Wiikwemkoong members earn Team Ontario gold medal for hockey

06.03.2023 - 13:11 cbc.ca

Joining Team Ontario was an unforgettable experience for two people with Wiikwemkoong roots, who brought home gold medals in hockey from the 2023 Canada Winter Games.

Left winger Jack Nesbitt, whose mother is from Wiikwemkoong on Manitoulin Island, found a new friend and mentor in Dustin Peltier, also from the First Nation and a member of Team Ontario's coaching staff.

It was a hard-fought gold medal game against Saskatchewan. Ontario was down 2-0 after the first period but fired back to tie the score by the end of the third period.

Just shy of 28 minutes into three-on-three overtime, Team Ontario tipped the winning goal to top the podium. "I've never witnessed a hockey game with that much excitement before," said Peltier.

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