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Meaningful homecomings
- Updated: August 24, 2016
MONTREAL – Their son might reside just over 150 kilometers from home, but for the Danault family it really is like Phillip is living right next door to them.
And, they have good reason to believe that.
What does 166 kilometers represent? About a 90-minute drive, a quarter of a tank of gas, three dozen songs on a “Road Trip” playlist and maybe one stop for a quick bathroom break along the way.
For Phillip Danault – a Victoriaville native – that isn’t far at all. Residing in Montreal is essentially like being at home. His father Alain, mother Michelle, and sister Ann-Andree are ecstatic to be able to spend quality time with him at will these days following his departure for Chicago several years ago.
“Last year, it was pretty funny. Around Easter, one Sunday night, he came down to our house in Victoriaville for dinner. We never thought that would be possible,” recalled Mr. Danault, who is the general manager at both the Victoriaville Golf Club and the Laurier Golf Club as well. “It was special to have our son with us at home during the hockey season. That’s the type of thing that we’ll do again and again. We’ll go back and forth to Montreal and vice-versa.”
In Alain’s eyes, Phillip’s return to Quebec actually marks the second time he’s managed to make his way back onto home turf.
“At 15, Phillip left home to play Midget AAA in Trois-Rivieres because in our region players of that caliber suited up for the Estacades. He left at 15 to live with a family there and do his schooling there, too. At that time, my wife Michelle and I thought that he was gone for good. We started to just accept it,” explained Mr. Danault, who attended the QMJHL Draft in Moncton that year along with the rest of the family.
It was at that moment that the Danault family was reunited for the first time.
“Phillip was ranked 29th on the league’s central scouting list, which meant that he was going in the second round. The Victoriaville …
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