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Swedish Team Visit is

an Annual Affair
MOST SOCCER CLEATS

40-60 By Jordan Todd they’ll be going to school with
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Not exactly as shown their host to get a taste of what
400 Second St. W. Cornwall or the twelfth straight year, everyday life is like in Canada.
613-938-0001 • www.rookez-edge.com Fa young hockey team from The Swedes all speak very good

Sweden will be coming to visit English. Obviously, they’ll
Skate Cornwall Members and stay with the Seaway Valley also be practising and playing

Minor Bantam AA team. hockey with their hosts as well.
Shine in Athens In 2006, Lars-Ove Haraldsson “We just want to let the kids

was asked to put together a trip just hang out,” says Haraldsson.
for the young players in his “They play street hockey, they
small Swedish town. Cornwall jump on a trampoline, they play

came up because he had been golf, they do whatever. That’s
there before to visit friends who what it all comes down to. The
were playing, and he had met kids sit down and chat and get
some good people here. to know each other.”

“I figured this was a good The trips tend to create lasting
place,” says Haraldsson. “It’s connections between the kids.
not too far from Montreal, it’s The hosts will already have
close to Ottawa, you can jump been talking to their visitors

on a train or a bus to Toronto. through social media in the
It’s also not too big of a city, it’s weeks leading up to the trip.
kind of like our city in Sweden, Mark Desnoyers, President
so the kids get a glimpse of of the Seaway Valley Minor
everyday life in a city that is Hockey Association, says that
very much similar to ours.” when all the kids have to say

Skate Cornwall/Patinage Cornwall Figure Skate Club would like to The Swedish kids will goodbye, you really see the
congratulate the following figure skaters for representing our club and connections they’ve formed.
on a job well done at the InterClub Athens competition that was held be coming for five nights
in January. Pictured are: Standing: Anthony Macdonald; L-R: Sarah and staying with the kids in “When they leave, it’s quite
Marleau, Fiona Laplante Photo Submitted
Cornwall. Lots of the Swedish an awesome sight to see,” he
CharLan Girls Varsity kids have family coming, but says. “They’re all standing
they’ll be staying at a hotel.
there basically crying because
Hockey Team Complete than just hockey. The first day their friend’s leaving. They see
The trip is about much more
them for six days. It’s funny

Successful Season that the Swedish team is here, how quickly they bond.”

By Submitted Article
he CharLan Varsity Girls Hockey
TTeam recently defended their
title as SD & G Champions, making
it three in a row. To win the title,
CharLan prevailed in three hard-
fought, tight games, defeating North
Dundas, St. Joe’s, and La Citadelle,
all by 2-1 scores
The team then travelled to
EOSSAA where they lost 4-0 in
the final game to École secondaire
catholique L’Escale, a school from
Rockland, who went on to win gold
at OFSAA. The girls were honoured
at the Colts final regular season game
between the first and second periods. Photos Submitted