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Ingleside Native Konnor MacCormick Attends OHL Barrie Colts Camp

By Jordan Todd 278th overall in the 2015 OHL so he can hopefully play Junior A

draft in April. with the Cornwall Colts next year.
onnor MacCormick got
Khis fi rst taste of what the “It was awesome,” says “Then when I get big enough and
future might hold for him when MacCormick, of the development strong enough, I’d like to play in

he attended his first OHL camp camp. “Everything I’ve ever the OHL,” says MacCormick.
for the Barrie Colts over the May dreamed of.” The upbeat practices He says he’s keeping his options
long weekend. The 16-year-old were tough but fun. “I feel it went open, like potentially playing in

Ingleside native recently finished really well,” he says. “I played to the NCAA, if a career in the OHL
up his first season with the Minor my strengths.” MacCormick says doesn’t work out, but he remains

Midget AAA Eastern Ontario Wild, he’s going to work harder this optimistic. “I’m going to train
netting 23 points in 29 games, as summer, with Ian Perry at Own the harder,” he says. “Now that I know

a forward. He was drafted by the Ice, than he ever has before. He I’m that close, I’m going to take it
Barrie Colts in the 14th round, wants to get bigger and stronger to the next level now.”

Two Tragedies Spawn Trophy in Their Name

By Staff Writer spectators at the game, attended
to Carr immediately, but within
minutes Carr’s fate was revealed;
f you search the Cornwall
ISports Hall of Fame website, the eightteen year old was dead.
the careers of over two hundred The coroner’s inquest registered
athletes from our sporting history Carr’s death as “purely accidental”
are depicted. Accompanying each and one that may not happen for
brief biography is a picture of the another
athlete and, while many of the 100 years. Eric Carr was the
names stand out as legendary, some second Cornwallite to die as a result
do not ring that proverbial bell. of injuries sustained at the Victoria
Recently the CSHOF committee rink. Hockey player Owen “Bud”
was alerted to the fact that one McCourt died after a stick swinging
of the athletes inducted in 1980, incident on March 6, 1907.
did not have a bio attached to the Maurice Jamieson Submitted photo Eric Carr Submitted photo In July of 1935, Cornwall
picture of a youthful lad wearing a Verna lived until 2002 and both are fi nal, Eric Carr was ready to put his Lacrosse fans pooled their money
uniform cap.
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. offensive prowess to work against and purchased a trophy that would
Maurice ‘Moe’ Jamieson was a the Cornwall Nationals for the city be called the Eric Carr - Maurice
A year before the tragic death

lacrosse and hockey player who championship. In the final seconds Jamieson Memorial Trophy. Eight

died as a result of a duck hunting of Moe Jamieson, another tragedy of the first period, Carr drove hard teams played for the fi rst ever
accident on November 11, 1933. occurred involving a promising to the Nationals goal and raised his trophy, four from the Montreal
It took a while, but the eagle eye young lacrosse player, at the Victoria stick in an effort to get off a shot. league, Shamrocks, Verdun,

of historian Lily Worrall helped Arena on Third Street, on October Nat’s defender Romuald Ethier LaCasquette, and NDG, while

identify the cap badge as that of 13, 1932. This time, the victim crosschecked Carr under the arm. Nationals, Celtics, Alexandria, and
the Cornwall Post Office. The The inquest revealed that Carr’s Cornwall Island made up the local

was 18 year old Eric Carr who died
entire Cornwall and District Box extended body stretched his ribs and talent. In the end, the Cornwall

during the city junior lacrosse final.
Lacrosse League and fellow postal exposed his heart to the full force Island team thumped LaCasquette
Playing for the Cornwall Collegiate
workers had attended the funeral of Ethier’s check. Carr stumbled 22-7. If anyone knows where the
for Jamieson, who was only 26 at Institute team and trailing by three a few feet and collapsed. Doctors original Carr-Jamieson trophy is,
the time of the accident. His wife goals in the best of two total goals M.A. Kelly and C.A. Stewart, please contact this newspaper.