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Colts Then & Now: Sebastian Dirvin

goals and 34 points, before graduating has some sound advice for up-and-
By David Murphy
to Cornell University, where’s he’s coming players, “Keep working on
been a regular on defense. time management skills and continue
ebastian Dirven is a local hockey
Sproduct who spent two seasons Dirven is currently starting his to grow as a person, on and off the
ice.”
patrolling the blue line with the summer training for his senior year
Cornwall Colts. The Bainsville native with the Big Red, where one of his We’re pretty sure we haven’t heard
picked up 15 goals and 33 assists in coaches is another Colts Alumni by the last from Bainsville’s Sebastian
117 games, from 2015-2017. the name of Sean Flanagan. Dirven Dirven,

Dirven’s fondest memory in his
tenure with the Colts was being a
part of Team Canada East for the
World Junior A Challenge. A five-
team tournament that included &
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Russia, and the Czech Republic,
“It was a great opportunity,” said of local guys who I consider to be
Dirven. “I am grateful for that and some of my best friends.” By Dante Bean
will remember it for a long time.”
Dirven moved on from the Colts Certified Personal Trainer
Dirven considers himself lucky and spent two seasons playing in the
to have played with no less than 20 USHL for the Central Illinois Flying Importance of Speed Training Post,
players born and raised in SD&G. “I Aces. It was there he solidified his
was very fortunate to play with a lot blueline hockey IQ and picked up 8 Pre, and During Hockey Seasons
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• If there’s one thing I know for sure about hockey training, it’s that on-the-
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