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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, A ug us t 9, 20 18 | 14 SURPLUS LANDS Take Notice that the Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo at its upcoming meeting on August 23rd, 2018 intends to declare a portion of its interest in the lands depicted below at 300 Northfield Drive East, in the City of Waterloo, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, surplus to the Region's needs for the purpose of granting a permanent easement in favour the City of Waterloo. The proposed permanent easement to The City of Waterloo (outlined below) is to facilitate their requirement for a multi-use trail. For further information please contact Quinn Martin, Property Agent, Region of Waterloo at 519-575-4724 or qmartin@regionofwaterloo.ca. SURPLUS LANDS Take Notice that the Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo at its upcoming meeting on August 7th, 2018 intends to declare a portion of its interest in the lands depicted below at 1-5 High Street, in the City of Waterloo, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, surplus to the Region's needs for the purpose of granting a permanent easement in favour Waterloo North Hydro. The proposed permanent easement to Waterloo North Hydro (outlined below) is to facilitate their requirement for additional areal wire swings as well other related equipment. For further information please contact Quinn Martin, Property Agent, Region of Waterloo at 519-575-4724 or qmartin@regionofwaterloo.ca. Mike Hoffman knows being traded is part of be- ing a professional hockey player - and he had to deal with that circumstance, not once, but twice in a matter of hours last month. On the morning of June 19, the Kitchener native was first dealt to the San Jose Sharks for former Kitchener Rangers for- ward Mikkel Boedker; just over two hours later, Hoff- man was flipped to the Panthers for draft picks. The 28-year-old was vaca- tioning in Italy at the time. When Hoffman was first dealt to the Sharks, he was excited at the prospect of playing for former Rangers coaches Steve Spott and Pete DeBoer. "Obviously they have a great team, I know Pete De- Boer and Steve Spott from being here in Kitchener, so I thought it was going to be a great fit," Hoffman said. "Then a few hours later, get [traded] to Florida. Things like that happen in the hockey world, it's you know, something that us players don't really con- trol, you just deal with the situations and adapt to it." With one of the best shots in the league, Hoff- man will fit in well with one of the Panthers' top two centres, Alexsander Bar- kov and Vincent Trocheck- and sees himself slotting in as a winger for one of the young stars. Barkov, one of the best young two-way pivots in the NHL, is a fantastic passer and could be the right fit to play with Hoff- man. Hoffman will provide a boost to the Panthers' power pay with his lethal release. "I'm really excited, I don't think there could be a better fit in the entire league, and obviously it's a nice place to play, good weather; but the main thing is that they have a good group, a good hockey team, and a very good orga- nization, " said Hoffman, who posted 107 goals and 230 points in 342 games with the Ottawa Senators, the only NHL franchise he's played for. "We play [Florida] four times a year in Ottawa as they're in the same divi- sion, I got to see them a lot the last few years, and watching their team devel- op and the players that they have is always diffi- cult to play against. I think the team's really close to doing something special." Hoffman, who has 14 points in 25 career playoff games with Ottawa, has two years left on a four- year deal which is paying him $20.75 million. "I've spoken to manage- ment, (general manager) Dale Tallon, their coach Bougy (Bob Boughner), and a few of the players," said Hoffman. "I did play with (Jonathan Huber- deau) one year in the Que- bec League in my last year of junior, but other than that, you just kind of know players from around the league, no, I guess, person- al friends, but really excit- ed to be joining a team like that." The left-winger was drafted 130th overall at the 2009 NHL Draft after star- ring for Drummondville and Saint John in the Que- bec Major Junior Hockey League. Hoffman suited up or two games with the Rangers in 2006-2007 before playing in the QMJHL. Hoffman, along with several other K-W Hockey Alumni, ran the annual K-W Alumni Hockey Acad- emy last month and visited young patients at Grand River Hospital. In addition to Barkov and Trocheck, Hoffman joins an impressive young core on the Panthers that looks to challenge for a playoff spot in 2019 with Huberdeau, defenceman Aaron Ekblad, and for- ward Evgenii Dadonov. MIKE HOFFMAN "REALLY EXCITED" ABOUT OPPORTUNITY WITH FLORIDA PANTHERS Kitchener's Mike Hoffman is now a member of the Florida Panthers after spending the first 4.5 years of his career in Ottawa. Namish Modi/Metroland NAMISH MODI nmodi@ waterloochronicle.ca COMMUNITY KITCHENER NATIVE WAS DEALT TWICE IN UNDER THREE HOURS IN JUNE