The logo of Shawville Express, a new Junior hockey team that’s set to hit the ice this winter. Shawville will be the third Quebec team in the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League, a development league with nine other clubs in Ontario.

Junior team coming to Shawville

2018-08-21 Liz Draper 352 Views topstory

CALEB NICKERSON
SHAWVILLE Aug. 22, 2018
It appears that a Junior hockey team will be returning to the Shawville arena.
Spearheaded by Eric Gauthier, the owner of the Maniwaki Mustangs, who play in the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (CPJHL), the expansion team will be called Shawville Express.
Gauthier said the name was a nod to Frank “The Shawville Express” Finnigan, who made a name for himself in the NHL in the 1920s and 30s, playing for both the Senators and the Maple Leafs.
“I called [Finnigan’s] son,” explained Gauthier. “He was very happy about that, very proud about that. He’s coming to the opening game, he’s going to drop the puck.”
The CPJHL bills itself as a development league that aims to provide a recruiting ground for colleges and universities. The league was created in 2016 and is sanctioned by the United Hockey Union.

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