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Now, it’s just a advantage their reward for a top» matter of outworking the opposi- four finish in the standings tion and moving on from their me i However, the teams had not A . playoffmceees f agreed upon a schedule for the . ‘ _ Thenmaybe. thean erase any i best-ofâ€"seven series as of Thesday , J“ ""-"“ r (fies, sour memories left from last sea- ! morning _ ' r“ son's letdown. Feware more eager to get going ._ . A. “It just comes down to who than the team's rookie crop oflocal s... , “f it »~ wants it more and how badly." minor hockey products ’ t --- - 44 ... . . w _ ,,_ Mroczkowski said. nAnd it’s not just Almost 11 months ago to the ’ afewguys on theteamwhowant it day. forwards Jimmy Soper. Ryan (a shot at the Sutherland Cup), it's Doucette. Christian Mroczkowski, everyone. We should have a legiti- ' Danny Hanlon. defenceman Matt . . mate shot -â€" that was our goal at i . . 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The award is given Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario down to the game and for us not to » last season's seventh-place finish. finished one win behind teammate to a team that did a noteworthy job games, compiling a 49-8-1 record come away with it was just an Heading into the playoffs, PJ. Bridges fortheteamlead. promotingitselfand the league. when accounting for tournaments awful feeling Mioczkowski. Doucette and Soper Soper, however, has been the “it's an award for the entire as well. But something happened “Going the whole season unde~ have given the Siskins the kind of burst surprise for team manage- organization,” Clairmont said. "It's 5 on the way to Central Region feated (in regulation) and then scoring depth last year’s team â€" mentand the l7-yearâ€"oldWaterloo a reflection of the hard work that f midgetAAAA championship, blowing it in the playoffs was not mostly reliant on Adam Campag- Collegiate Institute student. who the volunteers and board mem- ; TheWolves were shocked by the fun. We had our sights set a lot fur» nolo and Kyle Platzer â€" sorely led the team with 29 regular sea- bers have doneforthis team" ‘ defending-champion London lr. ther than that. that's for sure." needed. son goals, was rewarded with an I Forward Keigan Goetz will be Knights. who included Siskins However, that pain proved to be All threearecoming offZO~plus- alternate captaincy when Brian out for the rest of the season fol- defenceman Eric Cimino, in an useful. The Wolves licked their goal, 50-plus~point campaigns as O'leary took overashead coach. lowing surgery to repair tendon epic eight-game series In the final wounds. got back to training and GOlHL rookies. finishing second to “Not to diminish what the other damage in hisleg game, the Wolves were 12 minutes even welcomed a member of the fourth in team scoring behind guys have done, but Soper's defi- I The minor midget-AAA away from eliminating the scrappy nemesis Knights â€" defenceman Campagnolo, who wrapped up his nitely exceeded expectations," Waterloo Wolves continue their Knights before London scored four Cimino â€" into the Siskins‘ dress- first team scoring title with 20 team president Curtis Clairmont Alliance championship series unanswered goals. ing room with open arms goals and 47 assists in 43 games. said “He’s blossomed in this envi- against the Elgin Middlesex Chiefs That feeling â€"- the shock of a “lt hasn’t really been weird; he's The others have had an impact ronment." this weekend at RlM Park. 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