Mount St Charles Academy - Excelsior Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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gltfl. t '51 0 0 -me-1 The 1941-42 Hockey Season 'f' never rains but it pours is a common expression which 'his year is particularly applicable to Mount Sain' Charles, After winning fame in the field of fovball, the Hilltop warriors atained the acme of public acclarm by their stellar performance during the recent hockey campaign. Their record of sevenveen wins, five losses, and fl lone tie is one of 'he rnosi successful in schoolboy his- tory. The first five games were nine t'a promising. lVlQC:'lIl'5 five oppanens they produced fr vic- 'ory and ff tie as 'he only s'imula'ing efiocts. But the 'earn soon hi' 'fre victory 'rail in fi blazing winning streak. Thirteen rivals fell llefore thern. Bight through The regular season and into the state playoffs they were nothing short of spectacular, Here are some of the reasons why: All Stae All New Engl nd Ceorges Lepoutre who rrnked fou n in s 'ioolboy scoring VVhere ue would have oeen without his boy rs cnyones guess H a umu ated a total of twenty points nine goals and eleven assists and at all times was or superlative player His clean sportsmanlike type of play brought him as much publicity as did 'us skating aoility His last year of Jarsity competition was culminated w'ien he Nas acknowledged to be the outstanding player of the New England tournament Anotner flashy star was center Charlie Lamoureux who also received the dual honor of being chosen All State and All New England He fought like a lion throughout every game and especially in the playoffs His twelve goals and flve assiss were partlcularly appreciated because of the opportune moments at which they came Normand Guerin chosen second string goalie on the same teams as the former two was always e y in the clutch with a brilliant performance Besides the speed with which he could maneuver himself into position Norm also had a calm and assured appearance on the ice a rare thing indeed in such a furious game His record includes four shut outs and twelve games in vhich there was but one tally slipped past him A great player in a difficult position too much redit can never be given him Fern Mandeville who came up with eight goals and nine assists was another regular Nho showed plenty of fast action Operating from the left wing position he is to be remembered tor his winning goal IH tne f1rst Burrillville game Cliff Devine and Emilien Myette shared the right wing spot and fourteen goals and fifteen assists between them Devines angle shots and magnificent dribbling aided in many a victory Who can forget the excitement which accompanied Myettes winning goal in the final game of the playoffs with Burrillv1lle'9 Lepoutres mate at defense was Tom Perkins With all h ability of a great sportsman he played at a pace that few could equal Penalized but three times during tne year you would have to go a long way to find a flaw in Perks makeup To get an idea of what he is to team recall the tension which swept over the school when he was hurt in tne Lewiston game Aside from these regulars there was the second line of Frost l-lowlet and Connolly who were tn equal of many a first line in schoolboy circles Credlt is also due to Boo Lussi r capaole u s bstitute goalie Georges Belisle promising center Ed Cull n and Andy Boucher as power ful defensemen Congratulations go to Bro Simon and Bro Victoric for their aole coach1ng which is responsible for the solid defense and deceptive plays of the team The cheers of the crowd are stilled and the flashing blades are packed a Nay out tne name the lvl S C championship hockey term will never be forgotten lt lives in the simple tribute of one of our rrch rivrls who said Mount 'i ci he rest team ind that is why hey won the stite title l lives in the annals of the 'Rhode lslanol Learslatife Assem ly whr 'i on lar na l94Z resolved Tna' 'ie House o Bepfesen atives now cornrrien s he derronstrar n of te m lvork starrina and fighting spiri on r of th oct ers of e c KD 'r' cf foun S nt Charles Academy ROBERT GRAY OPINIONS ON THE S A. 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