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January 1, 2016

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Looking Back at 2015 July to December

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Downtown Dawson Creek was transformed into a car lover's dream this weekend, with more than 300 classic cars on display. Owners brought their rides in from all over B.C. and Alberta for the Mile Zero Cruisers' 21st annual Summer Cruise. MIKE CARTER PHOTO Mike Carter

Hundreds of people flooded downtown Dawson Creek as nine city blocks were closed off to showcase classic cars young and old. The Mile Zero Cruisers' 21st annual Summer Cruise drew car lovers from all over B.C. and Alberta for a weekend celebration of the automobile. After participants rolled into town Friday night, the city was filled with the sounds of revving engines and smells of gasoline, diesel fuel and car wax. A short cruise around town followed. In all, 318 cars were registered for Sunday’s main event. “It’s a little less than last year,” said Blain Massee, president of the Mile Zero Cruisers. “This morning we had some ugly clouds and we had rain in Grande Prairie and Tumbler Ridge. But, here in God’s country we had no rain, so they missed out.” Events carried on all weekend, culminating in Sunday’s Show and Shine. A classic car rally was held Saturday. Participants cruised to each of the

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event’s sponsors, collecting playing cards along the way to make a poker hand for a chance to win prizes. Hundreds of people flooded downtown Dawson Creek as nine city blocks were closed off to showcase classic cars young and old. The Mile Zero Cruisers’ 21st annual Summer Cruise drew car lovers from all over B.C. and Alberta for a weekend celebration of the automobile. After participants rolled into town Friday night, the city was filled with the sounds of revving engines and smells of gasoline, diesel fuel and car wax. A short cruise around town followed. In all, 318 cars were registered for Sunday’s main event. “It’s a little less than last year,” said Blain Massee, president of the Mile Zero Cruisers. “This morning we had some ugly clouds and we had rain in Grande Prairie and Tumbler Ridge. But, here in God’s country we had no rain, so they missed out.” Events carried on all weekend, culminating in Sunday’s Show and Shine. A classic car rally was held Saturday. Participants cruised to each of the

event’s sponsors, collecting playing cards along the way to make a poker hand for a chance to win prizes. Cont. on Page 9 Continued from Page 5 A steak dinner followed, with a cruise to Rolla Pub capping off the night. “There was an ice cream stand in Rolla,” one participant said. “I think we pretty much bought them out.” Massee noted there were a few hiccups, which were to be expected with a show of this size, but overall everything went well. For Dennis Stork of Farmington, who brought his 1968 Dodge Coronet, one of those hiccups was an exploding water pump, which left him wondering if he would make it in for the weekend. “I pre-registered, so I figured I should come anyway,” Stork said as he popped the hood and began wiping down the inside of the engine. “It’s a good thing I brought rags,” he said. dcreporter@dcdn.ca

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Police shooting victim identified

Restaurant owner recalls James McIntyre as a 'normal' and 'hard working' employee

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The B.C. Coroner's Service has identified the man killed by police outside a Dawson Creek restaurant last week as James Daniel McIntyre, 48. Officials say the man was a resident of Dawson Creek, and family members are asking for privacy. McIntyre was shot dead July 16 after allegedly confronting police outside a Dawson Creek restaurant at around 6:30 July 16. Investigators say the man was wearing a mask and refused to drop a knife. Little is known about the man, but details are emerging, including that McIntyre had worked as a dishwasher and cook's assistant at Le's Family Restaurant on 8th Street. Despite having worked there for almost four years, owner Le Nguyen said he knew little about McIntyre, saying he seemed like a "normal guy." "He was a hard worker," he told the Alaska Highway News at the restaurant Sunday, saying he "didn't know anything about him as a person." On Friday, Nguyen's son, who manages the restaurant, phoned McIntyre's mother to find out why he was not at work. Nguyen was “shocked” to discover that the victim was one of his employees. He said that the grey sweatshirt and jeans worn by the man in videos taken after the shooting appeared to be similar to clothing McIntyre wore. “I thought maybe it was him,” he said of the videos. “Somebody saw a video that looked like him, dressed like that.” When contacted by Alaska Highway News, a woman believed to be a relative said “we don’t have any comment at this time, please respect our privacy,” before hanging up. Saturday afternoon, an apartment listed for the family member was raided by Dawson Creek RCMP. However, police say that raid was connected with the disruption at a Site C event and not the shooting itself. Since the shooting, Twitter users associ-

ated with the hacker group Anonymous have claimed the victim was an associate. Two witnesses at the scene said the man appeared to be wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, which is associated with the group. Sunday morning, Anonymous “members” promising to reveal personal information about the officers involved claimed responsibility for cyber attacks that temporarily disabled some RCMP websites. Most of the websites were back up by Sunday afternoon. McIntyre was shot outside Fixx Urban Grill, which was hosting an open house on the Site C dam Thursday night. The controversial $8.8 billion dam on the Peace River has the go-ahead to begin construction from the province. Investigators originally said the victim was “believed to be connected” to a man who knocked over tables and display boards at the event. However, 24-hours later, the Independent Investigations Office revealed that man had never come into contact with police and was alive and well. Spokesperson Kellie Kilpatrick attributed the mixup to the large number of “moving parts” involved in the investigation. It is unknown whether McIntyre is associated with the Twitter user jay mack, who at 2:23 p.m. July 16 posted “Anonymous splinter group 2 attend the scheduled meeting in Dawson Creek tonight starting at 6 pm.” The user, who regularly posted links to stories about Anonymous and issues related to oil and gas, has not been active since.

A screen capture from a video posted online shows officers attending to McIntyre.

Sr. Canucks to return this year B yron Hackett

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The North Peace Hockey League will welcome back a similar South Peace presence when the season begins in the fall, as the Dawson Creek Senior Canucks will return after onyear absence. Senior Canucks General Manager

Aaron Powell informed the league on July 7 that the team would “like to once again become an active member of the NPHL for the upcoming 2015-2016 season,” an email to the league stated. Notice was sent to the rest of the NPHL teams earlier this summer and after a vote it is expected the team will return.

Last year the club asked for a oneyear absence from play after they lost several key players and weren’t able to fill a deep enough roster. The Senior Canucks finished their last regular season with a 10-10 record before bowing out in the first round of the playoffs at the hands of the Grande Prairie Athletics. sports@ahnfsj.ca

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FRACKING SAND PLANT APPROVED Jonny Wakefield

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“We’re looking at a development permit, it fits the zoning,” she said. “Anything beyond that scope I don’t think should be part of the discussion. They’ve applied, they’ve gone through the procedures to get here,

so I will be voting in favour of it.” Wiebe said earlier that construction on the site, between 8th and 15th streets, would begin sometime this fall.

A developer seeking to build a fracking sand unloading facility just blocks from downtown Dawson Creek has the go-ahead from the city council. Council officially approved the fracking sand facility at its Sept. 28 meeting, marking the end of nearly a year of rumours and heated public hearings about the development. The transload facility will Drop or mail your Have a new baby? Are you expecting? FREE birth unload silica fracking sand Don’t forget to drop off announcement to: your announcement from rail cars, which would The Alaska Highway News, to the 901-100th Avenue, then be transported by truck Alaska Highway Dawson Creek, B.C. VIG 1W2 Daily News to sites in the oil patch. Silior email: 901-100th Ave ca is used as a “proppant” in compose@dcdn.ca Dawson Creek fracking operations to hold open well bores. The project has been controversial with nearby homeowners and businesses. The facility’s biggest critic has been Doug Scott, a local investor who manages a nearby apartment building. Critics worry about the industrial facility’s location and the potential health impacts of exposure to silica dust. Proponent Darryl Wiebe maintains the facility is safe, saying it will use state-of-the-art filtration systems to minimize any risk to the public. Two councillors voted against the proposal Monday, though it was supported by a majority. “I still don’t like the location,” Coun. Terry McFadyen said. “I find it hard to believe the proponent and CN rail couldn’t find a more suitable location.” Coun. Charlie Parslow also voted against the motion. Coun. Shaely Wilbur supported the development, sayr0021152835 ing fracking sand facilities DAWSON CREEK & SO MUCH MORE are permitted under the curwww.dawsoncreekbabystore.ca • In the Dawson Creek Mall • Phone: (250) 719-0574 rent zoning.

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'Share what you know and show what you grow' Kiskatinaw Fall Fair celebrates 75 years

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rainout in 2013, it has continued on ever since. “Our motto is to share what you know and show what you grow,” she said. “We’ve really been trying to get a lot of the older things that happened in the past involved this year because it’s the 75th anniversary of this fair.” While it’s not the only fall fair to happen in the Peace Region, it’s different from these others by actively trying to promote rural work. “The big fair in Dawson Creek, there’s less participation in horticulture and home baking and those things because they concentrate on the rodeo, and we’re trying to promote the rural way of life,” she said. For Ash, it was important to keep traditions alive in an area that wasn’t as rural as it once was. “We still need agriculture to grow what we eat,” she said. “We need the things that happen in the area,” Ash said. The events ranged from contests to see who had the best chicken, an openair Sunday church service, and halter classes. Horse events also made up of the show.

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One rider, 17-year-old Orrin Roessler, could be seen Saturday riding two logs tethered to horses with rusty chains. He seemed to handle himself well, with a keen grip despite the tape covering his camouflaged hiking boots. As Roessler explains it, the way he rode was similar to the methods used to carry out trees out of the bush. In the Kiskatinaw competition, pylons represented trees and other boundary lines. “Some people like going golfing or paintballing; I like working with my horses,” he said. “It’s my hobby.” Charlene Lineham has been attending the fair for 29 years. It’s been a family tradition, as her grandchildren entered their bottle lambs into competition this year, to be judged on how good they were for meat, how deep their loins were, and more. “It’s just a good family function, and not big crowds of people,” Lineham said. “A lot of people don’t realize the work that goes behind ranching and farming.”

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The Kiskatinaw Fall Fair celebrated its 75th anniversary this past weekend. The rural fair was held on its fairgrounds in Sunset Prairie, and dozens of participants and attendees took to celebrate the farming lifestyle.

Linda Ash, the Kiskatinaw Fall Fair Association’s vice-president, said she was very proud to see this happen for 75 years. While the event has taken place place at three different locations over the course of its history, the fair eventually settled into Sunset Prairie 50 years ago. With the exception of a

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Benson Bears Down On Olympics Byron Hackett

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On the track at the Olympic games in just under a year, a local resident could stand before the massive crowd in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, a long way from the trails of Tomslake she grew up training on. She would probably give a cautious wave, not nervous about racing though, because that’s just never been her style. The 24-year-old is living on borrowed time in the track and field racing world, a relative unknown a year ago and extremely new to track and field, having only raced in a handful of top competitions and now potentially competing in two Olympic races. Fiona Benson is that girl, who grew up just outside of Dawson Creek and doesn’t yet know what the next 11 months will hold for her. What she is doing is embracing the ride that continues to rise to the top with no intention of slowing down or finding a decline. After Benson took the Canadian track world by storm in qualifying for the 2015 Beijing IAAF Track and Field Championships in the 800 metre, she continued her rise with a personal best 1:59.59 that gave her another time under the prestigious two–minute mark this year. On the Canadian side only Benson and world champion silver medalist Melissa Bishop have cracked that mark this year and are two of the five Canadian women in history to break the mark. “My main emotion coming out of Worlds was excitement for when I race more, race better, and run faster,” Benson said about her race in the semi’s when she finished fifth, but with a personal best. “It was certainly not one of my strongest races; at the same time I'm so grateful for this season and the chances I have now to really earn my stripes and become a skilled runner, instead of crossing my fingers and hoping things go my way.” Benson followed that up

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800m runner Fiona Benson (far right) leads the pack at the Harry Jerome Classic in Burnaby on June 8. Benson finished the race in a time of 2:01.48, just eight one hundredths of a second behind winner Jessica Smith.

with an Olympic standard qualifying race in the 1,500m to close out her season in Italy. “I'm pretty confident that one day I could be better at the 1,500 than the 800. Last week, though, I wasn't going to call it,” she said of her 4:05 time that ranks number one among Canadian women in the distance in 2015 by more than a second. “I went to Europe for the extra travelling and racing experience, and if the season's fitness translated into a 1,500m standard that was a huge bonus, and a real head start on next year's goals.” Benson added the most valuable lesson she learned between Beijing and Italy was really putting together what it takes to be a professional runner. “Running can be lonely,” she said. “The best part of Beijing was probably meeting a bunch of people who all share the lifestyle; it makes the idea of 'running pro' more normal and do-able. When I went to Europe to race after I actually saw people I recognized, and that was great.” As for her goals in 2016, with two Olympic qualifying times, it means she can spend the year focusing on whichever discipline she wants, with the assurance that she can likely go to the Olympics in the event she chooses. It’s still too early to tell. “The 1,500m has been my favourite distance since the first time I raced it, and I think it will be my ultimate focus,” she said. “This year just worked out better to chase the 800m, and I think it worked really well with my experience level and fitness base, but we've got a year to decide which will be my stronger event in 2016. Luckily they complement each other well; I think I can work on speed with the 800 and strength with the 1,500 during the regular track season, and make the final decision closer to the Olympics.” sports@ahnfsj.ca

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When Col. Chris Hadfield comes to town, he means business. According to those who spent time with the renowned Canadian astronaut during his 24 hours or so in Dawson Creek last week, Hadfield is meticulous in his planning and forthright about what you can expect from him. “Pretty near every minute of his time was booked from the minute we (picked) him up from the airport until we (dropped) him off the next morning,” said Dale Campbell, a Rotarian and co-chair of the District 5370 Rotary Conference organizing committee. “He’s a very organized individual and he wants to make sure that we get our money’s worth.” Of course, Hadfield is used to having every minute detail planned ahead of time to avoid all possible error. After all, you don’t want things going sideways when you’re in space. So, when Hadfield began his presentation at the Encana Events Centre Saturday night with endless feedback from his microphone, he appeared a bit peeved. But like a pro, he made it part of the act. “I came here to explore the idea of: ‘What If?’” he began, referring to the conference theme as the mic squealed. “What if we didn’t have feedback?” The audience laughed. It was that friendly jab that let us know Hadfield is able to connect with just about anyone. On top of the well-known abilities that made him commander the International Space Station (ISS), he’s a people person as well. Over the course of the next 60-orso minutes, the packed Encana Centre crowd was taken on a journey through space, and the colonel did not disappoint. Beyond the need for perfection, Hadfield harbours a passion for learning and exploration, and it’s something he wants to share. During his stay as commander of the International Space Station from Dec. 21, 2012 to May 13, 2013, Hadfield carried out 130 experiments in 146 days, including a stretch that February when he and his crew conducted a record-setting 71 hours of research. Cont. on Page 15 When he wasn’t revealing clues about the possible existence of dark matter, or probing the extreme physical toll that living in microgravity has on the human

body, Hadfield was reinvigorating people around the world with a sense of adventure as part of a social experiment. He was sharing photos of what he saw and describing how it made him feel. For Twitter users across the world, it was like a front seat at the peep show. It was NASA tapping into our everyday lives. The bygone era of the Apollo 11 moon landing (the mission that inspired Hadfield to be an astronaut) was once again made relevant, this time through social media. “This is right on the edge of ‘What If?,’’ he said in Dawson Creek. “What if you could see the whole world?” From the ISS, “you get a real, direct and unfettered sense of the age of the world and its gorgeousness,” he said. Hadfield described floating through the space station with a loaded camera card in his pocket to a laptop with a “primitive” Internet connection. Instead of having to keep the magic in his pocket until his return to earth, “I could immediately type the words of whatever this picture meant to me and then hit send,” he said. From a glance out the window, he could see Florida, the Bahamas, and the entire eastern seaboard up to the Great Lakes. He saw the unique colours of each continent. “There are glass windows on the floor of the ISS so that the whole thing glows with the colours of the world,” he said. “You know immediately when you are over Australia because the whole space station is glowing orange, yellow, purple, and red.” Over the course of his nearly five months in space, Hadfield’s Twitter following grew to 1.2 million people. “We weren’t trying to sell or convince anybody of anything,” he said. “This was just an invitation to see what I was seeing and feel it the way I was feeling it.” It was a rare and powerful social experiment that paid off for NASA. As his Twitter following grew, so did the number of people who were looking at scientific data on the ISS website. “If people take an honest interest in what you’re doing as another human being, then you will change their behaviour,” he said. “You’ll open up their eyes.” Since his mission, NASA has refocused its social media strategies, he says. “They use it really extensively now as a

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way to let people share in some of the incredible things that are happening.” His take away? This sort of connectivity and immediate, total experience is only a hint of what is to come. “Social media is really poorly used,” he said. “We’re just starting to understand it. But, it’s an immensely powerful communication tool. It’s a democratization of thought all around the world and it’s going to be amazing to watch what it does over the next decade.” MIKE CARTER PHOTO

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Team USA finds a slice of home half a world away Mike Carter

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DAWSON CREEK — Half a world away, a group of American teenagers found a little piece of home in Dawson Creek. Not knowing what they were walking into, the 20 teens from Team USA, along with their coaches and USA Hockey representatives in town for the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, strolled into the downtown Alaska Highway House museum on Oct. 31 and were astounded at what they saw. Most did not know that the town would not be what it is today if it weren’t for the U.S. military, which used the area as a base camp for the construction of the Alaska Highway in 1942 to serve as a north-south supply route during the Second World War. It’s a little-known piece of their country’s history that they were introduced to for the first time. “I didn’t know much about it,” assistant coach Eric Fohr said. “It’ll be a good little history lesson for the team that they wouldn’t get otherwise.” In the United States National Development Team program, the team plays together for two years, travelling to international events. So, head coach Don Granato isn’t too much worried about team building at this point with exercises like this. “This is not a hockey day,” he said. “This is beyond hockey, this is a life day. It’s more about how this is important history.” How did this all come about? Hockey USA representatives, some of whom have travelled the highway before and have been to Dawson Creek, approached staff at the local tourism office to set up a private tour. “It’s great that they have this place and people that can explain to us in detail what this is all about,” Granato said. Of the three big trips the team does each year, they always try to take the team out to learn about the local history of the places they visit, Fohr added. Finding a slice of home ice advantage in a semi-remote northern Canadian town is something coach Granato might use to help his team’s mental prepain the lead-up 'In the United States, ration to the tournament. they grow up on “This is a fun event the Underbaseball, football, because 17s, (the players) basketball, and really have no idea what they’re in for,” Hollywood movies. he said. “They don’t Hockey isn't at the have any experience. So, by the time forefront and as much you get these guys to Under-18 year, a part of the social the they’ve had three fabric as it is events at least where had internahere in Canada.' they’ve tional competition.” The team's win over Canada Red on — Don Granato, Oct. 30 was the first head coach, Team USA time the group had played against an-

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ABOVE: Team USA was guided through the displays at the Alaska Highway House by Tourism Dawson Creek’s Austin Weaver and Joyce Lee.

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RIGHT: Team USA filters into the Alaska Highway House in Dawson Creek on Oct. 31. 'This is beyond hockey, this is a life day. It's more about how this is important history,' head coach Don Granato said.

other country. “This is what our program is for,” Granato said. “It's set up so we give them two years against international competition, with our jersey on, and they get not only the experience, but the pride. “In Canada, you don't have to help your players develop pride in (their national hockey program), they grow up on it. In the United States, they grow up on baseball, football, basketball, and Hollywood movies. Hockey isn't

at the forefront and as much a part of the social fabric as it is here in Canada. For us, it's different. We have to work at getting our players, that are passionate about the game, exposure at a high level.” Over the next week, the coaching staff and the players will learn where they fit as a hockey team on the international stage. Saturday afternoon, they learned about the contributions their country made on that same stage, shaping a town from its pioneer roots into what it is today.

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NO CHILD LEFT HUNGRY

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At first, Tim Schilds wasn't sure if he had enough volunteers to whip up more than 285,000 meal packages for impoverished school children across the world. But on Sunday, Dawson Creek residents turned up in droves to the Encana Events Centre to pack 286,848 meals as part of the Stop Hunger Now initiative as part of the Rotary District 5370 2015 What If? Conference. "I was absolutely thrilled. The number of people that came out on Sunday especially blew me away," said Schilds, the governor of District 5370. There were some 200 volunteers per shift, according to Schilds, working to pack dehydrated meals of rice, soy, vegetables, flavouring and vitamins. On Sunday, the first shift of volunteers packed 67,000 meals, but the second shift would not be outdone, packaging 73,000 meals. The third shift packaged 47,000 meals. "It was only so low because we ran out of vitamin packets," Schilds said. The meals are currently on their way to California, where they will then be shipped to schools in either Gautemala,

Honduras, or the Phillippines. "This meal is the only meal that most of their students get in a day," Schilds said. "That's how they actually get them to school, because they're going to get fed, and (at the same time) get an education, which is the only way we can bring them out of poverty." The meal drive was the first of its kind to be held this far north, according to Schilds. He added other cities across Western Canada that are part of District 5370â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lloydminster, Grande Prairie, Whitecourt, St. Albert, and Vermillion among themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;have all indicated they want to host a Stop Hunger Now meal drive in their community. But Schilds saved his biggest praise for Dawson Creek. "Dawson Creek has always been great when we have a Rotary event, and they topped it off with this. We have an amazing community," he said. "It's an absolutely amazing way to help somebody across the world. The amount of fellowship we had while packaging the meals, it's a really feel good event to bring the community together and feel good about helping others." editor@ahnfsj.ca

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Owen Tippett was elevated to hero status in Dawson Creek on Saturday at the World Under 17 Hockey Challenge. The 16-year-old almost single-handedly propelled Canada White to a 6-2 gold medal win over Russia as the winger put home three goals in the biggest game of his young hockey career. "Owen Tippett tonight— three goals, the guy's a game breaker. He’s ready to go at all times. But he also did some great back checking, tracking and great forechecking,” Canada White Head Coach Scott Walker said after the game. It was the first time Canada had won gold at the event since 2011. “It’s unbelievable. I can’t even explain it really. It’s pretty surreal playing in front of a crowd like that," said assistant captain Jaret Anderson-Dolan, who won a number of key faceoffs for Canada White and had a late second period goal. "They were buzzing all night and everybody feed off it. It was unreal." Tippett scored a minute and a half into the game and got the fans at the Encana

Canada White draped in gold with 6-2 win over Russia

the Russian net, Events Centre all an extremely worked up, before surprising move Russia spoiled the in a 3-2 game party. considering he They scored was named the twice in the span top goalie of the of six minutes to tournament folsilence the Canalowing the final. dians. Arseni Akh“We were saymetov, who had ing in the room not played a just stick to it,” DENNIS PAJOT/HOCKEY CANADA IMAGES minute in the Anderson-Dolan said about the Canada White forward Owen Tippett cel- t o u r n a m e n t , message when ebrates one of three goals he scored in the held his own for his team was World Under-17 Hockey Challenge gold medal a brief moment before Canada trailing 2-1 after game. broke things 20 minutes. “We had come back in a couple games this tour- open in the third period. That included a nament and there was never a doubt that bullet of a one-timer from Tippett. “It wasn’t coming [earlier in the tournawe were going to come back. We were all positive in the room and we just stuck to the ment] and today was the day I guess,” the humble forward noted about his breakout Canadian way and it ended up good.” Early in the second, the Tippett show be- performance. Matthew Struthers scored the sixth Cangan. The Peterborough native scored on the ada White goal short-handed in the third. Ian Scott manned the net again for Canpower play 33 seconds into the period. A second Canadian goal from Gabe ada White and while few of his 21 saves will Vilardi sent Maxim Zhukov fleeing from make his career highlight reel, steadiness

was once again his calling card. “Unbelievable, “Walker said. “So composed, so calm in the net, he’s a lovable guy off the ice. He’s very confident and you could tell that the players believed in him.” What seemed to separate Canada White was the way they were able to come together as a collective when the games became the most important. “They have a high level of talent and skill and all that stuff,” Walker added. “But you know the little things they learned and the little things they were doing at the end of it are what’s going to make them pros. They were blocking shots and getting pucks in deep, cycling. We talk about that all the time, all the great things they can do.“ Although Tippett wasn’t able to collect the few hats that fluttered onto the Encana Events Centre ice after his third goal, he was quick to thank the fans of Dawson Creek for the continued support throughout the tournament. “We couldn’t thank them more,” he said. “They supported us every game and every shift, it was all for them and we wouldn’t have done it without their momentum.” sports@ahnfsj.ca

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