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Jackson Parsons is the perfect goalie
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
The Limoges goaltender was one of more than 250 players fromacross North America invited to the tryouts for a chance at one of the 17 openings on four separate teams. Success for Parsons at the start of the new year means he gets to take part in the Selects Hockey program international spring training development camp andmaybe have a place on the ECS-Q bench at the World Selects Invitational in Bolzano, Italy, over
an incredible work ethic and passion on ice.» Selects Hockey is an elite hockey prospect development program operated through LEGACY Global Sports, which works with the top hockey players in the 11 to 16-year age brackets in both North America and Europe. The development programhelps hone their skills should they wish to pursue hockey at the collegiate, junior, and professional levels. Jackson and two Rockland peewee hockey stars, Cédrick Guindon and JonathanMelee, were chosen for the Selects Hockey program following a review of their performances by an independent committee which included professional hockey coaches, league scouts, and player development specialists. «I’m honoured to be on the team,» Par- sons said. «I’m looking forward to playing against other hockey teams like Russia and Finland. It’ll be fun.» Two local businesses have gotten behind Parsons to help make sure his dream of playing in Italy will come true. Gabriel’s
Pizza in Embrun and Oligo Development Group of Embrun are providing some of the financial aid needed to cover his share of teamexpenses for the tournament. Anyone interested in also becoming a Parsons Pal can email eastcoastparsons@gmail.com. Parsons is very confident that he will prove a real goal-stopper in Italy. «I think I’m pretty good,» he said, chuckling.
Jackson Parsons loves being a goalie. As far as he’s concerned, there is no better position to play in hockey. «I just love getting hit by pucks,» said Par- sons, 11, during a weekend phone interview while he was with the rest of his teammates on the Eastern Ontario Cobras at the tour-
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nament in St-Hyacinthe, QC. «I think it’s a lot of fun.» Come spring this year, Parsons will have a chance to give his netminding skills a real workout. He won a chance at being part of the East Coast Selects-Q (ECS-Q) Minor peewee hockey team during a New Year’s Day tryouts event in Burlington, Vermont.
the April/May tournament schedule period. Parsons’ chances of making the grade for Italy appear good, based on comments from Peter Baptista, ECS-Q 04 head coach. «Jackson was superb at the tryout,» Bap- tista stated in a Selects Hockey news release. «He not only showed he has the skill to be a top hockey prospect, but also demonstrated
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