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Cornwall Girls Hockey Association Donates to

Sparky Toy Drive

By Victoria Klassen from their team and they then brought
them to me,” said Jette.
ith true holiday spirit, the “I think it’s important for sports
WCornwall Girls Hockey organizations to give back to their
Association (CGHA) donated over communities. It teaches the kids to
250 toys to the Cornwall Fire Service help others who may be less fortunate
Sparky Toy Drive in December. This than themselves.”
is the second year that the association
During the second week of
has donated to this toy drive, where
the presents go to families in the December, the fire department met
with Jette at the Benson Centre to
Cornwall community.
collect the hundreds of toys that the
Tammy Jette, CGHA Registrar, CGHA teams had collected. The
helped organize the association’s association’s members had been
collection of toys. collecting toys for about a month

“Everyone was more than willing leading up to the donation day.
to participate, with many families Jette comments, “In the two years
donating two or three toys. We have that we have been donating to this
21 teams in our organization - I asked charity, I’m guessing that we have
each team manager to collect the toys donated over 500 toys! Photos Submitted

The Maxville Millionaires are Back!

By Victoria Klassen few players who played university
hockey down in the U.S. and
ith the start of the Eastern another who played in Europe.
WOntario Super Hockey I’ve tried to keep the team local,”
League’s (EOSHL) inaugural explains Goulet.
season, the Maxville Millionaires
There are four teams in the EOSHL
hockey team is once again back in
league: the Maxville Millionaires,
action. Owner and general manager
the Cornwall Prowlers, the West
of the team, Gerald Goulet, explains
Carleton Rivermen, and the
that the Maxville Millionaires was
Deseronto Bulldogs. They play an
a senior men’s hockey team in the
18-game season and it only costs $5
1930s that won championships.
to attend a Maxville Millionaires’
In June, Goulet began talking home game.
with the EOSHL commissioner and
“The support has been good.
decided to put together a team. The
We’re growing a product. I’ve
Maxville Millionaires team started
noticed that more and more people
skating together in September and
are seeing the brand of hockey
they had their first game in October.
and are very intrigued by it,” says Photo Submitted
There are 30 players on the roster.
Goulet. “I think, at first, a lot of it’s in university, junior, or major To see the league’s full schedule
“A lot of the core group have the skepticism was that it’s just hockey somewhere. Now they and get live-game updates, visit
played Junior B and Junior A another beer league, but these live in eastern Ontario and want to www.eoshl.ca. To find out more
hockey together locally in either are really highly skilled players continue playing high level hockey, about the Maxville Millionaires,
Char-Lan or Alexandria. I have a who have had careers—whether and this allows them to do that.” visit their Facebook page.