The Siskins' Blake Voisin wins the battle along the boards to set up a goal by Brock Schultz. mamw Fuel: The hope new is that with the fhrodgates opened the offence doesn‘t return to a trickle after the Siskins‘ ended a four-game [using streak all the Waterloo Memorial Itecreation Conr plex. The win curuldrit have mmv al a better time for the te Waterloo Siskins I needed a game like their B-l win over the Owen Sound Grey's Sunday if only to prove to them- selves that they hadn1 for- gotten how to score. Siskins open up the floodgates li-7-2-2 Siskitvi. who lost a tough 7-] dcrixiun to the Kitchener Dutchmen Friday night. Hvtping gut the Sixkins' nth-um jump-started wax runkil‘ Jeremy Welsh. whose um prnver-play markers got Waterloo nn the hoard in thy wrund pt'riml. and his two helm-Ix 011 goals by Duncan Snydr-r and Nathan Millar hrlpvd runlrihulv In [hr mm m the Grey",. "II was a "reHko1n gnmr tut tis." said thc six-Mot-two winger. "Wt-'u- hwn in a hit ot shuup tn: " while. and "r' \wrr shining In gr! " little unxun‘ of must-Ina BY BOB VRBANAC Ihroelt Staff - 166 Park St., Kitchener "So it was good to (some out and play like a team and win like that." "You can tell from warm- ups that this was going In be a different game," said Wvlsh, “It was good to gct our confidence hack. Welsh. a l7-year-old Bay- field native. is leading all Siskin rookie scorers with 14 points. and hopes his contri- hulinn is a sign of a turn- around for a club still trying to find its identity just past the quarter pole of the sea» aim. "Something was missing, We played well hut we couldn'l pm the purk in." The animosity that boiled over in last year's ken-IL game-series lass In 0ch1 Sound in the opening round uf the playoffs, also wvlncd II) spark the Yi,kins, Three third-perirrd iig,hth showed the Siskinx wvretit going to be pushed around by the Brurv hruisvrs from ()wvn 'sound "We were told about it." suit! ersh. who nhvmuxly wasn't with the (‘lllll lax! vmr. Ht?. wants-ll m dumm- that loss a little. bit. m n 1UiPs “mud In twat thrnt like that .. For his nwn purl. Welsh Continued on page 26 Sftt"tt4'ata'Drywatt .............,...$11.97 'Ait"tt4'thO' Drywall . . . . _ . _ . . . . . . . . $14.97 If2"tta'tha' Drywall . _ . . . . . . . . . . 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"'1 think ics éxtremcly important not having ttt Fans missing out on OUA hockey he Wilfrid lnurivr Uni- I versity menk hockey team has a stacked [mm for the 200rr-200ti sew sun. with Til per tom of the u-um V. A grads from arm“ Canada, yum ago? "l run'l pinpninl vxm llv why." said head coach Sit-w- Martell. "I horwstly don" knuw whv we. (lun'l haw a slrungr'r haw. but , do kmnv Wt' have a lot of work In do But were is um: big thing missing " thus:- players llxml m playing In full are- nus ,_, the fans, Why has the tan lunmul been “W's thot average for this tacc-pared. with-ruprn hockey that the NHL Should have takert its run [mm main ago? We Cary All Sizes of Drywall & Insulation Basement Delivery Is Available . . . Just Call Us! By Bun Vanna. ht k hurriiolchtttt.l IAIMIE Pommux For Hm Chrorrirle “5 t" The Hawks' Ian Logan tries to break up a pass in WLU's 33-26 regular season win against McMaster. "U NOT travel, and have some famil- iarity with the surround- ings." said Hawks' head coach Gary Ieffries. "The big home crowd also definitely helps." Golden Hawks' head coach Steve Mane" puts his team through the paces at a recent practice, WW "2W“ _ In gr! tan interest had." um [hr rnajority ofthe ti HIP lust ticket In 1mm is unnlguuhlv llu' Kitchener Rang-Ix. and wan arc mild Em it will be a different R-12x15†Fiberglass Pink . . . . . .. R-20x15†Fiberglass Pink. _ . . . . _ R-13x15†Roxul m-...-.......-..... R-21x15†"ttttul................... Marauders team the Hawks face with quarterback Adam Archibald back in the lineup after an injury kept him out against the Hawks earlier this season. um [hr rnajority of the lilnla University 1urckey also “mun-[cw with a t~lrnng hlnlm‘ " hockey tradition in He had 465 passing yards www.vwwateriooxom Volkswagen New g (milled Planned (an dguinsl Windsor Sunlldm m a lkl. H mu .. Ihey're a real good limihull learn right mm." The Marauders are also healthier on dcience with the return of all-Canadian lineman Jeff "oltertsltaw, and linelracket, l'ristan ' vis and Fugvnv Buakyv hack to the lineup. "That's the way it should be," said Jeffries. "You hope that after eight games you've improved. and this is when you want to be as good as you possibly can. The Hawks are no slouches themselves on defence with Brandon Keks leading the conference in Sacks. with his book end on the other side, David Mon- toya. right behind him. Une- backers Jesse Alexander and Continued on page 25 "'l'hvy'vr gm il lot ot kid, thut um mnh- plays," mud Ile'il-x. null) "(Inn-s Illu- luhn "clue Vaughan 5mm um! running lrark Junkâ€: Korma ruining In mind But Jeffries thinks thc I lawks are also a boiler team than the first time the Marauders faced them. "this is when the real season starts." Waterloo with the Waterloo Siskins. "I just don't think there has been a good under- standing of university hock, ey in the region." Martell, who is entering his second season of coach- ing the Cmlden Hawks. said he has wen imme grow in university 1usckey in other provinces. Mano†was pre- viously thy assistant coach tor the Uniwrsity ofCalgary men's hockey team which drew big rmwds. "We probably have SOIL 600 fans per game." said Mane". "Most of our play- en are high caliber. strong players, hut we have little fan interest. "There is a little mum fan mtert'st in Alherta." he said. "l'u- found that Kitrherut Volkswagen Waterloo Catotinued on page 25 CLICK HERE $29.59 $28.39 - $23 .as