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From Ice to Fire with Konnor MacCormick

By Victoria Klassen excited for the new experiences.

One of the life lessons MacCormick
has taken away from his junior
ocal hockey player, Konnor
LMacCormick spent most of his hockey days is the importance of
working hard.
junior hockey career playing for the
Cornwall Colts. Despite his final “The guys who were the best

year of junior with the Brockville players in the league were the hardest
Braves being cut short because of working guys. They all found ways
COVID-19, he had a great season. to do what they could to move on or
to make a difference in the game. So
“It went by fast. It feels like just last
year I was a 16-year-old. I was told that’s the biggest takeaway - work
hard and good things will come,”
that when I was 16, I just didn’t know
how fast it would actually go by,” said MacCormick.
expressed 21-year-old MacCormick. Four months ago, MacCormick
started as a volunteer firefighter

The end of junior hockey for
MacCormick is the start of some with the South Stormont Volunteer

Fire Department. After finishing
new adventures. In September, he university, MacCormick wants to
is beginning at the University of
become a firefighter. MacCormick

Ottawa, where he will be studying said he has already learned lots and
criminology and playing for the grown in the past four months with

men’s hockey team. While first
the South Stormont Volunteer Fire Photo IceLevel
semester classes are online and the Department.
hockey team can only train in smaller about his experience as a volunteer It’s a team but I think it’s even closer
numbers on the ice, MacCormick is “It’s awesome,” said MacCormick fi refi ghter. “It’s different than hockey. than a hockey team.”
MURPHY’S SPORTS LAW CFL Shutdown - SIGH!

many leagues can attest to players
By David Murphy
standing around signing autographs
I ’m enjoying the “return to play” of the major sports in North America. and chatting about the game, before
though the Stanley Cup will be handed to an American
E ve n
team, NHL finals games will be played in Canada By Thom Racine retiring for their showers.

for only the second time in a decade. We’ve all And what about those fans?
heard the Maple Leafs jokes, that it’s been a I grew up understanding that
long time since there was a Canadian team football was a release for the
winning a playoff round in Toronto. As a hard-working factory types, the
long-time Maple Leafs fan, even I was here are many who will
amused by that one. doting housewives, and doctors
Tmumble, “Who cares!” and lawyers so passionate about
It does feel somewhat surreal at times about the announcement
to be watching the NHL and NBA and their teams. There are still many
having the games matter in August. that professional football in Canada alive today who can remember
was cancelled. Yet, the reality is making that weekend drive to
I’m really enjoying the Toronto Blue
Jays. Their young, talented stars are much more than simply casting Ottawa or Montreal, just to get
starting to shine through. They’re aside a sporting event because of away from it all, a way to release
competing well and have a legitimate COVID-19. the burdens of work and providing
shot at the post-season if they keep
playing as well as they have been. They’re No CFL Football is a huge for their families in those so
having a solid season without their top loss to a part of Canadiana. I can called simpler times.
prospect in Bo Bichette. We’ve only seen a draw on many reasons the game Make no mistake, the CFL being
glimpse of the greatness to come from Bichette. will be missed, most are personal caught up in the COVID-19 season
It’ll be entertaining to watch a full and healthy Blue Jays roster

when he returns from injury. memories that find me living in the of 2020 and being forced to shut
past again. Nothing strange about down all hope of playing, is a dark
It’s also been fun, albeit limited, to have some local sporting events return. The
Cornwall Motor Speedway has entertained excited local racing fans all summer that with historian minded types day in Canadian sports. There will
long. Boys baseball has been playing some games. Girls softball had a fun-day like me, because the past is often be no Labour Day classics, no
where some new girls got to try out the sport. Even minor hockey is starting our future. cold weather play-off games, no
back up. eastern or western final, and for the

I immediately felt for the
I’m convinced we’re closer to the end of this than the beginning. first time since 1919, no Grey Cup

players, who in this unique league
I know I’ll be cherishing and soaking in as much youth sports as I can as a are so fan friendly, a fact that game.
coach and a father once we do “get back to normal”. I think we’ve all learned
not to take anything for granted and that we have to enjoy life while we can. sets the CFL on a pedestal in the Yes, 2020 is a very sad year in
world of professional sports. Not many more ways than one!
I’m David Murphy. And that’s Murphy’s law.