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Ottawa This Week - Nepean - DECEMBER 23, 2010
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BRETT NORRIS
Raiders forward accepts U.S. scholarship DANIEL NUGENT-BOWMAN daniel.bowman@metroland.com
Fresh off defenceman Ryan Johnston committing to Colgate University for the 2012-13 season last month, the Nepean Raiders learned they will be saying goodbye to another important player at the end of the following year. Leading scorer Brent Norris has agreed to play for NCAA’s Div. 1 Providence College and will join the team in the fall of 2012. The centreman made his decision on Dec. 12. “As soon as I went down to the campus, I felt it was right,” he said following a sixpoint effort against the Carleton Place Canadians on Dec. 19. “The coaches there were great, the hockey program’s amazing. I just knew it was the right fit for me.” Through 38 games, Norris sits ninth in
CHL scoring with 44 points, on 25 goals and 19 assists. The Nepean native also picked up an assist in the Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game – meant for NHL draft eligible players – as his Team East won both its matches over Team West on Dec. 7 and 8. “Brent Norris has NHL skill sets,” Raiders head coach and general manager Peter Goulet said. “He’s a got a tonne of upside and he’s a great kid to coach.” While Providence has a tradition of grooming NHL-calibre players and coaches like New Jersey Devils executive Lou Lamoriello and Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson and general manager Brian Burke, Norris said he made his decisions based on his best interests. But that pedigree didn’t hurt. “It’s a great hockey program that’s brought players to the NHL,” he said. “It was an easy decision.”
GOLDEN MOMENT The Nepean Hotspurs Soccer Club (NHSC) is pleased to announce that the Nepean Hotspurs Heat (U13GL3) emerged as champions in the U-14 FAA division of the “Les 36 Heures de Soccer”, which was held Dec. 11 and 12 in Laval, Quebec. After a convincing semi-final 3-0 win over the RDP Thunder, the Heat drew to a 0 – 0 tie with the Roussillon Rapides in an exciting well-matched final. The Heat went on to win gold in a 3 – 2 penalty shoot-out. 434278