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Migigggnotoring to Michigan after winning Silver Stick qualifier All of those ingredients worked in the Clippers’ favour when they ventured to Sudbury last weekend to participate in the 39th annual Sud- bury Silver Stick Regional Hockey Tournament. It also doesn’t hurt to have the puck bounce in your favour. At the same time, he noted clutch goaltending is a necessity. For starters, the Stoufivifle Clip- pers midget coach said the players have to adu'bit a strong work ethic. BY MIKE HAYAKAWA Staff Writer Joe Sutherland believes winning hockey games boils down to a com- bination of factors. l6 Stoufl‘ville Sun-Tribune I Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 For their efforts, the Clippers skat- 'Sfifilfiibune By winning the championship, the Clippers earned the right to com- pete at the International Silver Stick Championship in Sarnia and Port Huron, Mich., Ian. 16 to 18. ’ GOALIE SINGH MVP “It really came down to the hard work the players put out," Suther- land said. “But you also need to get the breaks and good goaltending to be successful and we got that” Steve Demelo paced the Clip- pers’ offence in the finale with two Shorthanded goals while Iloyd Davis added a goal and one assist. lee Averill collected two assists. ed ofi with the midget A champion- Helping to preserve the win was ship title after downing Orillia 3-1 in goaltender Ben Singh, who was the fitle tilt named the toumament’s most valu- B'X. winning the _charnpionship, able player. CARRIERS NEEDED INYOUR AREA Looking for some extra spending money for Christmas? You could become an Stouffvi/Ie Sun-Tribune Carrier? SPORTS Peter Wideman earned two assists while Peter Lebufie and Mar- ten Cushing each had one. Facing South Poncupine, the Clipâ€" pers received a pair of goals from Phil Wood and singles from Ryan Brown, Averill and Davis to skate off with a 5-3 win. game over Valley East 4-3. After suf- fering a 4-2 loss to Orillia in their secâ€" ond game, the Clippers rebounded to defeat Valley East 4-2 and advance to the semifinal. HORIZONTAL HOOPS To reach the final of the lO-team field, the Clippers won their first Goaltender Sean Gibson played a Stouffville Sun-hibune For more information call 905-640-2612 ext 26 or email cnarman@yrmg.com During the 2005-06 season, Sutherland was an assistant coach to Andy Cartwright’s minor bantam team that won the Silver Stick event. This time around, the pair switched roles with Cartwright assisting him Entering the tournament, Sdtherâ€" land said his club had a quiet, confi- dent feeling they could win it. RETURN TRIP FOR COACHES “We had set some goals for our- selves as a team and I believe we went into the tournament feeling we could win the whole thing,” he said. “We went up to Sudbury and I don’t think we ever lost that confidence during the tournament. It was nice to have it come to fruition." stellar game goal for the Clippers. “The Silver Stick final is an extremely challenging toumament. There’s nothing but good hockey teams that show up. But we're look- ing forward to it," he said. He knows his team will be put to the test as thene will be clubs from across Canada and the United States in attendance. hard. It’s a big thing for them. You play a lot of hockey, but might not get into the finals of a Silver Stick, let alone win it. We as a coaching staff are proud for what they achieved," he said. “There’s always strong competi- tion at the Silver Stick and this title felt just as good. Most of all though, I’m happy for the boys. They worked along with Brad Hulshof. STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEEN