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"The buzz in the room was just phenomenal all night. Some of them had not been to a game since they played, and for some, it had been 40 years since they’d seen each other."

Generals president Rick Richards said hosting an alumni night is not only a great reunion for former players, but also a neat experience for long-time fans of the junior B team.

The annual men's bonspiel at the Cochrane Curling Club returned to town last weekend, bringing more than 20 men's teams from far and wide to the SLS Centre for a weekend of fun and friendly competition.

The Cochrane Generals junior B hockey team surrendered their second-place position in the Heritage Junior Hockey League's (HJHL) south division last weekend after a pair of defeats on home ice.

"The girls all know each other. I don’t see animosity, I just see good, aggressive play from the girls. A cross-town rivalry that isn’t too mean? That’s what you want.”

“Honestly I think it’s awesome,” Member of Team Great Britain, Quentin James Wedderburn said. “I’ve been through a lot of competitions trying to get here right now, so I quite excited right now and I’m honoured."

"All in all, our guys are firing on all cylinders right now, which is what we need," Jones said.

“Once we’re out [on the ice], the girls are really competitive and they’re working hard to get better all the time," Loomer said. "Hopefully that’s going to continue.”

“I’m so excited. It’s something I’ve been wanting since the initial invite list came out," said Spademan.

A look back at the Cochrane Eagle's sports coverage from November: