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A Look in the Rear View Mirror
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A Look in the Rear View Mirror
This month Sports Energy looks in
the rear view mirror to 2007. Pictured

are The Cornwall Oldtimers Executive
Members,

L to R Ron Quenneville, Hank
Greggain, Bob Piteau, Mike

Germain, Ray Bissonnette,
D.J. Cameron and Jim Cicchini

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Seaway Valley Rapids From a Colt to a Tomahawk

Coaches: Yvon Besner with Cam Hebert

By Casey Leger By Victoria Klassen
The athletes at the major peewee
level are 12 years old. “I believe it is
a great age for development as players am Hebert, 19, knew he wanted
begin to grasp more of the concepts Cto experience living away from
of the game and the effort required to home before he moved away for school
succeed,” Besner says. “Having players next year. The opportunity presented
maturing from children to young adults itself and he moved from playing with
certainly has some challenges. Their the Cornwall Colts to playing with the
thought concepts and minds are rapidly Johnstown Tomahawks this season.
changing, and this can certainly be a “Next year when I go to school I’ll be
distraction at times.” living away from home, and I’ll have
Besner began coaching hockey schoolwork, so I wanted to try living
because he enjoyed the game and sharing away from home with no school before Phil Andraychak Photo
“My coaching philosophy could his knowledge and experience with the I had to leave home and do schoolwork. who played on the Colts last year—

be described as follows: Focus is on players. “I think hockey and sports in That was one of the big reasons why I Alex Wilkins. That helped knowing
development over winning, and that hard general teach young people good values. decided to leave. I loved it back home him down here, at least one familiar
work and effort will be rewarded. I want Under the right circumstances, it supports
each player to walk away being not only their growth within the community, last year,” Cam explained. face, which was really nice,” said Cam.
a better player but also understanding teaching them a good work ethic, and it He said last season with the Colts Cam has become close with his
what part they played in becoming creates lifelong friendships,” he says. was really fun and he learned a lot Johnstown Tomahawks’ teammates
better,” says Rapids major peewee AA A general manager at Cornwall’s from his coach Ian MacInnis. Cam and they are having a great season so
coach Yvon Besner. Tallman Truck Centre, Besner appreciates will be attending Robert Morris far. As of mid-November they were up
Besner figures he has been coaching the support he gets from his employer, University next year. Now he is getting 18-4 games. The team practises nearly
hockey (and soccer and softball his family, and his community. “I am accustomed to living in the U.S. every day of the week, with two or

and lacrosse) for over fifteen years. fortunate enough to have an employer “The hockey wasn’t a huge transition. three games each weekend.
His hockey coaching career began that shares similar values and allows me The big transition was moving away “We have a really strong team this
accidentally, he says, when he was to be flexible. When you are coaching from home. Back in Cornwall, I was year. It would be nice to win at least
volunteered to get behind the bench with at this level, it is critical to have the playing with all my best friends that one junior championship,” expressed
his nephew’s team. He also coached with support of your family as there are some I grew up with. Then coming here, Cam. “At least for my last year it
the Cornwall Girls’ Hockey Association sacrifices that are made to accommodate not really knowing anyone. There’s would be cool. That’s a big goal of
when his oldest daughter played. the busy schedule.” actually one other player on the team mine this year.”