First Nation hockey player averages more than two points per game in Junior A circuit

Nolan Newton

By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Nolan Newton is turning heads with his play this season. Newton, a member of Saugeen First Nation in Ontario, is averaging more than two points per game with the Greater Sudbury Cubs. The Cubs are the two-time defending champions in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL), a Junior A circuit. Cubs’ head coach Darryl Moxam has high praise for his star centre, who will turn 20 on Jan. 27. “Right now, I’m not sure you’d find anybody in the country playing any better on both sides of the puck,” Moxam said. “He’s still finding ways to contribute offensively at a very high pace and he’s not given up anything on the defensive side of the puck to get that done.” Newton…

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