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presents Then and Now:

Cornwall Colts Edition…Marly Quince

By Molly Kett still dedicated to the sport. In ninth
grade, Quince played for the local
high school team in Sioux Lookout,
as well as for the AA Paper Kings
in Dryden, which was an hour away
from Sioux. At fifteen, Quince

moved to Thunder Bay where he
played minor midget AAA and
major midget AAA for the Thunder
Bay Kings.

Two years later, Quince
found himself playing with the
Colts. “There were a lot of great
opportunities that came with
playing on the team, but the best part
would have to be the relationships I
developed with teammates and fans.
My teammates are now lifelong
friends. The fans were always very
supportive, and a lot of fun to play
arly Quince grew up in a
Msmall town in Northern in front of,” says Quince.
Ontario called Sioux Lookout. He’s Quince has been at Clarkson for

a big fan of all sports, loves to fish, two months now and says he loves

and has a “knack” for the outdoors. it. “It’s defi nitely a step up from
He also played for the Cornwall junior hockey, but I’m fi nding my
Colts over the last four years and spot on the team,” says Quince.
is currently on a scholarship at “We have a strong team this year,
Clarkson University. which makes playing time very

It’s no surprise Quince has competitive. The biggest difference
seen so much success in hockey. I see between junior hockey and
Growing up, he was always at the NCAA is the work you have to do
hockey rink. “I started skating off the ice. I’ve learnt that the time
at the age of three and joined the you spend off-ice, in the gym, and
local minor hockey league at the taking care of your body is just as
age of seven,” says Quince. “My important as what you do on the
dad makes an outdoor rink in our ice.”
back yard every year, which helped For Quince’s future, he has both
me tremendously in my hockey
short-term and long-term goals.

development. One of my first “Short term is focused on this year, I
memories on the ice was playing
would like to have at least 15 points
on the outdoor rink. Because we this season and play a minimum
didn’t have goalies we would put a
of 25 games. My two main long

piece of firewood at each end. You term goals are to play professional
would have to hit the piece of wood
hockey after the NCAA and to
to get a goal.”
graduate with a business degree
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