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A Cut above House League:

The Wednesday Night Group

By Casey Leger

hey call themselves The
TWednesday Night Group. At
least that’s what co-founder and
organizer Andrew Donihee calls
the twenty-two core, and dozen or
so fillers, who get together on - you
guessed it - Wednesday nights for a
little pick-up hockey at the Benson
Centre from mid- September to late
March.

According to Donihee, who
founded the group with Kevin
Cameron several years ago when
the two decided to get some guys
together to play some hockey, the
Wednesday Night Group is pretty
competitive. “The guys are good
skaters, good puck handlers,” he
says. “Most of them have played at
a level above house league.” The
group even boasts a couple of OHL
alumni.

Although Kevin Cameron has
retired from the group, Donihee now
has help with organizing from Chris
Villeneuve. They divide the players
into two balanced teams, and the
teams change every week. It keeps
things fair and interesting, according
to Donihee.
If the hockey is intense, the guys
draw the line at body contact. That
helps keep things friendly. Asked
about slapshots, Donihee grins. “We
allow it when it’s safe,” he laughs.
Sheldon McDougall, an invaluable member of the Wednesday Night Group, poses for a photo.
The group is drawn from a diverse Photo Submitted
section of the local professional

community. Donihee, himself a local the guys who play are also educators. city employees and a couple of LCBO There are Christmas and end-of-the-

high school teacher, says that many of The group also includes quite a few staff. And it’s a social group as well. year parties for the lads to attend.

It’s called Oldtimers, Rec Hockey,

Pick Up Hockey, Beer League,

It may be called many things but it’s always a great time for those involved.