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Cornwall Colts Player Accepts Offer to Clarkson

University

By Victoria Klassen

rant Cooper, 19-year-old
GCornwall Colts forward, has
committed to going to Clarkson
University in New York. He will
begin there in the fall of 2017 to
study business.

“Clarkson is a great school and has
an even better hockey atmosphere,”
says Cooper. “It is nice and close
to home which means family and
friends will be able to easily drive to
games.”
Cooper is having a fantastic season
so far with 15 goals and 17 assists
in 24 games. In December, he was
also named captain for Team Canada
East in the World Junior A Challenge.
Overall, he says one of his favourite
experiences with the Colts was
playing in and hosting the Fred Page
Cup.

“To be in your hometown, playing Grant Cooper signs an autograph for Colts fan Julia Murphy Photo Submitted
against the top three Jr. A teams
in Eastern Canada was definitely

something I will remember once my Division Winners of the Cornwall
junior career comes to an end with
the Cornwall Colts,” says Cooper. Adult Hockey Tournament

He will be returning next season to Held at the
play his final year with the Cornwall

Colts before starting university. Benson Centre
Cooper plays left wing and currently January 8-10,
has 93 points in 121 games during his Nick Dilabio,
time with this team.
Goalie;
“I’d like to thank everyone for their
support over the past few months; Terry Lauzon
from playing in the World Junior A Jacob Dawson
challenge in Whitby, to making this Rebecca Dow
decision on where I will be playing
hockey and studying in the near Jamie Lapansee
future,” says Cooper. “I couldn’t Joel Trottier
be more grateful with the city of Photo supplied by Bill Dillabough Al Legue
Cornwall and the fans. It means a lot
being a young hockey player to have Chad Lapansee
the support of so many people in the Ian Boots
community. Cornwall is truly a small Chris Rutley
hockey town and place I will always
carry with me.” Reid Lepine

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