Player of the Month – January 2022

‘Excited, motivated and prepared’
Matthew Frenkiel honoured as player of the month
By Laureen Sweeney

Matthew Frenkiel was named last week as the city’s hockey player of the month for
January, announced Andrew Maislin, operations manager for Westmount’s Sports and Recreation department. “He plays with the U/M9-3 Wings team and is in his first season playing inter-city hockey for Westmount,” Maislin said. No stranger to the game, however, Matthew graduated from the MAHG instructional hockey program. According to the team’s head coach Paul Tsang, “Matthew is a dream to coach because he is excited, motivated and comes prepared to learn every time. He’s a positive influence both on and off the ice, which is so important as young players develop their skills and learn to play as a team. Matthew’s just simply a great teammate.” The player-of-the-month recognition program was launched in November 2019 to acknowledge how, through hockey and sports as a whole, children are able to develop sportsmanship, teamwork and discipline, which they can then transfer into other areas of their lives.