“Sean McKenna” : Honorary President for the 45^th Edition of the National Atom Mousquiri
Hockey Tournament

It is with great pleasure that the organizing committee for the 45^th Edition of the National Atom Mousquiri Hockey Tournament of Richmond welcomes this years honorary president , Sean McKenna.

First Star…

The older generation will recall the exploits , from the early editions of the atom hockey tournament , of this ex-professional player from the National Hockey League. He led his team, from Asbestos in the Class B , to three consecutive championships from 1971 to 1973.

We can affirm without error, that Sean McKenna was the first big star of the Mousquiri AtomTournament (previously known as the Provincial Mosquito Tournament) This spectacular player showed his talents as a scorer, his graceful speed, his shot and play making ability.

He dominated the scorers in his last years of the tournament and he continued to dominate in minor hockey ranks. He also continued his success in the Major Junior Hockey ranks with the Montreal Junior Canadians and with the Sherbrooke Beavers.

National Hockey League…

Sean was born on the March 7,1962 in Asbestos and was drafted in 1980, 56^th overall in the 3^rd round by the Buffalo Sabres. In all, he played in 414 games from 1982 to 1990 with Buffalo Sabres , Los Angeles Kings and the Toronto Maple Leafs,scoring 82 goals and registering 80 assists for a total of 162 points.

After all the years that have passed,our honorary president is proud and honoured to be able to collaborate with the 45^th edition of the tournament.

“I am very honoured to be associated with the Mousquiri Tournament and I thank the organizing committee to have thought of me. This tournament in Richmond , has always been the best tournament that I have participated in through all my years in minor hockey. Many players have participated in this tournament throughout the years and I have heard them talk about the tournament and continue to do so.
I find it important that the tournament continue, in order to give more and more young players the chance to participate in this prestigious tournament, which has lots of history.”

He wishes all the success to all the teams participating and to all the volunteers that help with the players.

Finally, we like to mention that Sean is employed by Inglasco, a division of Sherwood-Drolet in the Eastern Townships. He is vice-president since 16 years of this enterprise. Married, and the father of 4 girls, aged 14 to 22 years of age, and the twins play hockey

Welcome to Richmond, Sean , and thank you for your collaboration, which is very much appreciated by all our volunteers.