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Sam McGillis can’t imagine a life without hockey

DIANE HUNTER diane.hunter@eap.on.ca

best memories are from hockey.” Now studying at Algonquin College, McGillis is looking toward the next part of his life. “I’ll still play hockey,” he laughed. “I’ll probably play in some beer league or something like that.” McGillis has played a lot of sports in

Twenty-one-year-old Sam McGillis has been playing hockey for more than 18 years. He has enjoyed every minute of it, but was never caught up in the NHL dream, or at least not for very long. “I think I was one of the more realistic guys and realized

his life and feels some other sport would have been his focus if hockey hadn’t been an option. “I played soccer, basketball, and ball hockey,” e x p l a i n e d McGillis. “I played prettymuch every sport I could.” S t u d y i n g C o m p u t e r P r o g r a m i n g , McGillis is looking for a co-op for the summer, and will be graduating by the end of the year. “Something

that playing for the NHL wasn’t going to happen. Very few players get there,” smiled McGillis. “Instead of focusing on not getting there, I tried to havemore fun with hockey.” As #18 for the Vankleek Hill Cougars, the six foot five McGillis is on the ice five or

SamMcGillis can’t imagine a life without hockey; however, he said, if hockey hadn’t been an option, he would have been involved in one of the many other sports he has played. — Diane Hunter

SamMcGillis on the ice. — Diane Hunter

six hours a week for practice, as well as a few games each week. The Cougars started the season off well, but have only won one out of six games so far this year. This is the last year McGillis will be playing for the Cougars. He said he has no regrets with his hockey career. “Some of my

like a junior software developer, or web developer would be good,” said McGillis. “I think software developer is what I would prefer.” McGillis graduated from Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute (VCI) in 2013. Hismother, AnnaMarieMcGillis, is fromVankleek Hill,

where they have lived for the past 17 years with his father, Garrett McGillis, and siblings. His father is fromAlexandria, whereMcGillis was born and lived until he was 4-years old. His mother works at Tulmar, and his father works as a pipeline inspector. “I think I liked living in the country when

I was younger,” admittedMcGillis. “But now that I am older, if no one is around, there isn’t much to do, and it gets boring. I would prefer to live in the city.” McGillis plans on moving into the city when he graduates from college and starts the next chapter of his life.

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