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Clashing with Greatness

last two minutes of play. It turns plan came within two minutes of of Fame, but he wasn’t the only
By Rob Foreman perfection.” player in the stadium that day
out that this heartbreaking game
Thirty-three years later, members would become an historic event Former team manager Roger who was destined for great things.
of the 1987 Peewee AA Cornwall for the many involved. Guevremont looks back on that Aaron Gavey, who scored during
Guindon Glenoco Royals hockey game as a true underdog story. “It the game, was later drafted to the
At the time, no one knew they
team look back on a single had been up against future Hockey was a kind of David and Goliath NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning
heartbreaking defeat with pride. thing,” he says. in 1992. He would play for six
Hall of Famer, Eric Lindros. different NHL teams throughout
In front of a crowd of 12,000 The Royals game plan was Sean O’Farrell was on the ice for his career.
fans, the underdog AA Royals focused on simply bottling up the Royals during that game. He
lost to the Peewee AAA Toronto remembers facing Lindros like it The same Bob Kilger who
Lindros, who was already an coached the Royals would also
Young Nationals 3-2 at the outstanding athlete at the time. The was yesterday. “He was definitely
Quebec International PeeWee Cornwall Standard-Freeholder bigger and better than everyone coach the Cornwall Royals
Tournament. The winning goal of reported, else…there was no containing Major Junior A to a Memorial
the match was scored during the him,” he says. Cup Championship. Before his
“Coach Bob Kilger’s game coaching career, Kilger had
It wasn’t long after that game played in the OHL for the Oshawa
that Lindros would become a Generals alongside the great
household name. For the players Bobby Orr. He also refereed for
Whistle Stops of the 1987 Royals, having the four years in the NHL.
chance to go head to head with
Kilger would later become MP
hockey greatness – and hold their representing Stormont-Dundas-
own – is something to be proud of.
The “Team” has just completed Issue # 88, and as always, I South Glengarry and then move
would like to thank Lynn (Graphic Design), Carrie (Editor), Bernadette “Every hockey player in Canada on to become Mayor of Cornwall
(Website), our writers, Molly, Victoria, Thom, Casey, Jim, Christine, and has some sort of claim to fame in 2006.
Robert. Our editorial columnists, Jim, Jorge, Dave, Peter, Justin, Perry, in terms of hockey royalty,” says Note: Please refer to page 3,
and Alex. The Sports Panel, Gilles, Jake, Jim, our distribution manager O’Farrell. “That’s mine.” where Cornwall Tire’s featured
Rene, our ad salesman, Gord, our distribution locations, our advertisers Eric Lindros has been Team of the Month is the Peewee
and of course the people who are featured in our stories. I hope you
enjoy # 88! immortalized in the Hockey Hall Royals.

Basketball fans take note: the always entertaining Harlem
Globetrotters are making an appearance in the city on March 30th. Game
time is 7:00PM and the Complex is the venue.

Registration is now open for the Cornwall Wildcats spring house
league, which runs in May & June. For info check www.cornwallwildcats.
com .

Another season is now in the record books for the Cornwall
Colts. While the season was not successful on the ice, I still enjoyed
heading to the Ed Lumley Arena every Thursday night. Good luck to all
the players as they pursue their hockey dreams.
Pierre Doirion, you blew this one! Trading JG Pageau did not
make any sense in my mind. He is a local “heart and soul” player, who
brings value to the ice, in the dressing room, and in the community. The
big BS line is drafting and developing young players, but the problem
here in Ottawa is keeping them (insert Lazar, Zibanejed, Cici, Puempei,
Cowen, Noesen, Karlesson here). The commitment to spend money to
the cap as the young players develop is bogus in my mind. By trading
Pageau, the message to fans and players is loud and clear: same old,
same old (insert Stone, Turris, Smith, Dzingel, Duchene here). Pageau is
a competitor - he checks all the boxes on a team’s list of qualities looked
for in a player. All he wanted was a raise with a new contract. The Sens
did not think he was worth it, traded him to the Islanders where GM Lou
Lamoriello quickly signed him to a six year, 30-million- dollar contract
extension. My wish for J.G. Pageau: have a great run in the playoffs
with the Islanders. I’m sure your former teammates will be cheering for
you.
Great to see everyone rallying and cheering for Bobby Ryan.

Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win,
‘Signing out until next month,’
Mike Piquette, Publisher Photo Submitted