User talk:Jakeouellette/sandbox

A few points that I think could improve the article.

1) Is there anything missing that could be added? As of now, there is currently no explicit information regarding Jonathan Cheechoo's status as an aboriginal Canadian. There is information available that can be taken from reliable sources that do say that he is an aboriginal Canadian. Because this information is readily available, I believe that this information could be added in order to bring more awareness of aboriginal athletes. Beyond this, I believe that some information regarding Jonathan's youth, when he lived in a tribe should be included in order to give aboriginal youth a role model.

2) Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable source? Currently, on this page, there is a number of different statements that currently have no citations to give them validity. In order to enhance the article, the information that has been provided in the first two sections (Playing Career, and Records) should be given citations in order to validate them. However, the information that is cited has been taken from reliable sources such as ESPN, CBC, and NHL.com.

3) Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article? The article links at the bottom have all been checked and most are still are directed to the relevant web pages. The link in the first, third, and fifth citations are now directed towards web pages that do not exist anymore. Because of this, there is a need to find a new source in order to verify the information in the article. There is also some very close paraphrasing found in the article where some of the information that was found from the fourth citation was flipped around to form a new sentence in the article. Jakeouellette (talk) 21:56, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Personal life of Jonathan Cheechoo
Jonathan Cheechoo is a member of the Cree First Nations Group from Moose Factory, Ontario

In his youth, Cheechoo was involved in the Little Native Hockey Tournament; a tournament which gives aboriginal youth an outlet to play hockey. He has described his involvement with the organization as being a positive aspect of his hockey career. Cheechoo sat as the Honorary Chair during the 46th annual event which took place in March, 2017.