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        Gloria Thompson, The Akwesasne Wolves



        Determined President



        By Molly Kett                         all  the  bank  statements  for  the                                        never  ending.  “The  day-to-day
                                              team. It was then that she realized                                         responsibilities of the president of a
             loria  Thompson,  president  that  they  needed  more  money  to                                             hockey team is not only every day-
        Gof the Akwesasne Wolves Jr.  run this team.                                                                      - it’s a year-long commitment that
        B  Hockey  Club,  has  faced many
                                                 “I  started  writing  proposals,                                         has to be done,” says Thompson.
        hardships with this team over the     and created a sponsor sheet to sell
        years. Some say that without her                                                                                     Thompson has to attend meetings,
                                              advertisements.  I  sent  letters  to                                       organize all ice times, make sure
        dedication to the team, it wouldn’t   many  organizations,  businesses
        still be standing strong today.                                                                                   the team has the appropriate staff,
                                              and  to  the  Mohawk  Council  of                                           and much more.
          Akwesasne  and  its  Wolves  are  Akwesasne,” says Thompson.
        Mohawk,  and  are  located  just         Thompson  says  the  Eastern                                                Thompson  hands  a  lot  of  the
        South  of  Cornwall.  Thompson’s      Ontario Jr. B is a very competitive   Gloria  Thompson  opened  her         teams  success  to  the  fans,  the

        first year involved with the team,     league,  and  in  order  to  compete   home  to  many  Wolves  players.     community,      players’    parents,
        was  a  challenge  for  her,  but  she   you need a strong group of players.   L  to  R  Gregory  Turgeon,  Gloria  and  the  coaches  of  the  past  and
        says she liked the challenge.                                               Thompson and Nicholas Talarico        present.
                                              Akwesasne faces the challenge of                          Submitted photo
          “My main goal was to keep the  local  talent  being  able  to  fi ll  the                                           “The team is community based
        Jr.  B  team  in Akwesasne  so  that  roster spots.                         have to follow a league rule that  that  gives  young  local  boys  and
        our  local  hockey  players  had  a                                         a free agent player can’t play for  girls a place to see other local boys
                                                  “Every team needs local players
        team  they  respected  and  wanted    to generate local interest; however,   Akwesasne Wolves unless he has  play  and  benefi t  from  the  team.
        to play for when they reached the     the local players need to be able to   been cut from another team in the  It’s  a  team  the  community  can
        age of 16,” says Thompson.                                                  league. This  has  created  a  major
                                              compete, and just like other teams,                                         support and cheer on their boys,”
                                                                                    challenge  for  the  Wolves  to  be
          She  began  attending  meetings  some  years  there  aren’t  a  lot  of                                         says Thompson. “It is also a venue
                                                                                    able to build a top-notch team.”
        with  the  St.  Lawrence  Rideau  local  players  able  to  compete  at                                           the  community  uses  to  generate
        division,  the  Akwesasne  Wolves  that  level,”  says  Thompson.              In  terms  of  her  presidential   awareness to the culture and beliefs
        Hockey Club Board, and received  “However the Akwesasne Wolves  responsibilities,  the  list  seems  of the Akwesasne Community.”

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