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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 22 Mar 1989, p. 42

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Richard O‘Brien "Back at the rink, I was fine Chronicle Staff again." Dean DeSilva is finishing his _ The Cullitons struck for early junior ‘B‘ hockey career in style. _ goals by Mike Polano and Bryan "I‘m just trying to get as far as possible and enjoy it," said the productive centre: There‘s nothing like winning to keep the run in the game. Scoring four goals, like he did when the Siskins won the Midwestern league â€"championship â€" Sunday night with a 10â€"4 win over Stratâ€" ford Cullitons, doesn‘t hurt eiâ€" ther A series with Western Junior B Hockey League winner Sarnia Ransom is next on the agenda. That series begins Friday at 8 in Sarnia and contirges Sunday in Waterloo at 7:30. Bring on Sarnia! _ The Siskins‘ captain has no set plans for hockey after he finishes this last of four years with Waterâ€" loo. The Siskins took the Cullitons out of the bestâ€"ofâ€"seven final series in six games. It was neces sary for them to win once in Stratford and they did so on Friday by a 3â€"2 score. A coin toss on Friday will determine which team gets the advantage of the extra home game in the bestâ€"ofâ€"seven series. Sports It was the last time DeSilva would play against the Stratford Cullitons and the first time he scored four goals against them. He remembered scoring four goals in an even more important game â€" the one against Braâ€" malea that gave the Siskins their Ontario championship last year. Lve never been so nervous before a game," he said. "I was alone for a couple hours over supper and I was really nervous and uptight Desilva admitted to a case of nerves before Sunday‘s game. PAGE 32 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 1989 Sisks among top draft prospects The future looks bright for at least four Waterloo Siskins, according to a confidential Ontario Hockey League scouting report. Left winger Shawn Way is rated a sixth round pick and time is on his side. His rating is likely to improve as the Siskins continue in playoff hockey. Goaltender Greg Drevigny looks like a sure bet to be playing major junior ‘A" hockey next year. Scouts expect Drevigny to be the first or second goalie to be selected. Defenceman Dave Stewart and centre Ryan Merritt appear likely to be first round pieks. e Midwestern Junior B Hockey ‘s championship trophy after Waterioo ousted Stm in six games. Siskins‘ fourâ€"goal scorer Dean The Cullitons struck for early goals by Mike Polano and Bryan Smolinski before DeSilva scored before the game was seven miâ€" nutes old. Three minutes later, he made the score 2â€"2. ‘"We were fortunate not to get more than two behind them," DeSilva said. ‘"We got those two quick goals and that sort of woke us up and we got in gear." Other Siskin scorers were Don Oberle, Kevin MacKay, Bob Shelp, Shawn Way, Rob Warren and John Williams. Ron White and Sean O‘Reilly added goals for Stratford. ‘"We have a lot of confidence in Marty," Desilva said. "He stopped the first shots for us and the defence did a good job of clearing the puck right out of the end." Siskin manager Pete Brill said the Sarnia Ransom B‘s, who defeated Chatham in the Western League series, have 13 20â€"yearâ€" olds in their lineup. "Jeff Hill played a super seâ€" mies," said DeSilva. "He robbed us in all the other five games and it was a matter of time for us to start getting something in." Marty Groulx was steady in the Waterloo net. Shelp, Oberle and Way scored for the Siskins in Stratford. Scott Shackleton and Dwayne Levac replied for the Cullitons. It was the first time in the series that the Siskins had won a game by a wide margin, beating Culliton goalie Jeff Hill. "They have a lot of experience but I don‘t know how well they can play or anything," Brill said. "I‘ve never seen Sarnia play." The winner of the Waterlooâ€"Sarâ€" nia series will meet Metro Toronâ€" to junior ‘B‘ league winner. Richard O‘Brien photo

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