Brandon Montour to bring Stanley Cup to Six Nations

Burford and Six Nations residents supported their native heroes throughout sport seven of the Stanley Cup closing on Monday, June 24, 2024.

Burford residents supported native boy Adam Henrique throughout a watch occasion on the Burford Neighborhood Centre whereas Six Nations of the Grand River residents gathered on the Six Nations Neighborhood Corridor to cheer on hometown hero Brandon Montour.

In Six Nations, lots of of residents packed themselves into the local people centre to look at the long-awaited seventh sport. 

The thrill was palpable as social media was flooded with congratulations for Montour after he captured his first Stanley Cup.

“Congratulations Brandon Montour #62,” mentioned Tammy Stoddart-Magyar on social media. “…So proud to see this because it exhibits all younger individuals they’ll do it if they struggle exhausting.”

“This closing collection was so darn thrilling,” mentioned Mary Jo Wabano who shared her pleasure on social media. “It will likely be good when the Cup involves the Six Nations of the Grand River. Throughout his interview, the message from Montour to his house neighborhood was ‘be prepared for it to come back house.’”

In Burford, round 70 of Henrique’s pals, household and local people members got here collectively to share their assist. Many wore quite a lot of Oilers’ shirts or Henrique jerseys for the centre ahead.

All through the sport, visitors of all ages nervously sat of their chairs as they cheered on Henrique and the remainder of the Oilers group.

“Let’s go Oilers, let’s go! Let’s go Oilers, let’s go!” shouted the visitors.

Whereas sleepy kids performed with vibrant orange balloons and cowbells, the adults continued to take a seat within the suspense of all of it.

“It was very intense, we have been on the sting of our seats the entire time,” mentioned Heather Olszowka, Henrique’s cousin. “I really feel like they simply acquired a bit unfortunate at sure factors.”

Regardless of the 2-1 win for the Florida Panthers, Taylor Bosse, one other one in every of Henrique’s cousins, mentioned that she was proud that the Oilers have been in a position to recuperate like they did.

“They performed robust this 12 months and so they got here again from three video games down,” Bosse mentioned. “It’s a troublesome loss after coming again like that however they have been superb and we’re so happy with you Adam.”

The household mentioned watching Henrique on the large display screen with the neighborhood over the previous three weeks was a particular alternative.

“We got here to the entire watch events however one, and it was so enjoyable to cheer him on as a household and a neighborhood and to simply watch the gang simply get larger and larger,” mentioned Olszowka.