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Memories as a Rebel and a Colt: Brennan Markell

By Victoria Klassen be coming to an end, but there
are exciting things ahead for
s hockey season comes to Markell. He is studying police
Aan end, so does Brennan foundations at St. Lawrence
Markell’s time with the Char- College and plans to get into law
Lan Junior B Rebels and the enforcement. Next season he will
Cornwall Colts. be skating for the Morrisburg
Lions and he hopes to win a
The Cornwall Colts protected
Markell when he was 15. At age provincial championship with
16, he began practicing with the the St. Lawrence Sharks
Men’s Hockey Team.
Colts every day to get used to the
commitment and speed for junior Markell said hockey has given
hockey. Photo Submitted him some incredible experiences
and he is thankful to his parents
“When I turned 17, I tried an affiliate with the Colts. This “It was fun going back to
out again and made the team. year he played two games and the junior team that started it all for their support.
The experience has rewarded me last year he played around 20 for me,” shared Markell. “I knew “The main supporters in
with some of my best memories games including playoffs with the Rebels had a lot of history my career were my parents,”
in hockey. You’re with these guys the Colts. and they did not disappoint. It said Markell. “I wouldn’t have
almost 30 hours a week and they With the Rebels, Markell has been nothing but fun and been able to make it to where I
become brothers,” expressed great hockey with these guys. am today without them. I want to
practices every Tuesday night,
Markell, who plays forward. The owners really know how to say thanks Mom and Dad! And
with home games on Saturdays
The past couple of years and an away game on Fridays or treat a team well. I am sure going ‘Mom, you’re lucky—I made it
to miss the Rebels.” through my whole career with all
Markell has played with the Sundays. This season, the team
my teeth!’”
Char-Lan Rebels full time and is finished fifth in their division. His time with the Rebels may
The Shaver Trophy

By Jim Riddell Point, Wales, Moulinette, Mille won the Shaver Trophy and it
Roches, and were also joined by remained in their possession.
rank Thomas Shaver (1881- teams from St. Andrew’s, Massena, As the years passed several former
F1969) was a Conservative and Lancaster. In later years teams
league players as well as members of
member of the House of Commons, from Martintown, Williamstown and The Lost Villages decided that they
serving under Prime Minister St. Regis were added to the league. would like the Shaver Trophy back so
Richard Bennett. He was born in
Play in the Longue Sault Sr. it could be properly displayed. The
Osnabruck Centre, and later attended
League began in 1931 on an outdoor trophy was tracked down at the home
Morrisburg Collegiate Institute. He
rink until the Mille Roches arena was of a former Williamstown player
was a clerk in a general store before completed in 1935. All league games who unfortunately was unwilling
partnering with D. W. Jarvis as were then played in the new Mille to give it up. A few years later the
owners of Jarvis and Shaver General Roches arena. When the Seaway trophy resurfaced in the possession
Store in Aultsville. Frank Shaver
Project went through the Lost of another former Williamstown
donated the silver trophy which
Villages teams were reincarnated as player who graciously returned it
became the Championship Trophy
the Ingleside Oil Kings and the Long to be displayed in its rightful home.
for the Longue Sault Sr. Hockey Sault Tex-made, and the Mille Roche Today the Shaver Trophy resides
League which operated from 1931- arena was replaced by a new facility at the Long Sault Arena and part
1969.
in Long Sault. Tradition was that the time at the Lost Villages museum.
Originally the old Longue Shaver Cup would go home with the (Information for this article was Photo Submitted
Sault Senior Hockey League was championship team at the end of the sourced from Cornwall Township
comprised of teams from the Lost playoffs each year. In 1969, the last Historical Society and Lost Villages
Villages of Aultsville, Farran’s year of league play, Williamstown Historical Society newsletters)