stouffville suntribune tmrsday feb 22 2007 3 suntribune people stouffville spirit star 1 6 on team ontario at canada games in yukon northern exposure for phenom by jim mason staff writer i he corey trivino show is on the road in the far north the stouflville spirit phenom left yesterday with ontarios under- 17 mens hockey team for the canada win ter games in yukon the ontario squad which also features whitchurchstoufmlle resident and oshawa generals defenceman michael del zotto opens play saturday against prince edward island corey will miss much of if not all the second round of the spirits provincial jr a hockey league playoffs and as much as they could use his skill spirit officials were happy to wish him will after practice sunday corey trivino is pretty special that word sums him up well dan west stouffville spirit head coach the superlatives roll out of the coaches office at the stouffville arena theyve seen him stickhan- dle out of the proverbial phone booth and fire a perfect pass or a puck to the top corner many times this season corey is pretty special that word sums him up well spirit head coach dan west said for 16 hes so smart hes so wellrounded he executes every thing we ask of him the youngest spirit player hes also the only not to miss a game this season and that includes going through some pretty tight corners during the first round of the play offs in cobourg spirit assistant coach pat madigan said he came out of it fine thats corey corey reunited with former toronto marlie minor hockey teammates stefan dellarovere barrie colts and michael do- razio owen sound attack when team ontario gathered monday and tuesday in toronto for prac- faces places rice and teambuilding corey and fellow provincial league stars edward pasquale wellington dukes of toronto and brandon burlon st michaels buzzers of nobleton are the only nonontario hockey league play ers on the 20man roster it will be something to play with the best players corey said well see justhow good a team we are here all we hear about is ontario this and ontario that well see indeed the sportsnet crew broadcasting sundays ohl game from brampton predicted gold for ontario while conceding they could get a run from alberta and british columbia team ontario returns to toron to march 2 his spirit teammates while in awe of his skill dont let corey for get hes a rookie there is the req uisite kidding about his ample hair he has to clean up the dress ing room and pick up pucks after pregame warmup with the other firstyear players no problem says the etobicoke resident who picked the spirit after taking in the 2006 playoffs in stouffville he had 58 points in 49 games second on the spirit to team cap tain and linemate randy johnston this years playoffs have been so awesome he said its way better than minor hockey where the regular season just rolls into the playoffs here you are playing for a city and for real fans you know youre playing play off hockey he plans to play for stouffville next season too before heading to boston university on a full schol arship in 2008 the barrie colts which drafted him last season have made over tures too but corey is committed to the college route a decision he staff photojim mason corey trivino left the stoufrville spirit yesterday to play for ontario at the canada games hes set to return to stouffville march 2 made after a minor hockey road trip to games at the university of michigan and michigan state uni versity a year ago i fell in love with it he said it was the bands the fans and just that kind of hockey following visits to schools in the us northeast including the university of new hampshire he decided on boston the alma mater of nhlers rick dipietro chris drury jay pandolfo and mike grier corey is the first for ward from ontario recruited to boston in 11 years legendary bu head coach jack parker took in the spirits homeopener this season to check in on his prized recruit for more on the games go to cwg2007kimikitgl for more on the spirit go to stoufmllespirilcom whitchurchstouffville news digest visit yorkregioncom for more on these and other stories owner away housesitting during 100000 blaze flames shooting out of the basement windows spread to the ground floor of a house at mccowan road north of aurora road causing an estimated 100000 in damage early mon day the owner of the bungalow was away housesitting for friends about 25 whitchurchstouf fville firefighters were on the scene for more than six hours deputy fire chief rob mckenzie said hannelore volpe christ church marks lent with free dinners again christ church anglican hosts the first of its five lenten dinners feb 28 this is the 12th year the church is hosting the free din ners they take place on five wednesdays during lent includ ing march 7 14 21 and 28 every one is welcome the church is at 254 sunset blvd stouftville call 905 6401461 for trans portation and delivery of meals to shutins correction planes cost 34 billion a letter to the editor from jim and lovanna sanders in the feb 8 suntribune contained an error it should have stated four c- 17 planes cost 34 billion the suntribune regrets the enor sound off have something to say about these or other stories email us at lettersstouflvillecom last soccer registration as part of our new growing with stouffville initiative partner members of the whitchurchstouffville soccer club wssc will receive priority access to playing slots within divisions over ordinary members partner members are those soccer players who have one or more family members that partner with wssc by performing a minimum of 5 hours of volunteer work for the club over the course of the season wssc is embarking on a number of growing with stouffville programs like this one to ensure that it meets the growing soccer needs of the community unusual population growth and limited resources like fields will likely create a capacity shortfall for the club in the short term growing with stouffville initiatives target a growth in fields volunteer assistance and other resources our final open registration day is this saturday february 24 8 am 1 pm at the stouffville arena more info at wwwwsscinfo individual registrations accepted after this date as space permits