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The 0 meeting Trois Rivieres Patriotes at 2 p.m. fol lowed by Warriors vs. Laurentian Voyageurs game at 7 p.m. The Queen‘s Cup champiâ€" onship game will be played Sunday at 2 p.m. Tournament passes cost $10, while game tickâ€" ets are $6. Although the Mutual Group Arena isn‘t the home of the Warriors, McKee believes that his team will have the advantage of knowing that they‘re going to be backed by a large home crowd and they‘ll be able to seep in the comâ€" forts of their own beds. When looking at the suddenâ€"death nature by Peter Cudhea You don‘t have to tell Don McKee how important this weekend of "Final Four" hock ey is. He‘l tell you. "University hockey is the best kept secret in this country, but we‘re going to put it on dis play this weekend, * said University of Waterloo Warrior head coach McKee as his team prepped for the Ontario University Athletic Association‘s Queens Cup. This Saturday at the Mutual Group Arena the investors Group OUAA Final Four champiâ€" onships will open with Gueliph Gryphons HOMETOWN FAVES ARE READYy! [ UW Warriors eager to challenge for OUAA honors Youre WournMons. â€" Wik if you‘re in a series against Laurentian in Sudbury or in Trois Rivieres, Quebec, the travâ€" e alone will kill you. As for the Final Four, if you lose the semifinal game, you have until next season to ask yourself a lot of questions. If you win, then you continue to look ahead. "The Final Four format offers an exciting ciâ€" mate of hockey, especially this year when you have two ares teams (Waterloo and Gueiph) in the event. I just hope playing at home brings the best out in my players." Waterloo advanced to the Final Four by sweeping Windsor Lancers two straight. However, things were pretty much touch and go in Game One when Waterloo battled back from 3â€"1 and 4â€"3 deficits to score three thirdâ€" of a Final Four series, the Warrior coach feets the toumament is more than practical, espeâ€" dally when it comes to travel and associated "In a twoâ€"outâ€"olâ€"three format you have the chance to regroup i you lose the opener, but _ The University of Waterloo Secretaries of Defense â€" (from left) Brian Henry, Mark Cardiff, John Wynne, Chad Palmer and goaltender joe Harris â€" will be ready for all competition at this weekend‘s Final Four championship at the Mutual Group Arena. out fiying. The last time Warriors were in the National final was in 1990/91 season.. That year Wartiors lost 6â€"5 in double overtime to * the Alberta Golden Bears, who went on to eliminate Patriotes in the CIAU final. it was also the last time Patriotes were in the CIAU fimals as well. % Warriors will be lead by OUAA allâ€"star defenseman john Wynne, who‘s also an allâ€" Canadian candidate, and rookie of the year candidate Peter Brearley. 3 "You‘re going to see a lot of talented playâ€" ers out there this weekend and no matter which game you see, it‘s going to be exciting % hockey. I‘m up for it, my players are up for it. The future is ours to control." period goals for the Far West Diisional win. Warriors are very famiiar with Voyageurs. On Nov. 26 Voyageurs defeated Wamnors 7â€"5. One week later was redemption time as Warriors edged Voyageurs 76 in Watertoo. Mckee aso expects to see Patinkes to come 4 Preserned by The Coach of the Year dinnes has ts biggest turnout of coaches ever, and that one, MUJ‘s Wayne Gowing, celebrated his 300th OUAA victory earker this year The Final Four hockey event is "onâ€"ine" and may be visited at http: rowrn udu.ca )â€"â€"aereratifienah The Fina Four organizing commitiee has fow tormes or asent athietc deeciors omm DN and WJJ in &s midst in Bich Newbrough (WLLS), and judy McCrat, Carl Totke and Wally Detahey trom UW. Returrung chairman is Fred Nachols, Dean of Students at Laure The OUAA picks two coaches of the year, ane from the East and one from the West. West winner the year is Rick Crarkes trom Unaversity of Wandsor wtvie Jacques Tremilay of RMC is the tast recaprent. One name will be forwarded tor the CMLJ natonal coach o the year anard and that wl be ansupiced # Fnday‘s Coach of the Year dinnes at Waterioo in investor‘s Goup is on board as mapr sponsor for #s second comecitsee yea and will hase a age Cl J _ gent representing the 6 j dAAA armu: Pm 929 +6 %° Busness Hockey League Young representatives from Waterioo munor hockey and nnigette will be on hand to presde over oBhcial Final Four operung ceremorees prior to Saturday night‘s 7 p.m. game The MVP award tor the champronsiup wall be present ed by jack Kennedy, who the trophy s named after Kennedy is a retred athietsc director trom McMasier Teams will be playing tor the Queen‘s Cup, embsem atw of OUAA hockey supremacy Tournament passes are $10 and avaiabe a the Waterioo Rec Comphes box ofict and Txxstmass outlets â€" and children 12 and under and yerws, art free. So‘s partang Launer busuness grad Bob Woodcock wil agar ux; the national anthemn at this year‘s event. Bot operate his own home and business secunity company Advanced Detecuon Systems â€" and in the 1970s was an outstanding goaktender in the WLL) Tarruae 'â€"g **"_ Dormino‘s Pizza 6 supply nod ing the pucks for the event, with the OUAA togo on one sde and Dormnc‘s logo on the other. They are sure to be a colector‘s tem and some will be on sale at Sunday‘s champronsrup final for souvenw hunkers Gueiph Gryphons and Trow Renere: Patnotes are the returning teams to the Final Four trom last year‘s event, jpaned by DW Warnors arrs ns entiar