SCobras ready to sttike; new junior hockey team comîng to town SThereIli b. some competition for Slocal junior hockey fans'loyalty this Sfait. Worldi Wrestling Entertainment per- former Santino Marella (akai Antho- Sny Carelli) - who recently movedi to Mississauga after living in town <for five years - is set to bring the « Milton Battie Arts Cobras to John To- nelli SprsCentre for the 2014/15 Sseason.rt <They'll be part of the newly-estab- Slished Canadian International Hock- tey League (CIHL), which will be affili- *ated with the United Hockey Union and Amateur Athletic Union and 0 start with eight teams - including Sthose in Barrie, Collingwood, Espan- ia ola, Batchewana, St. Charles, Sud- o bury and Sault Ste. Marie. Carelli will serve as owner for the Cobras - offering extra training op- Sportunities at his Mississauga-based Battie Arts Academy, where he's part owner - while donning the gen- eral manager mantde will be former lceHawks education advlsor Steeve Boulanger. While admitting it'Il be a challenge to build a strong fan-base in a town that already has a junior club, Bou- langer says Milton's continuing growth offers great potential. «It's exciting to be part of something new. Having been an education ad- visor (with lceHawks) and an intern with International Scouting Ser- vices, l'm looking forward to having a bigger role in junior hockey,"' said Boulanger, a principal at Our Lady of Providence in Brampton, who stressed that there will be a strong focus on academics with his new club. »It's going to be a work in prog- ress (getting fan support). Hopefully we can have some success and prove ourselves to be a valuable option for junior hockey in Miltonf The recent addition of Dennis Maruk - one of three ex-NHLers who'll be coaching in the CIHI this comlng season - should add some credibil- ity to the Cobras, said their GM. Assisting Maruk will be former Ice- Hawks star defenceman Jeif Caister, who recently fin ished up a fou r-year pro hockey career - in Europe and the ECHI - fol lowing his NCAA days with Wayne State and St. Lawrence. The Cobras will play their home games on Saturday nights - tenta- tively starting at 8 p.m. - and will have a 44-game schedule for the in- augural season. While CIHI teams can have up to a dozen international imports, Bou- langer said the Cobras will look to have as much hometown talent as possible on the roster. A prospects camp is set for Tuesday to next Thursday at Milton Sports Centre, with the main camp to start in mid-August. Players interested in trying out are asked'to contact Boulanger at-GM@ miltonbattleartscobras.com. uwner Anthony L.areni (centre) joins witn uM bteeve Bsoulanger (Iet and head coach Dennis Maruk in announcing the addition of the Milton Battle Arts Cobras to the Canadian International Hockey League. Saénikdpho 1. Goto 2. oeoom. mepunct menas 3. &wlv o deun c«. auLetDcach COM The best way to find your next used car. Ilie Car Buymr' Network M a*bcMtt.n pfWhWs. DDI. AUTOS U«" Wffff-%