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Peter Reynolds patrols the blueline for the buds last week A twoâ€"year incubation period saw the Hawks finally put is enough young % talent in place to * leave the nest ' ‘ and reâ€"enter the t bartle for the s Yates Cup 1 The only thing Ee lacking in head P** a coach Rich Zmich‘s youthful Rich Zmich charges was a healthy dose of _ the c expenience. last y "We achieved some objecâ€" tives, and got part way down the road," he said. "Now we just really have to finish off the job." Zmich hopes that was remeâ€" died by a strong regular season campaign, followed by a return to the playofls for the first time in two years. "The 1998 season was the byâ€" After a twoâ€"year hiatus from the Canadian University‘s topâ€" ten football list, the Wilfrid Lauâ€" rier Golden Hawks finally came home to roost last year Road to Yates Cup comes through Waterloo Hawks are ready to soar SPORTS Bob Vrbanac Chronicle Staff Reynolds shoulders the load at Leaf rookie camp Waterloo‘s two universities get ready to resume their football hostilities On offence, a reinvigorated running game should allow the Hawks to build on their new philosophy of having a balâ€" anced attack. Quarterback is the team‘s only question mark. But Zmich said that battle j\ will be settled before the Hawk‘s j o home opener against Guelph s# + Sept. 11, at University Stadium. _ Kevin Johnson‘s Golden Hawks hope to outrun the Warriors. product of a couple of good recruiting years," he said. . P 24 â€" The defense is % the team‘s quickâ€" â€" B est unit and mich should maintain the dominance it established last year "It brought a number of peoâ€" ple together from different places and backgrounds and they needed to get some experiâ€" ence ‘They needed to get a little bit bigger and a little bit stronger, _ and m gain experience." The team returns 21 of 24 starters, with the bulk of the playâ€" ers being threeâ€" vear starters. You see if thats the case, then the third time he returns to the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex with a maple leaf on his chest will mean that he has a shot at the World Junior Hockey Championships in December. Waterloo‘s Pe#@r Reynolds is hoping that good things happen in threes. icant impact were also at the Aud. Two years ago he was the capâ€" tain of the Ontano team that won the Underâ€"17 International Hockey Championships in Kitchener. The first two instances he wore the maple leaf and made a signifâ€" He‘s following up that early success with another team that Chronucle Staff penalty killing. Hes also shown flashes of the type of offensive development the Leafs are hoping that Reynolds can build on this year. He made two key plays to set up goals in the rookie Leafs 5â€"3 win over Carolina on the first day features the maple leaf on the front of its jerseys â€" the Toronto Maple Leals. Reynolds has been a stalwart on the rookie Leafs‘ blueline since the camp opened last Wednesday. The Leafs‘ secondâ€"round draft choice, in this June‘s entry draft, has played in every significant sitâ€" uation from the powerâ€"play to of the tournament. He followed that up with two assists against the New York Rangers‘ youngâ€" sters Friday night. Interviewed about pulling on the familiar blue and white for his first game Reynolds said: "It was great. It was a little nerve wrackâ€" ing going into it. I didn‘t really know what to expect, but 1 went out and had a pretty good game. "Its great to have the first one under the belt, now 1 can kind of relax and see what I can do." confidence the coaching staff showed in the young blueliner. "They got me out on powerâ€" play a bit and a bit on penalty kill, so it shows that they have some confidence in me," he said. "That‘s basically what I‘m out here trying to get out of it." tournament was a good test. "I was thinking on the bench that it was a complete NHL lineup really," he said. "Everyâ€" Continuity has always been the key to the Warriors‘ success over the last decade. And not much has changed this year as the Warrors welcome back starting quarterback Ryan Wilkinson and defensive standâ€" out Jason Tibbits from their respecâ€" tive tryouts with CFL teams a% The return of Wilkinson promises that the l Warnors offense \ of opportunity, that lead the Chris Triantafiloun nation in yards and scoring last _ to the ret vear. will continue. The ot And it leaves the opposition scratching their heads wondering what to key on as they head into a Saturday tilt with the Wartiors. If a team tries to stop the Warâ€" riors‘ vaunted smashâ€"mouth footâ€" ball game, Wilkinson can beat them through the air. If the opponent plays pass, they‘re playing right into the Warriors keep on rolling Reynolds especially liked the Reynolds also thought that the Chronicle Staff € OPEN " EVERY SUNDAY t * Including Holidays ~~ * Monoâ€"Fn 10â€"8 Sat 9â€"6 181 King St. S., Waterloo Sun 11â€"6 "He‘s a great skater and reads the play well," said Smyth. "He can move the puck and hes phys ical in front of the net. I think hes going to be a solid player." whether Reynolds will get the call to the big camp, there is one more Kitchener camp he‘s shooting for â€" the world junior selection camp in December. "It‘ll be kind of the hatâ€"trick of it." he said Wamors tradition of controlling the line of scnimmage and the time of possession clock drafted." Greg Smyth, coaching the defence for the rookie leals, liked what he saw in Reynolds. The 13â€"year pro said he saw a lot of potential in the London Knight blueliner. "Its game to game," said head coach Chnis Tnantafilou, in his sophomore season with the team. "If we can run over a team all day we will do that," he said. "If we cant run over them because they‘re creeping up on us, we‘re going to throw and we‘re going to throw deep ‘ body has been drafted. In the OHL you might face six or seven of those types of players but here you face 20 guys who have been to the return game. The only area of concerm for the Warors, as they look for a return to a Yates Cup final they lost to Western last year, is their defensive front seven. Triantafilou thinks that unit is bigger, stronger and more experiâ€" enced this year. "We‘ll be able to do more things this year," he said. The Wartiors open the season on the road against McMaster. While it‘s still up in the air The return of Tibbits not only solidifies _ the Warriors‘ defenâ€" sive secondary, it returns the team‘s biggest weapon