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Games. There were thirteen teams Canada 2-1 in the second round. The British Ice Hockey Association to J
Continued from page 21
entered, grouped in four, with the top third controversy was the decision Borland 1936 Olympic and World
two teams in each group advancing to count the second round results in Hockey Champs.”
to the eight team semi-finals. There the final medal standings. Canada
Following his Gold Medal win
were several controversies at the defeated Czechoslovakia 7-0 in the
1936 Olympics, with the first being finals while Great Britain and the with Great Britain, Jim continued to
the games themselves, due to the rise USA played to a scoreless tie, which play hockey with the Brighton Tigers
in England. Jim joined the RCAF in
of Hitler’s Nazi Party and its anti- included three overtime periods. This
Semitic policies. decision prevented Canada from WW 2 and played for a Championship
were “Born in the auld country,” but avenging the 2-1 loss and effectively RCAF team in 1943-44.
A second controversy was when
were playing in Canada. They came the Canadian Olympic delegation gave Great Britain the Gold Medal Following the war Jim worked as
to Canada and ran a camp in Montreal registered a complaint before with Canada taking the Silver. 1936 a supervisor for Nortel, a company
of such players that had been selected was the year that Canada had two which had been formed in Montreal
the beginning of the tournament.
by their scouts. Fifteen players were Two of the Great Britain players hockey teams playing in the Winter in 1895, as the Northern Electric
chosen from this tryout camp. James Olympics in the German Alp town of Manufacturing Company making

had not received permission from

Andrew Borland made this team as the Canadian Amateur Hockey Garmisch-Partenkirchen, winning telephone equipment for Bell Canada.
a defenseman. This group sailed to Association to play in Europe and both the Gold and Silver Medals. In the 1950’s prior to the opening
England, was reduced to twelve, and of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Art
were thus ineligible. The two were “As a member of the Olympic
became Britain’s National team for Britain’s starting goaltender, James Championship team, in addition to mentioned that his uncle Jim starred
the 1936 Olympics. in the annual “Toilet Bowl Skirmish”
Foster, and forward, Alex Archer. the Gold medal, Jim was awarded
The Canadian Olympic Committee With the media pressure from a beautiful sturdy ocean steamer featuring family, neighbours, and
had selected the Senior A Allen the British newspapers, Canada trunk,” Art recalled. “It had wardrobe friends. “We would use whatever
Cup winning team, the Port Arthur withdrew their complaint the night facilities, drawers, and even a pottie. excuse we could find for a stick,”
Bearcats to represent Canada in the before the tournament started. Foster It was a classic with metal stripping Art recalled. “ It could be a toothpick
1936 games. Chancellor Adolph went on to have an exceptional on the edges, brass corner pieces, hockey stick, a mop, a broom, or a
Hitler opened the 1936 Olympics tournament, helping Britain defeat and four hundred copper rivets. The shovel. Even at twice our age Jim was
inscription reads: Presented by the still the best player on the Cornwall
Canal.”

Continued from page 15 With the Wildcats season just
starting, Andrew is confident the
being on the field is an escape for
tyke team can secure a three-
them. Coaching and football installs
peat this year, and the mosquito
life lessons that the kids will take
team will be back in the A cup
with them long after football.”
championships.
Andrew believes it is important “My favourite memory would
to coach the fundamentals, have to be being on the field and
situational drills, and positional sharing the moment with my son
drills for repetition, and to build winning the A cup championship,”
muscle memory. He incorporates shared Andrew.
conditioning and film study during
practices and likes to stay upbeat Andrew wanted to mention how
and positive as a coach. incredible and supportive his kids,
ex-wife Melanie, and the mosquito
“I want the players to trust the and tyke coaching staff have been.
process,” said Andrew. “Games
aren’t won on Sunday—they are “I would like to give a special
won during the week at practice thanks and huge shout out to
with hard work and determination.” the whole Cornwall Wildcats
football association for being a
Outside of coaching, Andrew class act football organization and
works at the Township of South welcoming me and my family into
Stormont, in public works with the their football family,” said Andrew,
water and sewer department and “because football is family.”
snowplow.