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They always got fired up to play ball hockey, he recalled this week.
A junior star with the Ontario Hockey League s Oshawa Generals from 2005 through 2009 one destined to compete under the brightest lights on the biggest stage Tavares could often be found volunteering alongside students with intellectual disabilities at his high school. It always put me in a good mood, always put a smile on my face, he said. That just tells you the impact and the positivity and the types of special people they are. It had a lasting impact.
Now the Toronto Maple Leafs captain wants to give back.
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