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Colts’ Fan Reuben Primeau: Just Shy of a Century

By Casey Leger people should support it.”

emember the Cornwall Mr. Primeau has been on both
RCalumets? How about the sides of the glass when it comes
Cornwall Flyers? The Royals? to his favourite sport. In his
The Aces? The Nationals? younger days, he played hockey
Reuben Primeau remembers in the Lancaster area. He’s been
them all. a fixture at local rinks ever since.
Having watched more Cornwall
If you can’t remember all hockey than probably anyone,
those hockey teams, don’t feel Mr. Primeau has appreciated
bad: The Flyers at least date
the evolution of the game. “It’s
back to the 1930s. Mr. Primeau
is 95 years young, and one of much faster today than it used
the biggest fans of local hockey to be,” he said. “There’s a lot

in living memory. more skill to it now.”
“The Cornwall Aces,” Mr.
“I’ve been to every Colts’
Primeau said without any
game, and before that, every
hesitation when asked to name
Royals’ game,” said Mr.
Primeau, comfortably installed his favourite Cornwall team.
in his usual seat at the Civic “They were a great club. Garth
Complex on the night that the Snow was their goalie, and he
went on to play with the New
Colts honoured Dave Ezard by
York Rangers.”
raising a banner to his memory.
“I love local hockey,” he Here’s wishing Mr. Primeau
continued. “It’s a good game. It many more years of great
gets me out of the house. More Cornwall hockey. Reuben Primeau, Photo Credit: Icelevel

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