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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 18 Jan 2012, p. 18

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' , . ‘ ‘ -\ ' ' ‘ i ‘ Fenton. 50. whose time in the h K 4,2,9?” , ’ f ' Waterloo minor hockey system ~ 5‘: ‘ ; " / 7 ‘ ‘ “I“ dates back to bantam and midget : a _, ‘-" a ‘ ‘ at “‘1.” with the former all-star program. ' \ 2‘! ’ never made it that fareither. i. I I l a ‘That shows you how old I am.‘ Fenton said. The Waterloo lee Wolves atom NE bop hodtey team won the International Silver Stick Tournament in Pelham, Ont.. going undefeated to capture the Because of that, both know how title. The team‘s name will now be emblazoned on a trophy that can be found in the Hodtey Hall of Fame. macro special the team‘s recent victory at the 13th annual Atom AIE lntema- than the leafs did at that point." captain Connor Olsen for the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Silver seenexpense" tional Silver Stick tournament in Schirrmacher said â€" and rolled to game-winner. ripping a high shot Stick trophy is one of two on dis- The team had budgeted for a Pelham, Ont. is to the PM an undefeated 7-0 record to win the past the California we to send play in the Toronto hockey shrine certain number of tournaments in It may be the only chance they international Silver Stick title. The the IceWolvec in the alongwith theStanleyCup. order to lighten the load on the par- haVe at earning one of the authenâ€" Wolvu capped it olfwith a SS vlc- Olsen. Tucker, Preston Young The tournament itself dates ents' wallets tic silver pins awarded to thewin- toryoverSamiaintheflnal. andeemnYoungscoredtohelp beckt01957.whenapairof0ttawa' Butnowthey‘veeemedanhon- ners each year and the chance to Along the way, the Ice Wolves clinch the title over Sarnia in the coaches took their Woodroffe Car- our money can't buy and Fenton see their team's name enshrined in defeated the Napierville (lll.) clumpiomhipgame dinals bantam team to Potsdam. said it's due to theiroverall “100 per the Hockey Hall of fame. Sabres, Midland (Mich) Hornets. Fenton said from a coaching and is named after the 1905 Ottawa cent team first” philosOphy. “Heck. this was an amazing Mitchell (Ont.) Meteors and New standpoint it was an enjoyable Silver Seven StanleyCup team'lhe “At the start of the year . . . we moment for me. too, and some» Hamburg (0nt.) Huskies in the moment for the team‘s staff lceWolvesplan to trek to thehall in said that ifwe grow as individuals thing special to sham with my son.” round robin. outscoring their because of the buy-in from the the summer toseetheir name. and become a team. then we have Said Schimnacher, whose boy Cole opponents 22â€"2 as lack Jansen players and their willingness to “It's the Stanley Cup of minor nolimitson wherewecango." Fen~ plays defence for the Wolves picked up a pairof shutouts work toward their goals thissemon. hockey.” Schirrmacher said. “The ton said. ‘We know that these 17 The lceWolves, who play in Tm Waterloo played the Aspen 'We'd have 6:30 a.m. practices boys may never have a shot at atom players will never forget the 2 Alliance loop. were not even sup- (Colo) Leafs in the quarterfinals and some of the kids would show something Iikethisagain.” feelingtheyexperienced (that) Sun- posed to be at the tournament in and won a closer~than-it-looked 5- up ready to go at quarter to six." The funny thing. Fenton said. is day.” the first place, having lost the 0 game. thaan to a big third peri- Fentonsaid. ‘- the team 'never imagined this in The team includes: Nathan mud Georgina Silver Stick final 0d. as Daniel Bosomworth earned His son. Owen. said the win and our wildest dreams" when head Dhaka". Wee Anderson, Zack 4.1 to the canine Rangers in theshutout. the moment were special for coach Dave Young assembled the monument. December. In the semifinals. the Wolves anothermn. squadatthestartoftheeaaon. “MEMO-amt. But the grueling schedule buttheSanloseK‘alifJCougarsin “Because we'reafamily." Owen Themaingoalwaatomakethe luhlevanIâ€"sarlmn I allowed for a pair of teams to quali- overtime as Cameron Young scored Fenton said. Tier 1 Alliance league. which they Met. Lek“ Manama. Alex ‘ fying for the international event, the game-tying goal with four min- “And we're awesome,” Cameron were one win away from doing last Cronin. Cannon Young, luatln ‘ where the Rangers were knocked utes left in regulation. thanks to Youngchimed in. weekend with games against the Beyer, Cole Semen-ache, Sam 3 out by Samia in the playofls assists from Owen Fenton and But now the team has someâ€" Hamilton Spitfires and Waterloo menu-not... and coaches . me Wolves meanwhile entered Cotton meter. thing else to look forward to in the TimberWolves Citric timber, Andrew Fenton. I the toumamem with an overall 24- With 48.6 seconds left in over~ future. when their team name goes In fact. the trip to the interna- Devi-fling, his m 1 «)4 record _ -we had mo",- wins time. Bosomworth set up Waterloo up on the Silver Stick plaque in the dorm] Silver Stick ‘was an unfore- million-sh. 3 Mohykfloretoolortjmupflsmlmslidushd. . \ ~.. MulthAI-llaw20l2l'iisul. 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