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:0 - ‘-\\l i Rt t H it “HUN“ It - ‘I‘K‘tIlll‘flIId‘I u in. illhti lb JAN I O O O O ’ O The Slskms cap a fairytale run by winning the team s fifth Sutherland m a decade ”In t.» IIIr‘fimlIHl (I u'ries with!“ [m rely and guys like that kin-n “lint it took to be [writing the ram iUHItIt‘IsuH‘ of {he Harm/4m siltt’t‘fi\l\ll \l\klll.\ Mode) ( lull, I}lt’\?IIt’.\ run III weekly “Hait- was uphill ill that and said that ritiilt’iilmiiiiiim It‘ll/l (he SnImVrt’iiiiiuu when the plii)‘()lls mine he mil be ready," “Mir/iii My)! H1 - \t'liill has indeed read). _ Ihe acrobatic goalie stoned ihet iilliliiiis. a; 5 1 '5 ‘ ,_ and as the mail oI the moment. led his 0 a 5‘ ' 1 . . ‘ ’ Siskiii teammates to a momentous 551 » ‘ (“unt- T road Will ri ,lit in Sirtittord. , runs 193152009 J" a ”I“ S? E Q ~ ‘ i~ ./\ - s i 1 ‘ O ‘ f I.. ‘I Ontario Pla downs "JR/1 9." -;O'fiH ’ a - . Ihe Siskiiis extendedyiheir win streak In 4 I}! 2‘3“.” " .r ' ”fl” suit-lining the Western league t hampioii I .y&/ ’ ‘ ' s‘ i (ililliidnl Kilthl‘dt’h in tour straight [he s a " ' I n a. ' iv v i ‘ i d N . ieiiiiiwastiii a roll â€" 5‘ I :- ._. ; . 5 3 : = v ‘ Next up was the ()aikville Blades. "ITS nil-as was "Iain-is coils mm: uni-ms ' I n V I v V ‘ " '6 ; Stevens recalled that "the big challenge In ‘ . - ' ‘. 5' the l‘lttIls and early91)'s was to get out of our _' 1 '7‘) league . ‘ “ BYIOHN THOMPSON " - kn ‘lhe Slriilltfl'ti'“dlt‘TIOU dynasty was at I'UHIIN‘IH’IWH‘I? 7* j i its peak ~ if you could win the Midwestern he Siskins won their seventh Suther- The members‘of the Waterloo Siskins’1990-91 team: front row (from left): Dave Schill, Todd thifi:ilinii%iiid d great thante I“ Win the ‘ I ‘ f . ‘ . Saunders, Chris George, Peter Brill (general manager), Brad Haelzle, Gerry Harrigan (coach), ‘ ‘ . ‘ I ' ‘ I land (”p In 1984‘ me” 50 I?“ reunion Brian Park, Mary Taylor, Nate Cressman; middle row â€" Hector O'Brien (equipment manager), How right be M“ season. and followed up with another Rod Dunkel (equipment manager), Brad Carter, Kevin Brown, Shawn Way. Chris Wade, Jamie In a, seriesthat featured plenty of excite in 1985 for back-trirbat'k championships, In Allison, Steve Vanderveen, Larry Courville, Kevin Mahoney, Neil Morgan, Kevtn Falesy, Peter merit. Including a rumor brawl in the third l988. cup number nine made it three chamr Allison; back row _ Adam Webb (stick boy). Rich Ennis (trainer), Smitty Ku|afofskl’ Scott game in ()akville. the Siskins skated past PIOnShIPS in the 19805 Stevens, Scott Hill, Darren Kinnear, Dean MacDonald, Keith Gingerich. Al Kirck (Trainer), Oakn’lle fill” straight. The “TI“ IIK‘III(IIIIH a In 1990-91. the Siskins were a young Chuck Nelsen (Assistant Coach), Jason Bergman. dramatic overtime win in the final game. to team with a host ofnew players. mum: wow claim Waterloo‘s 10th Sutherland (lup cham- Io the surprise of many It. B hockey pun- Stevens had advanced to Woolwich Minor As the Siskins' sniper Scott Stevens DION-Ship- dits, Waterloo won its first eight games. Hockey in bantam and then on to the Sugar recalls, “We gained some credibility and In II seasons (1984-94). the Midwestern However. in November, an uncharacteris Kings. confidence in eliminating Kitchener and (Ihamps claimed the Ontario crown eight tic four straighi losses on Sunday night With new blood infused into the lineup. Cambridge. But. we knew that Stratford was times. with the Siskins raising the (Iup on home ice. was cause for concern. the Siskins went on a tear. winning 17 of the the team‘ to beat. five occasions Coach Jerry llarrigan and staff were per» next 22. "That organization produced many Stevens and many of his 1991 Sutherland plexed. (In the final weekend, the Siskins bowed excellent players, such as Chris Pronger and Cup Champion teammates Will be reminiscA Harrigan stated, ”As far as Iosmg, I think twice to Stratford, who was indeed the class a lot ofotber great guys. ing about that glorious 1990-91 season this the biggest thing we can do IS work harder. of the league. The Siskjns ended up in third “\Ve shocked a lot of people “(inning that (‘0 rning weekend at the SiSkII‘IS’ 7501 "look. if this (losing streak) was happen place (32-16], first game in Stratford." anniversary reunion. ing to me after Christmas. then I'd be going Waterloo whitewashed Stratford 570 in Stevens predicts. “the memories and a bit nuts. But. it Will take until Christmas Playoffs the opener in the Festival city rink and took good times will he recalled starting Friday at until we start playing well because of the The Siskins lost their playoff opener $2 a 2-0 lead with a well-earned 4-2 honieiice the Siskins golfmumamenl. youth on the team." to the crosstown rival, the Kitchener Dutch- VICIUI')‘. "We have a couple of foursomes who will Meanwhile. the Stratford (IUIIiIOnS were men. extending the losing streak to three. The (lullitons were neither fazed nor begoing head-to-head at (irey SUD." fashioning an 18»game win streak and run llarrigan read the riot act. and the ‘Skins intimidated, and roared back with three in a For more information about the Siskins‘ ning away with the league pennant. rebounded With four convincing wins to row, regaining their own momentum and reunion weekend. see page 21 or visit In January, general manager PC!“ Brill advance to the league semifinals. were poised to end the series. MVWJVaIEFIOOSiSkinS.Cd and head scout Kellh (iingerich IGOR serious The Cambridge Winter Hawks were the The Siskins responded with an exhilaratA measures to “LIOUI and improve (I10 team next victims. losing to Waterloo in five ing 6-5 home-ice win in the “Hubble" to for the playoffs, games. The Siskins were attracting attention. force a deciding game back in Stratford. Several local players were acquired, Stevens recalls. “In the seventh game. out including Scott Stevens who arrived from League Championship goalie Dave SchiII was the guy. Elmira SugarKings in a multi»player trade. In another annual epic encounter. [119‘ “He was above and beyond anything we john Thompson Lt (hair afthe Waterloo A resident of St. Clements where he Siskins faced the (Zullitons for the Midwest expected. He had plenty of ()HI. experience SLY/rim 75fhrllmil'é’fsary reunion and can be gleaned hiS original minor hocki‘y skills. em leagueChampionship. (Iondon. Toronto. 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