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Continued from page 25 and Kyle Locke, a pure goal scorer, in a trade that sent Scott Voisin to New Market. "Between him and Locke we‘ve really added some punch up front," said Burjoski. "I think our top two lines are going to be as good as anybody in the league." The Siskins also acquired the Dutchmen‘s Ryan Greguol and Steve Collins in a trade that sent Todd Martin and three other local midget players to Kitchener. They‘ll also help on the powerâ€"play with _ the loss of Voisin. Siskins add some punch â€" He will be joined by another talentâ€" ed jumper, William Ibekwe, who is a potential national championship qualâ€" ifier in the triple jump and a strong Â¥ie AFP}‘?{‘\’IL‘PA‘WM““}Q\ «Waa es "They‘re really slick defencemen," said Burjoski. "The biggest difference is on our defence. "We thought we had to make our defence better at puck recovery, and moving the puck up the ice and making the first pass. I think our top four can stack up with anybody in the league." He said he made a conscious effort to use the size of Waterloo‘s home rink to their advantage, making the transiâ€" tion game even more important. "If you add the games in Kitchener and Owen Sound, more than half our games are played on a big rink," said Burjoski. "We thought we really had to pick up the tempo." Geiting to the second round is an important goal for the storied local franchise that has endured some finanâ€" cial issues the last few years and would gladly welcome the added playoff revâ€" enue. The team is on a better financial footing these days with the inclusion of some new blood on the team‘s execuâ€" tive, but the bottomline is always about winning with the Siskins. "Having not won a firstâ€"round playâ€" off in a long time, getting to the second round of the playoffs is a huge goal," he said. "On paper we have a substantial hockey team. And Burjoski feels he‘s put his team in the position to do more of that this season. "We‘re a much better hockey team than last year, but it all comes down to the performance on the ice." The Siskins open their season tomorrow night against Brantford on the road before returning Sunday for the homeopener against Listowel. Game time is 6 p.m. at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. Univcrsity of Waterloo track and field head coach Jason Dockâ€" endorff recently announced that Jereâ€" my Yang has committed to UW (kinesiâ€" ology} for this September. Yang, a native of Waterloo and a graduate of Bluevale collegiate instiâ€" tute, is the 2007 OFSAA gold medalist in the long jump. Yang‘s outstanding OFSAA winning leap of 7.24 m would have placed him in the top five at last year‘s CIS national championship as well as break a 36â€" yearâ€"old UW varsity record. Yang joins Warriors of Richard Burjoski junior program ages 8 to 12 saturdays: ?am to 11lam tall term: $225 winter term: $225 full year: $400 (a savings of $50) Sign up by calling the box office today at 519.571.0928 our classes provide: â€" an excellent instructor to student ratio. â€" professional instruction from experienced theatre professionals and educators. â€" modern, professional facilities with wellâ€" equipped studios and access to our performance spaces. â€" a structured curriculum with the fall term focused on skills and the winter term focused on rehearsal. â€" potential opportunities for auditions, to appear in our mainstage productions company senior program ages 13 and older saturdays: noon to 2:30pm fail term: $265 winter term: $265 full year: $465 (a savings of $65) King Street Theatre Centre 36 King Street West Kitchener â€" 519.571.0928 we also offer: . e _ LA â€" a convenient payment plan for full year registrations. â€" scholarships for teens. The fall term focuses on: Improvisation, voice work, movement, theatre games and creative selfâ€"expression in the junior classes. Acting techniques, improvisation and studying challenging text in the senior classes. The winter term focuses on: Rehearsal and performance and concludes with a presentation in one of King Street Theatre Centres theatre spaces. 7# Petals & POLS inc. _ Flower & Gift Shop Gary Miller Kitchener: 725 Oftawa St Call §19â€"742â€"7221 WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, September 12, 2007 * 2 Waterloo: 65 University Ave. £ Call 519â€"885â€"2180 Oben Mon â€"Sar 8304600