NEWMARKET, Ont. — A small trophy in Michaela McKeown's classroom at Clearmeadow Public School serves as a reminder for students of what's at stake in the annual floor hockey competition in the facility's gymnasium.
NEWMARKET, Ont. — A small trophy in Michaela McKeown's classroom at Clearmeadow Public School serves as a reminder for students of what's at stake in the annual floor hockey competition in the facility's gymnasium.McKeown, who has organized the event for students in Grades 3-5 at the Newmarket, Ont., school for almost two decades, said former pupil and current Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid — a tween at the time — used to dominate games on the gym floor.
McDavid, a three-time winner of the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, went on to do just that. Now he's four wins away from hoisting the Stanley Cup for the first time. He was a standout player with the local York Simcoe Express as a youngster and later excelled with the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters and Canadian world junior team.
"Just being a professional and he's obviously a great person too, polite and kind to everybody. I just think the intensity that he pushes in every facet of his game — if it's on the ice or off the ice — it's incredible for the level that he's at."A framed picture of McDavid in his world junior uniform is in a showcase near the main office. Down the hall, small orange balloons are pinned beside old team photos of McDavid with his former classmates.
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