Gavin McKenna is the new record holder for points in a Canada Games hockey tournament, breaking the previous mark of 27 held by Quebec’s François Methot (1997) and New Brunswick’s Kelsey Tessier (2007).
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“Being from the Yukon, coming from a small place, representing that territory, it’s an amazing feeling,” he said during a Feb. 24 news conference in Charlottetown. Yukon’s Gavin McKenna prepares to wire a wrist shot during Canada Games hockey action Feb. 20 in Charlottetown. - Jason Malloy/SaltWire Network
“When you’re from a small province, sometimes you’re playing in front of empty houses, but that game against P.E.I. was mind-blowing in terms of the support that both teams were getting,” he said. “The people here are wonderful.”
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