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The NHL season starts tonight with three games; the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks host Washington, Winnipeg is at Edmonton and OF COURSE, the greatest team in hockey, the Toronto Maple Leafs start the season in Montreal facing the Canadiens who have not won a Stanley Cup since 1993.
Naturally, the commencement of one sporting season generally coincides with the conclusion of another.
In the case of the Owen Sound Garb & Gear NorthStars Junior B lacrosse team, they officially closed their year on Saturday with their year end awards day.
Ryan Hamelin won 3 trophies including team MVP.
Micah Marcella, Grayham Santin, Josh Deyell, Dean Nixon, Boyd McLay plus Spencer Elder & Brenden Welsh also won club honours.
The Garb & Gear squad is dealing with two areas that need to be attended to.
First, the operation of the club is an ongoing focus.
While the Junior B NorthStars are in a healthy financial state, they’re far from affluent, which means fundraising and sponsorship campaigns are a must for their survival.
And of equal significance, the club which has not made the playoffs since 2010 wants to return to the post season and be a force once again in Junior B Lacrosse.
The operation of the Garb & Gear NorthStars on the floor and off the floor will get plenty of attention from the insiders between now and the start of next season.
And while the NorthStars brass is attending to that, we’ll watch NHL Hockey starting tonight
I’m Fred Wallace