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Continued from page 22 a week for the past thirty years. At and had a very successful amateur all continue to play a solid game.
age 90, Don skipped a team that career. He played with several “Don and Keith are the two stars,”
ones would.” Keith played both
scored a very rare eight-ender. For local teams including the Cornwall Ellery stated, “I have no bragging
softball and baseball, but golf
that to happen, one team has to get Calumets in the Eastern Canada rights, they both hit a long ball and
continued to be his main sport over
all eight of their rocks in the end, Sr. League, before going on to I need an extra stroke to keep up
the years. Keith joined the OPP,
while the other team gets none. “It’s play with the Toledo Buckeyes in with them.” Ellery is consistently
then switched careers when he
not something you plan for,” Don the International Hockey League. between 110 to 120 for eighteen
opened the St. Hubert Restaurant
said, “One team has to have all the Ellery played several years of box holes. “I’m 83 and if I shot my
in Cornwall. “I started St. Hubert in
luck, while the other team doesn’t age, I would be ecstatic!” Keith
1981 and retired around twenty-five lacrosse saying, “Lacrosse was the
have any, but it can happen. It takes stated, “If Don shoots his age, he’s
years ago, my daughter Karen took roughest game that I ever played, I
a team effort, but an eight ender in disappointed. Last year he shot an
it over and she is still running it.” wasn’t a goaltender in lacrosse, but
curling is less common than a hole 84, which was 12 strokes under his
lost three teeth playing that game.”
Don and Ellery didn’t play very in one in golf.” Don started playing age.” Don Orton, at 97 years old, is
(Sports Energy did a story on Ellery,
much golf until they retired. Don golf on a very casual basis in his late consistently shooting under his age
Issue #75). In 1969 Ellery purchased
had a forty-four year career in thirties but didn’t play very much for 18 holes
Miller Hughes Ford on Pitt Street.
marketing and sales with Canadian until just before retirement, when he Ellery, Don, and Keith are pleased
“Fifty-five years later the dealership
Pacific. The job required extensive was working in Montreal and joined to see the large number of younger
is still in the family, being run by
travel and he had several transfers. the golf course in Hawkesbury. people taking up golf, which is
my son, Shawn, and my grandson,
Originally from Dartmouth, Nova Ellery has lived beside the Cornwall good for the future of the club.
Bradley, is also involved.”
Scotia, Don first worked with CP Golf and Country since 1977 but They consider themselves to be
in Halifax, then Maine, and finally didn’t take up golf until he retired Ellery, Don, and Keith are still very fortunate to be playing golf
in Montreal. Following retirement in 1995, saying that “We did a lot having fun on the golf course, and regularly at their ages..
Don moved to Peterborough, then of boating in those days which took
to Cornwall in 2012. He took up up most of our free time.” Ellery a return to the finals. The fans in
curling and has played several times had been a goaltender in hockey It Is What It Is Calgary will have to be patient, they
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success stories, from all ages, young and old. will be another year of relying on
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go far into the playoffs. A quick starting goalie, Connor Hellebucyk,

look at what’s been happening to to carry the team. The Maple Leaf’s
the Canadian teams during the off- made strategic changes during the

season. The off-season has become break, re- signing Max Domi, then
critical for teams to draft prospects, signing veteran defencemen Tanev
sign free agents, and make trades to and Ekman-Larsson, hoping to re-
improve their Stanley Cup chances. tool their defence. In Ottawa they
identified goalie as their biggest
Starting in Vancouver, the Canucks
weakness and sent a first-round pick
enjoyed an excellent 2023/24 season,
and were fairly quiet in the off- to Boston for Linus Ullmark, hoping
season, signing a few role players and he can lead them to the playoffs.
adding Boston’s Jake DeBrusk to the Lastly, Montreal kept to their plan
mix. The Canucks should be strong of building through the draft and
contenders for the Cup. Edmonton did little in the way of signings and
re-tooled their team quickly during trade. They’re hoping for good health
the off-season, they re-signed and that their young players will

Perry and Henrique, and added push them into the playoffs. For you
Jeff Skinner and Victor Arvidsson, hockey junkies, the opening game is
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