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Cornwall Colts: Kobe Tallman

By Victoria Klassen to the Oshawa Generals in the 13th
round.
or local player Kobe Tallman, “I thought it would be nice to be
Fbeating the Brockville Braves home and play here since I had been
twice in a shootout has been a away for two seasons playing in the
highlight of his rookie season with GTHL, so I went to the Colts camp
the Colts so far. to try out,” said Tallman, who plays
Tallman, like his siblings, caught forward.
the hockey bug from his father. As “I’m pretty happy with my rookie
a child, he started playing hockey season,” continues Tallman. “It
in South Stormont, then with the wasn’t the start we wanted as a team,
Seaway Valley Rapids as a major but we just hope to finish strong and
novice on the Minor Atom A team up win as many games as we can.”
until his minor peewee year. Tallman Tallman said he really enjoys the
went on to play with the Eastern bonds he’s created with his teammates
Ontario Wild AAA association for and the coaching staff. While the
his major peewee and minor bantam 16-year-old has lots of time to decide
years. what he wants to do in the future,
In May 2017, he competed in he said he is interested in getting a
Chamonix, France with the Pro university hockey scholarship or
Hockey Development team. A few playing in the OHL. Right now,
months later, in September 2017, he’s enjoying his time playing for
Tallman moved to Toronto to play the Cornwall Colts, surrounded by
in the GTHL with the Major Bantam friends and family.
AAA North York Rangers. One year “Being a local, I remember
later, he joined the Toronto National spending Thursday nights in the
Minor Midget AAA team of the stands as a kid,” said Tallman. “It’s
GTHL. He won the 2019 Senior pretty cool to think that now I’m
Boy’s OFSAA AAA championship spending Thursday nights on the
with Scarborough’s Neil McNeil same ice instead of in the stands.”
Photo IceLevel
High School. In 2019, he was drafted
2019-2020 Home Schedule

Thur., Sept. 19 vs Hawkesbury Adult .......................... 12 Thur., Jan. 9 vs Brockville
$
Benson Centre Ed Lumley Arena
$
Thur., Sept. 26 vs Kemptville Senior/Student........... 10 Sun., Jan. 12 vs Carleton Place
Benson Centre Ed Lumley Arena
$
Thur., Oct. 3 vs Nepean Senior/Student........... 10 Thur., Jan. 16 vs Navan
Benson Centre $ Ed Lumley Arena
Thur., Oct. 10 vs Ottawa Child (12 & Under) .................. 6 Thur., Jan. 23 vs Pembroke
Benson Centre Ed Lumley Arena
Thur., Oct. 17 vs Pembroke Thur., Jan. 30 vs Ottawa
Ed Lumley Arena Benson Centre

Thur., Oct. 24 vs Rockland Thur., Feb. 6 vs Nepean
Ed Lumley Arena Ed Lumley Arena
Thur, Oct. 31 vs Navan Thur., Feb. 13 vs Hawkesbury
Ed Lumley Arena Ed Lumley Arena
Sun, Nov. 3 vs Kemptville Thur. ,Dec. 5 vs Hawkesbury Photo Icelevel Mon., Feb. 17 vs Kanata
Ed Lumley Arena Ed Lumley Arena (Family Day) Ed Lumley Arena
Thur., Nov. 7 vs Brockville Thur, Dec. 12 vs Nepean Thur., Feb. 20 vs Navan

Ed Lumley Arena Ed Lumley Arena Ed Lumley Arena
Thur., Nov. 14 vs Kanata Thur., Dec 19 vs Ottawa Thur., Feb. 27 vs Brockville
Ed Lumley Arena Ed Lumley Arena All Thursday games Ed Lumley Arena
Thur., Nov. 21 vs Smiths Falls Sun., Dec 22 vs Rockland start 7:30 pm Sun., Mar. 1 vs Rockland
Ed Lumley Arena Ed Lumley Arena Sunday & Family Ed Lumley Arena
Day start 2 pm
Thu., Nov. 28 vs Carleton Place Thur., Jan. 2 vs Smiths Falls Thur., Mar. 5 vs Kemptville
Ed Lumley Arena Ed Lumley Arena Ed Lumley Arena