Cameron Pound comes “home” to Canada SPORTS
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his opposition. He can further confuse his opponents with a fast switch of the grip on his hockey stick while moving the puck. “I am lefthanded,” he said, smiling, “but I can play both (hands).” He is more than happy with the results so far of his time spent at the academy. Af- ter his #rst year at the academy, when he returned home to England he quali#ed to play on Great Britain’s Under 18 squad. Af- ter this term is over, he might be eligible for England’s national men’s team. While his mother teases him that “if I’m
not getting good grades, she’ll send me home,” Pound is very happy with his new Canadian lifestyle. After he graduates from the academy, he has hopes of maybe #nd- ing a berth with an Ontario Hockey League club or maybe play with one of the colle- giate teams in either Canada or the States. Maybe even see if he can put the Pound family name on the roster of the National Hockey League. “Everyone’s goal is the NHL,” he said, grin- ning. “ ‘Course I wanna go there. Without a doubt.”
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R OC KL AN D | If the puck luck is with him, C ameron Pound could make good on the N HL dream his dad, Ian, almost enjoyed living. Hailing from the West Midlands, birth- place to England’s Industrial Revolution, the 15-year-old second-year student at the Canadian International Hockey Academy (CIHA) has enjoyed exploring his canuck roots while sharpening his icework skills. It’s how he explains the passion for a Canadian winter sport in his British soul. “I’ve got a connection to it,” he said, grin- ning. “I’m half Canadian.” His father, Ian, is from Ottawa and used to play for some of the Ontario league clubs, earning himself a draft pick opportunity with the Chicago Blackhawks. But then he moved to England, leaving his NHL dreams behind. Now his son is here to bring the Pound name back into play. “I played other sports,” he said. “Typi- cal British sports. Then I saw a $yer about hockey. I tried it, loved it, and I never looked back. I love the intensity of it. I love the skill of the game.” He also likes the almost-worldwide pres- ence of hockey. He cites the CIHA’s own student body, with fellow fans of the sport fromAmerica, Australia, Japan and Korea, as BUY A TOWNHOME BEFORE THE NEW YEAR AND GET 5 FREE APPLIANCES AND $2,000 OF FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES * Early Spring 2015 delivery
proof that hockey is a globetrotting game. Coming “home” to Canada to learn how to play the game better seemed a natural decision to Pound. Rockland-based CIHA being so close to his dad’s old stomping grounds was just one of several reasons why he chose to pursue his studies on and o" the ice here. “There’s not many schools like this,” he said,“where they play hockey all year round. And my dad already knew Guy (Girouard, CIHA director of hockey).” The #ve-foot-eleven, 145-pound defence- man favours a lefthanded style of play, which may prove disconcerting to some of
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The arena at the hockey academy is Cameron Pound’s new home away from home. Some day maybe it will be the Sensplex or the Maple Leaf Gardens if his own NHL dream comes true.
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The Panthers scored a second goal at 14:25 in the third period when Tyler Jodoin got one past Rockland goalie Jean-Philippe Giroux, with the help of Adam Fillion. The Nats replied #ercely with three goals slammed into the net by Alexandre Lauzon, Patrick Johnson and Patrick Sevigny. The Nats took the game in the end with 7-2 on the scoreboard. “Nats goalie, Giroux, played a terri#c game”, said Panthers coach Jay Campbell. It is the hope that this victory will fuel the Nat’s determination this Sunday as they face the Saint-Isidore Eagles at the CIHA Arena, at 2:30 p.m. The Nats still need to win a couple of games to get out of the basement in the league standings. Right now, they’re showing four wins and 13 losses, giving a total of eight points.
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A fter su!ering "ve consecutive losses, the Rockland N ationals bounced back and got the best on the N ational C apital Junior Hockey League lead club, the Embrun Panthers, S unday, at the C IH arena. The Nats took the lead 2-1 in the #rst period thanks to goals by Patrick MacIntyre and Eric McDougall. The Panthers got one shot in, from Josh Renaud, at the end of the #rst period, leaving the score 2-1. In the second period, the Panthers just didn’t show up as the Nats took a comfortable lead of 4-2 with goals by David Marshall and Stephen Evan.
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