Kevin Veinot is the assistant coach for the Northeast Kings Titans at the New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic. The 56-year-old played in the first-ever Coal Bowl Classic in 1982 and also the third tournament in 1984. CONTRIBUTEDNEW WATERFORD – Kevin Veinot says from the time the New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic began in 1982, it provided quality high school basketball competition and that hasn’t changed over the years.
Veinot first played in the tournament in his Grade 10 year with Park View Education Centre of Bridgewater. He later returned to New Waterford with the school two years later in his Grade 12 year, which is a memory he won’t forget. “They had a very strong group of athletes. Every one of those players went on to play either Division 1 in the United States or university basketball – it’s quite impressive looking back.”Playing career: Played high school with Park View Education Centre and later attended Acadia University and played for the Axemen and also played professional basketballAt the time Veinot attended the event, the Coal Bowl Classic tradition was just beginning.
“Being in that one wing of the school was awesome and there were lots of friendships made,” said Veinot. “It’s nice that they haven’t taken that aspect away from the tournament – it’s a positive thing for our student-athletes.” “It was an opportunity for me to get back to the tournament and share my experience playing, what the sport meant to me, where it took me and the opportunities that they had in front of them.”
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