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Continued from page 22 As a Director and member of the
then beat Sweden in the finals to win At any of the Lost Villages events
Hockey Development Council as marketing committee with Hockey the World Juniors and won gold for Richard can be found manning the
well as Hockey Canada Development Canada, Richard was directly the fifth consecutive year. BBQ along with David Hill and Tim
meetings, where each province would involved in the organization and After graduating from St Gault. Richard and his wife, Gloria,
send a representative to discuss the operation of events like the Telus and Lawrence HS, Richard joined received the Fran Laflamme Award
direction that the sport should be RBC Cups, as well as the IIHF World Domtar, spending thirty-seven years as Volunteers of the Year in 2023,
going in. Richard spent four years as Jr. Championship which took place there. He took night courses at St. for their ongoing support of several
Vice President of the ODHA and four in Ottawa in December of 2008. “I Lawrence College studying Business nonprofit organizations and various
years as President. During these eight don’t believe that experience can and Production Management, which events in South Stormont.
years, Richard served as a member on ever be matched. We were the home helped him advance at Domtar,
Hockey Canada Board of Directors. team, I was on the committee, and eventually becoming manager of Richard says he is thankful for
There were numerous highlights we worked closely with the Ottawa Shipping and Warehousing. During the time he spent helping with the
from those eight years -there were Senators, Eugene Melnyk, and his the mid-seventies Richard was Colts at the time of the move from
some changes in the game, changes staff. We established records in every elected to council in Osnabruck Massena Combines; working with
in the leagues, we were attempting way, ticket sales were huge, and they Township, serving one four-year term Don Derry and Mike Piquette was
to improve the minor leagues and were sold well in advance. Canada got before his involvement in hockey. always a pleasure.
the Jr. leagues, and the feed between into the Gold Medal game because a Following his time in hockey, he Richard is thankful for all the
the two. Sometimes things could get Russian iced the puck, and we scored circled back to politics, serving two support he received along the way
pretty nasty. Jr. teams wouldn’t want right off the face off. Bob Nicolson, more four-year terms as a councilor from people like Ron Thompson and
to give up their rights to a player and the CEO of Hockey Canada, asked in South Stormont Township. He Richard Sennott, who were always
the minor team wouldn’t want to let me if I could give away fifty tickets is currently volunteering his time there to bounce ideas off. Richard
him go. During that time the AAA for the final. I told him that I could get with the Ingleside Beautification says his family was always there
program came to life, like many rid of one hundred and he handed me Committee, the South Stormont giving him the boost that made this
things, it was talked about for years the tickets. I made a few phone calls, Chamber of Commerce, and the all happen, which he will ever be
and then it happened. Nothing moves and they all went locally to people Lost Villages Historical Society. grateful for.
fast in sporting programs. in South Stormont and the area. We
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Stories And More About The People In Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry By Peter Collins but not a superstar like Sid the kid.
Would like to thank all our advertisers, who have teamed The other problem is that he hasn’t
up with us to share some remarkable, positive local sports come close to winning the Stanley
success stories, from all ages, young and old. Cup in his twelve NHL years and his
six Leaf years. When you’re a first

n the storied history of the Toronto overall draft choice, Stanley Cup

IMaple Leafs there have been only expectations come with the territory.
twenty-five captains in their 107

years of existence. Just ask Connor McDavid.
The Leafs are desperate to
John Tavares, the erstwhile twenty- improve on their mediocre playoff
fifth captain of the Toronto Maple record and have decided to hand off
Leafs, received a swift kick in the the captaincy to another first overall
puck a few weeks ago when he caved pick, one Auston Matthews. Auston
in to public pressure and decided has the cache of being a superstar;
to give up the captaincy. Tavares, one of the greatest goal scorers in
a veteran of twelve NHL seasons, the history of the NHL. The real
1,109 games, six of those seasons question is whether the sometimes-
with the Leafs, felt the pressure to immature Matthews can lead the
forfeit his Leaf captainship of five Leafs to the Cup. Will Matthews
years. For his career Tavares has rise to the level of 1967 Stanley
been a star performer, a solid goal Cup captain, George Armstrong. Or

scorer, a point generator, and a team will he fail to win like other Leafs
leader. One major problem is that captains such as Keon, Sittler, and
this six-time all-star is no Sidney
Sundin.