, South
North Durham, and came out on top. Stormont, Char-Lan, and NGS. The

Coach Brad mentioned he is very players went through tryouts to get
happy with how the kids are all selected to be part of the prestigious
progressing and working hard to Seaway Valley Rapids program Front Row, Left to right; Cohen Hickman, Finley MacDonell, Emerson
get better every day. The goal of the for this season. Majority of team Hickman, Talan Gager, Axton Smith, Lauchlan McLeod , Nixon Kench,
coaching staff for these young Rapids practices and games are out of the Chandon Swamp.
Back Row, Left to right; Beau Mason, Kolton Cassleman , Colton Lacroix,
is to instill a Team First approach, Benson Center in Cornwall. Daven Mano, Maverick Parisien, Knox Witter, Edward Fawthrop, Jordan
where each player on the team plays Coach Brad mentioned that his Thomas, James Manalastas.
a key role to the group’s success. team has received tremendous Missing;Samuel Laferriere Photo Submitted
Hockey is a game of mistakes but support from the community and local businesses through team Continued on page 62