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Colts Then and Now: Casey Torres

By David Murphy “It was an incredible ride filled
with emotion and excitement,”
said Torres about being around the
asey Torres spent one season as
Ca goaltender with the Cornwall Stanley Cup. “We had the Cup with
us at the draft in Chicago that year
Colts in the 1998-99 season. The
Kingston native says being one of too and a great day in Pittsburgh as
33 goalies to try out for the team well. It just brings so much joy and
excitement to everyone who comes
prepared him for life after his playing
days were over. into contact with it.”
He’s also been running “Torres
“We had 33 goalies try out for the
team from the start of camp until Hockey” teaching power skating and
skill development along with running
they finally stopped coming in,” said
Torres. “It was difficult to constantly summer prospect teams for younger
feel like you had to fight for your spot aged players. “We’ve had 10 kids
drafted into the OHL in each of the
every week, but that’s life. Nothing
comes easy in the real world and past 3 seasons,” said Torres. “We
ran an excellent camp in Cornwall
nothing is ever a given.”
on December 23rd with 15 top rated
Torres has built an impressive prospects for this year’s OHL draft
coaching and scouting resume. He and another 15 excellent younger
spent five seasons as an assistant kids born in 2008 who are loaded
coach for the Jr. A Kingston with potential.”
Voyageurs from 2007-2012 before
spending two seasons as video coach Torres currently lives in Kingston
with his four children (Alexa (11),
for the Ontario Hockey League’s
Braelyn (9), Tate (6) and newborn
Kingston Frontenacs. Torres is in
his fourth season as an amateur scout Everly).
with the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, Torres’ name has been added to
including being a member of the 2017 the growing list of Cornwall Colts
Stanley Cup Championship team. Alumni with direct ties to the NHL.
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