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St-François Journal Denis Bourbonnais Note: French Translation done by Google Translation Tool May 9, 2007 - After a hiatus of 30 years, the junior crosse does a return some forces to Salaberry-of-Valleyfield. Tomorrow (Thursday) evening, the amateurs will be able to renew with a sport that did to vibrate the Campivallensiens during the years' 70 while the Astérix of Valleyfield will be the hosts of the Patriots of Longueuil to the aréna of Holy timothée to count of 20 h. Those that lived the beautiful years of the national sport of the Canada in summer will rediscover then familiar names on the cubicle. The résurrection of the Astérix will allow perpetuating a tradition that will see several young players of age 16 to 21 years to follow the tracks of their father or of a near one of their family. The discount of the torch will be besides underlined at the time of a ceremony that risks being strong in emotions.
Primeau, Rougeau, Leboeuf and other… Does special, a doubled other of brothers will occupy the same positions, in this case Carl (custodian) and Michael Greer (before), the sons of the ex-portier Daniel Greer. Maxim Primeau, sons of Sylvain and nephew of the honor president of the team, Michel Primeau, will be line just as Philippe Rougeau, sons of Maurice and Rock nephew. The other players with astérix blood flowing in the veins are John christophe Cyr, sons of Daniel and nephew of the entraîneur-adjoint Michel Cyr, Similar Étienne (nephew of Richard) and John christian Gauthier (nephew of Sylvain). "No other equips cannot praise itself to have such a tradition from father to son or of uncle to nephew" to assert the president of the Astérix, Manon Pigeon. Hockeyeurs or former players sons will be equally on the part inaugural of which Samuel Daoust, Brave of Valleyfield, Dominic McSween (Vaudreuil), marc-éric Sirois (Stars of Beauval), Jonathan Pigeon (sons of Guy) and Dominik Gougeon, the brother of the custodian of the Infantrymen of Drummondville, Maxim Gougeon. One will be able to see also in action Tommy Bergeron, sons of the hydroplanes pilot Claude Bergeron. The list of the some 30 players that retrieved themselves to the new junior team understands in addition Mathieu Allard, Alexander Bergevin, marc-andré Bourdeau, Michael Chouinard, John nicolas Daoust, Guillaume Gilded Moïse, Jérémie Dumouchel, Sébastien Éthier Giuseppe Galetto, Alexander Jutras, Sébastien Lacoste, Guillaume Haberdasher, Robert Orphanos Griffiths, John philippe Similar and Jonathan Saved.
Eight teams The uniform season will take fine July 12 and the series, to which ones will participate all the teams, must be completed at the latest August 12. The Astérix will present all their local parties on Thursdays to the aréna of Holy timothée with the exception of an encounter that will take place at the civic Center, June 7. The admission price will be of 5 $ for the adults and of 2 $ for the children. The Astérix are at the training since January in gymnase and the practices to the aréna of Holy timothée began the 1st May. The trainer Serge Paquette is confiding to form a representative team that will do to reappear the memories of the passed. "This is a beautiful challenge. There is work to do but we hope to give again to Valleyfield the notoriety that she had at the level of the crosse" to wish the coach that directs the team with four former players of the Astérix, Gilles Chiasson, Roger Lanteigne, Michel Cyr and François Leboeuf. The next season will necessitate an estimated budget to 5 000 $ and every player is put to contribution by means of a discount of 125 $. The president Manon Pigeon and his team would like to put back on foot the association of crosse minor as early as the next year in order to assure a relief to Salaberry-of-Valleyfield. |