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Slapshot the Mascot: So Much More than a Man

with a Mask

By Casey Leger on the role when asked to do so a lot of responsibilities in those Burger on Pitt Street.
by long-time Colts fixture, Mike days,” Emond explains. In addition

ene Emond has seen and done Piquette. “The part I loved was to his tour as Slapshot, Emond was His long-time love of and
Ra lot in his three quarters of a being involved and interacting in charge of ushers and security involvement with local amateur
century. His resume includes pin with the kids,” Emond says. He for Colts games, both at the now hockey has been very rewarding.
boy, gas station owner, restaurant adds that greeting the fans, shaking demolished Water Street Arena He’s met the likes of Doug Gilmore,
and chip stand proprietor, milkman, hands with the adults and kids, and and then at the Civic Complex. Mark Crawford, Scott Arniel, Ian
textile worker, army reservist, taking pictures with them was very Emond started working as a pin MacInnis, John Wensink, and

usher, security officer, goal judge, rewarding. As the mascot, he also boy at the Olympia Bowling Alley many more. Emond also counts

coach, volunteer firefighter - and appeared at store grand openings, when he was 14. In the ‘70s, meeting local legend Moe ‘The

mascot. parades, and personal appearances. he owned and operated several Toe’ Racine and his friendship
For years, Emond was the man Emond wore the Slapshot businesses in Cornwall and area, with Thom Racine as highlights in
behind the mask of Slapshot, the costume from 1992 to 1995, when including gas stations, restaurants, his sporting career. “You’ve got to
Cornwall Colts mascot. He took his son took over the job. “I had and chip stands. “I invented the enjoy life,” he says. “You’ve got
poutine in Cornwall,” he says, to take the good with the bad and

which was first served at the Beef keep on moving.”

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