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Willy Huber lr., "Lt“ 45s Qfi‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ 1 ,. j‘i:""y‘~; i“ trips across Canada, even to ‘ CEO of Piller's Fine Foods. and *' “a: a, ;[‘,-' " ~ f K “ ‘ ' “i f‘ 4» Europe on a pair of occasions â€" Clive Smith, president of the 13535223?“ 1 3 ” 1 1 “E - in anddldltwlthasmileandgenuine Waterloo Minor Hockey Associa- "F, J “g; f; t "i . 2, interest intimth tion. were seated beside each other I“; if}: t ' 3 g , ' _ 5 “He’s the most encouraging per- at the opening of NM Park and “a; 59515; r ' , son I've met.‘ said Luke Maser, started talking puck. specifically , at my”? , Ben's brother and a defenceman the demise of midget triple-A in ' " " ' WWWSWOW“ team. the city. ’ w; “He treats you like one of his Huber‘s son Neil had just tin- OW" sons.“ hm 5°“ P00" “id- ished minor hockey. winning a Aakthecoacheswhytheteamrs » bronze medal at midget double~A 1 Md and eventually the con- pmvincials. butmissedout onthe .-’- vetsationmmatoHuberuwell. triple-A experience. So the two .. 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't' months later we got together â€" t_ ‘ i 1 m .' s there must have l 20 of us in . not just about Willy Huber, he (hemomâ€"andtriedtofigureout mmmmmmmemamtmmmmwmmpk- so lieu“, other mam? en“ howweweregoingtolieldmidget unedinmiddh.mdfonmwnubonflnumprsmomyniflimaemmadeadeago. p pt 8 dth 3.1 e m mom- mm mismatfmrczi- "- A decade l‘lemdfir‘gtlz'f‘y is which were renamed the Wolves tournament. bridge “We were given the same Huber “id he treats the team W pmglam , rrving from theground up. That team produced future pro- kind of treatment that junior like his business, WhiCh started '" “i"elflw- m“ the city 5 mm” “We started out just trying to fessional hockey players. including teams an and it really prepmedus from humble WINDS! when his “0c CY andscape “3 changed as bring back midget triple-A hock- Montreal Canadiens draft pick iorthenenlevel d“ came over from 5081118 With a result. . ‘ . . ey,’ Smith said. “Instead we Greg Stewart, now a member of ‘It made feel like were WMW‘i‘UPWWm you you From “to” 1mm] ”39‘th f‘ reshaped the wholesystern.’ the South Carolina Stingrays in the on a pedestal," said Pat Keller, With WONG- not in“ treating them and desnite some pushback m Although the ultimate goal was minor-pro ECHL and former uu- another member of the zooms MW" both Waterloo and the Minor winning provincial champi- tier Golden HawklylerTownsend. team who coaches at the minor Fromer players are still known HOCKCY Alliance Of Omario â€"â€" onships, the success was immedi- whowatt on to pinyin Europe. midgetMlevel. ’ to drop in on Huber and his wife Huber. Smith and several others ate for the midget triple-AWolves. Some still consider that year the Ask the layers why and they Mamie for a coffee while parents helped shape a program that on in their first season in 2002-03. best of their time in hockey and say it startsgornthetop. â€"- like head COGCh 30!) Lekun. many levels treated its players like theWolves climbed right to the top not just because of the wins and Huber, the midget triple-A assistant coach Doug Snyder and they were on a junior team. of their Minor Hockey Alliance of tournament titles they picked up. team's operating committee chair- goalie ouch Rob Way â€" returned Waterloo had its own decanted Ontario league before winning an “We were beyond spoiled.” said man and director of corporate to tie program. oihrlngup time as dressing room at RIM Park and its Air Canada Cup Central Regional Ben Maser. a member of the 2002- sponsorships. has been there from volunteers after their kids had own team bus to he shared with title and earning a berth 03 Wolves’ team who went on to Day] withenetgyandenthtniasm. Whammhockey other minor hockey programs. in the national championship play Ir. B in Waterloo and Cam- A man who never had the Muslin-smelt) out! ' u. ’-‘. 1 m ' ,' ~;< ‘ , is , ; ,.v-- -~. , if l A - , - 0 5. 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