Courtesy Steven Bonspille On April 17, in front of a lively crowd, the Selects of College Francais (CF) were crowned the 2022 Dodge Cup Bantam AA champions. The championship, which was held in Dolbeau-Mistassini this year, assembled the top teams from across the province to duke it out for supremacy during
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A whole lotta hockey coming up
Courtesy Justin Kariwakeron Horne The weather is heating up, and so is Minor Hockey in Kahnawake as local players get ready for their end-of-season tournaments. One player to watch in this weekend’s President’s Cup action is Oniehtase James Day, captain of the U13C Mohawks team. He pulled off a double hat
Wrestling championships go ahead without Survival School
Courtesy Peter Montour Howard S. Billings High School wrestler Gabriel Ouellette-Whalen had no experience when the captain of the wrestling team, Nicholas Elliott, suggested around Halloween that he try out for the squad. Ouellette-Whalen is one of the smaller guys on the roster, according to his coach, Kahnawa’kehró:non Peter Montour. The
A hurrah for Hockeyville
Courtesy Lou Ann Stacey With only a little over a week left to earn Kraft Hockeyville “rally points,” Tammy Whitebean will be among the Kahnawa’kehró:non to take to the streets on Saturday, March 26, to give the effort a boost. Whitebean has nominated the Kahnawake Sports Complex for the annual Kraft Hockeyville
Showing Indigenous pride
Hockey donations coming to town
Spreading their love for hockey, a group of Kahnawa’kehró:non are bringing an initiative to town that will allow more community youths to enjoy the sport. Michael Stacey began an application process with the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) Goals & Dreams charitable initiative in November. Last week, he found
Shooting for Hockeyville
Senior A hockey league back in gear
Courtesy Cornwall Senior A Prowlers When the Kahnawake Sports Complex reopened three weeks ago, minor hockey coach Mike Stacey was relieved to see the community’s kids once again benefitting from all the sport has to offer. Now that the 39-year-old has returned to the ice himself, his sentiment is no different.
A shot at wrestling glory for Kyle Zachary
Courtesy Kyle Zachary Kyle Zachary is getting ready to represent Kahnawake in a Canadian wrestling competition show later this year. Wrestling Academy, created by the esteemed pro wrestler Jacques Rougeau, will pit candidates coming from anywhere coast-to-coast against each other for the chance to win $5,000 and a tryout at the
Minor hockey refs ready for the big time
(Courtesy Shooter Dailleboust) Adam Dailleboust and Matthew Stacey are just 14 and 15 years old, but that’s old enough to be calling the shots in minor hockey. The two teens have been working as referees in the Suroit Zone, encompassing Kahnawake, Chateauguay, Mercier and Ste. Martine. They referee for different age groups,