Hunter
Tyczynski Named 2015-16 Captain
of the Sarnia Legionnaires.
August
23, 2015
COMMUNITY NEWS
file photo
By Dan McCaffery
Petrolia's Hunter Tyczynski has
been named the new captain of
the Sarnia Legionnaires.
The 19-year-old forward replaces
Nathan Mater, who is too old to
return to the Jr. 'B' hockey
club.
"It's an honour, a great
feeling, the St. Pat's High
School graduate said after being
handed his leadership role by
head coach Mark Davis.
He added, I've been here three
years, when our captains were
Jeff Paulley and Nathan Mater,
so you couldn't pick better role
models to show you the ropes.
Davis said, He's a fourth year
player and I see great
leadership in him. He's a great
kid and a Legionnaire
through-and-through. He's going
to lead our hockey club for the
next two years. Some guys put
the 'C' on and go out and play
an average game. Hunter
backchecks, blocks shots and
does whatever it takes to win.
He'll take the young guys under
his arm (and help them
develop).
Tyczynski said he plans to lead
by example. I learned from
Paulley and Mater always to look
after your teammates and be the
best you can be. That's my
goal.
Tyczynski said young players are
strongly motivated when they see
veterans giving a total effort.
As for the Legionnaires, he
said, We're going to be a great
team. The talent is
unbelievable. We've got a lot of
speed and a lot of skill.
When he isn't playing hockey,
the graduate of St. Philip's
elementary school in Petrolia
works as a technician at Acuren
in Sarnia and at Petrolia Cross
Fit. He is also a volunteer
firefighter.
A draft pick of the OHL's Barrie
Colts, Tyczynski was a fan of
the Legionnaires when he was
growing up. He is also a fan of
the Toronto Maple Leafs and an
admirer of Mike Richards, who
has seen NHL action with
Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
Standing 6'1 and weighing 183
pounds, Tyczynski has earned a
reputation as a good two-way
player.
In 104 career games he has
scored 23 goals and added 21
assists. On top of that, he had
23 points (including 11 goals)
while playing 'AAA' minor midget
during the 2011/12 season.
Assistant captains
l-r Jordan
Fogarty, Brandon Layman and Ryan
Trottier - file photos
Davis also announced his
assistant captains will include
Jordan Fogarty, Brandon Layman
and Ryan Trottier.
"When I named them you could
almost feel their hearts beating
in the room, they were so
excited, Davis said.
As for training camp as a whole,
the coach said he was pleased
with the level of talent on
hand. The day was just
awesome, he said of the first
day of camp, which was held
Saturday, August 22.
Camp continues today (Sunday,
August 23), with the annual
Black and White game set for 2
p.m.
