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' ’ .3 -, :3 -' an won its irst eague tit e 7 I 3' a.) ~ ‘ ~ “’1 3 I . i 3 j J: k l '1 j ' a! 2!: s; {I ‘45 in the Ontario playdowns. the Siskins met he Siskins finally got their name in 1938- 1“; '_ y‘ ‘“ if “I ‘19- “ ’ A. t z: ‘ ' y the Owen Sound Greys in the finals. 'l he I hi. the filth season for the Waterloo lunior 1301*: {â€" ’\\ i\\‘é I; C‘ 1?“ ‘\\ ; I l ‘ i Siskins prided themselves on having a squad "B" hockey team formerly knrrmt as the I" \ , W .‘L' " O _ g ' . composed entirely of “homehrews”. while ) (nits the Rents and thel)ominiorLs ‘ ' PA rumours were rampant that the Georgian So where did the name come from? Sev- i . ‘ , / “a" Bay team was all “imports" with one excepr eral years earlier, (INC “Clayt” [)otzert. a huge a . f . " a 1;" ' tion. hockey supporter and “man about town" i a é é ‘ " e .« __. ' ‘ The Siskins outscored Owen Sound 63 in was the likely source. As a former alderman V“ ‘ " a E a a ‘ the final game. winning the series three and deputy reeve of the Town ofWaterloo. . , ‘ ’ i ’ ‘ ’ .’ I ~ games to one. in that final match. trailing 2, he founded the club. - . f v . ’ ’ _ . » ~ ' l in the second period. the Siskins went on a And as a former airman in the Great War . " - v ' fourgoal rampage with Bill Schlote. “Monk" â€" the First World War â€" Dotzert. the local Shuttleworth. “Toot" Voll and Ray Bauer postmaster. would have been quite familiar each denting the twine. Schlote added his with the team's namesake the Armstrong The 193940 Siskins Championship team. (From left): George Hainsworth (Coach). Jack Dun- second goal of the game in the third period. Whitworth Siskin. brook, Jerry Bauer. Wib Bauer, Ray “Toots” Voll, Orville ‘Farmer' Cressman, Ray Bauer, Ed while Shuttleworth also netted two goals in The Siskin was one of the first fighter airâ€" Malcheski, Wilbert Schnarr, Ed Wyman. Bill Schlote, Clare Martin, Lloyd “Monk" Shuttle- the win after opening the scoring in the first craft to be developed by the new} Air Force worth. Bill Lang. Bill Hainsworth, Irv Lebold, Ed Wilfong (Assistant Trainer), Clayt Voisin (Train- stanza. me ever-dangerous Tommy surfing, after the war. and was still being used in aer» 9'? Mtsstng from photo ‘ Robert C019! Clayt VO'S'n (Manager). K9" V0”: Emmerson Weyman, ton had two for the Greys, while Karsten obatic demonstrations at the time the Clive Woolner. m'°‘°"'"‘“°‘“““‘"“°°”“'””°‘""‘”‘ scored theother. Siskins switched names. juvenile Championship in 193687. and “Later he was sold to a team in the Pacific The Siskins were Ontario Hockey Associ- Within two years of taking on that highâ€" were finalists in 1937-38. Coast League. played with Babe Pratt, and ation Junior “B" Champions and had their flying moniker. the Siskins were Sutherland Eight members of the team were “origi- enjoyed agreat professional career. name etched on the Sutherland Cup for the Cup champions. rials" including Clare Martin. brothers Ray "As well, we had Clare Martin who played first time â€" with ten more engravings to fol- The Siskins enjoyed some success in and ierry Bauer and cousin Wilbert. Bill six seasons in the NHL. Ray and Jerry Bauer low. Voll reminisced about thatwin. 1938-39, placing second in the four»team Schlote, Robert Cotey. Bill Lang and RayVoll. whose brother Bobby was part of the Kraut "Those certainly were the good old days," Sportsman's Patriotic Association league. Siskins defenceman. Ken Voll. now an 88- Line in Boston, and “Monk" Shuttleworth. he said. “I look forward to attending the However. after ousting Gait two straight in year-old resident of Kitchener. recalls play- also a potential Boston Bruin." reunion in September. the semifinals. the Siskins lost to Brantford ing for the 193940 team. Coach Hainsworth had his own profes» ‘71 remember an earlier reunion and get 2'1 in the association's finals "We were all local boys. and a good sional pedigree as a spectacular veteran ting together with ond Shuttleworth. What The following year â€" 193940 â€" the bunch of fellows,” said Voll. “Our coach goaltender in the National Hockey League. a great athlete he was â€" played hardball as Sportsman‘s Patriot Association league George Hainsworth was strict. but he was a During the ll-year span from 1926 to 1937, well as hockey. and he was a terrific golfer. expanded to five teams and became an good coach." he won two Stanley Cups and a Vezina my He was teaching millionaires in California Ontario Hockey Association group. Howev- Ken, was the older brother of Siskjns for» phy With the Montreal Canadiens. how to golf. 1 hope l'm still around for this er, in addition to the expansion. the new ward Ray Voll, who later skated with the Voll fondly recalls his old mentor's coach» reunion." league also seem to acquire a jinx with the Guelph Biltmorm lr. “A" team. He has a lot of ing philosophy. Next up in the series is a recap of the winner of that group never advancing to win fond memories of the club. “Coach Hainsworth made us skate." said Siskins in the 1940s the ()HA Championship. “We had a lot of good players.“ recalled Voll. “l was playing defence and coach said - The Siskins were about to change that. Voll. “My brother. 'Toot'. had a tryout with to not worry about hitting the other team â€" 10’!" Thompson is Chair afrhe Waterloo The [93940 Siskins was virtually the the Boston Bruins and ended up playing for just steer them into the comer â€" very few Siskim 75th Anniversary reunion andmn be same club that won the Southern Ontario Fddie Shore in Springfield. goals get scored from the corner.” reached at sstj99@yuhoo.mm ‘ I I I I H1 N1 Flu Virus: the best way to stay healthy I I ‘ is to wash your hands thoroughly and often or - I I ‘ use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. 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