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Andrew Pidgeon: Playing Football in Prince Edward Island

By Terry Tinkess They have a very active athletic
program and this year enjoyed the
ndrew Pidgeon is one of a success of the football team in the
Agrowing number of Ontario post season.
athletes who have discovered that
you can play football at the college “We didn’t do that great in the
level in Canada, and that a good regular season, but we ended up
place to do so is in Prince Edward winning the championship in the
Island as a member of the Holland playoffs,” says Pidgeon.
College Hurricanes. Pidgeon say he has thought about
the role that football will play in
Pidgeon, a defensive lineman
his life once he graduates, but says

is finishing off his first year in
he is open to a number of different
the Heritage Retrofit Carpentry

options.
program. He was recruited by Scott
McEwen, who is originally from “I’ve been thinking about that,”
Holland College may be a small school in many ways, but Andrew Pidgeon says he made the right choice
the Ingleside area. says Pidgeon, “and what ever in becoming a Hurricane. Supplied photo.
happens, happens. I wouldn’t mind
“We looked into the college,
taking it to a higher level, but next
filled out the online recruiting form

year I’m going to be in a two-year
and they got in touch with us and
program, construction management,
told us that there was a combine
which would be good if you want
happening in the next three weeks.
to be a foreman on a job site.”
We headed out there to see the
college and really liked what we Pidgeon says he doesn’t try presents Sports Panel
saw. From there I got accepted and to model himself after any other

moved into res (residence) this football players. “I don’t really As the NHL enters the final weeks of the 2013-2014 season it is starting to
year.” watch anyone,” he says, “I just try become a little clearer who will be “in it to win it,” and who will be starting
to be myself.” their off-season a little earlier than they might have hoped. It has been a season
Holland College was founded in of pleasant surprises for some and a season of disappointments for others. By
1969 and has 13 locations across For more information on Holland the time our next issue rolls around, we will be knee-deep in the Stanley Cup
P.E.I. Approximately 30 per cent of College, visit their website at www. Playoffs, which leads us to this month’s question:
their students are from off-island. hollandcollege.com. Who do you see as the favourites in the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs? What
needs to happen for them to be able to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup by the time
our extended winter turns into summer?
Terry Tinkess There are many teams in both conferences capable of winning the Cup and
regular season play doesn’t mean much once the real games start. There’s
more to it than talent, otherwise lower seeded teams would never make
it to the final. It is a combination of staying healthy, taking the shortest

route possible (least amount of games) and either believing in yourself or
being young enough to not know you aren’t supposed to win.
This season I think you have to consider the Olympic effect as well and
how many players on the apparent favourites didn’t get an extended mid-
season break. Chicago led the way with ten, but St. Louis and Detroit
Canadian Press had nine, Montreal eight, Pittsburgh, Anaheim and New York, seven, and
Correspondent Tampa and L.A. had six. At the other end of spectrum you have Boston,
Colorado, and San Jose with only four.
There’s obviously much more to it than that, but I think you can look at the youth of Colorado and
Tampa and the experience of Boston and San Jose.
Jim Riddell This is a tough question - as much as I would like to see one of our
Canadian teams win the cup, it probably will not happen this spring. There
are so many teams this year that have a legitimate shot at winning it all,
most of them from the Western Conference, - St. Louis, LA, Anaheim,
Chicago, and San Jose. Whichever team emerges from the west will have

had to win a few long physical series to get to the finals and may be tired
and a bit banged up. The Boston Bruins would be my choice as favourites
to win the Stanley Cup this year. They have a strong well-balanced team,
are deep in all areas and have one of the best goalies in the NHL. The

Seaway Karate Club route to the finals should be less physical, and perhaps shorter in the east.
Having been without defenceman Dennis Seidenberg since last December
the Bruins could use the good fortune of avoiding any further injuries.

Robert Walker I believe that Boston will be the team from the east in the finals, no one
else has the strength, size, depth or experience and unless another team
gets on an unbelievable steak they should make it. The West had the most
talent with Chicago, LA, San Jose, St. Louis, Anaheim and Colorado all

having a legitimate shot at getting to the finals. The difference between
these teams is depth and experience. San Jose and St. Louis still struggle
with understanding the mental aspect of believing that y they can win
and Colorado and Anaheim do not have the third and fourth lines needed
to go for rounds. That leaves LA & Chicago, both are experienced and
Minor Hockey Coach have all the pieces in place and either can make it. The bonus for Boston
is that the pounding that the west teams will put on each other will wear
them down going into the final and should help them. If Patrick Kane is back from injury in time for

the playoffs then I predict Chicago goes back to back, otherwise LA will go the final and Boston will
win.