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Vankleek Hill Cougars back for another season
year with the Cougars. “!is is the $rst tryout of the season with the team,” said McGil- lis. “It’s good, fast paced. Faster than I was expecting.” McGillis is currently attending Algonquin College in computer science. Riley Sauvé is back for a third year while getting an electoral apprenticeship in Ot- tawa. “So far so good,” said Sauvé. “I don’t think I will play professionally. Maybe Junior B or back here next year.” !ere will be approximately 10 local players on the team this season inclu- ding some from Vankleek Hill, some from Hawkesbury, and some from Alexandria. !e tryout and cut process can be a bit grueling for some players. “We basically discuss what our needs are based on the returning players,” explained Bernique. “We try to recruit as many players as we can. During camp, we have inter-squad games and a few exhibition games. Myself, the coa-
DIANE HUNTER diane.hunter@eap.on.ca
!e Vankleek Hill Cougars began training camp September 11 with just about 30 players and six goalies. Some of last year’s local players will be returning, such as SamMcGillis, Riley Sauvé, Tyler Dopelhamer, Anthony Vassall, Sam Fournier and Jean-Luc !éorêt. However, there are a few that have moved on. “We lost some very important pieces this year as our captain Andrew Charlebois, our top scorer, Jonathan Arebo, our playo" top sco- rer, Jimmy Lenfesty and our heart and soul on defense, David Gravelle, all $nished their junior careers,” saidMarc Bernique, director and head coach of the Cougars. “We do have a good core of players coming back.” McGillis is back for his fourth and last
SamMcGillis and Riley Sauvé are back this season to play with the Cougars.
ching sta" and the general manager evaluate all the players and then we look at our needs and which player best $lls our needs. I try tomeet every player that we cut to give him feedback on why he was cut and what he needs to improve.” Scouts are not often present at the games, but it does happen sometimes. “It is pretty rare unless there is an exceptional player. However, we will have scouts from Junior B or Junior A come out at times,” said Bernique. “A player needs to be a stand out player and very rarely gets noticed in our league. Colle- ges usually look at Junior A leagues.” !e Cougars o"er young players high level hockey beyond minor hockey. “Like every year, we want to improve on last year,” Bernique explained. “For me it is to play hard and apply yourself. I try to teachmy players that, even though hockey is a game, you commit to the team, give it your all and don’t let your teammates down. I try to instill work ethic, pride, and learning to play together as this is a team sport. I don’t want them to look back and have regrets.” “I look forward to the season,” said Mc- Gillis. “I hope a lot of fans show up for the games.” Bernique said many of his players play more than one sport allowing kids to learn di"erent skills and diversity. “It’s going to be a good year,” exclaimed Bernique. !e Cougars will be playing an exhibi- tion game against the St. Isadore Eagles on Saturday, September 19 at the Robert Hartley Sports Complex at 7 p.m.
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#e $rst scrimmage of the year was fast paced and exciting.
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