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Owen Sound Attack

Former Attack Defender Honoured by CIS

March 17, 2016 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Owen Sound Attack News Release


Prior to the 2016 Canadian Interuniversity Sport hockey championships began, former Owen Sound Attack defender Nathan Chiarlitti was honoured by the CIS with the Dr. Randy Gregg Award for excellence in hockey, academics, and community service.

Currently enrolled at St. Francis Xavier University, Chiarlitti suited up for the Attack in the 2012-13 season and recorded 31 points while also helping lead the team in the role of assistant captain.

Also a former member of the Sarnia Sting, Chiarlitti became only the second StFX player to earn the Dr. Randy Gregg Award since it was first presented in 1991. He joins his current head coach Brad Peddle, who claimed the honour in 1999.

In his third-year of eligibility, the assistant captain from Maple, Ont., is a tremendous leader on and off the ice for the X-Men. An AUS second-team all-star for the second consecutive season, Chiarlitti played in all 28 games during the regular season, averaging over 30 minutes per contest, leading the team's defencemen in scoring with three goals and 12 assists, and finishing with a plus/minus rating of +14.

Academically, the fourth-year Dean's List student achieved CIS academic all-Canadian status in each of the past two years, finishing amongst the top five students in his honors humans kinetics program. He recently completed the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and hopes to attend medical school in the future.

Chiarlitti is heavily involved in the community, volunteering his time with an array of organizations and causes. He was awarded the Leader of Distinction award by the StFX Leadership Academy, which he has been involved with for the past three years. He is a volunteer coach for the Antigonish Minor Hockey Mentorship Program, and founded and maintains the Hockey Program of X-Cellence, a peer tutoring program for both the X-Men and X-Women varsity teams. He is also president of the Coady Society, volunteers with the StFX human kinetics community service learning program Fit 4 Life and Fit 4 Tots, participates in StFX's Best Buddies program, has lent his time to L'Arche Horizons, and has also done extensive volunteer work in medical research including thyroid oncology research at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, work with Caisis, the online cancer data management system, as well as data collection for CAPL (Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy).

"Nathan has been our captain all season and is a tremendous leader in our group," said head coach Brad Peddle. "He is highly respected in our dressing room, while being able to maintain strong personal relationships with his teammates. He is our most reliable player on the ice in every situation. When it comes to the values associated with this award and the complete person it exemplifies, I can sincerely say Nathan fits the description more than anyone I have ever had in our program. His willingness to go above and beyond to help others is quite remarkable."

ARTICLE COURTESY CIS

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