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Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League

Coming to Eastern Ontario

By Ashley March and players was our major factor of career, both as player and coach, is the “The teams will travel by coach to all
putting a team on Cornwall Island.” perfect man for the job. Spending his their games so that the players can be
astern Ontario is starting to turn said Phil Defranco, Vice President of whole professional career playing and comfortable especially for longer road
Einto quite a hub for junior hockey the Chiefs. “We are hoping to get some coaching with such teams as Ayr Bruins, games,” DeFranco agrees. “It won’t be
development. In addition to the already quality junior B players ands possibly Ayr Raiders, Fife Flyers, and Braehead a factor. Travel is a big part of hockey at
glowing Ontario Hockey Academy, a few junior A players, as we started a Clan out of Scotland, Morris can use that this level.”
the Junior “A” Cornwall Colts, and the little late in the process.” country as another scouting area to give So when can you start to root for the
numerous junior “B” teams in the region, The strategic location of the more players a chance. “International newest hockey teams in SD&G? - This
two new junior teams are setting up shop Akwesasne Chiefs on Cornwall Island players in the league will bolster the
coming October.
for next season. The newly crowned can give the squad a bit of an advantage lineups and it gives these players a great
Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League in player selection. “We have two US opportunity to play hockey in Canada.” Phil DeFranco is excited to get the
is in its start-up year and its main goal is scouts and three Canadian scouts that says Morris, “It also makes our league Chiefs season going. “Our fi rst home
giving players who may have not made it are pounding the rinks for players,” says very unique from the rest and unique for game for Akwesasne will be October 1st.
to, or were released by Junior “A” teams DeFranco. “We have several quality marketing purposes by allowing these Fans are invited to the Chiefs Fan Fest
a competitive place to play. The CPJHL native players as well coming out which players in.” from 3pm – 7pm. Puck drop is 7:35pm
also allows quite a few imports on each is really exciting for home-grown fans.” The CPJHL is very spread out, just and we will have a special guest arriving.
team so that players can learn and grow Over in North Glengarry, Ontario, the like any other league; it’s something You’ll have to see who it is for yourself.”
alongside the world. Highlanders is a homecoming for Frank the players should be used to. From As for the Highlanders, Morris is
Our area is gearing up for the inaugural Morris who not only owns the team but Akwesasne to Burks Falls outside
equally as excited. “Our season is going
season with two squads, the Akwesasne serves as general manager and head of North Bay, to Seaforth outside of to start on the road around September

Chiefs and the Glengarry Highlanders. coach. “I grew up in Glengarry and it’s London, back to the Ottawa region,
15th. Keep your eyes peeled for our
The Chiefs will call A’nowara’ko:wa my home. I thought about putting the some teams are in for a long trek. Both
opening night events as well.”
Arena on Cornwall Island home while the team in Cornwall or possibly Alexandria Morris and DeFranco don’t see it as a
Highlanders home base is the Maxville but there aren’t any junior programs problem though. “The travel is the same A new hockey attitude has invaded the
Arena, in Maxville Ontario. “Location, coming out of the Maxville area.” for everyone in the league so I don’t area. It will be worth following to see
affordability, and proximity to the US Morris, who has had a lengthy hockey think that is a big factor,” says Morris. how both teams will fare.

Karate Komments - Helping to Develop Life Skills

gained. and discipline are all requirements of a leader.
A good karate school will groom its students to
By Jim Riddell, 3) Focus, and 4) Respect go hand in hand and one day become instructors.
are the two most important techniques in a kids’
Seaway Karate Club karate program – not kicks and punches. They At Seaway Karate we have an instructor

go beyond karate and children are encouraged development program where, as senior belts,
to make them part of their everyday life. Focus opportunity is provided to achieve a Level 1,
hen a parent gets a child involved in begins with eye contact, - if they make eye and later a Level 2, Karate Coach Designation.
Wsport it could very well be one of the best contact with their parents, teachers, and karate Over the years we have had more than a dozen
things that they could do for them. Any sport instructor, they will hear them better. Respect students who have started as children, go
that will get the child used to an active lifestyle them by making eye contact, paying attention, through the Instructor development program,
is beneficial and can help to develop the skills and doing what is asked of them. Treat siblings and earn internationally recognized Black

needed to equip them for life. and friends with respect by treating them nicely Belt certifi cation. This provides them with

One of those sports is karate and here are a and fairly. a portable qualification that can be used
few ways it will bring positive development to 5) Discipline and patience: Karate classes are anywhere and at any time in their future. All
children: of these students are either presently having
run in a structured and controlled environment.
1) Attitude: Attitude is contagious and a good The progressive belt rank system provides a success in post-secondary education or have
graduated and gone on to successful careers.
karate instructor will keep every class positive. disciplined approach to achievements. It will

The positive environment will inspire the child take several years of steady training to earn a Child development experts say that life skills
“are taught, not caught”. They begin at home
to do their best. Black Belt.
with good parenting, are further developed by
2) Confidence: Confidence is developed through 6) Leadership: Karate provides a great the teachers in our school system, and then

experience and karate will provide numerous opportunity for students who are in it for the enhanced by coaches and instructors in the
experiences where, over time, confidence will be long haul. Attitude, confi dence, focus, respect, sporting world.