January 9 2015

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Volume 55 Number 01

Friday, January 9, 2015

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49th edition of annual Boxing Day hockey game in the books

Nickel Belt News photo courtesy of Cathy Stabback Back row, left to right: Ted Stabback, Tanner Korchinski, Jordan Crone, Jesse Enns, Jean Guy Trudeau, Danny Roberts, Danny Otto, Alex Francis, Dustin Lamontange, Nick Norlock, Jake Hunter, Rene Gagnon, Mark Steeves and Sadie Stabback (referee). Front row, left to right: Brianne McLaughlin, Riley Eastman, Calvin Cairns, Kaitlyn Drews, Davey Roberts, Kyle McLaughlin, Rick Stabback and Mitchell Reid. (Missing: Lance Chartrand) The annual Boxing Day hockey game took place on the afternoon of (you guessed it) Dec. 26 and with 22 players and over 50 spectators in attendance it was once again deemed a huge success. Longtime organizer and a steady (albeit slowing) defenceman, Ted Stabback noted that the 2014 game itself was a bit of a wash. If one is to believe Stabback’s overview of the contest, he was adamant that his team was vastly superior in talent, skill, and I’m pretty sure he even said they were sharper dressers off the ice too! Nevertheless, the game saw three goalies splitting duties between the

two teams – team ‘Black’ and team ‘White.’ These goaltenders were Davey Roberts, Lance Chartrand and, from the midget AAA Norman Northstars, Mark Steeves. Stabback maintained that no matter how well any of the goalies for the ‘Black’ sweaters played, they were faced with superior and intense firepower from the ‘White’ squad. “In what was a foregone conclusion, and soon after the opening faceoff, the ‘White’ team handed their counterparts a sound trashing,” said Stabback. “I’m hoping that before next year, they can come up with a little more effort and at least try to make the game a bit more

My Take on Snow Lake mjaxon@gillamnet.com

Marc Jackson interesting,” he added. On the topic of next year’s game, it will be the 50th anniversary of the first time this event was held and as such some think that it should involve a little pomp and circumstance and perhaps a few more players and a whole lot more spectators! Fifty years is a long time for

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something as unorganized as a hockey game made up of anyone home for Christmas to carry on and it very likely should be celebrated on a larger and somewhat more structured basis. That being said, the call will go out to the community in coming weeks and no doubt directly prior to the 50th anniversary and

hopefully they can do it up in a way that the players and community can be proud of. Those playing in this year’s annual game were: Ted Stabback, Tanner Korchinski, Jordan Crone, Jesse Enns, Jean Guy Trudeau, Danny Roberts, Danny Otto, Alex Francis, Dustin Lamontange, Nick Norlock, Jake Hunter, Rene Gagnon, Mark Steeves, Sadie Stabback (referee), Brianne McLaughlin, Riley Eastman, Calvin Cairns, Kaitlyn Drews, Davey Roberts, Kyle McLaughlin, Rick Stabback, Mitchell Reid and Lance Chartrand. Of note, the coming year will also feature one other 50th celebration.

This will be the golden anniversary of the fi rst Snow Lake high school graduation. Up until the graduation class of 1965, students could only attain a Grade 11 education in Snow Lake. Anyone wanting to further their studies had to travel elsewhere to graduate. Apparently there were a number of youths in the 1964/65 Grade 12 class, but only six graduated. They were: Jim Syms, Dave Wooley, Keith Miller, Doreen Rachuk, Karen Johannson, and Cheryl Bitzer. The three gents graduated with a University Entrance (UE) standing and all three went on to earn masters degrees in various disciplines.

LET’S GO NORTHSTARS, LET’S GO!!!

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