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' ChronicleStafl' . “h. ‘ ‘2‘ Stratford ‘; “$1 all Scott Pedersen is usually just a t "‘ ”A” ' ., couple of steps behind his older it: {3% brother Brent. 3‘ 21;? & When Brent, a forward and 3' m" but ‘ future member of the OHL's Kitch- _ M ‘ § ener Rangers. joined the Waterloo 6 3 Minor Hockey Association as a i he end came quick for a youngster from Arthur, Scott. a big- : Waterloo $5}th team With :1 bodied defenceman who could high homes or a Sutherland ". . soon join him in the major junior l Cue run this spring , ranks. followed suit. } The Stratford Cullitons provid- n was also Brent leading the way i 9d it Friday 0" a Shorthanded 803] 5 when the minor midget-AAA Water- ; with 2:19 left in regulation at All- a‘ ' loo Wolves qualified for the OHL . man Arena in Stratford as the Cul» «a Cup two years ago. a first in the l litons' Trevor Sauder sprung him- < Waterloo program's history. So selfon a blocked shot Off the shins 3. when the Wolves clinched an ‘ for an eventual 4~2 victory in Game "2 appearance again this year with a j 6 of their GOJHL Midwestern Con- series victory over the Huron Perth ference series. ‘ ‘ Lakers. Scott made sure to pick his ) It’s not the way Adam Campag- brother's brain. : nolo expected the season to end. ; Q “He told me it was a great expe- -‘ Last fall. the 19<year-old Water- 541;: {if rience and a great time playing the loo native set the bar high and kg ‘33 best teams around,” Scott said. expressed confidence the fourth- 3:3; “is; This time, though, the Wolves . place Siskins could elevate them- . f5“ ~25“ head into this week's OHL Cup as a ‘ selves into the realm of conference .. 3" surprise entrant. Unlike two years contenders after two losing seasons . 1 "~24... ,.> 1': ago, when a team stocked with five and the threat of the franchise's ' he ”5:; future OHLers on its tournament demise in the summer of2011. ~ “ " 2;“: J roster was aiming squarely for a And in some ways they did. 3% ‘. Minot Hockey Alliance of Ontario Despite a midseason coaching .~ if}: :7 title, these Wolves were not expect~ shakeup that saw Brian O'Leary 3*?» ed to reach such lofty heights replace local minor hockey stal» " But after struggling defensively wart Randy Harbach as head W‘m‘m‘“ to start the season. the Wolves coach. the Siskins carved out a 22- o scrapped and scratched their way point improvement compared to Honounng a preSident to the best-of-seven Alliance finals 201 1-12. finished in a tie for third Former Waterloo Siskins president Greg Beaupre, left. was honoured with a lifetime achievement award by beating the Brantford 99ers. Sun place and beat every team in the before last Thursday‘s Waterloo Siskins-Stratford Cullitons game at Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. ‘ Country Panthers and the Huron » Midwestern Conference at least The 30-year Siskins executive, with current president Curtis Clairmont. joined the team‘s board of directors in ' Perth Lakers. the top SECd in the once in the regular season. 1973. was the architect of five Sutherland Cup titles from 1983 to 1994 and shared his home as a team billet. East Division. Still. the Sutherland Cup was ' That's when they ran into a pow- always the goal. Campagnolo said. erhouse Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs \ "I'VE been With the Siskins 50 Stratford. the conference's fifth contract expired at the end of the difference." team, featuring potential fiTSt‘OV?" long that YOU want to have a 503- seed that finished with the same season. believes he could have Regardless. O'Leary. who comâ€" all PlCk Trams Konecny and lawson son that Will benefit them, 1'85““? record as the Siskins (2748-6) and done more to put the Siskins in a mutes from his home in ()wen Crouse. who could 3'5? 80 early m some Of the glory that they have had as many points as the third- position to win. referring specifi- Sound for every game and prac- the firs“ round. rhef'h'efS‘SWEW had in the past." said the team's seeded Kitchener Dutchmen. cally to a lack ofphysicality early in tice. is hopeful he can work out a the best-of~seven series earlier "“5 captain. the lone h0|d0V€r from Campagnolo, who has close ties the series and an inefficient power new contract with the team ahead ”my!" inWaterloo. " the 2009~IO team that finished sec~ to former coach Harbach. said play asWaterloo finished the series of its spring camp April 27 and 28 We re down “gm "9"“ head and in the Midwestern Conference ()‘leary deserved a longer playoff Hot-32, converting on a league- at Waterloo Memorial Recreation “03m Shawn Dletnch 53"! March 2 before bowing out in the second run and hopes he returns with his worst 6.25 per cent of opportuni» Complex 3f!“ a 6'2 [055 ‘0 the“ (‘h‘efs‘m round to Stratford. honest and no-nonsense approach ties. Stoking the optimism is the (lame 4 3‘ RIM Park. but we “3 “I mean, we haven't won the to coaching next season. “If there's anyone to blame for possibility of having about 80 per proud of them. We werent expect- Sutherland in almost 20 years, so I “I don't think he was rewarded this series. it's myself." ()‘Leary cent ofthe current roster returning mg to be here. . _ think we're due for sure." with the way we played in the play- said. next season. including a young ‘ _ “0W3?“ there are some S‘m'lar' ln the end. though. there was offs.” (lampagnolo said of ()‘Leary “There were some things I core of first-year talent in Ryan "'95_35‘d? from the Pedersen C0” no finger pointing from the team's “I think we should have gone fur- could have caught earlier in the Doucette. Christian Mroczkowski "?C“""- The dynamic '5 the same. captain and head coach. ther for him. He deserves it and l series that I didn't get a handle on. Jimmy Soper and Danny Hanlon. “nth a large mm M players coming Both (hmpagnolo and ()‘Leary think he‘d be a perfect fit (for next and being physical isone. who finished as four of the team's “P ‘thSh ”I” ”'PlefA tanks were willing to shoulder the blame season)." “If we did that earlier in the top-five playoffscorers. together. and 5051"?" Wt". to wm. for the team's six-game defeat to Meanwhile, ()'l.eary, whose series. it would have made a big Condnued on page33 Continued on W34