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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 6 Jul 2011, p. 14

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I protecting. by nvestors tickets for the lets' reincarnation. A waiting list was subsequenb 1 NBWSPSPCI' w ”A...“ mm -~~ a: W“ “madman-mm .(1}roup' Iy capped at 8,000 people. Meanwhile. last week at Waterloo wt 5 “t?- ” ; 7mm _ (£223.33; ”Tl;".'£.‘7.2i ZfiLAIZJIIJSKIFTT. £4412": ' is s.. ’ council. a delegation , } “mm l was _ . LZTLL... . ~ “w" “m " ' from one of Canada's ., " “ 1 . -' longest operating junior ' , . ‘ H My” . , ms“ .; s w in,” .\ My x ; f’§ . _ _ . -. l l': A‘il all _i: F4>>fwill?HAPPPnMJU i‘llfluiiw‘iinu. - first? liocke franchises .. ._f ' 5 gé ; . , y . a l ji’ijgg appeared to request - . , I, i gggil’fif',‘3'§3f5_% financial support for ‘ I , <r.f.=‘;<;sq .; ., , ' i . sit’g‘éi'iyggsé theirsurvwal.'lhisde»el- . a“ ; L c ‘3HYUHDR' - i;§f§;§§§:§2235 OPment appears highly AR 1 , DOUBLE % gz”“1;;§'.: inconsistentwiththetwo ART 3 3 } . SAVINGS 301“ . 3â€"54 55 E gg 5; "Si 3; Si? preceding. Firstly. there . ‘ SINCLAIR ‘ . ‘ m§§§§;53;;525$; is no inference here that 3 ‘ ‘ ' "' 3:2:- 2 {2355 if 5 5, é; past or current Waterloo L , .. 77 77 "W, ”774 §§§=ti§§l§s§§ab Siskins maria ement is : _3§w~?~: i"; g. . . ' / §§ : g; E 5 if if i § ; . or has been negligent and irresponSible. . ,. rgg i552; ; 2355 Also. there is no argument with the city‘s decision ; 201i ACCENT CLEAROUT m” ~J §§532;_€<5§g§§§§3 to extend the financial support. What is apparent is ; NO CHARGE 1 700 H . ,. M t; ; i am , , "i m fliirfl- 5155515 that hockey is changing in Waterloo and across Cana- ‘ - UPGRADE , _ y 7 mm a - i. . ‘ -'"j 23:5 l is i 1; $5155 da. Whether or not those changes are posmve is the I - .. iggéiggjtzgggsg issuer ; w t . i- 525 3; {372,23 § 5 S 5 5; One work ofhockey journalism provides an insight ' ‘ y ‘ \ 3 ‘ § if; 5 i g 53 g; 55 5 I 2 into the issues and challenges of the Waterloo Siskins. ‘ l m thmm . ' - - n - _. i ;§,";1\§1{5§§§ it was written over a decade ago by veteran broadcast- | ~ " - ~ 7 j lawnmg mm or," ‘_ $534,111??? erBilIBoyd‘lnIatelQ%,Boydcommencedaremark~ } a} 231W!” 7 some? i l Dwu‘n “MM,“ I0 DOWN PAYMENT "‘ W“?""" 3 353“ 3 3; £25; a“ i able journey across the nation which he documented ; 1 “w,” ,,_,A A 5 l 1 WW“ "WNW mammalian “MR" “Slmmfi‘f‘smmn “Us“ 5? 5333: 2 §§1§§i§§g in Hockey Towns: Stories omeall Town Hockey in ', â€" §§§§§€E§E§¢3§2§ Canada. ‘ 5552 digs 55 » 5 Unlike some other authors, Boyd notes in his pref- 1 l x géifilgfiggiéigg ace that he was not interested in hockey as a ‘ '. é " f a I ' metaphor for Canadian life. Rather, he spoke with MELANTIIATUURING 3111111080" MSAHMFE ; gifts}: . l iuthPrANiusnRiivs mm macsmst Ntwwvciwnnm out mm Firstâ€"sauna won guy w more i; 5 , £152 5 ’ a? 5; players: ex-players. coaches and fans about 1h?" ' l ’ ' v' ' ' "i f ' "“ ’ " ‘ ‘f’ " '* " " W 555555! 23551325 memories of notable games. seasons and Victories. ‘ l (cf zfulfiim BMPG' ‘C/ 2933.4 “WG- (£1 figmfimjm. ; is %:§§§§5 é; gig“ His preference was smaller towns in western and ‘ . f l , f , ~ , ,' f " §{ ‘ 2 953 ; Egg * . a Atlantic Canada. miles away literally and figuratively : i l ‘ g; a 55 §é§§§j§§§ from the selfâ€"proclaimed centres of the hockey uni- | . l 2 ”lfiéa fir! - 3 verse in Montreal andToronto. ‘ I . .. , l \ “i y > - 1 5. 3 s . . . l . _, s I - w ' -‘ Sga§§§§§£§i 92‘s; The demise of senior hockey is referenced ‘ ’ : z«<£‘~t-'-.‘J:xv.1~ h h bookA ' ' II . 1 - ;§,j,,‘,sz‘,‘£:;,_r,..‘ t roughoutt e . tonetime.sma town arenas l 53 l t; _f E 35.1“?! f; g“: ,- would be packed to watch players beyond the age “$53 14“ is 33 55 ; limit for junior hockey. some of whom played previ- r,t . spritwka . mm 1m shun 'Wtrm1~-Hfiwi "5 i i 5 f f 33 if; ously in the NHL Rivalries would be comparable to 91 ' 0.5 $14? 0% $1431 0% i 3 g g g 5: . E 5 i 5 L 3 the leafs and (Ianadiensi However. for a variety of tea- m" mm (mm? wmi @ Mir wmi ii; i; ;;§ 13: xi 2 sons. this level of hockey was in serious decline. (len- ‘ ‘ ”a N“ ' ”MM “W“ E“ W!“ ‘WWWW amt“ "NWT“MT‘ 51. f 5 “5 " i 6 55 y tral to the trend was a waning interest in attending mun; uwww LAWN nwmon tummy? swim-<7 - i i s g 55 ,- t" 5 .3 3 . t . . . 7 _ __ ,. 7 A_ A ;_>____~7 W 7 a _7A_ 3 fit 3 r g 3533 755 games while professional hockey could be Viewed m mum l now ”my 21:7: my mum gig 5 i; x 5; 55-5 nightly on specialized cable packages. “new ‘H‘. i PM Mum ‘ “one“ a ”$113 HV'vav ‘ sumo All ibwlli nun/tut iii: " ‘,‘if§k’;?: For smaller communities across Canadaâ€"and “' “W " ‘ ’ "‘ " g " ‘“‘"”"""“’ "““”‘"‘ "‘ “ ‘ “M W‘msmm“ ‘ "W” 1732; if??? 52,23 5, ' members of the Midwestern lunior League would 2? E; ‘ ‘ j t E: if qualify~thcre perpetually exists another level of ‘. 93,3g;i--’§‘: ' , - - v._ VB CRUZ -SPAcious urscauiNTERioRWiTn mint) new 3 ‘ . fi’. 2 i ii : ) g i 55 ho“? mm more skilledbcplayerséénhWategloo. huh Z)" RA mu) Fur surmG-sstmnwtn NRBABS “fl ii ; 5 :s 1; i ; 25-25 enerv anger games can reac _ y_pu ic transit. , “its A SEVEN SEATER, M|0.s|ZE SUV WITH SERIOUS vauvasucmr-ssmn mm muswssron I l g ;- a l; 1 555,151; Finding the niche to attract and maintain a fan base is CARGO AND Pmmcnrmvwc umcmr- “BLUUOOW‘ HANDS FREE NONE 8mm 7mm g 5 f g , A ’; y.- fgé ,§ % the constant challenge, g “i M4 Wit/W ‘WNuBuM sum 2 i :: pl 5 i} f 4 ”- Roger lajoie of Rogers Sportsnet Radio has been . . . ' " F” 2 i; i $14; 35355: covering the Ontario Hockey league for decades He - WI" w, ' ‘ w ' “5:35“: if??? has observed the league cannot succeed in the " , J A”. " " ‘ " 5 ' ‘fufi P w; 5 4g; I Greater Toronto Area because ofthe huge shadow cast ‘ ' anmm .- .. unlfi‘Js-fi: bytheMapIelealis. ~ ,. . w I“ _, H fl “It 0 - __ _ . _ a. $3qu ‘milsm H 3 5 a, if; 525? .. {The Oshawa Generals, at the eastern fringe of the -' -’ a 3 i if 7? _. f '. géxsg . (.IA, have experienced conSideralile success includ- . - - - at new“ - ' ‘ A i 1‘ as -‘ fl “' in their Memorial Cu win over the Ran ers in 1990. ”n“.-. Q _ - » {33,9135“ -l g _ p g f” ' it, ;- hf,?{,;’§”,3““,£,f£§'g‘;'m W , 3 a f “A a _ r ; -‘ _§§ 13, Other franchises have struggled ‘ ' , . 4 , '~ “it ’ '-,; ' mix A few years a o. I attended a community stake- , . M ; ‘ ”VV‘ ,,. a}. . g 8 _ . _ .l' f . y; ‘- ~‘ ' ‘ . «a r a; g , ,‘ , 5 ': ii: holder meeting to discuss strategies for expanding c: \_ _’ / 35 l i ; (1c, 3 K, L- and sustaining the local cultural sector. . t \ '-\ , i r . 3215537353532 I recall one participant, a prominent member of “if, ’: j a}? 52: l v; the business community. remarking that the most § a. : »' - E f g a in g" detailed and analytical business plans will have no rel- ; 33 l i l E 7 an! t E fig f. cvance if people don't attend any local events. * '~¢ if " P ' L1ke arts and culture rolessional and amateur ' L4 ‘lti : phi? .p .‘ . . m H Y U n D n l i g _-i l is a _‘ A35; !‘ spans are dependent on a relatively Simple bustness @§}5fgé3§}3§’i model. if» _. if, 5g; i; g s People have to show up. and pay money .Vhl1vowlocalunHvund-JD-olov sagiiiiig, a“ , a. J . m i ‘ r : m w momma venting; M ”Qt; .. . . i . , ‘ aun- mu-J-s mm- "in...“ cm w I 33 I 5 g a, 3 $1 a? 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