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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 25 Feb 2009, p. 22

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' ‘” the Siskins managed to win one ' '. a!» ' _ ‘_ l . game in the series. the only loss a, . A N ‘ _ ‘ the Winter Hawks suffered in the " . " V 'Y 1 ' i ’ ,, Midwestern playoffs. J; 4 g z: ' , Now, the two teams will renew _ ‘ ' rivalries thanks to Waterloo's 4»l 4." x ' ‘ win over the Winter Hawks on Sun- 3 ‘ -, . ‘ day at the Waterloo rec complex. 1 ._ “ ‘ 3 b - The game meant little for the ViSl- ' if” . . tors, who had nowhere to go in the V v . '_ I / ‘ standings. ButWaterloo could have > , J / \ a; ‘ - dropped to fourth with a loss and a w. " a; ' 1 {figs listowel win. ‘ . _ -_ k, a , instead, the two were to get ‘ ‘ .~« back at it for the third time in three weeks in Game 1 last night at the [T Waterloo rec complex Cambridge Winter Hawks Brett Priestap gets stopped by Waterloo Siskins‘ Mnter Hawks head coach Greg goalie Will Sibley, while defenceman Matt Stern tries to clear the crease. Bignell acknowledged the familiar The Siskins beat the Winter Hawks 4â€"1 on Sunday in Waterloo, setting up a ity between the two teams. And first-round playoff series between the two teams that began last night at not just because they've seen each the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. in Doom more "mu - - - 0mm,“ - do“ other a few times near the end of The“, Chromdus bang” Eighth”?! ! , the season. this year, va is proud of his team's effort WednesdayMeworkhardtoprovrdeyoumtha "It's nice to know a lot of our He said the “Enter Hawks expe~ since those major changes to the com ' News.“ New“! - Kid. ideas are in their game plan.” rience will be a definite advantage roster. mun", WM mm m9" Bignell said. to open the playoffs. “We had 10 to 15 games to g k ,c°mm|m' “mp. god. "i ' “It's not like we don't know our “They have a pretty solid core of adjust and we've adjusted pretty Than you it, P" ”Wm, bunng opposition. We have a good feel veterans there that have been to well." he said. 526 towards Mmdmwmmm~ about what they can do and what the playoffs.” said Brill about a “The guys have really worked we have to watch out for. It will be Winter Hawks program that has hard and they realize if they stick SUPPORTYOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER! agood series." won two Sutherland Cup title in together and play as a team they r---------------------------------------| The big difference this year is the past couple of seasons and can have some success." ' l j that the Winter Hawks will be the were finalists again last year. The playoffs will be another | rd me to mm to m M QM] | underdogs against the thirdâ€"place The Siskins are somewhat of a adjustment. but if the Siskins can | ' | Siskins. The prey instead of the surprise this season. excelling with maintain their work ethic they | . ' predators. a relatively young team that will have a chance to finally win a first- | l O mwawkxnfimh‘ 118mm : They’re definitely the only graduate two players. Mark round series since 1998. | I'd mtg payby 3 VISA 0 WORD | favourites." Bignell said. almost Hoffman and Matt Stem.1hen the “It's going to be a new experi- | | using it as a mantra throughout consensus was that the team ence for them.” said DeSilva. in his | Can”; Exp Date; | the interview. would fade when Ben Skinner was first playoffs as a head coach. “The | . j “They've got a team that works called up to the Kitchener Rangers bottom line is we have to work |Sjgnaturej | hard and battles hard. You saw for the remainder of the season. hard. | | with today's game that we'll have and they shipped his linemates. “As long as we work hard what- | Name; | to make sure our ‘A' game is there. Travis Witt and lustin Knee. to ever happens will happen and if | | They’re a club that's got some guys Kitchener as a move to get ready we don't it will be a very short IMdI'ESS.’ j that can put the puck in'the net for next year. series." | | and haveagood backend,sowe‘re But the Siskins managed to In the lat 10 games, theWinter jay Postal C0d€* W; | going to have to work hard for snag Ryan Dilks from Owen Sound Hawks have gone 2-6-2. but have l--------------------------------------‘ this.” â€" he was supposed to sign with played better in their last four â€" pmmlfi’â€" The Siskins. on the other hand. Brantford â€" and lustin Prittie in games. To have success. they will For more mien-nation (all: WATER” K) CHRONICLE would like to consider themselves the fallout of the Golden Eagles need to do what they've done all TheCiruilation mm l t the underdog, said general manag~ players' card soap opera. 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