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Continued from page 22 Midget Team toured Canada. An all- good memories from the Senators,” copper, brass, stainless steel, and
star team from the Cornwall area, Scot said. “We were coached by engineered plastics. Scot is currently
star then, and there are still photos
including players from Cornwall, Charlie Henry, a great coach who the Executive Vice President of
of him with Gordie Howe from that Alexandria, Maxville, Williamstown, later went on to coach the Hull Thyssenkrupp Materials and has been
tournament.” and Long Sault, was assembled Olympiques, (now Gatineau), in the based in Cincinnati, Ohio, for several
Winning the Cornwall Bantam to play against the Russians at the Quebec Major Junior League, where years. Scot and his wife, Rebecca
tournament in 1975 was another
Civic Complex. “I was fortunate he developed many talented hockey (Horsley), recently celebrated 40
significant highlight. “This to play on that team,” Scot shared. players.” years of marriage. They have two
tournament attracted some of the “The Complex was packed, and Scot graduated from St. Lawrence children, Scot and Ashleigh, and
best teams from Ontario and beyond. although we lost 20-9, it was an College in 1984 with a Diploma in grandchildren Iris and Lochlan.
My dad organized the event and
incredible experience. The Russians Business Administration/Industrial “I feel fortunate to have grown up
scheduled us to play against the best
were exceptionally skilled. Before Management and soon secured in Cornwall. I have had a life well
team in Ottawa in the first game. the game, they informed us that their employment at Reynolds Aluminum. lived. I was able to play with some
He told us that if we wanted to win, jerseys were the same color as ours, “Gary MacDonald, a good friend of great teammates who were all very
we’d have to get through them. That so we had to scramble to find different my dad’s, helped me get started with competitive and committed to the
Ottawa team included a couple of
jerseys at the last minute, borrowing Reynolds,” Scot stated. “I was there game. I have great memories of the
future NHL players, Mike Bullard, some from St. Lawrence College. for 21 years. During those 21 years, Bob Turner Memorial Centre and
and Alain Vigneault. We won that After the game, as part of the tradition, we were fortunate to live in several the Water Street Arena. I go back to
game, defeated a team from Brampton we exchanged sticks at center ice, but cities in the southeast and western Cornwall a couple of times a year
in the second game, and then beat
the Russians handed us their broken United States. The company was and thoroughly enjoy seeing old
a Belleville team, which included
sticks. Despite the outcome, it was a bought and spun off, and I then joined friends and reminiscing about the
Marc Crawford, in the championship memorable experience.” Thyssenkrupp Materials in 2005.” great times growing up in Cornwall.
game. It was special to win against During the 1979-80 season, Scot Thyssenkrupp Materials is a large Lastly, I want to recognize the good
some of the best teams from Ontario played defense for the Ottawa Jr. company with 4,000 employees work by Mike Piquette and his team.
and beyond in our hometown.”
Senators and was selected for the in North America, providing a I thoroughly enjoy reading Sports
In 1976, the Russian National second all-star team. “I have many full range of aluminum products, Energy News monthly.”
It Is What It Is too much McDavid and not enough
of the other Oilers contributing to
the cause. As great as McDavid is,
By Peter Collins there was too much verbiage spent
on him. It’s going to take until the
fall for the broadcasters to get the
drool off their collective faces when
xcept for the Calgary Flames discussing McDavid. Florida proved
Efans who hate the Oilers, and again that it is a team game, and in
a couple of Panther fans hidden game seven they grinded out a great
away in the hinterlands of Canada, team win. They won by shutting
down McDavid and Draisaitl and
Edmonton’s game seven loss to
Florida was a big downer. For a getting very good goaltending in the
couple of weeks this summer the final match in Sunrise Florida. With
Oilers became Canada’s team, with McDavid and Draisaitl in place,
its biggest star, Canada’s own Connor Skinner emerging as a solid goalie,
and star defenceman Evan Bouchard
McDavid, leading the charge.
Edmonton coming back from three leading the way, the Oilers should be
favourites to win the Cup next year.
games to zero deficit, only to lose After that it gets a bit murky with
in game seven, will leave us with a
summer hangover. Credit goes to the Draisaitl and Bouchard contracts to
deal with, along with a few other
resilient Panthers team who grinded key players to sign. Good news for
out a win despite looking like they
would need the Heimlich maneuver Canadians, if the Oilers can keep
before lifting Lord Stanley’s Cup. this core group in place, we may see
In the end, it seemed as if there was a Stanley Cup in Canada soon.
