Page 26 - Sports Energy News, Cornwall, Issue No 62

26 January 2018 Issue #62
The Cornwall LEGENDS - Local People You Know and Trust!
By Robin Andrew
hat do The Wooooman,
WThe Morning Messiah,
Sweethands, Mad Dog, 007, Maid
Marion, The Mauler, The Terminator,
Don Pino Corleone, DR Hook,
Terry Le Tang, MacAttack, Snelly,
Cupcake, The Ramada Kid, BJ,
Le(belle)Fleur, The Plant, The Cat,
and Big Bird have in common? They
are all current ice hockey stars with
The Cornwall “LEGENDS”.
Who are The LEGENDS you ask?
We’re a recreational ice hockey
group made up of successful local
businessmen. We play every
Thursday morning for an hour and
a half, at the Benson Centre, starting
at 7 AM. In fact Marty Benson
himself is one of us! Rumour has it
that Benson refused to sign the rink
sponsorship deal unless he was given
a place on the LEGENDS. We have
to be successful businessmen, as
every Christmas the gang goes out
en masse to Spinners for breakfast
and plays Credit Card Roulette. The
last card pulled out of a hat gets
nailed with a bill that can be upwards
of $250.
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Back Row (Left to Right) Pino Distefano (Don Pino Corleone), David Murphy (Mad Dog), Dave MacDonald
(MacAttack), Rob Lefebvre (Dr. Hook), Matt Bergeron (Matt Gloss), Allan Wilson (The Terminator),
Roy Perkins (Shea PK), Al Bellefeuille (Le(belle)Fleur), Jim Ritchie (Dr. J), Brendan MacDonald
(BJ The Fox), Tim McCuaig (The Wooooman), Terry Sylvester (Terry Le Tang), Robin Andrew
(Captain Obvious), Ian Laplante (The Plant), Luc Marion (Maid Marion).
Front Row (Left to Right) Matt Leroux (The Unknown Goalie), Pierre Brousseau (007), Tom Everson
(LoboTomy), Mark Snelgrove (Snelly), Marty Benson, Scott Lecky (The Ramada Kid), Yvon Besner
(The Morning Messiah), Chris Fraser (The Mauler).
Missing From Photo: Chris Smith (Cupcake), Kyle MacDonell (Big Bird) Photo IceLevel
Established in 1994 by Bill charge of LEGENDS for the moment’s notice.
Kennedy and Tommy Burnside, past 20 years. While Lefebvre One lucky player at the end
the group was passed on to Eric
collects the fees and organises of each year is honoured with
Tuninga, then Peter Hurrell, the dates, Shea PK Perkins (an the coveted Golden Construction
before landing in the guiding ex-Cornwall Citizen of The Year Hat, given to the “LEGEND of
hands of current custodian Rob no less!) is our Commissioner the Year”. Don Pino Corleone, a
Lefebvre. Rob has been in and as such makes all weekly previous winner, described it as a
team selections and resolves any trophy that is “given out randomly
disputes that may arise. We can each year, for no good reason, to
even boast of having Cornwall’s a member of the Legends’ hockey
second favourite Councillor (after group whether they deserve it or
Bernadette Clement of course) in not”. Ex-CFL football star Scott
the squad, he is none other than Lecky (according to his own
the effervescent David Murphy!! records) is a 7 times winner! Of
What makes us unique? course there is also the Federation
For one, we have our own weekly of Associate Reporters’ Trophy
publication called The Freeloader. that is awarded for the year’s
Written by the highly acclaimed Most Outstanding Player as
Editor-in-Chief, Captain Obvious, selected by the Freeloader’s Press
The Freeloader provides a tongue- Corp of one.
in-cheek report on the games The season always ends on
played and relays the various news a high with a lone night game
among the players. followed by chicken wings
Secondly the players check and beers at one of Cornwall’s
their egos at the front door and, excellent sports bars. In mid-
although they play with intensity, summer the players along with
are still able to have a laugh and their partners gather for a get
not take themselves too seriously. together at the ranch house
We’re like the “Cheers” of ice of Commissioner Shea PK to
hockey!! We have a finely discuss the highlights and events
balanced selection of outstanding of the previous season and their
and not so outstanding players. expectations for the one to come.
Apart from the 22 full-timers, Our Funeral Director member
there are a handful of extras such probably summed us up best
as Das Auto, Sole Train, Jofa when he commented that at the
John, and Matt Gloss who are all end of the day we are just “Local
too willing to jump into play at a people you know and trust”.