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Colts Crowned Border Town Challenge Champs

By Staff Writer Carter Verdone opened the
scoring for Own the Ice just 2:11
fter a sluggish round-
into the contest when he riffled
Arobin at the Border Town a wrist shot right under the
Challenge, the Own the Ice Colts crossbar.
showed up at the rink on Sunday,
May 5 with something to prove. The Colts kept coming and
midway through the second,
The 2009 Colts captured the Kayden Thompson and Zachary

D3 title with a pair of hard-fought Wilson’s hard work down low
victories, including a 4-1 win resulted in a scoring chance
over the Cumberland Bandits for Brock Huskinson, who was
in the championship final at the left alone in front and made no
Long Sault Arena.
mistake to give the Colts a 2-0
Alex Kerr earned the victory lead.
with a spectacular performance After Cumberland cut the Colts’
in goal for the Colts, who flipped lead in half, Evan Robertson
the script on the Bandits after a
buried a wrist shot past the
4-1 loss in the round-robin.
Front row: Alex Kerr, Beckett Campbell. SECOND ROW: Joe Pilon,
Brought to you by Cakes & More... Kayden Thompson, Zachary Wilson, Carter Verdone, James Baillie.
THIRD ROW: Brock Huskinson, Max Lavigne, Jack McConnell, Evan
Hustler of the Month Robertson, Kaiden Leroux, Ryland Burelle. Back row : Coaches Rodney

Wilson, Shawn Pilon, Jack Burelle.
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Nolan Menard
Bandits’ goaltender to restore gutsy victory for the tournament
School: Rose des Vents
the two-goal lead for Own the hosts.
Grade: 5 Ice. Verdone, who was named
Age: 10 the tournament’s Most Valuable Kaiden Leroux sparked the
Hometown: Cornwall Player, added an insurance Colts’ offence with a clutch two-
June’s Hustler of the Month, Nolan Menard, marker in the third. goal effort, while Verdone also
attends Rose des Vents and is in grade 5. added a pair of markers for Own
He plays forward with the Seaway Valley The defensive pair of Jack the Ice.
Rapids Major Atom AA squad. He also plays McConnell and Max Lavigne
soccer. His hobbies include performing in MONTREAL MELTDOWN:
talent shows and doing improv. rose to the challenge and provided The Colts wrapped up a successful
flawless defence in the final.
At school, he enjoys math and gym. He spring season with a second-place
would like to become a professional hockey Earlier in the semi-final, the finish at the Montreal Meltdown,
player or an actor. “I enjoy playing hockey Colts avenged a 5-3 round- a competitive tournament which
with my friends and having fun,” he says. robin loss with a 4-3 victory featured 13 teams in the 2009

His greatest asset on the ice is being unselfish
and loving to see other kids succeed. over McDonald’s Electric at D3 division. The Colts, who
the Benson Centre. Beckett placed first in their pool with
Campbell was rock solid in goal a 3-0-1 round-robin record,
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