Former Sting captain Craig Duininck (Blackburnnews.com file photo)Former Sting captain Craig Duininck (Blackburnnews.com file photo)
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Former Sting Captain Wins Prestigious Award

A former Sarnia Sting captain has won a prestigious academic award at StFX University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

Craig Duininck has received the $25,000 Frank H. Sobey Award for Excellence in Business Studies.

The St. Cloud, Minnesota native is a fourth-year honours entrepreneurship student at the StFX Schwartz School of Business.

The award recognizes academic excellence, extracurricular and community involvement and entrepreneurial interest.

Duininck, who was named captain of the StFX X-Men hockey team in 2017, played with the Sarnia Sting from 2011 to 2013.

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