Hockey talent runs in this family. Joel Mongeon is on the 2018 Telus Cup host team, the Nickel Capital Wolves AAA Midgets. His dad, Dr. Guy Mongeon, played for Sudbury at the 1987 National Midget Championship in Gloucester.
Their story is part of the Sudbury Living Spring issue’s cover feature on the Telus Cup. Six top teams of young men from throughout Canada and, many of their parents, will be in Sudbury from April 23 to April 29 for Canada’s National Midget Championship. The host team, is our team, the Nickel Capital Wolves.
“The crowd gives the players energy and they often play better with home support,” Joel told Sudbury Living.
This will be the sixth time a team from Sudbury has competed in the national championships.
The Telus Cup is as good as it gets in Canadian minor hockey. A number of future NHLers have taken part since its inception in 1974, including 53 first-round draft picks, three No. 1 selections (Gord Kluzak, Wendel Clark and Sidney Crosby) and eight future Hockey Hall of Fame inductees (Glenn Anderson, Ron Francis, Mike Gartner, Al MacInnis, Larry Murphy, Patrick Roy, Joe Sakic and Steve Yzerman).
Tammy Simpson is the executive director of the Sudbury Minor Hockey Association, and co-chair of TELUS Cup organizing committee. Veteran hockey coach Barry McCrory is her co-chair.
The Spring issue also features an article on Sudbury’s contribution to Canada’s national sport.
