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It Pay’s to Attend a Bob Johnson, Truly a

RiverKings Game “Volunteer” with a mission.

By Staff Writer that year we actually filled the whole

By: Molly Kett
building-- over 4,000 fans. That’s
odney Rivette recently left a Cornwall RiverKings game exceptional for Junior A hockey. That

R$25,000.00 richer after displaying his shooting accuracy in Bob Johnson, volunteer office
manager of the local Junior A hockey was exciting.”
scoring a perfect shot in the Jenni MacDonald – Dominion Lending
team, the Cornwall Colts, has seen a In terms of his favourite player,
$25,000.00 shootout during the 2nd intermission.
lot of hockey since the team began a kid named Hugo Boisvert stands
playing in the CJHL in 1992. out. “He was like magic at times,”
Johnson recalls. “Suddenly he was
Johnson has been volunteering
there and he had the puck.”
with the Colts since their first

season. Currently, he handles ticket Throughout his experience
sales, organizes try-out camps and volunteering with the Colts, he says
invitations, and oversees anything the team always manages to “hang in

office related. there.”
Johnson has many favourite “There’s only one season in
moments from his years with the the twenty-two years that I can
Colts. One season in particular, remember that we didn’t make the
Johnson remembers making it to playoffs,” says Johnson. “It’s a team

the final set of playoff games. It that’s always there, and this year is
was a seven game series against the no exception.”
Gloucester Rangers.
In the spring, Johnson and the
“They had us down three games to Colts are preparing to host this year’s
one and we came back and won the Fred Page Cup-- the Eastern Canada
series,” says Johnson. “The last game Junior A Championships.

Announcer Thom Racine and Rodney Rivette celebrate the $25,000.00
shot Photo Credit: Rick Bowen

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Rookie of the Month

Jayden Leroux Ecole Terres des Jeunes School – Alexandria, On
Alexandria Atom C Glens
As captain of the Alexandria atom C Glens,
Jayden Leroux is following in the footsteps of his
older brother Nicholas, a midget B house player
in Alexandria. Leroux really didn’t want to play
hockey at first, then he went to watch his brother

play.
“I want to be just like my brother,” says the 9-year-
old. “I like helping the defence by skating back.”
While recognized for having a commitment to team
defence, Leroux has also been great offensively this
year leading his Glens as the most improved team
in the division. After some struggles early on, the
Glens have put together some league victories and
came very close to winning a tournament in Ottawa.
“I think it’s because we have had more practices and we are all working very hard,”
Leroux says in regards to the improved play.
“He’s a very good player and he covers for everyone in all positions,” says Leroux’s
head coach Robert Baylis. “He has a good spirit and a good love for hockey.”
Leroux’s highlight of the year was being named player of the tournament in Ottawa,
leading his team with 9 goals and 5 assists. If you can’t find Jayden playing street

hockey in the summer, he’s likely running the fields in the Glengarry Soccer League.
Leroux is competing in his third consecutive season as captain of a hockey team,
having held the position for both of his novice C seasons previously.
Volunteer Bob Johnson has many fond memories. Photo Submitted