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WATERuDCllm-Wedneaihy. December!» 20l2-27 "'3‘ a .. w KW hosting USA-Canada Cup ‘ I» . fl ' Fresh off their first win of December. the The host Provincial Women's Hockey _ " Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers host the USA- League Rangers open the tournament Friday In, . ‘ , i > Canada Cup this weekend at RIM Park and at 8 a.m.. when theyhost OHA Gold at Kitch~ . ‘ ‘ A; ' 5.33%" 15“”?:: if: '= . . new; Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. ener Memorial Auditorium. l" _. a“ . , y ‘ ' The three-day. two-division tournament The midget-M Waterloo Ravens open the ‘ . “‘ welcomes 28 teams from Canada and the tournament at 8 em. as well against the . .. United States to Waterloo Region, with the under-16 Pittsburgh Elite at RIM Park's Lions ' '3 local KW Rangers pan of the under- l9/lnter- Rink. The Lady Rangers take on the under-16 ‘ \ , ' ’ mediate-AA bracket. The Kitchener Lady Chicago Mission at 8:30 am. at RIM Park's ‘ y '. . . - Rangers andWaterloo Ravens join Canada in Optimist Rink. kw c 3),. theunder-lslmldpt-Mdivislon. Afuilscheduleofthetournamentisavail- be . . .f it _ . _- “a The event, which is expected to attract able at www.kitdienerwaterborangers.com. - ‘ . $44” ’ .. __ .5 -.g_ a. "g (215 and NCAA college hockey scouts. runs The PWHLRangers (6-8-24). meanwhile. " ' p . M31; “0 ’ ‘ “if “ like a Ryder Cup format, where points from hosted Brampton Tuesday and are coming ' -. ‘ ‘ J 34"“ ' a ' each ame are accumulated toward the ofi'a 2‘1 overtime victo over the leaside , g, ‘ . 8 W , .. , . a“ . for USA-Canada Cup title. Wildcats 1m Sunday. ‘ ~ “I e ~' was. ‘ I. ’4va ' . ‘ .' .. ‘ a ( V?" 5’ . * ~ » I .m .- - :‘Hr/ Laurier Golden Hawks captain Fiona tester chases a rebound during a 5-0 win over the Water- . f, ’ ' ' ' 7 .- ' loo Warriors last Thursday at Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. The Hawks are first in ' . y. . the OUA. again, heading into the Christmas break. / .- I; if; ' ”m” BEEF JERKY ~ ~13 ' Competition creeping up By loan»: Elm win over Waterloo. 'There has always been Chronicle 11% teams out there in the as that weVe had our > eyeon.butthisyearthe0UAhasbeenalot L ike the laqu Golden Hawks need any better. more motivation. 'l think it gives us more motivation. it's _ But maybe. just maybe. they have found more realistic of what we would see at the “I'll another reason to push hard until the post- as level. so it‘s really nice to have that com- SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 season thanks to theircloseatrivals. petition rig“ inourleague l thinkit'sgreac" 1.30 The nationallyrankedllawkstH-i-Zlare But theseilawksarenopushovers com- - pm once again the cream of the OUA women's pared to their other previous women's hock- hockey league crop. heading into the Christ- ey incarnations. ' at the mas break with first-place conference brag- With eight players in their fourth or fifth ' - ging riyits and recognition as the No. 6 team year of eligibility â€" Lester. Brittany Crago. Waterloo Memonm Recreat'on centre in Canadian lnteruniversity Sport. Geneva Kliman. Paula Lagamba. Maureen vs The Hawks capped off the first half last Mommersteeg. Mulrhead. Skeats and Can- week with a 50 win over Waterloo as rookie dice Styles â€"â€" there is plenty of veteran ' goalie Kayla Brown recorded her second know-how to fueladeepplayoffrun. cambndge WinterhaWKs shutout of the season and laura Brooker Head coach Rick Osborne also added scored twice. while three other Hawks found three first-year recruits â€" former NCAA the net. prospect goalie Kayla Brown. forward Robyn JACK LINK’S , laurier follower] that up with a 11 victory Degagne and defender Lauren Blair â€" who 5 over the York lions as Devon Skeats. Dam-lie have adapted to the hard-working. fast-skat- 1 : PRIZE PACK 3 lm and Caitlin Muirhead scored to give the ing environment at Laurier. »; w ilawksa point in is consecutive games. “Lester and Mulrhead. Brooker and 79.1. ,. ' . l } But this is not turning out to he the lagamba -â€" they lust lead the dryland stuff. GIVEAWAYS \ \ l leisurely march that accompanied the 20l l- they lead the circuit training.“ Osbome said. . I l2 regular V‘ilStll'l â€"â€" a seawnin which the “And right from Day I, the rookies have been . ‘ , " ) Hawks went undefeated in regulation. fin- running from class to do extra spin classes in T-Shll‘is ’ . ished well ahead of the second- place (iuelph the afternoon together. - i ’ ‘\ 1 (.ryphons and outscored their opponents by 'They (the leadership core) is not as vocal Jac" Lil'lk S PlOdUCiS V $ in I27ril9 margin . . . but they're really dedicated and lead by , .. , , Nope. example. And because the three rookies have lhis year the Hawks have company at the such high good hockey le. they don't need . ' ' ' . ' ' top of the table with the Queen's (iat‘ls. anybody in their face." M|nor HOCkey MInI Game FREE Chl" & HOt Dogs (.uelph (iryphons and Western Mustangs all A competitive ()llA league will only help . ' hovering within five points of laurier's (MA as the Hawks try and stay ahead of the likes Player InideUCiIOllS powerhouse. winners of nine of the last I l of the Mustangs. Gaels and (iryphons Those conference titles. three are not the only teams to worry about Not only that. Western has found a way either. OT H E R U PC 0 MIN G G A M ES l past laurir-r in both meetings so far this sea The Toronto Varsity Blues and Windsor ‘ son a season~o|miing 7-2 victory and a 2- lance-rs have also proven to be formidable _ l overtime triumph on Nov. 25 â€" while foes this season. while the University of _ n _ ; Queen's. the only other team to beat laurler. Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks Dec' 9th ‘ ’ ‘ Dec' 22nd is ahead of them in the (le rankings with the and improving Waterloo Warriors. eighth in 1:30 pm . z‘ I 7:30 pm No.4 spot in the nation as oflast week. the league with I2 first-year players. are no ' ‘ "It‘s definitely new." captain Fiona lester. pushovers either. vs, vs, a fourth‘year defender. said after Thursday's Continued on me 30