Six young Ukrainian athletes captured the hearts of Canadians at the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament in February had their first day at Saint-Patrick's High School in Quebec City Friday.
Ukrainian students Artem Kovalenko, front row left, Maksym Shtepa, front row centre, Mykyta Staskevych, front row right, Ehor Pyshalko, back row left, Ehor Kosenko, back row centre, and Matvi Kulish, back row right are flanked by staff from St. Patrick's High School including Sean Bérubé, bottom left, Danick Powers, top right and and Julien Duchamp, right.
They decided to make Quebec City their temporary home and eventually enrolled at St. Patrick's high school to be part of its hockey program. Recently, the six teens received special temporary visas allowing them to study and play hockey in Quebec City until it is safe for them to return home.on Parliament Hill earlier this week, which he said was "a dream." A photo of Maksym, Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hangs in one of the school's classrooms.
"I was at [the Vidéotron Centre] last week and the emotions I felt again that I'm there, it was cool," he said. Because the boys didn't yet have approval to study, they couldn't play hockey with the school team. So, Bérubé rented ice time at Laval University for the boys to practise.Young Ukrainian hockey players excited to meet 'hero' ZelenskyyTwo Ukrainian peewee hockey players spoke with Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin ahead of meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ottawa on Friday.
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