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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 30 Jan 1985, p. 18

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T(T?chenet goalie Steve Thorne has the puckicome dangerously close to going in the net as Siskins‘ Ron Pearson skates around from behind. _ Richard O Brien photo k.chard O‘Brien Cnronicle Staff Fans could start calling Waterloo Siskins the ‘‘Captains Crunch." o _ Their dressing room could be called the captains‘ quarters. And when they hold a banquet they‘ll need a captains‘ table. _ _ This is all by way of saying that Siskins distinguish themselves in the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League by having more captains than any other team. That is, they‘ve taken four captains from other teams in the league at one time or another. Their present captain, Terry McCutcheon, wore the "C" for Listowel Cyciones before coming to Waterloo. Ӥirr'lii'lra’rly, Al Kimmel and newcomer Jeff Sittler were captains of Elmira Sugar Kings at one time. s _ And now there‘s another. Tim Norman has left behind his captaincy of Kitchener Ranger B‘s and has been with Siskins for three games now. But if you think Siskins might have too many chiefs and not enough Indians, the ‘"captains" had six goals among them as they ended a twoâ€"game losing streak with a 10â€"0 win over Ranger B‘s Sunday night at the Waterloo Friday, the leagueâ€"leading Siskins were surâ€" prised 5â€"3 in Listowel be the lastâ€"place Cyclones. One night early, Siskins had lost 3â€"1 to Ranger B‘s at the Kitchener auditorium. McCutcheon, Sittler and Ron Pearson each scored twice for Siskins on Sunday while goaltender Don Einwechter stopped 18 shots to earn a shutout. Scott McCulloch, John McKerrow, Kimmel and Norman were Siskins‘ other scorers. Norman‘s goal was his first as a Siskin after four Plenty of leaders put slumping Sisks back in command # * Norman, who was paired on defence with Dennis Brox, explained that things weren‘t working out for him in Kitchener. "The atmosphere is just different in Waterloo. The guys expect more of each other which brings out results whereas in Kitchener they‘re always looking for a guy to take total control." seasons as a Ranger B. “'I'he;v didn‘t feel I was playing up to my potential and felt a different atmosphere would be better for me," said the 20â€"yearâ€"old Norâ€" man. ‘I‘m going from a team that wants to win but can‘t win all the time to a team that does win and still wants to win. â€" _ In Waterloo, it isn‘t always McCutcheon who has to do the talking to pick up the team, Norman explained. But then, Siskins have so many captains. In Listowel, Siskins had a 50â€"43 shooting edge and Cyclone goalie Rob Nixon was hot, but Siskin manager Pete Brill thought his players weren‘t hungry enough. _ _ ‘"He (Nixon) playea' a good game," said Brili, "but we weren‘t aggressive enough. There was no interisity there." _ _ c _ $ Siskins signed Norman only after discovering that defenceman Scott Biggs a Guelph native, couldn‘t obtain a release from Gueliph Platers. Returning to complete Siskins‘ lineup is forward Mike Barbeau, who was in Waterioo for a week earlier in the season but returned to his hometown, Sault Ste. Marie. 1 Siskins host Owen Sound Greys Sunday at 7: 30 at the Waterioo arena. Friday, &emy an exhibition ringette game with the Wa debs at 7 p.m. at Albert McCormick arena. Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff For a long time, Peter Savich was making his absence felt. Now it‘s Paul Boyce‘s turn. _ _ _ The 6‘6" centre from Sudbury, one of the mainstays of University of Waterloo basketball Warriors‘ inside game, injured his ankle in a fall in one game last week and Warriors had to get along without him in another. In doing so, the shorthanded Warriors disposed of Brock Badgers 93â€"81 Saturday afternoon at UW‘s physical activities comâ€" plex in a game that was supposed to be televised, but was not because CHCHâ€"TV‘s bus had meâ€" chanical problems. Last Wednesday, Warriors won another Ontario Universities Athâ€" letic Association game 92â€"85 over Western Mustangs at the expense of having Boyce suffer a lastâ€"minâ€" ute ankle injury. "It was just one of those things,"" Boyce said on Saturday. He had watched Warriors from the bench area and was getting around on crutches. ‘*Paul Boyce‘s absence wore us out in the first half and in the second half," said Warrior coach Don McCrae. "His absence helped us at first because the players were anxious to apply themselves. But then they wore out." The extent of Boyce‘s injury will not be known before the weekend. If he has a hairline fracture he‘ll be gone for the season. However, if its‘ no more than a severe muscle strain he could be back about two weeks from today. Warriors‘ Harry Van Drunen jumps high to drive for the basket during game with Western Mustangs. Boyce sidelined but Warriors become No. 1 Harry Van Drunen and Dave Moser both took turns in Boyce‘s position and gave strorfg efforts despite giving away something in the height and weight that help make Boyce so valuable a team member. Rob Froese and Tom Schneider both played the entire 40 minutes for Warriors on Saturday. It was the first time this season that Schneider had done so and afterâ€" wards he was named player of the game. Randy Norris shone in both games, scoring 22 points against Brock and 28 against Western. He also had 14 rebounds against Brock to complete a twoâ€"game total of 38 and help him take OUAA athlete of the week honors. Froese was Warriors‘ high pointâ€"getter on Saturday with 30 and Savich added 20. Schneider was also in double figures for Warriors with 13. Badgers also had four players in double figures, led by Rob MacRae with 20. Kelly Grace scored 19, Mike Butera added 16 and Rich Lianea had 12. _ Savich contributed 23 points and Boyce had 20 in the earlier win over Western. Peter Vanbovenkamp led Musâ€" tangs with 18 points, six more than Chris Cavender. Greg Moore also finished in double figures with 11. Warriors, who regained their number one status nationally after Winnipeg Wesmen dropped in the rankings with a loss, meet Guelph Gryphons tonight in Guelph. Saturday, Warriors host Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in a game starting at 8. RAichard O‘Brien photo

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