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Sens Create Local Memories With Hometown Tour

By Todd Anderson On August 20 it was Senators
defenceman Cody Ceci and highly-
he Ottawa Senators think it’s a sought-after goaltending prospect Matt
Tgood idea to make an effort to O’Connor (the Sens won a bidding
come see fans on their own turf and war for the free agent’s services this
share in the excitement of another past summer) who visited Cornwall’s
upcoming hockey season. Canadian Tire location.
As part of their 2nd annual Eleven year-old Landon Brownlee
Hometown Tour, a group of young of Finch visited the tour stop in
Ottawa Senators’ stars visited SDG Cornwall in between his training
last month. The event gives fans the sessions at the Benson Centre. “I
chance to meet Senators’ players and asked both players to sign a Sens jersey
team ambassador of fun Spartacat, I received during a Future Sens game
participate in interactive games, win at the CTC (Canadian Tire Centre). I
tickets to Senators home games and also had Cody Ceci sign my sister’s
other prizes, and more. summer hockey 67’s jersey because Ottawa Senators Jean-Gabriel Pageau, left, and Chris Wideman pose
Aaron Robinson, director of fan he played for them. It was awesome for a photo with Isaac McDougal, inside left, and his brother Donald
during the Hometown Tour stop in Alexandria on August 18.
and community development at because I have never met them before Photo: Todd Anderson
Senators Sports and Entertainment and for my birthday in May I got an
is enjoying the local trips around autographed Cody Ceci picture from too. We told him the trophy was just prospect Chris Wideman, voted as
Hockey Country. He spoke to Sports my friend. “ to hold a place for the Stanley cup the 2014-15 AHL most outstanding
Energy during this year’s stop in Later in August 20 in Casselman, but when they win the real thing we defenceman, visited Alexandria
Cornwall, which attracted hundreds Crysler’s Caleb Fogarty presented would like to make an exchange. He during the fi rst leg of the tour. While
of fans. “This is the second year of Ceci and O’Connor with a homemade said he’d do his best. When I was signing a photograph capturing one of
the tour and the second time we visit Solo Cup trophy he created with walking away to go home, I noticed his hat trick goals against the Montreal
Cornwall. It’s awesome to be back. friend Dryden Coleman. “We wanted that our trophy was still on the table. Canadiens during a memorable
This is an opportunity for us to say to do something nice for them since They really liked it. You know they playoff game on May 5, 2013, Pageau
thank you to the fans. They come and they are doing something nice for us are just like normal players. They like paused to look over the scene that
see us at Canadian Tire Centre, it’s and I think Ceci is pretty awesome,” a trophy just like me.” was captured. “Yes, I remember this
nice for us to come and see them in said Fogarty. “Cody gave me a big On August 18 Senators forward one. It was the fi rst goal. I will never
their own backyards.” smile. He looked surprised but happy, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and defensive Continued on page 17

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