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Youngest Player Helps Win Boston Beantown

Classic

By Victoria Klassen It was just an amazing feeling to win
the Beantown Classic as we probably
hanel Thompson was the won’t ever play again together as a
Cyoungest player selected to team.”
represent the Hockey Training
Chanel’s grandparents, Nancy
Institute’s U 16 team at the Women’s
Beantown Classic in Boston. She Jacobs and Mac Thomas, got her
skating on the St. Lawrence River
was scouted in April at the Little
Native Hockey League Tournament at three years old. Since then she
to attend tryouts in July. hasn’t looked back, playing with
Akwesasne Minor Hockey and then
After the four day tryout training joining the Cornwall Typhoons. She
camp in Murmur, Chanel was the will be on their bantam team this
only 12-year-old selected for the season. Hockey runs in the family,
team. On July 27, the team took a with Chanel’s sister, Bailey Thomas,
bus to Boston, where they played starting at the Hockey Training
four games over the next two days. Institute for Post Graduate studies
Chanel’s team faced the Connecticut this fall and hoping to land a Division
Junior Eagles for the championship I scholarship in the United States for
on the third day. The game came 2018.
down to a shootout, where Chanel’s
team came away with a 1-0 win and “I will be attending junior high
some unforgettable memories. school at J.W. Leary in the fall and my 1-front laying down: Eliana Rubin-Pittsburgh,Pa 1st row: L-R: Isabellla
ultimate goal is to attend prep school Hervert-Pittsburgh, Pa-Mackenna Smith-Philadelphia, Pa-Courtney
Spiering-Pittsburgh, Pa-Chanel Thompson-Akwesasne, QC-Milica
“My teammates took care of me in the New England area and play
Velcek-Belgrade, Serbia-Kylie Vetere-Pittsburgh, Pa-Victoria Wilson-
and looked out for me when the Division I hockey,” said Chanel. “I
Long Island, NY-Maysa Ford-Pittsburgh, Pa-Izabella Hayz-Pittsburgh,
going got rough in the Beantown would like to thank my grandparents Pa-Victoria Maloney-Princenton, New Jersey-Jane McCarter-
Classic,” expressed Chanel. “I made for having the faith and patience with Philadelphia, Pa-Mackenzie Pettit-Elizabeth, New Jersey-Annaliese
great friendships with my HTI team. me during my minor hockey years.” Ackerman-Hibbing, Minnesota-Kayleigh Geary-Buffalo, New York.
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Miller Hughes Ford ask’s

What is your Favourite

Sports Memory?

Rod McLeod

Rod McLeod has

been chairman of the
Glengarry Highland

Games heavy events FPO
for 30 years. As a

competitor, he has

had plenty of great
memories, but one

stands out.
“Mark Palmer weighs 100 pounds more than me and

he is 15 years younger than me. I beat him 10 years
ago in the sheaf toss in Albany, New York at the Capital

and District Scottish Games. I think I threw 32 feet or

something. He’s a big guy, so I was pretty excited. Of
course, he congratulated me afterwards.”