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The Alexandria Glens Will Be Hitting the Ice
Soon. What Should Fans Expect?
By Molly Kett
ith the hockey season right
Waround the corner, Junior
B fans have been wondering what
they should expect considering
COVID-19. Well, we have some
good news! The team is preparing
to play a terrific season, and Derick
Viau, the new General Manager
of the Glens, says that fans should
expect a young, competitive, and
disciplined team.
The team hasn’t been entirely
solidified, but the members who
have been selected have impressive
experience behind them.
“We still have a few spots left
to fill for the upcoming season,
but Nico Pozzebon is returning.
He was the Team Points Leader
last season,” says Viau. “Nathan
Sauve is a 20-year-old returning
player who played for the team in
2018-2019. Nathan play Junior A
last season with the West Island
Shamrocks in the Quebec League.
Also returning from 2018-2019
season is local player, Braden
Legue. Legue should help the back
end a lot this upcoming season.”
As far as the coaching staff goes,
the team also has a new head coach:
Carl Robillard. According to Viau,
Robillard brings a lot of hockey and
coaching experience to the team. In
fact, the team is already preparing
for the season physically as well.
“We are currently running
weekly ice session in Ottawa with
players from last season and newly
acquired players. We run these
sessions to help the players stay in
game shape during the summer,”
says Viau. “The team expectations
for this year is to make the playoffs
and to compete every night.”
With the new coach and some
standout returning players, we’re
sure the Glens are in for a terrific
season. Stay tuned for your regular
season updates. Good luck to the
boys this season, and stay safe!
Thom’s Trivia
Answers
Questions on page 10
Question 1 Answer: The
International Hockey League
consisting of five teams
predominantly in Northern
Michigan, became the first league
to openly pay players. Cornwall’s
Aeneas “Reddy” MacMillan
played in the inaugural season as
a member of the team based in
Calumet Mi.
Fred “cyclone” Taylor also
played in the league for the
Canadian Sault Ste. Marie team.
Question 2 Answer: Juanita
Courville’s efforts were
recognized in 1985 as being
responsible for the growth of
women’s softball in Cornwall
and area. She was inducted into
the Cornwall Sports Hall of
Fame in 2016.
Question 3 Answer: The ship
was named New Brunswicker
and at the time was of the
maximum length for Seaway
ships. Five days after hitting
the shoal, two tugs and a barge
from Montreal and a barge from
Kingston helped free the big
ship which then carried on to
Montreal.
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Athlete of the Month
Andrew Colling
Age: 14 Grade: 9
School: Holy Cross Secondary School
Hometown: Kingston
August’s Athlete of the Month started BMX when he was 7 years old.
“I watched it in the Olympics, and that is what got me interested in
it,” says Andrew Colling. “My favorite thing about this sport is all the
friends I make and the travelling I can do. I have been able to travel in
Ontario, Quebec, and all over the USA.”
It’s been a big year for Andrew on the national and international BMX
circuit. For those who don’t know much about the sport, BMX racing
bikes come in two classes, cruiser—with 24” wheels, and class—with
20” wheels. “Last year on my cruiser bike I ranked #1 in district points
for Ontario boys,” says Andrew, who was also #1 in his Canadian
National Age Group Ranking. He placed twenty-first in the Canadian
National Rankings for all males, and first for the Northeast US Gold Cup Series for 13-year-old boys. He also
won several US National races.
On his class bike, he ranked first in district points for Ontario boys and second for the Northeast US Gold
Cup Series for 13 year old boys. Perhaps most exciting of all, is that he qualified to race for Team Canada on
both bikes for the 2020 World BMX Championships in Houston. Unfortunately, that competition has been
cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.
“My ultimate goal is to rank as one of the best BMX racers in the world,” says Andrew. “My goals for this
year are to be ranked in the top 10 on both my bikes in the US and Canadian National Rankings.”
Andrew would like to see more Canadians try BMX racing. “It is a great sport, great exercise,
and a lot of fun. We have a lot of fast riders up here and I would like to see more of us racing the
big races in the USA. The competition is really good.”
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