Falmouth defensemen Jabes Benedict, who just completed his rookie season with the Campbellton Tigers, earned the MHL’s Community Spirit Award.
Benedict not only aided his team on ice in their successful push for a playoff spot, but he also dedicated his time to such worthwhile causes as the local Rotary club and its fundraising campaign, the Terry Fox Run, and Curl for Cancer.
Benedict also made a strong first impression on the community by volunteering his time to teach skating and basketball at local elementary schools while also working as a security guard at several minor hockey games.
When asked how he was able to volunteer so much while keeping on top of hockey and schoolwork, Benedict said he simply scheduled it in.
“I have a calendar on my phone which is a trusted source and I schedule everything carefully following hockey and schooling,” he said, adding that it was, “only a few hours here and a few hours there.”
While growing up in Hants County and attending King’s-Edgehill, Benedict said he enjoyed the opportunity to meet athletes. He said he always hoped he could potentially build himself into a role model and help younger children whatever way he could.
Benedict said he’s looking forward to the coming season. He will be playing under a new coach who is coming from the Saint John Sea Dogs, where he had been an assistant.
“We had a good draft, some of the guys who we drafted I played with in my earlier years in hockey, so I am looking forward to this,” said Benedict. “I want to improve my game in all respects and hopefully, with this being my second year, I will be able to fit into more of a leadership role.”
Falmouth defensemen Jabes Benedict, who just completed his rookie season with the Campbellton Tigers, earned the MHL’s Community Spirit Award.
Benedict not only aided his team on ice in their successful push for a playoff spot, but he also dedicated his time to such worthwhile causes as the local Rotary club and its fundraising campaign, the Terry Fox Run, and Curl for Cancer.
Benedict also made a strong first impression on the community by volunteering his time to teach skating and basketball at local elementary schools while also working as a security guard at several minor hockey games.
When asked how he was able to volunteer so much while keeping on top of hockey and schoolwork, Benedict said he simply scheduled it in.
“I have a calendar on my phone which is a trusted source and I schedule everything carefully following hockey and schooling,” he said, adding that it was, “only a few hours here and a few hours there.”
While growing up in Hants County and attending King’s-Edgehill, Benedict said he enjoyed the opportunity to meet athletes. He said he always hoped he could potentially build himself into a role model and help younger children whatever way he could.
Benedict said he’s looking forward to the coming season. He will be playing under a new coach who is coming from the Saint John Sea Dogs, where he had been an assistant.
“We had a good draft, some of the guys who we drafted I played with in my earlier years in hockey, so I am looking forward to this,” said Benedict. “I want to improve my game in all respects and hopefully, with this being my second year, I will be able to fit into more of a leadership role.”