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stouffville suntribune m thursday may 8 2003 19 stouffville suntribune l sullivan takes full ride to clarkson mike sullivan should be the poster boy for the stouffville spirit junior a hockey club the teams former timekeeper last week accepted a scholarship worth 35000 a year us to clarkson university in potsdam ny sullivan is believed to be the first stouffville resident in the last 20 years to accept a full hockey scholarship to an ncaa 1 school a record three spirit grads kevin jarfnah umass and mike foirgie wayne estate are the others have division 1 full rides for this fall eight players from last years team are expected to play at ncaadivision 1 or 3 small colleges schools of canadian universities to he able to play junior z in your home townforihei team you grew up watching was something the 18yearold sullivan had a dream rookie season with the spirit last year accumulating 64 points in 49 games in the playoffs he was the provincial junior a hockey leagues leading scorer from the north conference with 25 points in 17 games after taking the fourhour drive east mike sullivan former spirit timekeeper suited up with jr a club last season and earned 350000 annual ncaa scholarship on hwy 401 to potdam with parents barry and parti sullivan last month mike was sold on clarkson i loved the atmosphere the oac stadent at stoufrville district secondary school said they love their hockey and its a small school its a lot like stouffville they play in one of the best conferences theres a chance for ice time right away and academically clarkson has an excellent reputation sullivan is the youngest of eight players recruited to clarkson this spring by new coach george roll- division 3 coach of the year at oswego state last season mike sullivan has good size and possesses excellent vision on the ice roll said he has very good offensive abilities and once he adds more muscle to his six-foot- threeinch frame he should be a dynamic force in the con ference uridrafted in the major junior ontario hockey league the ohls owen sound attack attempted to lure sullivan from stduffville at midseason mike like a lot of the players we had last season made our organization bet- tersaid spirit head coach brian perriri he was definitely our most improved player from beginning to end he worked hard in practice did everything we asked and the result is a scholarship and its not easy to get a full ride sullivan kept score and ran the time clock for spirit games for four seasons while playing minor hockey for the stouffville clippers and richmond hill stars he played one season of junior c in uxbridge before signing with the spirit a year ago to be able to play junior in your home town for the team you grew up watching was something sullivan said its a great organization the coaches set me on my way everyone plays here not like with some of the teams that buy older players and bring them in thats why kids want to come to stouffville they should be set for the future a valued possession stouffville district secondary schools jordan mabley right attempts to strip the ball away from an alexander mackenzie high school oppo nent during last weeks york region high school senior boys exhibi tion rugby contest at sdss mackenzie from richmond hill won 260 in a junior boys game played that same day the spartans and pierre elliott trudeau of markham tied 1010 steve somerville photo kingston makes hughes meir mirdround pick in ohl draft by jim thomas correspondent bobby hughes just wants to play hockey ancl when the 15yearold stouffville resident takes to the ice next season he might be making a big jump to the ontario hockey league during last saturdays ohl annual priority draft the kmgstoh frontenacs matle hugljes their thirdround pick a centre with the mississauga rebels minor midgets last season the fivefoot 11inch 160pound hughes had 27 goals and 31 assists in 32 games v hughes received the good news by phone while viewing the draft results on the familys home com puter i was surprised and pleased he said noting while suiting up with kingston is fine i was willing to go anywhere i just want to play a grade 10 student at stouffville district secondary school where he was on the junior boys team hughes played minor hockey in richmond hill markham and mississauga called up to the rebels major midgets this spring he helped the team to a bronze medal as the teams top scorer in the air canada cup regionals at arnprior ohl teams can only sign three players born in 1987 like hughes should hughes be successful in catching a spot with the frontenacs he will attend school in kingston and be billeted with a family there x should he wait a year he hopes to play for the stouffville spirit provincial junior a tier 2 club i was willing to go anywhere i just want to play in explaining his success hughes had high praise for rebels coach tom mccarthy a former minnesota north star and boston bruin he taught me a lot said hughes jim hulton kingstons new hqad coach said hughes has a very good shot to make our team this year our scouts had him ranked higher than third round and were surprised he was still around said the former head coach in belleville and mississauga the scouts say hes a highener gy player with a strong work ethic and a high skill level frontenacs general manager larry mavety said he appreciates the fact hughes and other kingston draft picks had expressed a willingness to play for any ohl team the frontenacs plan to hold a team orientation session for its new players in late june training camp begins in late august bobby hughes stouffville teen cap tained mississauga rebels minor midget hockey team last season u i t 1 b i m i 1 ft m 4 1 f f ill 1 i 1 j m j 1 m 1 vf i fl vm i z i m