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WA'l‘HlUX) CHRONICLE 0 Wednesday. December 31,2” ' I, o o o o o o W ‘ ’ 13.7.- . m Surprtsmg SlSklnS still looking . . ,â€" ~ to tweak the lineup for playoffs ‘ l ‘ BYGRH. MACDONALD . ~ - . .:. U455; trade, though. Brill is hoping to a s. t _ ‘ WM!“ lt‘ WW ”a ._L'"“"‘" find some diamonds in the rough if L» :1 M 1 “y t , ,§sftfi‘ ‘5‘“ from local highâ€"school leagues. V955 r f . i I ’ espite taking it tlireegame 32%, . . .; "We‘ve been watching highr : x ' , 3 ' T 'z’ (i Diosing streak into the holir 3 f} x school teams but we have to wait , f ., ' ~ ‘ . .| day break. Waterloo Siskins "" ' V till their playoffs are done to pick 3.. . _ ‘ gx’ “'f‘jw. M . t general manager Peter Brill . anyone up." he said. ‘4 . "‘3 "my“ ”33‘ will", I ' 3 believes that the team still has -. » . While the highvschool players ' ' ~ X: A i what it takes to make some noise f‘ are often less experienced or talA . _ ; s l in the playoffs. i Kw ented than other recruits, anyone fl" ‘, But he‘s not above making a few » if can make an impact. Brill said. ‘ 1 tweaks. "You never know what will hap- t Some might say that the team is - pen." be said. 1 playing above its head â€"â€" this was And Brill figures that the team - supposed to be a rebuilding year ' will be in for a bit of a surprise ‘ for the historic club > come January since the competi- 4 But the Siskins are in second ; tion will become a bit stiffer down . * I place iii their conference and ‘ y i the stretch. r ranked seventh overall in the v '. "Most teams tighten up defen» fl -- (ireater ()ntario lunior Hockey . n“ sively now and put on more pres~ league. 5? ' sure," Brill said. “We have to be , l The team sports 21 23710â€"2 readyforthat." , record and might just need a few Especially with the competition ’ ' - good men to get over the hump. in their conference. Brantford is _/ I "There are still a few pieces of “There are Still afew running away with the league with /’ the puzzle missing, Brill said. . 3O mns. while kitchener is hot on I a Depth has been an issue for the pieces Ofthe pltZZIE the Siskins' trail with 22 wins, “I 1' ' .. ,4 7“ team all 59350“ With only 20 PM)" missing " including a 54 overtime victory ,1 1‘; . ‘ _ . . ”if???’ ers on the roster including goalies ' over Waterloo to end the first half y . 5 Q}: “lfsomeone isn't healthy on any â€" Peter Brill ofthe season. ' 7 \ given weekend, we're thin.” the mimikirigwnwchangeslwfnm With only a handful of return- 1 general manager said. Ihelanuary trade deadline ing players, it will be up to the vet- ' - l Brill wants to add some depth erans on the team to lead the to the team. but figures he'll have younger u s throu h the rough . i to wait. and they all encourage each other." times. he gdded. g Battling for the pUCk i _lhe trade market '3 [hm and Hm} .Sald‘ , ‘ And they should be up for the The Waterloo Wolves took on the Windsor Jr. Spitfires in the minor midget Brill doesnt want to disrupt the So it would be tough to get rid 10b.“ . . draft league at RIM Park over the holiday. The game teatured ferocious ‘ chemistry that has taken the team of anyone. We vnll have to pick up They ve played a? very big role puck battles like the one above. this far. a player somewhere along the already this year, Brill said. If we ; “ There's good chemistry in the way," can compete like we have been, we . “"6 W” ”mo i room, Nobody has taken a day off It likely won't be through a can succeed.” 0 Waterloo Wildfire start second half of season Saturday T A . WEEK Waterloo's National Ringette The Wildfire play two games games to date have been against r~--»77~-~ ,7 -. ”its. league entry the Wildfire retums to against teams from the Capital teams from outside the division. All 3 . . 2 . i i ( lllttt\|t l 1 action this weekend and will find Division 7 Saturday at 7:30 pm. four were against teams in the L? ’ ' " ' otit qutckly if their earlv success is versus Quebec (Zity Cyclones at Montreal Division in November pmentedby for real Moses Springer Arena and Sunday mth the Wildfire going 3-) “37$ 0 the Wildfire are solidly in set’ at 10:20 am. versus the Gloucester Saturday‘s game is Bunny Night is s . p 1 m0" Hm 0nd place in the Southern Ontario Devils at the llespelerArena. when the city's youngest ringette th/t’ Dmsion with a ‘4 r» record. Only four of the Wildfires 14 players will be the team's guests. , . O O Curb81de Christmas Tree Collection 597 King St. It. Waterloo 519-880-1828 . wwwwmmwmwmmcwemmnm I O For Kitchener, Waterloo & Cambridge Resrdents W - , , It - ‘-~*:‘;3'»"~ a ; at .. .r ' A . ‘ . January 2 to January 1 S, 2009 ' "v if y. , ”a a "" g. t f .y ,â€" ' . < a .2 - v: :6; ‘ To ensure collection: a, ’r’ ‘â€" It, 6 51 at, ‘0‘ ,_’\; (I? \r : r,’_‘g\ r§"T “fir-”N ‘6 ’ ‘ ® Remove all plastic bags. decorations 8t ‘ “a“. I“ if.) g .9 V.“ a ‘31? 7f l, L”. at” V¢€sf .L. stand. w, rs . i ‘4!” ‘mai’o: " Q. 6 Place your tree out by 7 a m on your - 1%. ‘ a! " 's l i a... . -~- . it- a. . a» 5 ‘ .} collection day. “I O ‘ ‘ i ‘l "‘ 3 6 Do not place your tree on top of or behind I , ,, , ,. - , 7 y _ :3 snowihanks. lhc Waterloo (Tin-nit lc Tram of thr Wool t\ Inst thrir out gamr 4 i to l‘rtr'rhumugh In - i . L the Watrttmi hantam triplr A Wolwx The .i must win fourth gamt‘ thr‘ Waterloo “ . “when put up a glut hattlr (reams! th valtrs poured ll on against the Vaughan t 1 .‘ / . undefeated Whitby \lesrs tum tum hexl in km“ for a i I out That assured them a ‘ ~ “A ' ' b __ __ Quest'onS? 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