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, [ Siskins fire Hooper, rehire Harrigan in act of ‘desperation‘ ich when the decision t release Hooper made Saturday morning, Harrigan, himself, been replaced as coach of Owen Sound of the OHL last season. In the 198990 ; , in his debut as an OHL coach with the Hamilton Dukes, Harrigan was given his walkâ€" ing papers, only to return to Siskins as coach in midâ€"January replacing Chuck Neisen. By the way, Neisen has also joined Harrigan behind the bench as assistant coach with the departure of Hooper‘s assistant coach Scort Long, "As for turning the team around, last night Saturday) we were looking at Sunday and Nednesday night games. Now we‘re looking at Harrigan, who was scouting for Sudbury Nolves this past season, was a Siskin player in he 19605 and coach in the 1980s and 1990s. He ast coached Siskins to a Suthérland Cup back in 990/91 season, but this trip to the Cup could et a lot rougher, especially if the players he speaks and understands what Hooper is going hrough. He also understands what went hrough the minds of the Siskin executive and Gingerich was bold and gutsy. But is it too too late and ethically, was it right? "Nobody likes to see anybody get fired, but it appens," said ® rrigan â€" after : kins 7â€"2 win lm ver Elmira at utual Group m rena Sunday. ‘ bhe win cut |. â€" Imira‘s series an Gerry wurm the Waterlioo And, was the firing of coach Rob Hooper, after losing the first two of the best of seven quarterfinals against Elmira Sugar Kings, the right move? The bottom line on Harrigan is that he was i up in a tough situation. If Siskins lose, he lead in hall allowâ€" ing Siskins a foot the door. Coaches â€" are only to get . It happens the time." Harrigan C ‘t be blamed. If they win and continue to win ted from the 26â€"yearâ€"old Hooper don‘t of what he and Friday night games." §PORTS Heeeeee‘s buck‘ n-mnq,mnnm.am _ Do It Now â€" Avoid The Rush ||"/ ‘/.... Over 70 years of selling and servicing bicycles respond to the 52â€"yearâ€"old coach. "Some of the guys were pretty attached to Hooper and you can‘t help how they feel. Some wmymbuhqdulytby’vzhdfiu m ® Taking a team, where he knows many players by number and not by name, Harrigan liked what he saw Sunday night. Players who usually n SiAaiP talent in that room, but they also got some grinders as well. who some thought to be soft,:came out hitting and grinding .... and Harrigan loves those "They (Siskins) got some players with a lot of "But you have a team of boys who had their 100‘s of New Bicycles to choose from Gerry Harrigan asking him to take over the reins of 2 floundering Siskin hockey team. The nex: call he made was t coach Rob Hooper, setung up a Saturday morning merting. _ â€" With Siskins, secondâ€"place finishers in the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League . trailing the The cleaning staff at the Mutual Group Arenz was still picking up empty popcorn boxes and discarded programs Friday night when Gin gerich made the call to former Siskin coach loo Siskin GM Keith Gingenich called in Father Siskin to light a fire under his team and quack}y put the one out lit by Elmira Sugar Kings grind it out hockey, the smaller Fimura Arens just might play nght inio the Seslan‘s hand All his years with Sislans, Hamgan played ou of the Waterioo (Bubble) Arenz and Sund2y night it was the first ume he coached out of the Mutual Group Arena He said that the ingges: advantage of playing out of the new arena is that he no longer has to wear long underwear If Siskins respond to Harmgan‘s bump and persod lead and every ume an Eimura player rouched the puck, he was greeted by two Suskins one to lay a hit and the other w take the puck "They (Elmura) were suill dancing in the dressâ€" ing room before they knew what happened in the first period " “Something had to be done, and done soon.‘ 1993/94 under coach Geofl Ward On Sunday night Siskins jumped out into an early 4â€"0 firstâ€" way preiy well all year and now suddenity gor slapped 2 couple of times Iumm mmrtht}ukmlmludwm With his teams‘ back agains: the wall Waser Its the grinding style of hockey which helped will on Wednesday when we travel 11 am. â€" 6 p.m., inchuting Holskays 181 King $t. 6., Waterioo _ (Continued on page 27)