Neighbor News
Week 3 JBWA Players of the Week
JBWA (Joel Barlow, Weston, Abbott Tech) Hockey Booster Club Week 3 players of the week.
The JBWA hockey team (0-2) takes on conference opponent Newtown/New Fairfield (0-2-1) this Saturday. The game starts at 3 pm at the Danbury Ice Arena. Fans can view the game at LiveBarn.com. Each week, the JBWA hockey booster club features three of its athletes as the JBWA Players of the Week.
Emmet Arees
Position: Defense
Class: Freshman
High School: Weston High School
Emmet learned to skate from his dad at the age of 4 and has enjoyed the ice ever since. His favorite quote is “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.”
Jack Kane
Position: Defense
Class: Senior
High School: Joel Barlow High School
Jack learned to skate at age 3 with the Learn to Play Hockey program at the Winter Garden Arena. He then went on to play in-house hockey for Mites and switched to RAHA Travel Team for Squirts through Midgets. The first two years of high school, Jack played for the Wooster Hockey team in Danbury. He transferred to the JBWA hockey team last year as a junior and is completing his senior year there. After graduation, Jack hopes to study pre-vet and eventually become a veterinarian.
Find out what's happening in Weston-Redding-Eastonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Connor Sweeney
Position: Goalie
Class: Senior
High School: Abbott Tech (HVAC)
Home Town: New Fairfield
Height/Weight: 5’9", 180lbs
Favorite Hockey Memory: Winning State Championship 2017/18
Favorite NHL Team: Washington Capitals
Favorite Quote: “To succeed in hockey, you need teamwork.” – Henry Samueli
This Is Connor's 3rd year with the JBWA Knights. As an original player on the Knight's co-op, Connor was a key factor in Abbott Tech's participation with this program, thanks to his great Athletic Director, who was there to help Connor fulfill his high school sports aspirations. As a hockey player since 7 years old, Connor has spent most of his time in Goal. Being a Goalie came from his older brother pushing him into goal for street hockey so that he could shoot on him all the time (such brotherly love). From there, it became Connor's position as he came up through the ranks at Danbury in-house, Putnam Hockey, and the Western Jr. Colonials. During the off-season, Connor is an accomplished golfer and spends his summers out on the links in Myrtle Beach trying to maximize his skills to fulfill his future dreams in golf.