Indresh Panday, Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada):Calgary’s United Field Hockey Club recently concluded its 5th three-day field hockey tournament, the Alberta Cup. A total of 23 teams from Canada and USA took part in it.
There were not only men’s and women’s competitions for this cup; There were also competitions for Under-13 and Under-16 children. Avnish Jolly, solicitor of JOLLY PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, informed the ‘Speaking Punjab’ about the tournament. U-13 for Girls, the Winnipeg Rovers finished second and won the Silver medal. The Manitoba Rovers of Winnipeg won the Gold medal for the under-16 Girls’ team.
Avnish Jolly, who migrated to Canada from Chandigarh, further said that not only his home State of Manitoba but also Punjabis living in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia are encouraging the game of Hockey and instilling a new enthusiasm in children towards the game. Owing to this, the children are motivated to engage in physical activity; hence, they are curious to know more about the game of Hockey as well as India. In this way, the Punjabis, living in Canada are enhancing the bond between India and Canada through the game of Hockey. Really, it is a wonderful contribution.
It is worth mentioning here that the dress for the Manitoba Under-16 Girls’ team was sponsored by Avnish Jolly ‘s Law Firm ‘Jolly Professional Law Corporation, Winnipeg’. Everyone praised the dress. In fact, Avnish Jolly prefers to do his social work in silence.
Barrister Avnish Jolly said that his slogan for children is ‘EVERY CHILD MATTERS’, which means – ‘Every child has his/her own significance’. This slogan in itself has proved to be very inspiring for children.
Avnish Jolly told that the head coach of the Manitoba Rovers Under-16 team, Mr. Veer Partap Singh, the Manager of the Team, Dr. Thomas Jacob, Junior Coach Arshpreet Singh, Gurbhej Singh, Women’s Coach Jacob and Aman Gill deserve congratulations. During the preparation of these hockey teams, the contribution of volunteers like Mrs. Kiran Sharma, working for the Seven Oaks School Division and Arshnoor studying at the University of Manitoba has also been noteworthy.
In addition to working for the School Division, Kiran Sharma also volunteers for her husband Avnish Jolly’s Law Firm, Jolly Professional Law Corporation, Winnipeg. Apart from others, Vincent Gomez and Tejinder Singh Gill are also volunteers for the firm. All of these have been instrumental in promoting the game of Hockey in Canada.