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Kevin Nagel, Oakville Beaver Sports Editor, knagel@burlingtonpost.com Sports 37 | Thursday November 30, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insidehalton.com "Connected to your Community" Hometown Hockey host and Oakville resident Ron MacLean introduces the members of the Hot Stove Lounge on Saturday, the first of two days of events on Church Street leading up to Sunday afternoon's broadcast that put Oakville in the national spotlight for the day. At left, (above) Oakville Hornet and Oakville Ranger players are greeted with high fives as they walk in Sunday's parade of champions, while (below) 10-year-old Addison Bridgewater, who plays for the Oakville atom Hornets, gets her cap autographed by two-time Stanley Cup champion Adam Graves. Hometown Hockey celebrates the game By Herb Garbutt Oakville Beaver staff When Adam Graves retired in 2003 after a 16-year NHL career, he and his wife Violet began looking for a place to settle down and raise their young family. After spending the previous two years in California while Graves played for the San Jose Sharks, they were looking for something closer to their Ontario roots. They bought a house in Oakville and 14 years later, it's still home. "We didn't know anyone when we moved to town, but hockey is a great facilitator," said the twotime Stanley Cup champion. "You stand in a cold rink and you make friends." This weekend, Rogers Hometown Hockey made its latest stop in Graves' adopted hometown. The travelling road show that celebrates all things hockey in towns across Canada gave fans of the sport a chance to remind themselves what the game means to them. "This is awesome. It's a great way to celebrate the game," said Oakville Hornets president Mike Turczyniak. He said one of his favourite moments of the weekend was seeing the Hornets and Rangers players cheering for each other during Sunday's parade of champions. Over the past decade the Hornets organization has doubled in size to 1,100 players, making it one of the largest girls' organizations in Canada. Turczyniak said it wasn't that long ago that girls had to play on boys teams simply because the opportunities weren't available. The Oakville Rangers are also looking to create opportunities for players. Like the Hornets, the Rangers are among the biggest minor hockey organizations in the country, boasting more than 4,000 players. Yet president John Verdon said this year the organization saw its registration increase for the first time in seven years. He said that can be partially attributed to advertising registration in Hindi and Mandarin. "New Canadians make up a growing number of players," he said. "It's a game for everybody." Nine-year-old Alice Robertson, fresh off earning player of the game honours for the Purple Flames in her Sunday morning atom house league game, came to the Hometown Hockey festival and had her jersey signed by Maple Leaf great Darryl Sittler. Former NHL players including Sittler, Darcy Tucker, Paul Henderson, Nathan Lafayette and Oakville's own Vic Hadfield, the first New York Ranger to score 50 goals, were on hand, serving as inspiration for young players. But one player, Matthew Perry, can draw inspiration from a current NHLer. The Oakville bantam AAA Rangers' captain, who was the guest of hosts Ron MacLean and Tara Slone at the end of the broadcast, got a late start playing rep hockey. But he hasn't let that deter his dreams. A few years ago when Perry earned the Oakville atom house league player of the year award, the first name on the trophy stood out -- Steve Mason, the Winnipeg Jets goalie who was named the NHL's rookie of the year in 2009. "That was really cool," he said. "Hopefully, I can follow the same path as him." One of the Hometown Hockey features on Sunday's broadcast told the story of the backyard rink where Sam Gagner and John Tavares honed the skills that would take them to the NHL. A backyard rink was also where 10-year-old Katherine BirchenNEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE BEST BUY NOVEMBER 24 CORPORATE FLYER ough got her start. She enjoyed skating on it and this year joined the Hornets' house-league program. Her dad Brian built the rink for his kids, and though the weather prevented them from getting much use out of it last year, he says it's worth the effort. "It gives me something to do. It's a good hobby and we invite teams of kids over to play," he said. "When you see an event like (Hometown Hockey), you realize how much everyone loves hockey. It becomes a big part of your life and hopefully it's something you can play for a long time." 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