“There are no brownies today. If it’s too hot, there’s watermelon and ‘Mister Freeze’.”
Montrealer Heather Lowengren has been part of the Alouettes entourage for many years.
“Maybe 15 or 20 years,” she estimates.
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At least once a week she comes to training with treats that she carefully prepares for the players. Cakes, tarts and, upon popular demand, the famous brownies.
On Wednesday, in the middle of a heat wave, Ms. Lowengren instead showed up with a generous helping of watermelon, already sliced, of course, and a load of frozen treats. A real blessing for anyone who sweated heavily when the Humidex index was over 40.
“This is hugely appreciated, especially on a hot day like this,” said offensive player Pier-Olivier Lestage after spending more than two hours in the sun on the training ground between the Olympic Stadium and Stade Saputo.
An established relationship
Pass receiver Kaion Julien-Grant, who is currently injured in one hand, also greatly appreciates Ms. Lowengren’s generosity. As a thank you, he also gave her a hat on Wednesday.
“It’s crazy having her with us, we always look forward to seeing her again,” he said. Of course there’s what she cooks or what she brings, but it’s also a friendship that we have with her.”
Julien-Grant, one of the players traded to the Brownies, has been training with his teammates and says it’s only a matter of time before his hand heals.
Cody Fajardo leaves
A presence against the Argonauts (9-1) this Saturday in Toronto would be very surprising for Julien-Grant. Quarterback Cody Fajardo, who looked like a kid after practice with his red Mister Freeze in hand, will also be the starter for the Alouettes (6-5), as we observed during the day’s rehearsals.
If the Argos are logically the favorites to win this next game, the Alouettes will try to take advantage of the fact that the Toronto team has a very short one after defeating the Tiger-Cats by a score of 41 to 28 on Monday Hamilton had a break.