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Issue #82 September 2019
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Colts Then and Now – Nick Filion

By Carrie Seguin position since there are so few
goalies per team. You always have to
orn and raised in Cornwall, be working and pushing to learn and
Bplaying for the Junior A Cornwall grow and continually improve your
Colts was a special privilege for game, but make sure you’re having
former Colt, Nick Filion. fun with it at the same time. My
experience with the Colts was a good
“Playing that caliber of hockey
while still living at home and being one. We had a fun team and were
successful enough that it allowed
close to family was lots of fun and
certainly helped me at my young me to progress to the next level [of
play].”
age. My parents were always very
heavily involved with my hockey Following his time with the Colts,
and so it was great to still have input Filion moved on to Ohio State
and support from them daily while University to play with the Buckeyes.
playing Junior A,” says Filion. “And, “My time at Ohio State University
I got lucky as one of the last groups was an amazing experience. It’s one

that played in the Si Miller arena. of the biggest universities and has
Being able to play in that arena with students that come from all over the
its history – it was pretty awesome.” world. I was thrown into a group of
25 or so teammates but I immediately
Filion played with the Colts for two
felt right at home. It was tough at first
seasons (2004-2006). A goaltender,
he played 41 games, ending up with being 10 hours away from home, but
a 20-15-2 overall record. During his I had a full-time schedule that kept
me tied up so that I couldn’t think
second season with the team, Filion
was honoured with the Rookie of about it too much.”
the Year award. The team finished Filion graduated with a degree in
1st and 3rd in league play during Accounting from the Fisher College
his time with the Colts, losing in the of Business, OSU. “My father had
semi-final round of play-offs. studied accounting so there was
certainly an inside edge there. I
“Being a goaltender is a tough
always did well with math and so he is starting on. My daughter Everly
Introducing …. it just seemed to be a good fit for is 2 and she is full of energy. Every

me.” Today, Filion in the owner and day is filled with laughs, smiles, and
Our Window & Door operator of Rookez-Edge sporting silliness for my wife, Nyomi and I.”
goods store in Cornwall. “Obviously
Besides selling hockey equipment,
running a small business, I’m not
Sales Team! using my degree as intended, but it does hockey still fit into Filion’s life?
“Nowadays, I still play hockey, but I
certainly helps with all of the day-to- have limited it to the colder months. I
Stop by our new day book-keeping and behind-the- still play goalie, but I play as a player
scenes stuff that gets taken care of.”
showroom to see as well. Regardless of what level
In addition to running the store, you play at when you are younger,
one of the largest Filion is also a family man, married organized hockey is a short part of
selection of interior with two young children. “My life so it’s important to enjoy it while
kids run the show, but I couldn’t be you can. We all get to beer league at
and exterior options happier about that! My son Oliver some point, some of us just get there a
to enhance your is 4 and he will be starting school in little quicker. The hockey isn’t nearly

window and door September at St. Anne’s. We are all as serious as before, but we certainly
very excited about this new adventure have a good time!”
curb appeal without
compromising

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