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10th Cultural Exchange between Seaway Valley

Rapids and Swedish Hockey Team

By Victoria Klassen Ben Pineault, a forward for party and hockey games and they are “happy again to be
the Rapids, says he is “most practices. able to experience this cultural
rom March 22 to March looking forward to getting to Shane Gaudreau’s family will exchange, in particular being
F27, a cultural exchange know my billet and hanging be participating in the cultural able to see how the hockey
between the Seaway Valley out...and maybe getting to exchange for their third time, culture the boys share bring
minor bantam AA Rapids and learn bit of their language, and because his older brothers also common elements to our
the Kungälv hockey team from traditions that differ from ours!” played on the Rapids team. families despite living so far
Sweden will take place. The Gaudreau family says apart.”
Part of the exchange
Cornwall will be hosting four involves the Swedish players
coaches, 18 hockey players, and accompanying the Seaway
around 30 family members from players to school for a day.
Sweden. The players will be Thirteen-year-old Rylan
billeted with the Rapids players, Iwachniuk plays right wing
while the families and coaches for the Rapids. This is his fi rst

will stay at the Ramada Inn. cultural exchange. “I’ve already
been talking online with Kevin
The Kungälv team’s head
coach, Martin Pavel, helped who is my match in Sweden,”
begin this cultural exchange says Iwachniuk. “I look

years ago. “Everything worked forward to meeting him in
very well with the activities, person, hanging out with him
and taking him to a Sens game.”
reception, NHL match,” says
Pavel. “Look forward to coming Activities planned for the
back this year, 10 years after the exchange include attending an

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