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The Games are Over, The Memories Live On: Nygel Pelletier

By Jordan Todd

onst. Nygel Pelletier works for
Cthe Cornwall Police. However,
for years before he came to his current
job, he spent his days travelling around
- Design North America, refereeing professional
hockey.
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- Binding played his hockey in Cornwall, growing
up. He eventually ended up playing
- Finishing Junior A for a few years, finishing up

his career with the Brockville Braves.
3308 Second St. East, Cornwall, ON Once he realized his playing days were
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Cornwall and the job appealed to him.
He officiated locally for a little while,

doing AA and AAA hockey, before
becoming a ref in Junior. “Then that
progressed really quickly and, within
three years, I was working pro in the
East Coast Hockey League,” he says.
Includes
Dessert He worked full time in the ECHL
for a few years before getting his shot
in the AHL, where his last season was
2010. “Now, when I look back, you Nygel Pelletier was always in the middle of the action as a ref or player.
don’t miss the games,” says Pelletier. Photo Submitted

Open “You miss the guys you worked with, at the World Hockey Championship - comes up and he meets me. McLellan
til 11 pm Bacon all the antics.” was then coaching, in the minors, for goes, ‘Hey, congratulations. Good luck.
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as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, tough McLellan was on offi cials. “I’m me,” says Pelletier with a laugh. “They
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