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Young Stock Car Driver Gab Cyr Drawing

Racing Fans Attention

By Jordan Todd

t just 15 years old, Gab Cyr is not
Ayet old enough to have a driver’s
license, but that hasn’t stopped him
from having an already remarkable
stock car driving career.

Cyr got his first taste of driving at age
six, when he started driving go-karts.
He liked it from the get go. “I like the
competition and the fun you have while
you’re racing,” says Cyr.
This is Cyr’s rookie season as a
driver, but he’s been practising stock
car driving for a few years now. He’d
been part of a pit crew for years before
that, so when his driver, Billy Cook,
offered him a chance to start driving, he
jumped at the chance.

With Cook’s back yard to practise
in, Cyr took to it easily. So, with Cook
also providing a stock car for Cyr to
use in competition, the decision to start
driving competitively a couple years
later was an easy one.

Despite being one of the youngest
drivers on the track, Cyr has two wins
under his belt already this summer.
With no plans to stop any time soon, the
sky could be the limit for young Cyr. Gab Cyr hopes to make many more trips to the winners circle Submitted Photo

Pat Turcotte, Director of Boys’ Hockey at the Ontario

Hockey Academy, Gets Ready for the Upcoming Season

By Molly Kett past four years, heading the recruiting for our teams,” says Turcotte. “We will hit the ice for a two-day
process for all four boys’ teams at the are headed into the season with a lot evaluation to make sure they’ve been
at Turcotte, academy. of change. The Midget AA team is placed on the right teams to support
Pdirector of This season, OHA will have a a completely new team within our their development. They will also
boys’ hockey Midget AA team, two Midget AAA program and the 2 AAA teams have experience some off-ice testing to
at OHA in been restructured to adapt to the new help create programs to help their
teams and an 18U Prep team. The
Cornwall, grew AA team will compete in the OEMHL HEO-minor league. We expect that progression.
up and played all of his minor hockey
and the two AAA teams will compete all of our teams will be competitive “Heading into the season I expect
and most of his junior hockey in the in the new HEO-minor. Their Prep within their league, which should all of our teams to be competitive,”
area. After graduating from UPEI,
he returned to Cornwall to work at team will play a variety of showcase provide for some exciting hockey.” says Turcotte. “I believe we have
added some good character kids to a
and tournaments throughout the
OHA. Turcotte is going into his sixth United States. To get ready for the upcoming strong group of returning players
year at the academy and has served season, the boys will be living in
as the boys’ hockey director for the “It should be another exciting year dorms at the academy. The players Continued on page 10