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“Dave (D’Ammizio) went to ownership (Zeev Werek and Dave Laren) Friday morning and felt it was in the best interest for him and the organization to step down," Ioslin said. “We wish Dave success in what he does. As a coach, you get hired to be fired. You can't fire D’Ammizio was named the head coach at the start of last sea- son after serving as an assistant to Dan West. Pat Pare will remain with the Spirit as an assistant coach. Mark Ioslin, Spirit general man- ager and associate coach, will fill the void left by D’Ammizio. He will also continue as GM. "When you lose this many games there has to be a change and it falls on the shoulders of the head coach,” D’Ammizio said. “Hopefully, the Spirit can move forward and win some games." With the Stouffville Spirit losing 11 of their last 12 Ontario Junior Hockey League contests and mired in last place in the Central Divi- sion standings, Dave D’Ammizio tendered his resignation as head coach Friday. 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The successful candidate wlll have: 0 a minimum of three years of experience as a reporter at a community newspaper; o a broad range of experience covering news beats. including munici- pal council, general assignment and features, both in print and online; - memorized CP style and spelling guide; 0 strong news judgment, selfâ€"motivation and a passion for digging up the stories that matter. Simi'fli'l'ribune York Region Media Group has an immediate opening for the following full-time position: :Irvlu VII-I lulu III-ml m hum/lunar!" Era-lulu, News Reporter - Stouffville Intoth appiicants shouid and their resumes (and writing samples for reporter position) by Oct. 19. 2008 to Jim “soon, Editor jmoson.yrmg.com WmmMWWMM-Imhhmmm wmwmmnmmnmmm MWCAQ‘W Almammllhokaoflmllothmmar-m Yrmg ’16“ fitm' m m» safiirribune “I got to work with some good kids and help them move on," he said. “That’s what the league is all about" D’Ammizio said he had plenty of fond memories from Spiritland. High on his list was seeing seven of his Stouffville players move to US. colleges, two to the Ontario Hockey league and former team captain Randy Johnston playing for Muskegon Fury of the Interna- tional Hockey League. D’Ammizio said he will explore other possible opportunities in the junior A ranks and continue coaching a Vaughan Kings peewee club. “I will work 24/7 to get that done. I feel we’re close to being a .500 team. Wlth a couple of breaks and bounces we could be there )7 HOW. Another coach might be added to the staff. “We definitely need to make a couple of moves that will help us. We'd like to get some experience up front to give us some added depth. It’s a work in progress," he said. loslin acknowledged there will be added pressure on him to help stop the bleeding. His first priority is to bolster the lineup, especially by adding some seasoned forwards. all of the players." Careers m Careers ', Ilcllm IIII/IIII'IIIII lllml, mm: mun, mum [cm-Isl, :mmlm Sum-III", hmln iincm m Inqu ml: your. _ flassmed For a while it looked as if the Spirit might be on a roll. It took a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes on goals by Jason Heydon and Dustin Laren. But after that, the roof caved in as the Waxers erupted with three unan- Coming off the heels of a 5-2 road win over the Newmarket Hurricanes, the Spirit reverted to its losing ways after falling 4-3 to the Markham Wax- ers at the Stoufi‘ville Arena Thursday. It was the final game for second- year head coach Dave D’Ammizio, who resigned Friday. The Stoufiville Spirit snapped a lOâ€"game losing streak Sunday. Now, the Ontario Junior Hockey League club will try and end another one. Dave D’Ammizio resigned as head coach of the Stouffville Spirit Jr. A Hockey Club Friday. The Spirit has won two of its first 15 games and is in last place in its division this season. GM Mark Ioslin takes over behind the bench. 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