Cornwall Ontario – In a very long interview with former Cornwall Nationals Hockey team owner Will Beauvais he shared quite frankly that he was bewildered when CFN dropped the team as we were their largest marketing partner. He then stated via telephone that it was team manager Rodney Rivette thatContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – With the demise of yet another hockey management team there are rumblings and even a piece written by that mincing lifeguard, Hugo Rodrigues. Cornwall Ontario is a hockey town. It just has a city government that for whatever reason refuses to allow business to be business. TheContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The Cornwall National’s are issuing a press release today announcing that the team is folding. A last attempt was made to save them via a league meeting, but the overwhelming lack of community support did them in. The team held a meeting with players at 3 PMContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – CFN confirmed after speaking with Rodney Rivette of the Cornwall Nationals that the team is meeting today with FHL officials to talk about the survival of the team. With attendance shriveling since it lost its promotional contract with this newspaper, the loss of its admired head coach,Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – There is stupid, and then frankly there is the sad epic that is the Cornwall Nationals. Rodney Rivette has shimmied and shymied with smoke, mirrors, and some hinky background dramz. Did Mitch Gagne get stiffed for $20K? We know that Mr. Rivette stiffed this newspaper last season,Continue Reading
Nats fall on First Responders Night CORNWALL ONTARIO – Not even Cornwall’s finest First Responders could save the Nationals on Friday night at the Civic Complex. The Berlin River Drivers skated to an 8-2 victory over Cornwall in Federal Hockey League action in front of 657 fans. Berlin jumpedContinue Reading
Ste Marie gets OT winner for Nats CORNWALL ONTARIO – Darick Ste Marie scored with 6.9 seconds left in overtime to spark the Cornwall Nationals to a 4-3 victory over the Berlin River Drivers on Saturday night at the Civic Complex. Lou Dickenson, with a heads up play, setContinue Reading
Trottier new Nationals bench boss CORNWALL ONTARIO – Alexandria’s Joel Trottier is the new head coach of the Cornwall Nationals. The Nationals captain, who has been dealing with a nagging groin injury, is hanging up the skates. Trottier has agreed to coach the team for the remainder of thisContinue Reading
Nationals drop fifth straight FHL contest CORNWALL – The Danbury Titans showed up late to the party on Sunday afternoon but still skated to a 6-4 victory over the Cornwall Nationals in front of 431 fans at the Civic Complex. It was the expansion Nationals’ fifth straight Federal HockeyContinue Reading
Nationals weekend roundup CORNWALL ONTARIO – The Watertown Wolves skated to a 4-2 victory over the Cornwall Nationals on Sunday afternoon at the Civic Complex in front of 680 fans. It was a rough weekend for the expansion Nationals, who lost all three Federal Hockey League games played. FormerContinue Reading
Rivalry weekend; skate with Nats on Sunday The Cornwall Nationals may be an expansion team, but they have already established a couple of fascinating rivalries in the Federal Hockey League. Cornwall travels to Berlin on Friday night to take on the River Drivers at 8 p.m. The Nationals heldContinue Reading
Titans drop Nats; spoil party at Civic Complex CORNWALL ONTARIO – With the Grey Cup in the house, the Danbury Titans spoiled the party on Saturday night, edging the Nationals 5-4 in overtime. Danbury’s Taylor Love scored at 1:03 of 3-on-3 overtime to send 1,573 fans home disappointed. MattContinue Reading
Nationals clip second-place River Drivers CORNWALL ONTARIO – Ian Boots found the back of the net twice and the Nationals toughed out a 5-3 victory over the Berlin River Drivers on Sunday afternoon at the Civic Complex in front of 938 fans. It was a huge three points forContinue Reading
Nationals road game cancelled Tonight’s Federal Hockey League game between the Cornwall Nationals and the St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints has been cancelled. Cornwall had bus issues on Sunday morning and could not make the 800-km trip to Michigan. The Nationals are back on home ice next weekend with aContinue Reading
Local fan-favourite Cloutier joins Nationals CORNWALL ONTARIO – The Cornwall Nationals of the Federal Hockey League have added some grit and muscle to their blueline. General manager Basem Awwad has come to terms with the rugged Chris Cloutier. “Chris will certainly bring the excitement and grit that we need,”Continue Reading
Grey Cup will be on display at Nationals game CORNWALL ONTARIO – The Cornwall Nationals are thrilled to announce that Dan West of the Canadian Football League’s Ottawa REDBLACKS will be in attendance at a Nationals game in February – with the Grey Cup! West, a 30-year-old defensive backContinue Reading
Mezzagno, Dolgy spark Nationals to home-ice win CORNWALL ONTARIO – The Nationals scored early and often on Thursday night en route to a 9-2 victory over the St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints. Anthony Mezzagno and Jason Dolgy led the Cornwall offence, each with a four-point night. The victory, inContinue Reading
Nationals have new investor CORNWALL ONTARIO – While the expansion Cornwall Nationals have had a respectful start to their first season, it’s been a critical week for the Federal Hockey League team off the ice. The Nationals are proud to announce that a new local investor, Will Beauvais, hasContinue Reading