Cornwall Ontario – The Cornwall Colts host the Smiths Falls Bears in the first game of a home and home series this Thursday (Dec 3rd). Game time at the Ed Lumley Arena is 7:30pm.

Students from École Secondaire Catholique La Citadelle are the special guests of the Cornwall Colts. ESCLC is the first local high school to participate in this season’s Colts High School Challenge where one local school will receive 300 complimentary game day tickets to a Colts home game.

The Colts record stands at 17-12-2 (36 points) for 7th place in the 12 team CCHL. The Colts are only 6 points out of 3rd place.

The Colts and Bears have split two games so far this season. The Bears won the first meeting of the season 3-2 in Smiths Falls while the Colts outscored the Bears 2-1 in Cornwall in October.

Tanner Spink continues to lead the Colts in scoring with 31 points in 31 games. Nick Lalonde leads the team in goal scoring with 14. Liam Lascelle has built a 10-5 record in goal thanks to a 3.07 goals against average and a .901 save percentage.

Your Colts are spearheading a fundraising effort for the Butterfly Boy and Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). Jonathan Pitre will be the special guest of the Colts on Family Day (Feb 15th). Bracelets (youth and adult) in support of DEBRA are being sold at all Colts home games for $2 with all proceeds going to assist Pitre in his battle against the debilitating disease. The CCHL and the 11 other teams have pledged support for this program.