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will always be the most memorable as the Colts won the Fred Page
By David Murphy
Cup; earning a berth in the RBC Cup National Championship in
FRED PAGE CUP Fort McMurray, Alberta. That Colts team didn’t have the offensive
flair of the previous league championship team but had combined

MEMORIES grit, toughness, and enough scoring talent to be considered one of
ith Cornwall set to host the 2015 the best Colts teams (if not the best) of all time.
WFred Page Cup Eastern Canadian The Colts followed that up with a record setting 2000-01 season.
Championship April 29th-May 3rd, and me That Colts team put together a franchise best - a .855 winning
being
part
of
being fortunate enough to be a part of the the percentage while only losing 7 games all season and setting the
a
fortunate
be
to
enough
organizing committee, memories of Fred Page
organizing committee, memories of Fred Page team record for goals scored in a season (347). That brought the
Cups
from the past continue to come up in everyday
Cups from the past continue to come up in everyday Colts their 4th CJHL Championship and a trip to the Fred Page Cup
conversations. in Coaticook, Quebec. If it wasn’t for a hot goaltender, (the Colts
Take the inaugural event in Joliette, Quebec – which the Colts were outshot their opponents 74-37 but still lost 4-3) Cornwall would’ve
the (then) CJHL representative. The Colts had a true team dynamic had a second straight entry into the RBC Cup.

that season, with local flavor including standout goaltender Yves In 2003, the Colts hosted their first Fred Page Cup tournament

Leger (there’s a timeless picture of Leger and back up Gerry Cicciou and set a standard of excellence for all tournaments since.
celebrating the league championship). That FPC tournament was a Cornwall’s 5th league (CCHL) title came in the spring of 2013.

heartbreaker for the Colts as they lost in the final. The image of the After two straight seasons losing in the league final series, the Colts

spent emotion on the players will forever live in my memory. claimed victory and booked their ticket to Truro, Nova Scotia. That

But not to be outdone, and with the core of that Colts team team was led by the first ever recipient of the (National) Canadian
returning, Cornwall ended up cruising to a second straight CJHL Junior Hockey League’s Most Valuable Player award – Michael
Championship and a berth in the tournament hosted in Halifax. Pontarelli.
The Colts were believed to be a favourite to win that tournament Will this year’s Colts be able to play poor hosts and win the Fred
but it wasn’t to be and they came back to Cornwall empty handed, Page Cup? They certainly have the talent to accomplish that. The
but still hailed as local heroes for the back to back league titles. question will be answered April 29th to May 3rd. Here’s to the

Fast forward to 2000 and the Colts earned their way to the FPC in 2015 Fred Page Cup Eastern Canadian Championship in Cornwall
Pembroke with their 3rd league championship. That tournament raising the bar for future tournaments and hosting cities.

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