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wuuuoo cumulus - Wednesday. My [5. 2009 - 2i Siskins head into the Sensational Sixties with a sterling reputation This is the sixth in a series of articles cele- hockey were steered toward the Siskins. That _. . . - i ' barring the 75th anniversaryofthe definitely benefitted “E, I. ”I- A V 7 g Q; ~ Waterloo Siskins Hockey Club. Waterloo." ' f ‘ t " . ‘ r‘ mi.) 2 _ The series runs biâ€"weeklyarid culminates The strategy was simple A be good at . "‘- _ . . "- ‘ ' _ before the Siskins'reunion weekend in both ends of the rink. _‘ i} If. ' i. *‘ “‘fi 1 r fiat 4% "‘4 kid , September The Siskins first-string line of Pat Adair. a,» ‘. ‘- 3? ”Fr , 'P X g x . 1 Gerry “Red" ()uelette and lim Dahmer fin~ p ' ‘- - . A 7 k. g y ', q .- ‘ ,’ . ished one»tw0<three in the scoring raceThe ‘ : a. l A . in. J. ’r ‘ § . . y . . . - nuts 1934 may . _ . . _ . v b I ., ,1 . . .1 , . Waterloo juggernaut scores tfwue alimony I’ 1 l' ' r . ‘ - goals (257) as its stalwart e ence a owe ‘ r , . It" ‘ ‘ l . ' 1. (129). “J? 2. 1H 1"“. .3,“ 1;*.(.___ ' I » The Siskins finished the regular season . ', . ,7 3‘ ' ' ‘ :, Q 7. ' _ ' ’ . with a 22-8 mark. drawing Guelph Biltmore . g ‘ . . ' Â¥ .) i}. -â€" flees in the semifinals. The Siskins prevailed , , {$5 nut in tux curs "urn-is tints mun uni-tons easily. sweeping the series, I a, ‘ % wig» As many had predicted for the group 7 , ~i . “ p; ,1 7. * . i ." championship, the Siskins had to meet their \ ~ L XE}? . g ‘ " C l 5 ‘ ~“ ' BYIOHNTHOMPSON nemesis â€" the Owen Sound layDee 'vJ w. ~ . ' ' \- .' For the Chronicle MacArthur Greys. ' , , ”ed In a series that thoroughly thrilled the h w L ‘ h Bob Noble. the Waterloo Siskins' general fans. the Siskins doffed the bridesmaid \ D" V manager since the early 1950;. added moniker and eliminated the Greys in a ‘ I I; ' ‘ on coaching chores as well for the 1956 thrilling sevenâ€"game series. ‘ = k .K ,- I, k championship team. Somewhat battle-weary from the epic The 1959-60 Siskins: (Front, from left) Barry Bailey. Larry Litzgus. Wayne Litzgus. Pat Adair, It was a dual responsibility that is not the Owen Sound series. Siskins were unable to Terry Finlay (Middle) Bob Noble (coach and manager), Howie Dietrich, George Sardine", Bob norm today. However. Noble relished the match the Western Champion Sarnia Watson. Al Porter, Wayne McCormick, Clay! Voisin (trainer). (Back) Clare Weiler(goa|judge). challenge and thrived on the workload. Legionaires in the next round. Jim Farrelly, Jim Nickel, Murray ShantL Bob Dietrich. Robert Brown, Don Awrey, Roy Wuertele The Siskins were competitive in the fol- The Siskins only managed a 6-6 overtime (trainer). lowing seasons. but championships eluded tie with Samia in the series. The Legionaires W°‘°"'""°”°'w‘“°" them. In 1957 and 1958 the Owen Sound won the other four closely contested match- and appeared to outclass Waterloo. Their opponents. the Toronto Marlboros. Greys were formidable and twice eliminated es and advanced to win the Sutherland Cup The Siskins simply stuck to their game were highly touted as a “shoan” for the the Siskins. A rivalry was born. and the inaseven-game series over Aurora. plan of being disciplined in both zones and Ontario lr. “B" Championship. Siskins- Greys games oozed hockey passion. swept the series. Crisp. Parise and another Bob Watson recalls the uphill climb the Welcome ”Sutherland Lincoln. lack Naim. eventually played with Siskins faced. Summsess With a second place regular season finish the Siskins' Howie Dietrich when they “The Toronto Marlboros were undefeated ' For 1958-59, Noble‘s agenda was simple in 1959-60. the Siskins had all they could moved up to the Jr. “A" Niagara Falls Dyers in 23 straight games.” said Watson. “The â€" build a team that could match the Greys handle in the opening playoffround with the In the five-game Ontario semifinals Siskins weren't givenachance ofwinning.” and end the Georgian Bay club's dominance. Burlington lndustrials. Bob Watson's goal against the Chatham Maroons, it was anoth- Oddsmakers had the Marlies as 6-1 Howie Dietrich, 3 Waterloo minor hockey with 92 seconds remaining in Game 7 pro- er series where the Siskins were taken to the favorites. However. the Siskins rose to the grad who saw some action as a 16-year-old vided a very narrow 54 Waterloo win, and limit. ' occasion and dominated the Marlboros. prior to playing two full seasons with the the right to advance. in the deciding game in Waterloo's home As the bookies scrambled to cover their Siskins. said Noble wasn't to be denied. For the group championship. the Siskins barn. the Siskins troika of Howie Dietrich, bets. the Manila went down in four straight "Bob (Noble) knew how to get players." and Greys met for the fourth consecutive Bob Watson and [any Litzgus poured in six games. The Siskins had their record-setting said Dietrich. 'With the NHL Boston Bruins season. Playing with confidence from the goals fora 10-4 win. fourth Sutherland Cup. sponsorship of the Siskins. he had connec- previous year‘s series win. the Siskins disâ€" The Siskins were off to the Sutherland Next timeâ€" Let the good times roll. trons. patched the Greys in six games Cup championship for the first time in the ... “Through Bruins head scout Harold The St. Mary’s Lincolns were the next visit l96()s. Iohn Thompson ischairofrheWaterloo ‘Baldy' Cotton. teenage players that dis- on the playoff trail. The Lincs lineup includ- The Siskins faced what many believed to Siskins 75th Anniversary reunion andmn be played skill and potential for professional ed future NHLers Terry Crisp and LP. Pan'se, be the finest team in existence in Ontario reachedalsstj99©yahmmm râ€"_______. l J llll‘ \ i l K ‘ \ kll\\l\lll\ll\ll SA E l . I \ , , . . . y ‘ ' . y . ‘ i .