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Jamaica’s U20 Ice Hockey Team defeats Nova Scotia 5-1

admin · May 15, 2017 · News · 0 comments
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Former Boston Bruin player Graeme Towsnhead is hoping to coach Jamaica’s national hockey team all the way to the Winter Olympics.

“I remember saying many times the only chance I’d ever have of playing the Olympics is if Jamaica had a team,” Townshead told CTV News Channel.

Now Townshead is the head coach, assistant coach, trainer, water boy, and a stand-in during a power play for the Jamaican Under 20 National Ice Hockey Team.
 

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The players are from Canada and the U.S., but they all share Jamaican heritage. Unlike the iconic bobsledders, these guys have been playing hockey their whole lives, many of them playing in the OHL.

This weekend the team is in Dartmouth, N.S. for a training camp and pair of exhibition games.

“We want to wear the jersey with pride and, you know, show we can play with anyone at the highest level,” said player Jaden Lindo.





 
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5-1 WIN! Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey U20's vs Nova Scotia All-Stars #joiht #jamaicanolympicicehockey #hockeylife #hockey #halifax #novascotia #hockeylife #jamaica🇯🇲 #jamaicanpride #dominate

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@JOIHT consultant & former Jamaica Olympic Association 1st VP Don Anderson says building a ice hockey rink in Jamaica 🇯🇲helps Olympic dreams pic.twitter.com/0PZvndIsF2

— Vincent M Williams (@VinceCTV) May 14, 2017

“Currently an arena in Jamaica does not exist. That is our job, to make that a reality so that’s what we’re working towards,” said Townshead.

The road to the Olympics may be long for this underdog team but as Townshead said: “You’ve got to start somewhere.”

Info via CTV News
Photos via JOIHT

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