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Cornwall Girls Hockey Association ends 40th Anniversary

House Tournaments with U15 Winning Gold and U 13 Silver

By Christine Ouellet
he Cornwall Girls Hockey
TAssociation (CGHA) is a
volunteer, non-profit organization
that promotes, provides, and develops
opportunities for all girls and women
to play the game of hockey.

The executive focuses on the
development of players and staff to
provide the best experience during
the hockey season.

This year, CGHA celebrated
their 40th Anniversary by hosting Photo Submitted
a Competitive and House League
Tournament in Cornwall, during the
weekends of October 25th to Oct
27th, and November 8th to the 10th.
amazingly fast game that requires game.” the coaching staff has provided,
A total of 124 teams were in tremendous skill at all levels, and push for victory. Any team can
team
attendance at the two tournaments develops both individual and team at The entire the Executive staff, win! And when asked what the secret
arena
CGHA,
that included teams from Ontario, skills, facilitates fair competition, to success is: it is always... TEAM
Quebec, and the US, with over 2000 and cultivates friendships that last a and all the volunteers were EFFORT.
players and bench staff participating. lifetime, and most of all, fun to play committed to providing an 2024 was a tremendous success
amazing tournament experience for
These weekends are one of the top at all levels!”
all participants; hoping that each based on the feedback received by
events driving economic benefit to Harper adds, “The best moments player, coach, and family member participants and our community. Our
Cornwall’s business community
annually. were when you could see that players had lots of fun. The tournament community support is amazing and is
were having fun. It was nice to see on- created opportunities to develop fond critical in a successful tournament.
CGHA has seen a record high ice celebrations, encouraging support memories during the tournament, As for improvements, CGHA hopes
with significant increases in annual from the fans and team members, provided team bonding, and to secure some additional ice in the
registrations this year as girls’ hockey teams rallying between periods, facilitated opportunities for players region that will enable our 41st year
continues to grow. and individual effort that pushes and coaches to continue with their to be an even greater success by
Coordinator Jim Harper says, themselves to be the best they can development through competition. attracting more teams from Canada
“I have been involved with minor be, and observing parents enjoying The players bring their individual and the US to participate while
hockey for over 45 years as a watching their team play with lively skills each time they are on the ice also providing earlier evening games
player, coach, and now executive, excitement. Everybody was enjoying for a shift, combined with all other times.
and can easily state hockey is the the moment as each minute of the players on the ice at a given moment, CGHA congratulates all the finalists
greatest game on earth. It is an game unfolds, especially in a close use instructions and key learnings and winners at the tournament.

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