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Senior A Hockey in the NPHL: The Gilmour Brothers

friends and meet new people while
By Casey Leger
playing the sport. It gets me out
to have fun while playing hockey.
ccording to its website, My sports goal is to still be able to
Anphlhockey.ca, The Northern
play hockey until the age of sixty.”
Premier Hockey League (NPHL) is
Patrick is a versatile skater who
a senior hockey league that serves
plays both forward and defence.
as a competitive platform for
players across Ontario and Quebec. Brandon, who also first played at
Established in 2019, the league four years old, adds, “Hockey is a
was created to provide a higher sport I’ve been playing my whole
level of play for amateur athletes life. It’s a sport that has brought
while promoting community lots of joy and sad times, but I
engagement through local teams. wouldn’t change it for any other
sport. My plans for it short term
Local brothers Patrick and
Brandon Gilmour are having is to continue playing competitive
the time of their lives playing as long as I can. We’ll see what
as teammates with the South happens when the times comes.”
Grenville Rangers. The Rangers, Brandon is thirty-two years young.
who call Prescott home, are sitting When it comes to playing
at third of four teams in the East together, the brothers are having
Division of the Capital Division of fun. “Being on the same team as
the NPHL, with a record, as of this my brother is great because it’s
article, of 2-2-1. all I wanted, especially when my
When they’re not on the ice, the brother is three years younger than
Gilmour brothers are busy working me,” says Patrick.
at the family business, Mo’s Diner, Brandon adds, “Being on the
in St Andrews. According to same team as my brother is a bitter-
Patrick, the brothers plan to one sweet experience. We don’t often
day take over the business from get the chance to do this, so we are
their mother and keep the tradition taking it as much as we can. We’re
of great service and home cooked total opposite hockey players, but
meals alive. it plays to our advantage when

“I’ve been playing hockey since trying to help each other out. It’s
I was four years old,” says Patrick, something we for sure can look
who at thirty-five is the senior of back on when I’m killing penalties,
the duo. “I love the sport of hockey because Patrick loves spending
because it’s great to play with time in the box.”
Patrrick Left, Brandon Right Photo Submitted