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Presents Jim Riddell’s Sports Talk
with Area Senior : Dennis Chaussi
Serving You Since 1937
become the goalie for the next just the top part of the head. Every games. The games were replayed
game,” Dennis recalled. “I liked one of them. Years later when I was by Cogeco and being on the roof
being a goalie and would often just taking Psychology courses, I found provided a great view of the field.
stay there. I was always a goalie in out that this was known as learned “My teammates started calling me
lacrosse. People used to think that it behaviour.” Dennis’s family had a “Scoop“ because they thought that
was crazy to be a goalie, but I always rotor television and would watch I was giving up too much inside
By Jim Riddell told them that I would rather be hit all the Montreal Canadiens games, information.” Dennis said, “A few of
by the ball than cross-checked by a which were usually broadcast in them still call me Scoop when we see
ong-time Akwesasne resident, players’ hickory lacrosse stick.” French. This is where Dennis got his each other.”
LDennis “The Voice” Chaussi, has The Chaussi family lived outside initial experience with play-by-play. Cogeco also televised the high
spent over four decades announcing a
of Akwesasne in Madrid-Waddington “My stepdad suggested that since I school basketball tournament, with
multitude of sports across the region. knew all of the players, we just turn
after leaving Syracuse. It was during Dennis being brought back as part
Living in Syracuse, NY, during these years that the foundation was the volume off and have me call the of the broadcast crew for that event
his early years, Dennis came to laid that helped to make Dennis an game.” as well. Dennis mentioned that Brian
Akwesasne regularly to visit his accomplished broadcaster. “I had While attending General Vanier Gilmour had a very positive impact
a large collection of hockey cards, on the students from Akwesasne that
grandmother, and while there he High School, Dennis was playing
and I knew all of the players. My were attending the school. Gilmour,
began playing lacrosse with his football for the school team.
stepdad would cover them so I could a physical education and geography
cousins. “We played a game called Sidelined due to injury, Dennis then
only see the face and I would have to teacher, recognized the large
show-down, where several of us joined Brian Gilmour – a teacher at
identify them. Then he would cover Indigenous population at GV and he
would shoot on a goalie. The player General Vanier - on the school roof
the mouth and nose and I got to the
with the fewest goals would then assisting in announcing the football
point where I could tell them by Continued on page 27
