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24 * WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Sun Life Arena Worried about your Hydro and Gas Bill? Lock in NOW! Call 519â€"635â€"9939 Sunday, January 27 â€" 7:30 p.m. JUNIOR HOCKEY CLUB vs. KITCHENER If you are interested in joining our team, email your resume to: chris@globalcleanenergy.ca Game Night Sponsor Now Recruiting in Waterloo We are seeking dynamic, energetic and creative people to join our Sales Force. We provide an aggressive commission only compensation plan. Various Positions available for Residential (Door to Door) and Commercial Sales. G§ t UITS FOR AEAL WOMEN 5 in stheet soum ) Town souane . s19.747â€"1424 Besort Zzn New Swimwear Lots of Separates 1z PuUuise When a team loses one of its starting goalies, it‘s a sign of trouble. When a team loses its head coach during the season, it usually signals some losses ahead. When a team loses both at the same time, it can only spell disaster. But the Waterloo Ravens midget Double A women‘s hockâ€" ey team, made up of girls between 16 and 18 years old, has beat the odds. After playing 10 games with a middling record, the team lost its head coach and goalie, throwing those remaining into disarray. "It‘s a bit of an adjustment to say the least. It‘s almost like starting the season over . . again," said Chad Buchan, ". It‘s not Just who began the season as assistant coach but was proâ€" about t_alent._ moted to the head position in Cham plonsh ip late November. t th Buchan wasn‘t expecting eams a(e 2 much when he took over the teams with the jOb. 4 »» "It took a while to impleâ€" best Chemlsny Eventually the team rallied around the new coach and slowly gelled. "We‘ve improved quite a bit, I actually think we‘re better than we were," Buchan said. _ "It took a while to impleâ€" ment my rules and views," he Backed by a solid contribution from goalie Jenna Sosnoski, who has played every game since the coaching change, the Ravens battled through qualifying tournaments to earn a berth to the Ontario Winter Games. It took a bit of luck and some hardâ€"fought games, but the Ravens barrelled through two qualifying tournaments, beating regional foes like Cambridge and Hamilton en route to the Winter Games, which take place in March in Collingwood, Ont. Ravens soar after early struggles By GrEG MacDonaip The team got better with every game, which means they will have a good Registered trademarks of Boston Pizza Royalties Limited Partnership. used under license. © Boston Pizza International Inc. 2005 The Waterloo Chronicle Team of the Week is the Waterloo minor atom MD Ice Wolves. The Ice Wolves recently won the Barrie OMHA tournament beatâ€" ing the Hamilton Phantoms in the finals. Evan Aikensâ€"Armbruster, Zach Scanlan and Michael McDonald scored in the championship final, while Ice Wolves goalie Andrew Vanwynsberghe was named the game‘s MVP for his outstandâ€" ing play. In earlier roundâ€"robin action, the Ice Wolves beat East Gwillimbury 7â€" 1 and shut out the Hamilton Ice Cats 2â€" 0. That earned the Ice Wolves a bye into the tournament semifinals against the Georgetown. Waterloo won by a score of Chronicle Staff TEAM.QE_LHE WEEK 597 King St. N., Waterloo 519â€"880â€"1828 â€"Gord Buttinger Ravens‘ assistant coach presented by chance to win at the provincial tournament, said assistant coach Gord Buttinger. _ Part of the reason for the improvement was a tough schedâ€" ule, he said. Despite some early season adversity the Waterloo Ravens midget Double A hockey team has qualified for the Ontario Winter Games. suemitteD pHoto "We played 22 games in December, we could hardly find any time to practice," he said. "We had to correct on the fly." That meant the girls got the feel of each other mainly on instinct. "This is a very talented team," Buttinger said. "Individually we stack up well against any team in the province. "But it‘s not jus? about talent. Championship teams are the teams with the best chemistry." â€" o The tribulations the girls have been through and the bapâ€" tism by fire they experienced in December has allowed them to come closer as a team. "The girls are starting to catch on and starting to become a real threat," Buchan said. They wouldn‘t have been able to come this far without the 4â€"2 on goals from Kevin Tomka, McDonald, Scott Steinfield and Matthew Wyman. Members of the Waterloo minor atom MD Ice Wolves, pictured above, are: (front row, from left) Ban Beaton, Andrew Vanwynsberghe, (second row) Evan Aikensâ€"Armbruster, Nick Gregory, Nathan Hebel, Ross Jackson, Zach Scanâ€" lan, Luke Merrit, Kevin Tomka, (third row) Scott Steinfield, Ethan Hebel, Noah Carrâ€"Pries, Michael McDonald, Evan Kennedy, Aidan Fife, Matthew Wyman, Jack Davidson, (back row) assistant coach Mike Tomka, assistant coach Brian Kennedy, trainer Kirk Davidson and head coach Scott McDonald. Continued on page 26 Canadians overwhelmingly believe that hockâ€" ey should be played _ strong, clean and fair, especially when children are involved. Yet many believe that parâ€" ents have become too aggressive at their children‘s hockey games. national survey conducted _ by Harris Decima Research on behalf of Henkel Consumer Goods Canada Inc. shows that Canaâ€" dians are conâ€" cerned about the state _ of â€" the national pastime, especially when it comes to how children are playâ€" ing the game. It launched a national contest to ask children and parents what they playing strong, clean and fair hockey means to them. Canadians believe in fair play The contest runs until March 21â€" Go to www.henkelpowâ€" erplayers.ca for more information. recent