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SportWaterloo h. F o â€" o ge . 3 ;\’ 3 Mese o eok : 1e oo + e ie ces +. 4 Aing. + C M > a o s We e o5 e n o o mm t i. . o a ty ~. * e e s 2 l h .. td t Shk. . 1. 9% J . n stt 4 $ i ol -4;:"“1#} aFacs sn i es Ks *4 nyrang Sae t Ne + 2 , 2 in i se es .. + ccactiea o+ 5 4 & j Men & x S * it lt n 2 00 2 0C3 , T ABtea VP oys l n TeROL â€" vvaein t > ""nfl e l aepaie ce ons oo e 0 e CÂ¥ 3 P 9e k3 & e‘ ~ M _ % . B s t c s t Ni i dsn ce Nt ngealiee T P ~ ols .. came to Waterloo to win the Oktoberfest atom hockey tournament last weekend. _ Unlike 23 others, Hobomock came 700 miles though and Sunday they made everr inch worthwhile by dumping Toronto Marlâ€" boros 5â€"3 to win it all. ‘‘*We‘ve beenl looking forward to this tourâ€" nament for the past year, there‘s no doubt we came here to win,‘"‘ said jubilant winâ€" ning coach Don Parsons as his charges shouted ‘"We‘re No. 1‘ in the background. Hobomock, one of four American teams in the highlyâ€"acclaimed tournament, is acâ€" tually the name of the league and arena based in Pembroke, Mass., about 45 miles south of Boston. â€" We draw all our players from the Hoboâ€" ock House League (division IV)," said arsons. "It‘s basically an allâ€"star team. We‘ve had the nucleus together for about three years."‘ That could have been the difference in Sunday‘s final, as Marlies organization begins at the atom level so most of their players, although highlyâ€"skilled for that age level, are playing with each other for the first time this year. Hobomock, meanwhile, has advanced to the point where last year they had to play peewee teams in order to get enough comâ€" petition. No wonder they looked forward to coming to Waterloo. ‘‘This is without a doubt the best 10â€"yearâ€" old hockey we‘ve ever seen,"‘ said Parsons complimenting the Oktoberfest tourney. ‘‘The trip was well worth it, not only beâ€" cause we won, but because the hospitality was tremendous and the tournament so wellâ€"organized. We‘ve got nothing but praise for the whole setâ€"up."‘ And everyone who saw Parson‘s club had nothing but praise either. Led by dynamic defenseman Chuck Hibbett, far and away the most valuable player in the tourney, Hobomock waltzed through seven games undefeated, including a 52 semiâ€"final win over Wheatfield, N.Y. fSiskvéwlook sf)uth of border Like 23 other teams, Hobomock, Mass. By Rick Campbell Chronicle Sports Editor It appears Waterloo Siskins are trying to outdo Stratford Cullitons. Not only on the ice, but in the classroom. For years, Cullitons have been promoting the value of education as part of their scheme to retain players who normally would go the Major Junior A route in pursuit of a professional hockey career Playing Major A hockey gives a player tremendous exposure. but it also invalidates a player‘s eligibility for lucrative scholarship offers to the American uniâ€" versities who annually raid Tier II Junior A and Junâ€" ior B ranks in search of potential talent â€" Cullitons. a seemingly perennial power in the Midâ€" western Ontario Junior B, have a working understandâ€" ing in the US. with University of New Hampshire. a strong eastern school in hockey. and New Hamp shire‘s lineup at one point sported the names of six former Cullitons. said Siskin general manager Roger Freeborn Sunday night So with the idea already laid out in front of them. Siskins hockey committee has jumped in the pool with their longâ€"range goal being to develop an extensive neâ€" twork of liasons with American universities. That way. they hope to attract players from all parts of Onâ€" tamo to Waterioo to play Junior B while at the same time being able to negotiate with schools south of the border to further their career ~"We‘d like to develop a strong l1aison with two or three American universities." said Freeborn in his ofâ€" fice at Waterloo Arena before his club went out to By Rick Campbell Chronicle Sports Editor Contact American colleges for mutual development * Marlies, meanwhile, made théir way to the final by ousting Waterloo Tim Horton Cubs, who ended up with a 3â€"3 record, 4â€"1 in the other semiâ€"final. 2 The final was close for the first two periods as the American club took a 3â€"1 lead on goals by Tim Thompson, Jeff Ray and Keith Swenson, but in the third they turned on the superchargers which saw them amass a 40â€"11 goals for and against aggreâ€" gate during the series. Toronto, through sheer determination fought back twice times to remain within striking distance but the outcome was never really in doubt. Other Hobomock goals went to Ray and Ted Donato while Geoff Mani, Don Chereâ€" pacha and John Fargo scored for Toronto. ‘"‘"Sure we scored a lot of goals but our defense and goaltending was just specâ€" tacular," said Parsons, an extremely perâ€" sonable individual.‘*When they play so good our forwards know they can take those extra chances with such a solid backing beâ€" hind them." Hobomock was hampered by the centreâ€" redâ€"line rule, which they do not use at home, but the wellâ€"disciplined squad made quick adjustment in defeating Niagara Falls 8â€"2, Detroit 2â€"0, Amherst 8â€"2, Oshawa 7â€"2 and Peterboro 5â€"0 in preliminary games. It was the second year the New England club has come to Waterloo for the tourâ€" nament. Last year they sent a squirt rep team. e ‘"Yes, this is our second year,"‘ said Parâ€" sons. ‘‘And I hope we‘ll be back every year from now on."‘ Notes: The tournament was sponsored by Bauer Skates and each member of the Hoâ€" bomock team was given a gift certificate good for one free pair. Bauer also donated the trophies ... Three MVP‘s were selected. The goalie was Peter Taylor of Oakville. The defenceman was Chuck Hibbett of Hoâ€" bomock and the forward Mike Gagliardi of Wheatfield ... The Hobomock club had a strong following accompanying them, inâ€" cluding a cheerleading squad that sang and chanted throughout the tournament ... No wonder,. Hobomock, is the name of an old Indian tribe. blast Owen Sound 8â€"4. "It could take about a year to get this thing off the ground but we hope to next year attract players from the north (as far as Sudbury, posâ€" sibly even farther) into the Waterloo area who have aspirations of a university education. "Essentially,. we can advise them of what talent we have, and they can go from there. It‘s a case of us helping them (universities) and them helping us,"‘ â€" The first effect of the contact already made was witnessed 10 days ago when scouts from Princeton, Yale. and University of Boston took in the Siskinâ€" Culliton game after making a Southern Ontario cirâ€" cuit The idea of developing this type of network was iniâ€" tiated by Siskin coach Jack early in the summer and when Freeborn became general manager he was in total agreement with the plan. ‘‘We‘re going to develop a file and then make an analysis of what appears to be the best opportuniâ€" ties." said Freeborn. ‘"They‘ve all sent brochures and outlines of their program and we‘ll condense that into a package to hand out to the players whose job will be to contact any schools they‘re interested in _ Much of the legwork and credit for getting the ball rolling belongs to hockey committee chairman Barry Pauley who established initial contact with many American universities. Egers and Freeborn then sent an introductory letter outlining their scheme and so far they have received 20 positive responses. from as far away as Colorado ‘They were more than mildly impressed too,"" said Freeborn "In fact. they said it was the best calibre of Hobomock goalie Ronnie High looks over the net and Toronto Marliboro captain Don Cherepacha looks into the net but neither can locate the puck which has fallen over High‘s shoulder during secondâ€"period action of Sunday‘s Oktoberfest atom hockey tournament at Waterlioo Arena. Hobomock,. which is near Boston, won the final 5â€"3. (Photo by Rick Campbell!) " "Chronicle Sports Line _ . . 886â€"2830 ‘Wateridb.Chronicle, Wednesday, October 17, 1979 all the hockey they scouted up here, including the Metro (Toronto) Junior B league." ‘‘The money factor has to be attractive too, some kids just can‘t afford to pay their own way to a Canaâ€" dian university. But if they can get a chance to go to the States to play hockey for four years free of charge and with a good education, that‘s got to entice them," he said. Part of the reason for developing the program, acâ€" cording to the Siskin GM, is that he feels there are a lot of quality players ‘"out there" who are not quite Major A calibre, but who, because they want an eduâ€" cation first, are not playing any hockey at all. On the present Siskin lineup, Freeborn said at least five are more than mildly interested. Hopefully two or three will "take a flyer" down there next year to set the program in motion and spread the publicity to other potential candidates. Two recent notable players from Waterloo, goalie Mike Blake and forward Mike Conrad, are at Ohio State, and Freeborn indicated Siskins plan will be conâ€" centrated other than at Ivy League schools, "where its becoming pretty tough for a Canadian kid to break in‘* unless he has tremendous academic standards Freeborn has no qualms about ‘"importing glayers from other parts of the province to play for Siskins, since no league rules will be violated. "We‘re only allowed seven import players (waivers or nonâ€"residents) under OHA rules anyway. Stratâ€" ford‘s done it for years. And besides,. if we get 12 imâ€" ports trying out for our club. you can be sure it will only be the best seven make it.~ Page 11