Just a few weeks back, the Mark’s Mount Pearl Blades U18 team were named the 2023 U18 Tier 1 Champions. This week, the team won the Phonse Cup, so named after long time Glacier Arena Zamboni driver Tony ‘Phonse’ Fowlow. In the back row, from left to right are Coach Chad Hart, Jack Hart, Collin Martin, Jacob Payne, Jacob Smith, Jake Budgell, Zack Moyst and Carter Pelley. In the front, left to right, are Seamus Pinsent, Noah Carew, Coale Fitzgerald, Logan Holloway, Tate Cullen, Luc Brown, and Phil Snow. Missing from the photo are coaches Trevor Budgell and Darryl Smith, players Sam Henderson and Tyler Gough. The Phonse Cup has been ongoing since 2013 and has taken on even more significance since December 2021 when Fowlow, also known as the Earl of the Pearl, among other affectionate nicknames, suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed on one side. The event sparked a huge outpouring of support and financial help from many of the former players and their families who depended on Fowlow’s steady presence at first the Smallwood Arena and later the Glacier, over the years. Submitted photo
