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The Eagle Has Landed…. in the Hall of Fame

By Staff Writer play for local lacrosse teams in 1991.
Over the years he was the voice of
arry Gautier, better known as The Akwesasne Thunder, Akwesasne
LLarry “The Eagle” Edwards Indians Senior ‘A’ and ‘B’ Teams,
was inducted into the Akwesasne Akwesasne Indians Junior ‘A’ and ‘B’
Lacrosse Hall of Fame during an teams, and the Salmon River High
induction ceremony held Nov 21, School Boys’ Lacrosse Team. In
2015. the winter, his voice could be heard
Larry is the former manager of over the airwaves calling Salmon
CKON, The Akwesasne Mohawk River Boys’ and Girls’ Hockey,
Radio Station. He began play-by- Akwesasne Wolves Jr ‘B’ Hockey,

Larry Gauthier has been inducted in the Akwesasne Lacrosse Hall of
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Cornwall Colt’s Jr ‘A’ Hockey, and A tribute to Larry can also be seen
the Akwesasne Warriors of the FHL. in the A’nowara’kowa Arena. The
broadcast booth in the arena bears the
Larry gave his listeners the next
name “The Eagles Nest”
best thing to being at the arena. He
was an enthusiastic announcer and Larry mentions The Founder’s
proud of the teams he covered. His Cup, The President’s Cup, and
dedication could also be heard early calling the play-by-play of The
the day after a game, as he was also Montreal Canadians’ Alumni vs The
the host of “The Eagle in the Morning Akwesasne Selects as some of the
Show”. Along with co-host Reen highlights in his play-by-play career.
Cook, games were always recapped Larry retired from CKON in March
Larry with his idol, former Montreal Canadians’ Great Guy Lafleur and discussed in detail. of 2014.

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