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WM Hunt) CflmNKlll - Wednesday. rpm-mot! 30.21!” ' Z3 ~~~~wex Startln' g a new tradi tion 0 O C I O O The Slskms earn their first title m newly opened Waterloo Recreation Complex This Ls thefinal in a series ofarticles - 5. scored in overtime of the deciding game. celebrating the 75th anniiersary Oflhe I ' ‘ . I _ I , N ' ' fr The Siskins won 2-1 in their fourth consecu- li'arerloo Sisl’ins Hockey Club. The series run _. g t ' __ ‘ live overtime win. It was the start ofa trend. In - uwkfyfiir 1&inth staring in May. I," ‘ ‘ l e 1 . r , . . I. s ' ‘ OHA playâ€"downs a o p 1 l ‘ 4 ~ In a unique format for DNA play-downs, "“5 1934 g 2009 , . - I ;, each of the three it. B leagues qualified their ° A r " j. , two top teams to participate in a lengthy It) Clix/‘1‘“ ’H"§\ ‘ 3 § H .. game April schedule. Waterloo and Cam y” . . « A. y .. ‘g 7;? bridge represented therMidwestern league. .' ”,,., 4 3 3/ I gal, while Thorold and St. (Iatharines advanced // an" , gt... if from the Golden Horseshoe League along a a \33‘ g I 33‘: - with Petrolia and St. Marys from the Western - â€" I re a .00... units mm; was IMIIICIIIS can: 5mm cum-ms , 4.5" a The Siskins topped the month with an 8- ' 2 mark, and advanced with St. (latharines t Falcons. who started 2le but won five in a BY JOHN THOMPSON ‘ k _ row claim the runner-up spot. For the Chronicle Eâ€"â€" ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ " ‘ ‘ ' ' ' a ‘ SumerIdeupctmmpiommp eading into the 199384 hockey sea» ‘ A ‘ _ R | On May 3. the Sistins claimed Game I by Hson, Waterloo Siskins were holders of -, ' § . | = 9 - a 4-3 score in the Garden City, but quickly a record ten Sutherland Cup Ontario ‘4 l fell behind 2-1 in the series. However, a huge championships. including four in the previ- . home-ice effort resulted in a 6-1 win in ous decade, , . . ‘ Game 4. There was a new look to the Siskins. Gone Members Of the 199394 559““ Championship team it“ '3’" team ‘0 W'” the Sutherland The Siskins used their newly acquired were Jerry Ilarrigan and Peter Brill. the CPD f°" Waterloo â€" celebrated 3‘ the recent 75"“ Anniversary Reunion at the Waterloo pub- overtime magic in Game 5. with Rochefort Butch (‘assidy and Sundance Kid dual archi- I" square. Mamba?“ the squad, fr°m "m t° right. are trainer Matt 55d» Ste" Joyce, Chad tipping in Steve Joyce's shot for Waterloo tects of the last quartet of championships. Brezynskie. 3V3“ Baird, Chad Beaupre, amstant coach Chuck Nelsen and general manager eighth straight UT decision. a 3-2 win in St. New General Manager Keith Gingerich. in Kath Gingench. ”W“ M” Catharines. his second season. had appointed Geoff direction and what he wanted his destiny to “We played Game No. l in Stratford’s ”Winning eight games in overtime was a Ward as the newest head coach of the be.” The intensity was contagious and des- barn and it was packed,” Beaupre said. direct result of our great coaching staff â€" Siskins. tiny awaited Ward‘s young charges. The "There was over 1,500 (people) in atten- GeoffWard. Chuck Neisen and Mike Wright In (iingerich's rookie season. his coaching Sisltins were being shaped for a late season dance, andjtwas loud all game long, â€" who gave us a lot of confidence and staff had been Terry Uniac starting the year mn at the playoffs. “This was a first for a lot of the players on always found a way to inspire us going into p behind the bench. Longtime veteran ‘Skins In the closing stretch, the Siskins were led our team. We ended up playing well in OT.” said Pfohl, one of the heroes of the trainer Rich Ennis finished up the second by Sudbury sniper. 17-year old Al DiPasquo. Game I, but lost by a close margin on a series. 'Afterawhilewecouldn’t lose in OT. half. who was closing in on a magical 50-goal sea- questionable winning goal which instilled “it was also the year Montreal went 10-0 Ward arrived with some impressive cre- son. Waterloo played strongly and finished some confidence in us going into Game 2." in Oran their way to their last Stanley Cup.” dentials. having coached Niagara Falls third (30-17-1). The 17th loss was in the final Noting the imponance of strong “D" to “We had a resilient team that never gave Thunder of the OHL the previous year. He game of the season, a lack~lustre 4-] loss in contain opponents' offence. Ward liberally up.” said defenceman Dan Cousineau. “And possessed an impressive resume of working Stratford. Ward cautioned his team. “This iced a shadow line ofChad Brezynskie. Chad we had the best goalie (Trevor Prior) in the and motivating teenaged hockey players. just shows how far we have to go to win this Beaupre and Jason Wade! to shut down playoffs” With as many as fifteen returnees from the league.” opposing top lines As Siskins volunteers were putting the previous year‘s fourth-place club. there was That was Stratford's sole “W". The Siskins finishing touches on plans for the organiza- room for optimism. Playofis countered. in front of 1,600 fans on their tion's 60th Anniversary Reunion. the on-ice With home ice in the Mutual Group With nine wins in their last II regular home pond. with a 4-3 victory. Led bygoal- squad provided a 5-2 home-ice win for the Arena in the brand spanking‘ new Waterloo season games, a positive mood surrounded tender Tievor Prior. they won the next four organizations unprecedented Ilth Suther- Recreation Complex. the Siskins debuted the the team. straight over the pennant~winning and pre- land Cup championship. season with an impressive 5-4 win over rival In the opening round. Waterloo, paced by viously domineering Cullitons. Stratford (lullitons. David Pfohl's five goals, swept twin~city In the league championship. the Siskins The ensuing months featured a number rivals the Kitchener Dutchmen. again dropped the opener losing 42 to the of peaks and valleys. In lanuary. the Siskins Next up was the real test â€" the Stratford second place Cambridge Winter Hawks fell into fifth spot. Cullitons. The Cullies won the opener 3-2 in before reeling offthree-in-a-row. john Thompson is chair ofthe Waterloo (iingerich recalls that coach Ward was the Festival City. Team captain Chad Waterloo eventually disposed of the Siskins 75!hAnniuersaryreunionandcanbe “very young. strong-milled and certain ofhis Beaupre recalls the circus like atmosphere. Hawks in six games as Richard Rochefort _ reached atssrj99@yuhoo.com OI â€"llllll|ll|ll|lll|llll| ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE UPDATE , .. , â€"ll|ll|llllllll|l|l|||| " “‘ ' WATERLOO REAL ESTATE loo Real Estate Board stats. The length of time needed . . a. \ The housing market started slowly in Septembor, to sell a home has dr0pped from an average of 46 days m . _ \ . With many people enjoying the best weather of the last year to just 38 days this year. 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