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| Komets coach Dale Lowe, Robert McGregor and Rob McFeeters |
The
Jack McGee Kawartha Komets, Peterborough’s Special Needs Hockey Program,
launched season # 5 at the Evinrude Centre on Saturday morning.
The
Intermediates Reds took on the Intermediate Whites while the Junior and Senior
teams faced off against the Don Mills Diamonds teams in Special Hockey
International play.
The
Komets’ slogan is “Making Dreams Come True” and many were on hand Saturday to
witness a long-standing dream become a reality.
One
of the Komets’ Junior goaltenders, Robert McGregor, had a deep-seated desire to
don the pads, put on a team jersey and go between the pipes in a scheduled
hockey game.
McGregor
lost his eyesight when he was three years old but that has not slowed him down
with regards to his sports prowess.
McGregor competes in Special Olympics soccer and is an inspiration to
both teammates and opponents alike.
When
he learned of the Kawartha Komets, McGregor was quick to sign up and share his
dream of playing goal. After practicing
with the Komets a week earlier McGregor made his debut on Saturday morning to
the cheers of family, friends and teammates.
With the help of two coaches one on each side of him, the rookie
goaltender took his place in net, making a number of outstanding saves. McGregor gave way to the Komets’ Junior
goaltender, Jacob Zitman, halfway through the game but returned for the
shootout and frustrated many opposing shooters who couldn’t get the puck past
him.
Robert
and the rest of his Komets teammates, sixty in all, are looking forward to taking
on the Peterborough Petes in their MISSION to MICHIGAN fundraising game on
Sunday, December 8th at 3:00 p.m. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. Admission is free but Komets players are
seeking donations to help fund their trip to their International Tournament in
Michigan next May.
The
Jack McGee Kawartha Komets travel to Newmarket this Saturday to take on the
Nighthawks and return home to take on the Cambridge Ice Hounds on November
23rd.
For
more information on the Kawartha Komets, please e-mail
Carol Fisher at dwfisher@nexicom.net
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