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u - WAiERtLX) Cit-Mica . My. September to. 201‘ Siskins shaping up . I O U . O Posrtwefinancral Signs for SlSklnS, as attendance and revenue up after long playojf run I BvAnuthsow ChmnicleSmJ . . R he Waterloo Siskins Cheney I Cup defending season will start with a look back â€" and a little bit ofgin'ng back Siskins general manager Curtis (Ilairmont announced last week that the home opener for the team tSept. it at 1:30 pm.) will be free of charge for fans, provided that they bring a donation for the Region ofWaterloo Food Bank. '~_, . l‘be Siskins, who won their first 1‘ , (iherrey (lip since 1994 last season * in five games over the Stratford _ ( tillitons, will also have a special - - championship banner raising cer- emony prior to the game. [he ban- a tier Will remain at the Waterloo 3 5:- Memorial Recreation Complex. as . .7 rigi‘: the team deems it its tht‘ “commu- :' nit_\ ‘s banner " ‘" "We believe first and foremost ' ‘3- , that we have a great product I . think the team we have this year is better than the team we had a year . ago." said (Ilairmtint. “I firmly a y believe that we have more skill through and through " (,lairmorit hopes that buying a tan appreciation day Wlll help the team with exposure and shtm how entertaining Junior ii hotkt-y can be "lt‘s a strait-git business ltlllia' “W '0 it“ WOW“ ‘0 “‘9 “l" Pn’d' Waterloo Siskinsdefenceman Eric Chino. left. and Evan Item right. stand by the mew-em Pubon Thursday during a press conference I“ I." “id (Zlairmont. The defending Cheney (up champions will host a “fan appreciation day“ for its home opener on Sunday. Admission is free with a nonâ€"perishable food l'he new group of Siskins is a lot donation by the {00d bank. A”, w w w M .. til the same, and also a lot of brand new (Llairmont and staff recruited In the goalie spot, local product "ll we go beyond that, the team averaged about 245 fans per year." said (Ilairmont heavily in Michigan during last Hails [)diasperis has also signed expectation and hope is that the game. The Siskins have relied beavth season and in the 0fi~season. and on With the. team. He will most revenue will exceed the expenses last season. (Ilairmont says, the on the (lit) of Waterloo for grants he also added one player from likely back up Russian import of competing in the playoffs.‘ said crowd averaged about 450 to cover ice time in the past Nevada. hgeny Kiselev. (ilairmont, noting that last year “it's not as great as we would Prior to the 201 i season. the “From the time l hand off the “tln Kiselev), we have a goalie the team spent “film in expens- like it to be. but I'm very encour team required a 315.000 grant from team to [head coach‘t Andrew who is going to he as good as [1‘0 es in just three rounds of the play aged.~ said (ilairmnnt the city. as well as dist lililill'tl It l' tl)egroot) . and certainly by the [Alan-v." said (Zlairmont in regards offs. Ultimately. (Llairmont hopes time to make- ends meet tor the trme we get to the trade deadline. to last year's Russian import goalie. 'l he Siskins actually set what Winning will help the draw season, we're already working on next who is currently fighting for a spot shotild be a frant bise ret ord in "We hope that the excitement [he team was ptirt based at that year,” said (Jlairmoiit While some in goal with the Ottawa 675 in the attendance in (-ame 3 against the and the quality of play that was time for 3| moon by what was additions haw come from south til (intario Hockey league ( tillitons. they drew rust tintlei generated in that last playoff run called the! Ittrotip the border. other Waterloo plint'rs Kiselev. from Moscow. played £1100 fans a but that number tan Will carry over to new fans this lht'\l\kll1\tt[)t'll the season on have signed on With the Moscow Dynamo under not be confirmed due to a nial year We would like to continue the the road sept l i against the Brant (These Campbell. who scored d tht-am {unttion of the ttitnstile .it the growth and average 600 fans this ford 99ers big goal for the Siskins one that Aside from breaking the JOVyear front gate. ~5- . . . A. ”-31%“ 7,“ . £4 . ._ stopped the Kitchener Dim bnit'li t herrey (Itip drought, last year lhat was also the biggest crowd " . "153."; ‘ .; w ' F: winning streak at 25 games last primed to be benefit i.il on the in the Greater Ontario ltinior . if "5:" ‘33»:n . ', WM as a (all up. has been signed business sitlt'ofthings Hot key league in the [ill 1 JUN . ‘ ‘ L . .« ‘ ‘ 0:5,: to .i t aid "We itiii a budget where on the season . _ '; ‘4'! a: ' ‘ ’ : fist,“ (”in Mantl. also .1 Waterloo tear to year basis. we operate on When (.lairmont and tonipany :3- i2 “3 3,. Thug-.5 a v1. ' Minor Hot key Assot iation prod the premise that we‘re going to took met the team from the previ :‘ ‘ t.’ "“3“: , ’ , , [II t has also been signed by the make the playoffs it's a break even nus group of directors anti owners _ "1 at . , team budget.“ saitlllairiiiont after the 75th season iii 20] l. the 5.1,” y ' h A“ ' i . . u_ an. .7 ' , (so it"ztl’kwc ~ __~