Ken Montour (born September 9, 1979 in

Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation Six Nations (or Six Nations of the Grand River, french: Réserve des Six Nations, see, Ye:i’ Níónöëdzage:h) is demographically the largest First Nations reserve in Canada. As of the end of 2017, it has a total of 27,276 members, 12,848 of w ...

) is a former professional

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player in the

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. Montour played 8 seasons in the NLL, most of them with the

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. During the

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, he was named a starter to the

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and was also named NLL Goaltender of the Year. During the 2010 season, Montour was hit by

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defender Drew Petkoff and suffered a concussion. Montour finished the game but has not played since. He has also missed all but one half-day in his job as a teacher.

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