Parents of junior hockey player killed in crash celebrate as team captures provincial championship

Days after capturing their second provincial championship in three years, the captain of an Essex County junior hockey team says his fellow players were playing for something "bigger than the team" this year. On Friday, the Lakeshore Canadiens defeated the Clarington Eagles in the finals of the Provincial Junior Hockey League playoffs. For the local Habs, winning the Schmalz Cup is a dream come true — but their season began as a nightmare after they learned one of their newest teammates had died. This past October, a crash between an SUV and tractor trailer on County Road 42, West of Patillo Road, claimed the life of 20-year-old Sylvain Lessard.Sylvain Lessard.