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Going To School To Play Hockey
by Paul on 03/26/09 at 09:24 AM ET
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from Andy Blatchford of the CP via MetroNews,
Staring across the ice, a pint-size kid wrapped in goalie gear sits impatiently on the bleachers, as if he’s trying to will the clock to wind down so his hockey practice can begin.
Like dozens of his schoolmates, peewee netminder Nikita Koltyrev travelled thousands of kilometres to a Quebec boarding college to learn how to play hockey - the Canadian way.
Harrington College of Canada, on the outskirts of Montreal, runs five hockey squads - from peewee to junior - packed with more than 60 international players.
While many Harrington students hail from the United States and Europe, others have made their way from the hockey backwater nations of England, Japan and Australia to polish their skills.
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