Staking Oakville's Claim to John Tavares

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33 | Friday, April 17, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com - - - Channell and McKibbon cur Oakville residents Nicole Cece,Oakville residents and conditioningThe strength Players selected for this camp and con- Following the strength Cur Bourbonnais, Edgar, Cece, lew and Maltais won an Ontario Hockey Association title Women’s with the intermediate Hornets ofpart O’Neill was weekend. last Hockey Women’s the Provincial champion Stoney CreekLeague and Agnew played for theSabres, Mississauga Chiefs. PWHL’s play at the University ofrently Capizzano is at and Wisconsin, Boston College. Ten local players local Ten to Hockey invited Canada camp women with Oakville connec- Ten among the 102 players se- tions are to attendlected by Hockey Canada and condition- a summer strength women’s ing camp for its national program. Lindsay Agnew and Julia Edgar, Kristin O’Neill, as well as Oakville intermediate AA Hornets players Bourbonnais, Amy CurlewJaime candidates are Maltais, Emma and national women’s for Canada’s Melissa team. Oakville’s under-18 Channell, Kristyn Capizzano and Sydney McKibbon will attend the of the as potential members camp devel- Canadian national women’s opment squad. in for May 6-10 camp, scheduled Hamilton, marks the first activity for the 2015-16 season for Can- program, women’s national ada’s and is a building block towards world championships during the season. the Ca- in consideration for are nadian teams that will compete the series against in three-game wellas this summer, States United world as at the 2016 U18 women’s and 2016 Nationschampionship national Cup, and with Canada’s team. women’s ditioning camp, Hockey Canada scouts will continue to evaluate players at additional national team camps in August, and as they compete with their club and school and na- teams at various provincial tional events, including the 2016 Esso Cup (the national female bothchampionship) and midget NCAA and Canadian Interuniver competition. sity Sport “Connected to your Community” to your “Connected “John worked so hard to get on that team,” “John worked so hard If any- given any extra benefits. “He wasn’t team of MacDougall’s roster the cracked John MacDougall, who has stayed in touch with team- former any invites also MacDougall money, charity some raise to like also “We’d buddies and people “I think all (of John’s) - this will establish his true resi “Hopefully, Barb said of her 1990-born son, whose uncleBarb said of her 1990-born son, whose John is the National La- brother) (father Joe’s all-time leading scorer. League’s crosse didn’t He butt. the in kicks more got he thing, John was al- ask for anything special, either. ways the type that said ‘I want to work for it.’” later, years few A old. years nine was he when - would be named the MVP of the pro Tavares vincial championships, even though the Hawks finished third. last to Pittsburgh over the years, drove Tavares in ac- weekend to watch the Islanders centre tion against the Penguins. During MacDougall’s that will signed jerseys and shirts visit, Tavares prizes at Monaghan’s as raffle out be offered during the Islanders’ game nights in the playoffs. or to contribute pictures mates of Tavares memorabilia to the displays, noting the items following the playoffs. will be returned so we’ll be sitting down with Rob and Barb to together This got thrown determine the charity. said Claudio Serrao, one of the very quickly,” co-owners at Monaghan’s. who look up to him would love to have one of he added. these T-shirts,” dency.” Sports Islanders playoff games will be prominently games will be prominently Islanders playoff to include a The menu has also been altered I road. the on bring to easy “Patyczkies were “The trick is the marinating. And make sure team Oakville Hawks lacrosse MacDougall’s the team of 1988 and Several players from featured, with sound, on the Monaghan’s tele- the Monaghan’s with sound, on featured, - both Ta visions. Displays of memorabilia from days in minor hockey — which started vares’s be- with the Minor Oaks Hockey Association Hockey Toronto he left for the Greater fore set up in the League — and in the OMLA are hung on the are banners of support restaurant, designed by Mac- T-shirts walls, and Tavares Dougall will be given away. thatmeals home-cooked favourite John’s few of and Polish background. his Portuguese reflect stick),a on (meat patyczki the sampled Barb veal parmesan and cabbage rolls perogies, did not favourite, barbecued sardines, (John’s they tasted up to ensure make the cut) Tuesday to her standards. always did them with pork,” Barb recalled. you leave some of the fat in there.” level in OMLA system one age up played Tavares always wanted to was the one John Tavares as play on as a kid. Though the players were many as two years older than John, they were polished (wearing new MacDougall-designed (a organized jerseys each season), they were at an early trait Barb taught John to appreciate good. age), and they were years went on to play professional 1989 birth and some have since flourished in lacrosse, other sports. - playoffs. the Beaver

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