EG Athletes
 Dylan Wallace has lived in Holland Landing his whole life. He started in EG Athletics at the age of 4 when he joined house league soccer. Even though he had learned to skate at age 3 in the local skating program at the Sharon arena, he did not start playing hockey until age 7 when he started playing 3-on-3 in the summer and EG house league in the fall of 2002. He then progressed quickly, playing for the EG 'A' team the following year (his team won the York-Simcoe championship), then York Simcoe Express AAA for the following 7 years (his team won back-to- back OMHA championships and made the finals every year but one). Dylan is a left-shooting forward, his strengths being extreme lunge, deceptive speed, quick release and ability to score. Over the years he has consistently averaged between 1 and 2 points per game.
In 2010 he was chosen as a centre for the U16 Team OMHA, which beat the GTHL to win the Ontario Championship. He was interviewed on the telecast of one of the games for getting the game- winning goal.
Over the years, Dylan has also excelled at school sports, coming first in York Region in running long jump, high jump, and coming first in the Northern York area in badminton, triple jump, and helping his teams win the area in relay, volleyball and basketball. He also consistently maintained his Ontario scholarship status.
Two of his proudest moments were when he was awarded the Male Athlete of the Year at Holland Landing Public School in 2009, and just recently the Junior Male Athlete of the Year at Denison High School.
In May 2011, one of his dreams came true when he was drafted to the OHL Windsor Spitfires (their 5th pick in the 7th round).
He is currently very proud to be playing for the Aurora Tigers Jr A team, one of their two 16-year olds on the roster.
Dylan still enjoys playing pickup hockey and ball hockey on the street with friends, and still holds onto his dream of one day possibly having the honour of playing in the NHL. But the most important thing to him is his conviction to do his best at whatever he does, and hoping that good things come of it.
Calling All E.G. Athletes... any age, team or individual!
The Bulletin along with the assistance of Owen M. Smith are looking for reasons to celebrate the successes of E.G. athletes. Share your story with our readers. Contact info@thebulletinmagazine.com or osmith@dundeewealth.com - please put EG Sports in the subject line.
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