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W77 m, l 28 . WM ”(It)” CHRONICLE I Wednesday. hepteirlber 112005 Siskins Will their home opener over CUllitOIlS . a z z . z“- ; _ . v, ,l a" j' y a , . ,5 . - . ._ ,, was!“ . . - . F l I I â€" "b a . . ‘ “ . ‘ t‘ c , n , i ’~ / . ,. ~ . , , f t: , -. ‘ ‘ n" I. .V ‘ y ' I I; a f" ,1 ‘ , ! \_ I‘ g \ #2.} L / c3 I -. '7‘ 35*. f L "‘ an ’ ‘ 1 W . fl .. ,. I l a > - . I . \\ 3 y it ‘ k g _ I ""“, ._3. -'~';" ’ \ I a ”x f fiat 4% .. . . v: . , ‘1 l \‘ ~13} ‘ ' ’ a “ x e a ' ti. §w ’ ‘ I 151w ,‘ - . . y W ' ,2. x- . r _‘ . ”so . \ ‘ ‘“\_ 3 . 4‘ ~ ‘ .. ~ ; , * no ' «M 1 \ ’ g m; * I . as“? ‘ t . ‘ ii 5“” ‘ . . , " . g a?) , 2:" .‘ . ' i, it -. k:- . ~ ..: 4 1 . .'~"‘ . ‘1 i . a . . [My ”‘45 i a: , i ._ , ‘ I“: . 444? . 7-. ‘3- ‘ .3 ‘ ‘3 i , V “A t Wfim WE: wwjg _, -. . I ' L ‘ / ' ‘ fr ’ "‘3 .4- .“ w» w «5’ o ( A, ”u” y '_ a (A ' , r’” « The Siskins' Tanner Person tries to get a loose puck past the Strattord Cullitons' Evan Groenestege in Sunday night's home opener. The Siskins held on for a 64 win to improve to 22 on the season. “WWTO BY BOBVRBANM: Ontario lunior Hockey League. there," newcomer Matt Sherry's winning ning goal go in through all the fog Chronicle Staff The Siskins continued that He said he was surprised at the goal with 1:33 left in the contest. I! that had built up on the ice surface effort to start their home opener level ofcompetition he faced at the couldn't have come at a better time in what proved to be a warm. fter going winless in their Sunday night at the Waterloo high~school level, and it helped as the Siskins let 241 and 42 leads humid night as the remnants of first two starts ofthe season, Memorial Recreation (Iomplex refocus his game as he ended the slip before skating away with a 6-2 Hurricane Ike raged outside. he Waterloo Siskins showed They opened the scoring 18 secv season as one ofthe team's leading win. “Not it that log," he said. “1 just signs of life in hackvtorback wins onds into the first period Vinth Eric scorers. His obvious offensive tal- It was another example of threw it on net and hoped good over the Stratford (Iullitons last lekun showing offsome of his skill ems also drew the attention of Lekun using his puck-handling things would happen.” weekend while converting a pass from Mark people like Peter Brill. the Siskins skills to drive to the net before He managed to see the puck The club, In full rebuilding Mantynen. director of hockey operations. who Mantynen. who also had a three» coming to him out of the mist, and mode and returning only six play; That was just the “In of a has made a habit out of bringing point night. threw the puck hack to shot it through a pileup in front of ers offol last year's team, went into three-point night for Lekun who talented highschool players back Sherry on the point the (iullitons net into the top cor the home of their traditional rivals returned to the Siskins after walk to the Midwestern league. "I thought it was going in." said ner. He said all he was doing was l‘riiiay night and came away With a ing away from the team last sear "l missed the game and I prefer Lekun‘ on his lastrminute charge listening to his coaches wellrearned‘lrl son. He said he rediscovered his playing at this level." said Lekun, to the net. "I thought it was going "The coaches always tell you to it was the total team hockey the love for the game while suiting up who will give the Siskins some in, but we'll take it, put the puck on net and good new head coach Dean [X'Silva had for the Sir lohn A. Macdonald scoring punch after having a "A goal is a goal and that was a things happen." said the lflry'earr been preaching. and donionstratr Highlanders last season and play punchless attack last season. “It‘s a big win " old psychology major. "1 thought ed the effort the club Is going to ing with his high-school friends. little more challenging. and l love Sherry. a london native who l‘d take the advice and otwiously it need on most nights to win in the “It just gave me some confir the challenge to step up and see joined the Siskins after deciding to worked," ‘ competitive Midwestern (ionfcr deuce," said lA’kUll. “ There were what 1 can (loin this level." attend Wilfrid laurit‘r University. ‘ viii e of the iii-wli,‘ formed (irt-ati‘r sortie pretty good players out I t'kun‘s last .issist tunic on laughed that he didn‘t see the win Continuedon page 31 l - l . / ' ‘ ‘ ,. , , A“, t} L. 1 /»’ ' /, \ \ 4. o ." ‘ " i" ,, . HOlVlECOMlNG WEEKl;1\ l) 2008 t, _ ‘ Saturday, September 20 (w 1:00 pm. . , . . . . I nght-Newbrough Field, University Stadium [It lu'ls.‘ ‘ 1 . ( liildren L'ndcr 12 itt‘t‘ \\'l L‘ Students in. Seniorsx’Students ~\ Adults \ l I _ W , Purchase tickets at the gate or oiilinc at: HH“.i.llll'lt‘l'dll1ll‘llls.(l)11'l . _ ' ' > V " 1 , , i _ ___________-â€"â€"_â€"_