“I think we always knew from young age he loved hockey and he was focused to do well. We wanted to support him with whatever direction he wanted to go. We just had fun watching him have so much fun.” Family life is chaotic enough with one budding hockey player in the house, but the Suzukis had two. Nick’s younger brother, Ryan, plays for the Chicago Wolves. “We had to divide and conquer,” Amanda says. “Not many family dinners together. Lots and lots of road trips and tournaments.” Amanda works for the Ontario Ministry of Finance and Rob is a dentist. Add hockey to the mix and everyone’s schedule gets awfully busy. Fortunately, having hockey kids made the Suzukis part of a tight community and Amanda says lots of people helped out. “As we had lots of practices and games, we would need some
A Byron Dream Goes Olympic by Lisa Brandt
Byron had a special reason to cheer on our athletes just a little louder at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Pro hockey player Nick Suzuki, who grew up in Byron and whose parents are Byron residents, made his debut on the Canadian men’s team. In his career so far Suzuki has become captain of the Montreal Canadiens, has already made it to the Stanley Cup finals (2021), and has been the Molson Cup player of the year four times. Nick’s mother, Amanda, and father Ron, traveled to Italy to cheer on their son and the rest of Team Canada competing at the games. Byron Villager com- municated with Amanda while she was at the games about Nick’s upbringing in Byron. They moved here in 2000 and love the warmth of they Byron communi-
Nick on the ice at the Milano Cortina Olympics 2026
Nick on the driveway on Fairlane Ave, Byron
ty. Amanda says Nick was a quiet child who loved school and started skating at the age of three. He played soccer and other sports, but hockey was his favourite.
assistance with taking kids to and from arenas. We could not have done it without teammates’ parents and, of course, our extended family.”
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Employee of the Month January
Nowadays excellent customer service is considered as the biggest merit that a company can earn. It is the attribute that people value more than good price of a product or even more than its quality. Byron Pizza has always exceeded in customer service and now we’d like to recognize these valuable employees.
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