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Remembering Bantam Hockey in Cornwall:

Rick McCullough

By Diane Hunter the restaurant and office in

ick McCullough, another. We were there for
RCornwall Fire Chief two nights,” McCullough
remembers playing bantam recalled. “Our parents were
hockey in Cornwall like it having supper in the dining

was yesterday. “We won our room and a fire broke out in
bantam tournament in 1974,” the kitchen. The whole place
said McCullough. “We won burnt down. We were in our
in our second year. We lost rooms watching the fire. Now

our first year in the semi- I am the fire chief. Some of

finals. Our midget team won our parents left the dining

at that time. It was called the room without their winter
Wrigley tournament then.” coats. That’s how fast the fire

spread. Everybody got out, but
McCullough said he grew
up playing hockey with it burnt down to the ground.
brothers Brian and Lloyd. “We Of course the hockey team
were a hockey family,” said didn’t get much sleep and we
McCullough. “My brother didn’t perform as well next
Brian played with the Royals, day. Those are the things that
Lloyd played with the Royals stick out for me for bantam.”
too. In 1969, Lloyd played McCullough laughed as
with the Junior Canadians.”
he recalled stories of his
McCullough said his team childhood and the game that
was very busy that year, he loved. “We were one of
playing close to 110 games the favorite teams to win the
that season. “Our coach got us Canadian Championship in
into a tournament in St. Louis, 1976. We ended up playing
Missouri,” said McCullough. Current Fire Chief Rick McCullough remembers playing bantam hockey Quebec. We won 3-0. You
The team stopped in Kitchener in Cornwall. Submitted photo. always remember the ones
and traveled to Missouri that you won. Those have
together with a team from fondly how much fun the remember the trip like it was better memories.”
Kitchener. St. Louis, Chicago, bus trips to different games yesterday.”
and Minnesota all had teams were. “It was fun on the bus McCullough remembered McCullough is now a
in the line up. “At the end of going through Indianapolis one trip that could have ended grandfather and keeps very

the finals, it was Cornwall and coming into St. Louis, in tragedy for the team. “We busy but is still a big fan of
and Kitchener. I think we lost and seeing that big arch,” he went to a bantam tournament the game. “Oh yes, I’m a big
with one goal. We had to go said. “I remember sitting at in Berlin, New Hampshire Leafs fan,” he chuckled. “I
home with the winning team the front of the bus always and stayed at a hotel there. attempt to go to the odd game.
on the same bus.” talking to the bus driver on It was like an Inn with the I used to go all the time. But I
the mapping of where we are still love the game.”
McCullough remembered at. It was a fun time. I can rooms in one building and

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Answered by: Josh and Ethan Da Silva Cornwall Bantam/Midget Tournament
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sideline cheering us on. This past fall football season our Mom was at the field 5 out of 7 days. January 30-31, Feb. 1-2, 2014
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