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The NOHJL recently announced their list of recipients for annual awards. It’s no surprise that the Abitibi Eskimos have more than a few names on that list. The Carlo Catarello Award for the league MVP went to Eddie Davey. Coach of the Year is Paul Gagne. The NOJHL goaltenders award goes to the Eskis Eddie Davey and Chandler Long. The league’s scoring champion is the Eskis Felix Boutin. Felix had 36 goals and 63 assists for a total of 99 points for the season. The Eskis are in the first round of the playoffs with the Temiskaming Royals and lead that series 2 games to one.

The annual marksmanship competition was held in Timmins on the weekend for cadets from across the region. Cadets from Timmins, Hearst, Kapuskasing, Iroquois Falls, Cochrane and Kirkland Lake were represented. Ranking first was the Timmins Army cadets. Second was the Cochrane Army cadets and moving up in the standings was Kapuskasing finishing third. Iroquois Falls air cadets were next followed by Hearst’s army cadets. The Junior Top Shot of the competition was Corporal Renee Martin of Kapuskasing with 90% accuracy.