Sunday night started off with some major competition as our generous billet, Mr. McDougall cooked a mean steak on the barbecue while Jon brought over a salmon he caught a few weeks ago to cook. I'm not giving Jon any credit for that salmon although he probably should, but I chose Mr. McDougall’s steak as the winner for the night's dinner.
After dinner, there were a few games of "21"- a basketball shooting contest where first to 21 wins. Andrew McDougall, myself, Arjun, and Tyler all competed in this event. The outcome saw Andrew win most of the games due to the fact that he was our billet and we didn't want to get kicked out the first night of our stay.
The main event of the night was our five person Ping-Pong tournament hosted in the McDougall’s basement, where we had a few upsets of the night by the all defensive Tyler Osborne. He took out top seed representing Calgary, Alberta, Andrew McDougall with some orderly fashion. Next to play was Coach Jon vs. the Indian superstar, Arjun Gupta, a Toronto native. Jon's unorthodox ping-pong technique and skill made it tough for Arjun to control putting him in the final of competition. The next semi-final found myself vs. Tyler. Just off his fresh win, Tyler couldn't keep a good rhythm and was down by a large margin. That is all I have to say about that because I let him win after that because I felt bad for him. The finals was Jon vs. Tyler, yet again someone felt pity for Tyler and allowed him to take the trophy back to Kingston. There are more tournaments to come in the MacDougall’s basement. Stay tuned
Monday morning, the team is finally together as Andrew Schnell arrives. The first session begins and Coach Hill seems to be impressed with our insanely good skills. At lunch the team were guests of Paul Marsh and Jamie Crombie for Dim Sum across the street from the club, this is Jon "Fatty" Hill's favorite place to eat.
Training sessions in the morning and afternoon were very useful and tiring so Wednesday afternoon Jon gave the team the afternoon off and planned a trip down to the stampede. Arjun tried his luck at some gambling games and was unfortunate to lose some cash which is not the usual case. The stampede was a good experience for the team and we had a few laughs throughout the night.
The team has been staying at the Schnell residence since Tuesday night and we have had some team bonding especially Arjun and Tyler…
We are leaving for Banff Friday morning and then to the Schnell's cabin for our rest day. The team is excited to get out and enjoy the fresh mountain air.
Thanks again to the McDougall and Schnell family for being generous and having us stay in their homes for our time in Calgary.
Nick Sachvie
Captain of the Junior Men's Canadian Team
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