1shley Slephrnsun. the llmds lone allaanadian wlection and a Tournament all star at the cis champi- "whips. said there “as a lit, tre disappointment after the loss, hut that's what hap- pens in a one-game “inner take-all format-some, hody's gm In lose. Ihey were thc 0an "ho ended Pandas' llll~gnmr "inning streak last year in " 4-l win that ended the “berm school1, three Near mk- nm. No maybe " tutstt't a dream Mum." toy the I [an h. hut it " as close. It's a role the Hawks are quite familiar "ith. doing the same Ihing to the Pan- das the year tterore, t's no! thc colour of Imulal thcy wanted. httt it was still a sum") with a siivcr lining for the Wiltrid [mum-r Golden I lax, ks, ilte defending CIS women; hoclm champs came up a goal shun in their hid In repeal as national minus. uilh the Mlaerta Purr das playing spoiler In " 2-l lt in in Antigonixh. XS. Gold Tl Br Boa Vnuuu t Yuma/“Iv Val] a wawm that sun them earn their third straight tttlA tulle. before earning another titre shot with a 4-2 win "wt "ar housie fallout-d hy a domi- htephen, â€will": u)" a nd her It Illinlluuru-r Goktert Hawk: teammates Were a tired cre" as they skillwise. and cleaned up the loam Mon. shocked tts." day at the Waterloo Mentor With all t ial Recreation Complex. awe around, pulling the final touches on was a war on ‘lt might not he tlte colour I named. but ilk still nick" "llk nice to finish my career "ith a medal." said \u‘pln-nxun nurgumd who plans to con- tinue her hockey career with the Brampton ihunder of the National Women; tlock, ey League. The lhunder “on the L'sso “omen'x national championship In Sydney. N.S, Sunday. heat- ing the Quebec mpmsenur me 2-l thanks to a 2ti-stve performance by former Hanks' goaltender Cindy [mile "Those are the bounces said Nephenwn. a fifth-yea "It might not be the colour I wanted. but it's still nice. " - Ashbry Stephenson 'ar Hm it “as really a (use of mutual respect for programs who had teitrhed the pinna- cle. With all that shock and awe around. youd think it was a war on the ice. nu " e ha d (Ushiett Hunt: \(l m et h i " g on them skilhvise. and they came and shock-d tts." "lt's funny because I think maybe last year Me pulled a huge upset. and I think this year they pulled the upset.“ she said. "i think this year we had a much better mam: last war tttot be maybe Jill» I ht ise they our, had a little f, but hit on [h m nice. " "e shocked them. the win uwr Mctiitt had Stephenson thinking the Hawks were the Team m beat heading imo Sunday I, finals. lhe role reversal struck Stephenson. d, miling 4-l win against the McGill Martletr, on Satttr- Stephenson said the res! kn. CD01 [his w. 'itr 1vietgos"z said that's the plan. She knows head coach "h's been am mule." said Stephenson. who graduates with four (“M golds and um national medals, "And I thinkahe girls will he great again next year" FF I here are no (alw- walks-we kneu that it was going to be "tugh," .. rhe league is so much better mm." said the llawks' captain. "There's parity throughout the (NH and the HS. xthich is good for numen's hockey and the sport. of the competition isnt that far behind the cottrttry's mp two teams. [he Hawks had a [Hugh time just getting out of the ()UA with 2-l “ins over Guelph and the Univer- sity of lommu Continued on page 26 Saturday's 44 win “humor it With. the Wil, frid Lauricr Golden Hawks monk hockey team are all to the CIS championships in Ednmnlnn. Alta. "ml week after healing the UQTR Patriotcs 2-l in the (HM bronze- medal game. "We played strong." said six-fum-fnur defenceman Dan Ehrmun. who scored the winning goal at I3:26 of the third period of the game played in Trois-Rivicrcs, . Minor hockey one step closer to 2008 Telus Cup 1 may haw been head Icuzu‘h Irtcvc Martcll's lucky mustard suit. or it may have hven old fash- iuncd hard work and drier- minnlinn. . Hawks win OUA hockey bronze gun": is also broadcast every warm] ISN. Clive Smith prvsident of thc Watcrloo Minor Hockey Association, said the first slop in the process of accur- iug the 2008 Mus Cup was being awarded the rights to The Telus Cup, formerly known as the Air Canada Cup. is thc only national championship played at any level of minor hockey. The major midget champi- onship is known as the Stanley Cup of Canadian minor hockey. and has been the career springboard for a number of' eun'em and past Nle-rs. The championship t's a tourrrament that's Ifmturvd the likes of Steve Yzcrman, Patrick Roy and other future hockey hall-of-fame". and Water- loo Minor Hockey is one step closer to bringing it to town. BY MIMI: Pommux HrrrucOtruurrte By Boa VIIIMNM‘ f 'hmmvle Sniff ttyyw.vwwatertoo.GG After a disappointing loss against the lukchcud num, dt-rwolvus in the ()lM scmi. finals Last work. thc â€an ks were less than crtthusiastic about going to Qucher for Saturday was the mum's third matchup ugdinsl UQI It this your. lln- Hawks saw the Pitiriotes unu- in pre-watson action. and onu- in the regular wzlsun. losing both gumcs, A native ttf British (Jnlumhiu. Izhrmun pluwd [our years in the Western Hockey League before min- ing the Hawks this war, The goal capped “If an out- standing scumâ€! for [he rtit-yvar Ucfcnmnun. who was also named to the (IIS all-rookie [cum last work, get all the (iocumcrhat'i% logclhor for Hockey Cana- da." “It's quite an adventure we're goin ' through right now to "lil/lr/IJ/GI",)',,," up," said smiti/f.ivirk trying ttt the 3007 Tclus Ventral regional championships next year. Those rights were secured last wcek after a six- month bid process. and earns the Waterloo Wolves Triple "A" Major Midget boys hockey team a berth in next year's rcgionals as the host [can]. . '7t's quite an adventure we're going through right now to line everything up." - Clive Smith ivvsuiiertt Waterloo Minor I Iorkvy cucx an: “My" In ' arthd he and (an Waterloo minor hockey Continued on page 25 Continued on page 27 Volswogen Waterloo