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The Warriors were up against the lowly University of Toronto who haven't won in five years and were looking to snap a 35-game win streak 1‘..- w P...,. What would the loss of their leader do to the psyche ofa team that had already suffered two blowout losses to Nndsor and McMaster to start the season? Especially since there was so much pos- itive buzz around the pro- gram after bringing in a strong recruiting class. . at seemed lost in Wt'ii? surprise resigna- tion of Waterloo Warrriors football head coach Chris Triantafitou last week was that his former team still had a game to play. um... ___-__. ' . - _... “my. man penultykilr" oiiliitiG'ui,'i1ie1'i'i o o Warriors chase off the yarsity Blues "r't,','y,,'etty And the Varsity Blues mm. Rm Am ms".. _ _ 'r' _ (I Immrln “I" . ation Complex, "The key is to be a person pursuing the puck instead of chasing the attacker," said Siskin coach and genpral e new Midwestern I Junior " hockey league was on display mer the weekend with a greater emphasis on specialty team play. speed and staying out of the penalty box The closest thing to com- pare to the new product on the ice is the changes seen in the NHI. last season. With teams getting used to the Midwestern league's new two-referee system, there was a constant parade of players to the penalty box. That penalty parade both helped and hun the Waterloo Siskins over the weekend as they dropped their season opener fi-S on a late power play goal by former rear- guard Tyler Townsend. But three power-play markers, two in the first period, helped the Siskins bounce hack with an 8-l win over the Owen Sound Greys during Sunday night's home opener at the [ Waterloo Memorial “urn: I Chronicle stir" Sl,li_l)_e__TS ach and general Al Kimmel. who t :hromcie 1w! There was even talk about a possible party to celebrate the end of that streak. 'W""""', _ l .g- N A' I t attendance. And the Varsity Blues must have thought the Warriors were ripe for the picking with all the Toronto media in Kimmelvis also hoping that some of that works in his team's favour. He thinks the the Owen Sound Greys. made a few of the same ference calls that linen: scoresheet when he ' referee, "it's just a na habit when you're ch; someone to put a slit arm on them, instead we're skating." '75:: Siskin captain Brock Schultz celebrates a Connor McFarlane goal in the Siskins 84 win over the Owen Sound Greys. cnrisManmmo: Irw m me same inter- calls that littered the hen you're chasing Is to put a stick or them, instead of if s just a natural when he was a Interim head coach Mar shall Bingeman. no stranger to long losing streaks, said his team did all they could to give it back to the Blues but showed a lot of character in the come-from-behind win. Bingeman was player on a Warriors team that didn't win a game in his first 3 l/2 sea- sons with the club, and he didn't want to be the answer to a trivia question for the Varsity Blues. Who did the Blues beat to end their long losing streak? Well, whoever it is, it's not Waterloo. win But despite trailing l0-0 at the half, the Warriors proved to be party poopers by scar» ing M-second half points and holding on for the 28-25 "We do have some speed this year, and people will have to chase us," he said. "So hopefully the odds are in our favour this year and we end up with more power- plays than penalty kill. " 'No one Siskins have a b dub this season, pressure on defences. wants to be that a better skating and will our opposing "No," said Bingeman. "They were ready to go. "They responded very well to the challenge, and we had some great up tempo practices and work our buns off. That showed up in the second half on Saturday." The Warriors now hope to Continued on page?!) affect? it was a blow to the team to deal with the departure of Triantafilou, who cited family reasons for taking another job in the athletic depart, ment, they didn't let it get in the way of their game prepa- ration. So did it have any safrsatry team," Bingeman. "But it's going to happen. "They're a good football team with good coaching so it's going to happen." .. " mu: unng to gave more Power-play opportuni- ties, it's quite another to can italire on the man advantage as the Siskins found out last year. They struggled to find the net all season. and were swept in four to open the playoffs against the eventual Sutherland Cup champs Continued on page 26 mm; Bingénrlgn " one thing to It). mm“ "0'0 admitted