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Continued from page 5 road hockey with all your buddies and I
look back: man, we all wanted to play
and you were always frustrated to play in the NHL and I was the only guy to be
against?
able to live that dream. Skating out onto
DH: You know what, there were a lot the Winnipeg arena ice for the first time
of good goalies. We played a lot against was a great thrill. You know, we won
Grant Fuhr when I was in Winnipeg, and two Memorial Cup Championships in
I had some good nights against Grant, Cornwall. The greatest feeling is when
but I’ll tell you what – in the playoffs, you win as a team, and I think winning
Grant was money. And he’s always the 1987 Canada Cup in Hamilton
been known as a money goalie, he was against the Russians in dramatic fashion
one of those guys. But I think I had the when Mario scored late is probably the
chance to play with the best, which was greatest moment for me.
Dominik Hašek in Buffalo. Even in NA: And your favourite moment
practice, it was a thrill to score on that from your time in Cornwall?
guy. John Muckler was the coach and
he’d tell Dominik to get out of the net DH: I think the first Memorial Cup
because he was draining the confidence because we were such underdogs. We
of all our scorers. You know, he was that upset Sherbrooke in the final and they
good. pretty much bought the best players in
the Q, and we beat `em in game six at
NA: The most memorable moment of home. I remember scoring an empty-
your career that always sticks with you?
net goal late in the game – banked it
DH: Well, the first one is always off the boards, got tripped at the same
when you play your first NHL game, time. I was watching that puck go in the
because you’re one of those kids playing
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$ 100 Memorial Cup!” It was a great feeling. films?
We were a tightknit group and the city
DH: One of my favourites is Slap
on our in stock really got behind us, and we just went all Shot. We obviously watched that on the
the way that year, and it was great.
bus quite a bit, but it’s a close second. I
grills and NA: Your favourite player to watch in think my favourite movie is Shawshank
smokers. the NHL right now? Redemption. I’m not a guy to watch
Valid til movies over and over, but if that’s on,
August 31st DH: Watching some of my former I’ll sit and watch it.
players (Hawerchuk was the coach for
the Barrie Colts from 2010-2019) like NA: Is there anything in particular
Mark Scheifele, Tanner Pearson, Aaron that draws you to it?
Ekblad – it’s great to watch those guys. DH: I think it’s a little bit of
But I’m one of those guys, people everything. It’s one of those movies that,
always say, “Who do you cheer for?” for some reason, grabs your attention,
Visit us to see And you know what? I just want to and, even if it’s on today - I might be
watch good hockey, good players, and I
our large selection enjoy that. Crosby is one of those guys looking for something else while surfing
the channels, and if it’s on, I’ve got to
of these products. I really enjoy. Jonathan Toews. There watch it. It hit me that way!
are so many good ones. You kind of pick
out what players are, and you want to NA: Get busy living, right?
see if they’re bringing it that night, and DH: That’s right.
840 Tenth Street East, Cornwall that’s kind of how I judge them. I don’t NA: Anyways, thank you so much.

613 932-5660 have one in particular, but watching my This was great.
former guys, that’s always special.
www.emardlumber.ca NA: Now, one of my favourite DH: Thank you.