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Ellery Maloney Remembers Long Time Friend
& Local Hockey Star Pete Piquette
By Molly Kett “We both played hockey, we were
both goaltenders on separate teams.
We’ve been such close friends since
our early teens,” says Maloney.
“We were in each other’s wedding
parties as well.”
Pete Piquette was an exceptional
good goaltender and he started his
junior hockey with the Cornwall
Community Sports Club. Piquette
was soon called to play with the
Oshawa Generals Jr. A team in the
OHA, (Currently OHL). Maloney
recalls one of the highlights of
Piquette’s time with the Generals
was his encounter with George
Armstrong, an All-Star player with
llery Maloney, recently spoke the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Ewith Sports Energy News to “That year (George Armstrong)
remember his friend Pete Piquette. was the most valuable player,” says
Piquette was a local hockey Maloney. “He only beat Pete out
goaltender in the 1940’s and 50’s by one point to become the most
who saw great success in his valuable player. So he (Piquette)
hockey career, landing him a spot in had a great career with the Oshawa
the Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame. Generals.”
Maloney says he’s known Pete and
his wife Betty for most of his life. After his time with the Generals,
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Piquette went on to play in the In terms of fond memories of
International Hockey League in the Maloney’s time with Pete, he has
United States, for Milwaukee. He many. One memory stood out in
played with Milwaukee for two Maloney’s mind, though. The two
seasons, in the 1948-49 season and friends used to play jokes on each
the 1949-50 season. After his two- other.
year stint in Milwaukee, he came
“We were out horseback riding,
back to Cornwall and he played the first time Pete had ever been
with the team called the Cornwall on a horse,” Piquette laughs. “We
Falcons. were sort of riding and we went
“He’s in the Cornwall Hall of under a tree branch, I think I
Fame because he excelled and pushed the branch back out of my
did really well in hockey as a way and then I let it go and he was
goaltender,” says Maloney. “He following me, so you can assume
also played lacrosse!” that the branch flew back and hit
Maloney says Piquette may not Pete, I don’t know if in the face but
have been the tallest hockey player, in the body somewhere!”
but that didn’t stunt his talent. “He Piquette wasn’t just a phenomenal
was a sort of a shy individual; he athlete, but a phenomenal friend,
wasn’t that big, nowhere near the too. “He was a real great guy, just
goaltenders that you see today,” wonderful and liked by everyone,”
says Maloney. “Today, if you watch says Maloney. “He had a great
hockey, the goaltenders they’re so hockey career, on today’s standards
tall and they play on their knees. he’d be playing in the National
Pete wasn’t that tall but he was very Hockey League. He was just a good
agile.” all around athlete.”
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