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Siskins jersey." said the 16»year- _ . i I, I ‘ . old. - ~~ -- " i . The rookie didn't let that opporâ€" ‘ i t t L ‘ y ‘ _... . tunity go to waste last Sunday ‘ \ l ‘ 7P ‘ v3; .. scoring a hat-trick in his first offir “ i. _ ‘7' :7 cial home game with the big club. I 2‘ I _ . although it came in a 7-4 loss to “’7 ' g the Brantford Golden Eagles at the ' w? .. " ~ ; .. ‘ Waterloo Memorial Recreation ‘ ‘ l “"L ' (Iomplex. “ . ' Platzer played on the top line .3 21.3.5. ‘ . with returning centre Adam (m- \ . ‘ I . 'v ’- pagnolo. and they proved to be ‘ ' t‘ . ‘ “ "r dangerous every time they were on . ' .y the ice. ' . 1 _ ’lhey were particularly effective s _ '-~r $7 ’ j ' ' ”5'3“ . on the powerplay with Planer notching two of his three goals with the man advantage with . " (Zatiipagnolo assisting twice. The Waterloo Siskins‘ Luke Rose battles for a loose puck in front of the Brantford Eagles' net during a lateâ€"game powerplay opportunity last Sunday at l’latzer. a draft pick of the [on- the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. Rose was one of the Siskins’ goal scorers in a 74 loss to open up the club's home schedule in the Midwest- doii Knights. was a late cut of the em junior league. “macro ()lll. team. The club liked the winger‘s talent. they just wanted blocks. Platzer. for one. is happy effort of his team as they played a the final frame. But the Siskins’ preaching." said Brick. “That killed the (irade l l Resurrection student that new (II Group headed by club more experienced hockey club. surge was shonlived as the Eagles us.“ to work on winning the battles president Nelson Leite with sup- “I thought we battled really responded just IO seconds later to Brick said his team is still a along the boards and get stronger port front the (2in of Waterloo. hard in Stratford." said Brick. "We restore the two-goal lead. work in progress as they continue in getting the puck out of the (or gave him the chance to play in ran out ofgas against agood hock- Platzer’s third goal of the game to-figure out the right line combi» tiers. front of friends and family. eycIuh. cut the lead to one again. three nations and strive to get an honest Both of those are areas of “It's great that the learn is still “You can't make too many mis~ minutes later but the Eagles effort from the entire roster every improvement the determined here," said Plat/er “It would have takes against them.“ responded with their own power- night. l’ltillt‘r hopes to work on with the been a shame to lose the Siskins, 'lhe Siskins also battled a veter- play marker andan empty»net goal “We need all 20 guys working siskins this year as he tonttnues to and all its history." an Golden Fagles squad taking a 2- to put the game out ofreach. hard.” said Brick. “We need them thaw another hot key dream of It was a tough opening week- I first period lead before the Eagles Brick said the Eagles goal just to compete for all 60 minutes of playing Ill llit' ()HL end tor the .‘siskins who dropped a scored three straight second peri’ 10 seconds after his club had the hockey game and that's going (\lltl if he continues his strong T l decision to traditional rivals oil goals. gained some momentum was the lolaketime." plat lll' Will get t'\‘(‘r\ thant'e as the Striitford to open the season. the Siskins looked like they back breaker. The Siskins next home game is young .tnd inexperienced Siskiiis Head coach and gent-nil niaii- were going to make a game out of “We co ehack andwelet them Sept. 18 at the Waterloo Memorial look in m over from an llllt ertain agi-r. leffltnrk. said the st ore ol the it It] lltt' third period with Luke off the milk because we weren't Recreation Complex against Kitch- siunnit-r mth sonn- new building Sinitiord gami- didn't It'llt‘t‘l the Rose scoring just 4| seconds into doing the little things that we're ener. Game time is 1:30 pm. if" at " 174:7 j 0.... s 2, . Get your true custom 2“,!!- : 953.2“ ,v - gaygwr. .1 ‘jsmzsfl‘w. _K 1‘ . . W ' ' ‘. r: 7‘- made orthottcs at K-W K- O O O & ORTHOTICS CLINIC W Foot & Orthotws Chm 279 WEBER ST. N.. UNIT 17 . WATERLOO, 0N ’ ' Mm covered “d" by Serge Petrusic, 88c, DCh.-Chiropodist moat extended health plans www.kwfootandorthoticsclinic.com 51 9-884-4200 w