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stouffville suntribune thursday april 20 2006 i spirit prepares for next season from page 1 ing said spirit vicepresident jim mason in stouffville and on the road there were always there in record num bers and our players knew they were with them every night of this run it was very special and we cant thank them enough among those who attended the clubs games at home and on the road were a number of american university coaches and nhl scouts who were intrigued by the individual efforts of several spirit players spirit general manager ken burrows said as many as four division one schools were enamoured with the per formance of goalie dan mcwhinney the lone 20yearold member of the squad who appeared in all 31 postsea son tilts mr mcwhinney almost single- handedly helped the spirit win several playoff games the spirit fans will remember his timely and spectacular saves in games at the stouffville arena in which the spirit eliminated newmarket aurora and qakville during the playoffs the sault ste marie native faced 1156 shots posted three shutouts and recorded a 260 goals against average and a i932 save percent age in addition to the goalies exploits other players such as forwards joel sheppard and stouffville native will acton son of toronto maple leafs assistant coach keith acton have also garnered inquiries weve also had five or six other play ers who were talked about too added mr burrows but its something possi bly for next year mr burrows feels the selection three years ago of spirit graduates kevin jar- dan mcwhinney four major us colleges interested in stouffville spirit playoff hero of 2006 man columbus blue jackets and mike sullivan los angeles kings in the nhl draft was one of the first major steps that helped put the club on the map with american colleges but to play hockey well into spring can only enhance the clubs profile he suggested the longer the playoff run you make the better the chances are to get scholarships it really doesnt matter howyouplay in november he said nhl prospect thirdyear defenceman simon gys- bers who will play on a full scholarship at lake superior state in michigan next season is ranked for the nhls annual draft june 24 in vancouver fan interest during the playoffs was also evident on the clubs website stouf- fvillespiritcom with more than 25000 people logged on to the site over the past six weeks that represented about three times as many during the same period early in the playoffs while savouring a memorable cam paign the spirit will have little time to dwell on it during the may 6 and 7 weekend the team will stage its annual rookie camp at the stouffville arena about 100 hopefuls are expected to be on the ice either from 1 to 3 pm or 3 to 5 pm mr burrows said the numbers are slightly down from other years because other teams are conducting camps- at the same time he said weve always had a pretty successful camp and weve got some good rookies coming in he said and those scheduled to come in were already committed before the clutfe success in the postseason but it helps when a club such as the spirit can experience a high degree of success and in turn generate plenty of publicity it sure doesnt hurt by winning because kids want to go to successful teams mr burrows said while the club acknowledged the faithful who attended last sundays final contest by applauding them and raising their sticks to them in a postgame salute they intend to pay an extra thanks this sunday the club will host thank you skate at the stouffville arenas main pad from 34 pm admission is free and door prizes will be given fans can bring their cameras and autograph books both the north con ference and northwest championship trophies will be on display for more information go to stoumlespiritcom skate with the team thanks fans stouffville spirit fans are invited to skate with the jr a players sunday from 3 to 4 pm at the stouffville arena new recruits the spirit holds its rookie camp may 6 and 7 at the stouf- fville arena stouffvillespiritcom see whats on at the movies illsslii thank you stouffville from your free fanappreciation skat sunday april 23 300400 pm stouffville arena prizes autographs pictures unionville minor hockey association umha hockey is for kids annual general meeting unionville train station main street at station lane thursday april 27th 2006 700pm 830pm regulations will be reviewed and amended review of 20052006 season visit our website wwwumhahockeyca for more information iillli touffville churches welcome you ssh springvale 5 v baptist church j stouffville rd at kennedy rd 9058875651 wwwspringvaleprg senior pastor bob flemming associate pastor bill thornton student ministries jay sandiford worship music heather thornton childrens ministries sharon russell counselling services karla kamerman april232006 945 am pastor jay sandiford 1111am sunday school for all ages 600 pm fellowship groups in homes the anglican parish of christ church 254 sunset blvd stouffrille the rev robert a shields 9056401461 sunday april 23rd 2006 2nd sunday of easter 800 am holy communion 1000 am choral eucharist church school and nursery provided wnaiiadminstoufmiieanglicanca website www3sppaticocachristchufchstoufmlle everyone welcome j issfsjf stouffyille pentecostal church 6853 main st stouffville sunday april 23rd 1000am god purposes pastor paul speaking 530 pm small groups everyone welcome wednesday- 7pm kidz club ages 5gr 5 ladies exercise class call church at 9056405696 for information k stouffville united church 34 church st n 9056401163 w worship minister rev robert nightingale rev dianne graves infostouffvilleucca sunday april 23 2006 1030 am worship service childrens worship service baby fold youth spirit everyone welcome website wwwstouffvuleueca welcome to st james presbyterian church rev kathryn strachan minister 6432 main st stouffville phone 9056403151 email stjamesstoulkvillebellnetca sunday april 23rd we honour our community volunteers 1030 am sunday may 7 sacred music nig the suburbanaires barbershop choir and springvale male quartet parkview village 12184 ninth une south stouffville sunday april 23rd 2006 rev mark lowrie centennial baptist church bloomington xilc gospel church 13660 ninth line n 9056424414 sunday april 23 2006 sunday school 930 am morning worship 1100 am paul russell slm evening service 630pm everyone welcome 700 pm a friendly family church st marks catholic church 345 glad park ave stouffville 9056406954 sunday masses saturday at 5pm sunday at 9 am 1 1 am weekday masses monday wednesday friday at 730 pm to advertise with us please call tyler duncan at 9055131717