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n just a short time, Cornwall Hurrell has many fond
Iwill be inundated with young memories of the event and
hockey players. The Bantam- the people who helped put it
Midget Tournament will be together. “It takes an incredible
coming to town bringing with amount of volunteers to put
it a flood of memories for those on this event,” said Hurrell.

who used to be involved in “I was always the tournament
putting it on. convener, but behind me there
were probably 35-40 people
Peter Hurrell was a referee that made it happen.”
and tournament organizer
in Cornwall for many years. Hurrell explained that
“I was a referee in chief, Lawrence Lapierre was a long
tournament organizer, ticket serving president and by far
taker, you name it we did it,” a driving force behind the
said Hurrell of himself and the tournament along with Ben
many volunteers that put on Pilon. “I was the face that talked

the annual event. “I have been to people and schmoozed,” said
out of it for 10 years now, but Hurrell. “But they were the
I enjoyed it immensely. It was guys that got most of the stuff
always a lot of work, but it was done.”
great to see the kids come in.”
Hurrell also recalled that one
Hurrell said that teams from of the tournaments sponsors
all over North America came at the time, Flarrow Hockey

to Cornwall to play in the Sticks, would make sure that all
tournament. “We had kids from of the kids who played would
all over,” said Hurrell. “We had get a new stick. “The look
some from overseas a couple of on their faces,” said Hurrell. because of an overzealous rinks, and sometimes used the
years. It was great to see.” “That was a highlight of the parent attacking a referee. “But one in Akwesasne. Logistically,
tournament.” the good part out weighed the it was very interesting.”
Hurrell began as an executive bad.”
and referee with Cornwall “Looking back on it every Hurrell said that probably
hockey 20 years ago. “I became year something different and Although business and some of the best memories were
referee in chief, then became unique happened,” Hurrell personal life has taken Hurrell of the people he met along the

tournament organizer, and I just remembered. “Like teams in different directions, he still way. “You build relationships
went on after that,” explained making it in at the last minute tries to attend the games when with these people,” said
Hurrell. “I did the tournament because of weather.” Hurrell he can. “We didn’t have the Hurrell. “I met a lot of really
for about six years before I remembered one occasion Benson Centre then,” said great people from all over the
stepped away due to family where the police had to be called Hurrell. “We had three local place.”

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