Cited for leadership, attitude, team support
Cecilia Chadwick named player-of-the-month for December
By Laureen Sweeney

Westmount’s hockey player-of-themonth for December is Cecilia Chadwick, as announced last week by Andrew Maislin, operations manager for the Sports and Recreation department. He launched the
program in 2019 for the Westmount Minor Hockey Association. Cecilia, who plays with the U/M11 A
“Wings” team, is one of two girls on the team and is playing inter-city this year for
Westmount for the first time after participating in the fall youth league and development clinics in the past. “Since Cecilia started playing team sports with Westmount in 2017, I have never seen her not smiling from ear to ear,” Maislin said. “She has developed into a strong leader within our association who is always up for a challenge.” Maislin said when he asked the coaches why they recommended Cecilia for December’s player he received this response: “Honestly, we could give Cecilia player-ofthe-month every month just for her positive attitude and the support she gives her teammates.” Head coach Dominic Plante explained that “She’s always smiling, she wants to learn and she works really hard all the time. She is a quick and eager learner. She also contributes on the ice. She’s one of the best defencemen on the team.” The program was launched not only to highlight the contributions of players, but also to acknowledge the opportunities and skills that hockey, and sports as a whole, can offer young people, Maislin explains.