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Akwesasne Hockey Teams Bring Home Gold
from Mississauga Tournament
By Todd Anderson to Chippewas of Rama. The
Bantam Girls Akwesasne Wild
he Akwesasne Wild tyke
Tand novice teams were gold- was edged 1-0 by Batchewana in
their title match.
medal champions at the 2017
Little Native Hockey League In all there were 11 teams
championships March 16th at representing Akwesasne at the
Mississauga’s Iceland Arena. event. While most, if not all, of
the players are local; these teams
The tyke squad defeated Garden are select squads and they are put
River 14-6 to claim their gold together specifically for the Little
medals in the tyke competitive Native Hockey League event.
division while the novice Wild Players are generally spread
defeated the Lake Helen Jr. out among other teams in other
Braves 5-3 to claim theirs in the associations during the winter
novice recreation group. The season.
tykes came out on top among a
grouping of 26 teams while the “I think this is an amazing
novice squad was the best out of opportunity for all aboriginal
29. kids,” said Alex White Jesmer one
of the hockey moms involved in
Akwesasne was well- Akwesasne’s entries. “It’s once a
represented on Championship year that they’re able to all come
Day, March 16th, at Mississauga’s together and play hockey. It’s a
Iceland Arena. The Akwesasne
total Canadian thing. There’s a
Wild Atom Girls team fell 2-1 lot of heart that goes into each
to Delaware in the A final. The game and you can see it.”
Peewee Competitive Akwesasne
Wild lost to AOK Eagles 4-2 Jesmer’s son Peyton won gold
in their A final. The Bantam with the tyke squad while Wyatt
Recreational Akwesasne won with the novice team.
Wolves fell in their A final 6-0 “It was the most rewarding
Former NHL head coach Ted Nolan and his son, Carolina Hurricanes’
draft pick Brandon Nolan, meet with players from the Akwesasne Wild
Local Ontario 55+ during the Little Native Hockey League tournament in Mississauga in
Summer Games 2017 March. Photo Submitted
55+ and Having Fun
Ontario Senior Games Active8 yourself. feeling, all the time spent at the defeated Chippewas of Nawash
Association All District 8 Residents 55 + arena paid off,” she said of the 2-1. In the semi-finals Akwesasne
by Dec 3, 2017 are Eligible teams’ success. “The smile and edged the Moose Cree Thunder
District 8
in SD&G, Prescott-Russell, look on their faces made Garrett Chiefs 5-4.
Akwesasne and I so proud. I truly couldn’t
In all there were 200 teams
Upcoming Events be happier for them. Next year at the event featuring 2500
our daughter will be playing as players. The event has grown
Carpet Bowling Euchre Open Doubles well. So we can’t wait.” substantially since its debut in
Cecil McDermott 613-652-4130 Marlene Neal 613-330-2017 To reach the gold medal game 1971 when 17 teams participated
Open Doubles Wednesday, Apr 12 Starts 1:00 p.m.
Apr 24 Starts 1:00 p.m. Registration noon the tykes defeated Garden River in the inaugural event held in
Registration Noon Cornwall Legion 21-7 and Moose Cree Scrappers Manitoulin Island. Former NHL
Matilda Hall, Brinston 2nd & Cumberland 13-2 before falling to the Walpole stars Stan Jonathan, Reggie
Island Hawks 7-6. Leach, Fred Sasakamoose,
Cribbage - Open Doubles Pool 8-Ball Men and Women Jonathan Cheechoo, as well as
Marlene Neal 613-330-2017 Marie Beckstead 613-537-2979 In the round-robin, the novice former NHL coach of the year
Apr 26 Starts 1:00 p.m. Apr 28 10:00 a.m. Wild beat Six Nations Sting Ted Nolan and his son Brandon,
Registration Noon Rack-Em -Up 10-0, CMO United 8-2, and
Cornwall Legion 1916 Pitt St, Atikameksheng Stingers 8-0. a Carolina Hurricanes’ draft pick,
2nd & Cumberland Cornwall In the quarter-finals the Wild attended this year’s event.
