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BEHIND
presents BEHIND

THE BENCH
THE BENCH

An Interview with Jake O’Brien

By Molly Kett strong foundation in hockey but also The decision to step into coaching
invaluable life lessons. arose when O’Brien, intending to
sponsor a local team, discovered a
ake O’Brien, a Toronto native and Relocating to Cornwall three years
Jdedicated hockey enthusiast, has ago, O’Brien found a way to give back shortage of coaches. Despite not having
seamlessly woven his passion for the to the community that welcomed him. kids of his own, he saw coaching as
sport with community engagement, an opportunity to engage with the
“I always enjoyed playing sports community, share the wisdom acquired
coaching the U13 Rep B team for the
and now that I am older and have the from his hockey journey, and contribute
Cornwall Minor Hockey Association
flexibility to give back, I instantly to the growth of local families.
(CMHA), dedicating his time to thought of getting back into the rinks,
nurturing the next generation of hockey but this time as a coach,” said O’Brien. Currently coaching the U13 Rep B
players. team, O’Brien finds joy in the sense of
“I’ve always been the type of person involvement coaching provides.
Growing up in Toronto, O’Brien’s who was brought up to make sure that
journey in hockey began at the age of no matter how fortunate we were to “I love to coach because it gives me
three. He had the opportunity to be have what we did, there will always be a sense of involvement,” said O’Brien.
part of rep teams in both the Greater a need to give back, your community to “I could be spending my time in a lot
Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) and me as local business owner, is always of different ways, but it’s important to
the Ontario Minor Hockey Association the first place I think of where I can me as a business owner and personally
(OMHA) and gained not only a help make an impact.” that, if I can make the extra time and
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