St. Andrew's College

Noah Lagambina.

The Richmond Hill native played last year with St. Andrews College, went 17-7 with a 2-4-4 goals against Average, a 9-0-8 save percentage in the U18 part of it.

Originally drafted in the fifth round out of the Don Mills Flyers and signed this offseason making his OHL debut.

Face-off at centre ice.

... uh, now both of his parents went to college in the United States.

I know they care about the education piece of the puzzle, and, uh, he obviously went at, went to St. Andrew's College, which is right in my backyard here, and, uh, a pretty prestigious prep school from an education standpoint in Canada.

And, um, so I, I do think that matters to him.

But I wouldn't be ...

This is Beyond the Gates, the podcast from St. Andrews College in Aurora, Ontario, Canada.

My name is John Sandom, SAC class of 2013 and member of the school's alumni and advancement team.

Today, I'd like to introduce you to a unique tradition within the old boy network and three of the remarkable individuals responsible for keeping it going.

John Purcell.

John Purcell.

I have some great memories of St. Andrews in my years there.

You know, after Mack House, it went on like Don became host captain, prefect.

I was lieutenant colonel for the cadet corps as well.