Scott Shawinganen - Ones To Watch [1/2]

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OTTAWA CITIZEN PRESS, AUG 2018

Canadian Phenom Set to Head West

Young centerman, Scott Shawinganen, has made news recently in his hometown of Ottawa, Ontario. Shawinganen posted to Twitter late yesterday evening that he was seriously considering an offer to play for the VHLM Las Vegas Aces. This comes as a shock to those following his career as he seemed a shoe-in for centering the top-line at Boston College for the next four years.

Scott Shawinganen played his junior career for the Ottawa 67s of the OHL, where he put up impressive numbers. He was always known as more of a playmaker than the guy who pots the goals. His teammates loved his relaxed energy and his confidence in the face off dot. Coaches throughout his junior career have commented on his defensive ability, reliability, and hard-worksmanship.

 

 

As a young teen, Shawinganen was raised on a rural farm just east of the Ottawa City Centre, in Clarence-Rockland. He hit his growth spurt early in elementary school, and it was to the suggestion of his 6th grade teacher Mr. Reinstadt, that he try out for the schools varsity squad.

 

At that point, Mr. Reinstadt knew that Scott was a natural. As a Canadian living near the National Capital Region, Scott knew how to skate at a young age, citing evenings in the winter doing laps of Dows Lake, along the Rideau Canal.

 

During the non-winter months, which were few and far between, Shawinganen found himself helping out on the family farm. Waking up early to feed the livestock, clean the hay barn, and help his father with the steer. It was here the Shawinganen would develop his upper body and core strength, his hard work, and determination for which he has become known for.

 

He is the oldest son of Mr and Mrs Shawinganen, Scott (18), has siblings Melissa (16), Haylee (15), twins Nicholas (13) and Rhys (13), and Sebastian (7).

 

Scott’s playing style from his time with the 67s in the O is that of a pass-first, head up, dig deep character player. His imposing frame intimidates opponents, and his reach was unparalleled amongst his peers. He is quick and agile, and just has a sense for where his teammates are on the ice. It’s something that you can’t quantify on a stat sheet, but when you watch him play, there is such a sense of leadership and charisma that he just oozes.

 

Due to mainly putting up points in the A category, he was overlooked in the recent draft, and his parents had talked with him about his plans after the O. They both agreed that pursuing a college education, while still staying active in a sport he loved, were priorities for the family.

 

Shawinganen was going to enroll in Bioinformatics, Chemistry and Agriculture at Boston College this coming fall semester and had met with various scouts in the NCAA.

 

With Scott set to embark on a new journey to the west coast, his family supports him fully, but will not be relocating the family farm.

 

Rodney Albort, Ottawa Citizen Press, August 12, 2018.

 

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Awesome write-up on Scott!

Looks like a legit write-up on a news website. I'm excited for this kid.