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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 2 Nov 1994, p. 43

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Myrapmmmom Siskin defenceman Steve Joyce is the only blueliner back from last year‘s team. Wlcomial lipemirnideilegctecctcsctinse i4 WinP y ninentirugs : chibntbdtanid mintaihaadicai i lt hlcs t This will be Joyce‘s third season with the Siskins Prior to coming to Waterloo, he played for the Sudâ€" bury Nickel Capitals, winning the northern midget hockey league. The following season he played tier II hockey for the Orillia Terriers. "I know this isn‘t the same team we had last year and nobody wants to move back in the standings from the previous year, so I decided to come back for one more season and give back something to the team that has given me so much," said Joyce. along the boards, could rub the colors off an oppoâ€" nent team jersey. Left behind from last year‘s Cup team was Steve Joyce, a 19â€"yearâ€"old hard nose blueliner who wants to take what the critics say and rub it back in their face. Gone are Jason Honchar Joel Campbell, Matt Osborne, John Cullen and Cory Fletcher, veteran defencemen who, with one of their crushing blows along the boards, could rub the colors off an oppoâ€" nent team jersey. Peter Cudhea Chronicle staff Dead. Dead on the frozen water. Dead as smelts. Lifeless, inanimate, without a snowball‘s chance in hell. That‘s where many felt that the Sutherland Cup champion Waterloo Siskins stood going into this season armed with only one returning defenceman from last year‘s team. Secretary of Defence When the Sudbury native arrived in camp this Veteran Siskin blueliner Steve Joyce is ready to silence all the critics olfi WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994 â€" PAGE 43 "Our goalsâ€"against average is lower than many expected and I think we‘ve silenced our entacs * This Friday night the Siskins will travel to Owen Sound to meet the Greys, while on Sunday, back at the Mutual Group Arena, Siskins will be hosting the Kitchener Dutchmen Game time is 7 p.m Although the defensive corps is on the small size Joyce is impressed with the speed and the aggres sivencss. "We‘re taking care of business back there and everybody has fallen into their roles Thev‘re young, but their leaning and working hard and we‘re not getting any flack around the rink about our abilities "When I got to camp this season 1 was ready to face the challenge. They gave me the role as the assistant captain, giving me more responsibility and a lot more ice time." "Chuck is a defensive specialist. I‘ve learned a lot from him arid learned how to play under his style an_sl_I_'m sure the new defencemen will learn as well season, he felt the weight of responsibility on his shoulders. Not only was he looking at a group of young and eager rookies, he also observed a group of new forwards a pair of new goaltenders and a new coach in Brian Hayton. However, behind the bench there was still a familâ€" iar face that Joyce got to know and respect over the past few years in Chuck Niesen, the team‘s defensive

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