COREY KALK Sports Opens doors for Promising Athlete

Corey Kalk ’12 has played Junior A hockey for the Rangers for the past two seasons and recently committed to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire to play Division 1 hockey starting in the fall of 2014. While at CDS, Corey played hockey for the school teams from Grades 8-12. He also participated in soccer, , rugby and tennis at the CISAA level, helping CDS to win CISAA championships in both hockey and soccer. Corey feels fortunate to have had a lot of people believe in him and offer him the support and instill the confi dence to follow his dreams. Among them were his parents and grandparents, as well as some of his teachers and coaches at CDS, including Mr. Andersen, Mr. MacMillan and Mr. Milonas, and his current Coach at North York, John Dean. Corey feels fortu- According to Corey, last year nate to have had was a breakout season starting with an invitation to the fi nal se- a lot of people lection camp for Canada East in the 2012 World Junior A Chal- believe in him lenge. Later in the season, he represented the South Division and offer him the in the Central Canada Cup All- support and instill Star weekend, won the Junior his sights on Dartmouth from the beginning because it offered a great A South Division Player of the education and had a similar feel to The Country Day School – intimate the confi dence to Month for December, became a and warm. A few months later, one of the Dartmouth coaches came to 2nd team All-Star, and was Run- watch one of Corey’s games. Shortly thereafter, Corey was admitted follow his dreams. ner-up as Most Improved Player to Dartmouth and offered a spot on the hockey team beginning in the in the Ontario Junior Hockey fall of 2014. League. Corey fi nished in the top Some readers unfamiliar with the current state of affairs in Division 1 fi ve in scoring and was also the leading goal scorer in the OJHL playoffs. US college hockey may be wondering why a player graduates from high He attributes most of his success to the overall success of his team. The school in June 2012, yet does not begin university play until the fall of Rangers made it to the conference fi nals, something they had not done 2014. This is currently the norm for US D1 hockey – freshmen are now in more than a decade. 20 years old, not 18, and they are generally expected to play one or two Corey was fi rst introduced to Dartmouth College at a NCAA draft additional years of Junior Hockey before starting college or university. scouting combine held in in spring 2012. There were 15-20 Accordingly, Corey was presented with a number of options for the NCAA Division 1 and Division 3 coaches in attendance and one of his 2013-14 season. Although he was drafted this summer by the Water- coaches at the combine was a coach and recruiter for Dartmouth. He loo Black Hawks to play in the USHL in 2013-2014, he has decided to invited Corey to attend a prospect camp later that summer. While a few return to the Rangers for another season in the hopes of winning it all. other schools approached him with similar opportunities, Corey set We wish him all the best!

groups and is fi nishing up her undergraduate (NWSL) on the Breakers team. She Madolyn Noble ’10 was back on campus degree at the University of Toronto. was one of 55 national team players to make speaking to Ms. Koekkoek’s Grade 10 one of the eight NWSL clubs (23 from the Careers class last winter. She initially started Corey Burrows ’10 is studying Business with U.S., 16 each from Canada and Mexico). at The University of Western Ontario a Finance concentration at Wilfrid Laurier Previously a forward for the University of pursuing an Arts degree, but recently University and is doing his last co-op work Florida Gators last season, Adriana played switched to Ryerson University to pursue term at Mercer as a Health and Benefi ts briefl y for the Breakers before being traded to Marketing and Public Relations. Maddie Analyst in Toronto. the in July. She fi nished the reportedly loves her new program and was season playing in all 10 remaining games for able to share all sorts of insights with the ’10 was selected last January to Chicago and is currently completing her Grade 10 students. play for the National Women’s Soccer League studies at the University of Florida.

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