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‘1 SPORTS: Hockey season ready to hit ice 9 While the 45-year-old Stoufiville resi- dent did not play for the tier two Jr. A hockey squad, he and his wife, Florence, have volunteered their time in several capacities. The Stouffville Spirit have been a big part of Dan McEachen’s life. 'They' billeted players, including legâ€" endary goal scorer Michel Bond, and assisted in game-day operations. On the ice, McEachen's cousins Mike Sullivan and Mark Sullivan starred with the Spirit. SON, COUSINS STARRED FOR TEAM As well, their son Patrick recently com- pleted his final season as a defenceman with the Spirit and will go to Clarkson University in New York state this fall to play hockey and study. Patrick’é exit won’t keep his father away from the Spirit. He signed on last spring as the club’s new assistant general manager under Ken Burrows. “The Spirit have been a big part of our family life,” McEachen said. “I'm very excited to be working with the Spirit and to help Kenny Burrows." McEachen has been busy scouting, interviewing candidates for coaching positions and organizing the team’s BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA mhayakawa®yrmgcom :. Sfitfifll'fif‘vll'le C‘lhunrclile-ts Welwme: Ye» Welcome to. .. ST. AMES Q P , SBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Kathryn Strachan, Minister 6432 Main St. Stouflville Phone - 905-640-3151 email: st.iames.stoufiville@bellnet.ca SUNDAX. AEGUSLI‘ 93 2099 A 8T6 ‘A Friendly Family Cburcb’ He’ll also help with the club’s website and continue to assist in the club's game day operations. rookie camp. He did coach teams in York Region for eight years, including leading Richmond Hill Stars squads to Ontario Minor Hock- ey Association titles in 2000 and 2001. MA MINOR HOCKEY COACH “During those years I gained valu- able experience in putting teams togeth- er, scouting, organizing team budgets, scheduling and other things. I believe MéEachen acknowledged he has plenty to learn in his new rolg. JR. A TEAM CAMPING NEXT WEEK b The Stoufiville Spirit opens training camp for their 2009-2010 campaign Wednesday. The dub will play six preâ€"season contests starting Aug. 21 when they host the Coliingwood Blues at the Stouffville Arena at 7:30 pm. For more, go to stouflvillespiritxom Sunday August 9th, 2009 10:00 an: Pastor Earl McNutt Hey Kids! Family Camp August 24-28 - 5:45 pm - 8:30 pm (includes light dinner) Everyone Welcome! Parkview Village 12184ML'neSouth, Sunday, August 9th, 2009 Runwm Mlmmflomldmmda Stouffville Pentecostal Church 7:00PM those experiences will help me now. But obviously I have a lot to learn from Kenny (Burrow)? he said. Burrows was ecstatic in having McEachen come aboard to handle addi- tional responsibilities and help make his job a little easier: _ _ _ _ i “Dan's a local guy who has plenty of E minor hockey experience. He's been with } this team a long time and has done lots of things with the club. He’s a hard worker and had expressed an interest in doing | more with the team when the opportu- ‘ nity presented itself," Burrows said. While the job could be a stepping stone, McEachen just wants to give back. WANTS TO GIVE BACK “I remember when Patrick attended his first Spirit rookie camp at the age of 15. (Late assistant coach) Pat Madigan and Kenny Burrows looked after him and made him feel comfortable. And Spirit owners Dave Laren and Zeev Werek provided Patrick with the opportunity to be recruited to the NCAA (National Col- legiate Athletic Association). “I’m getting involved with the Spirit to help give back to an organization that has given so much to our family. And 1 want to help players from the Spirit move on in their hockey careers, Whether it be the NCAA, OHL (Ontario Hockey League) or CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Spam," he said. Senior Pastor: Youth 8: Family: Student Ministries: Children's Ministries: Counselling Sen'ices Celebration Service Pastor lay Sandiford August 9‘“, 2009 10:00 a.m. springvale Bob Flemming jay Sandiford Alex Street Sharon Russell Karla Kamemmn McWhlnney nets job In Alabama Dan McWhinney, 5 former goalkeeper with the Stouflville Spin't, recently signed a contract to play for the Alabama team. The Huntsville Havoc of the Southern Professional Hockey League will be injecting a little spin't into their roster for the upcoming season. A 24-year~old Sault Ste. Marie native, McWhinney has played in 77 games between the pipes in the Cen- tral Hockey League and the United floekey _League_. McWhi'nneyâ€"has 3 49-44-14 professional record, a 3.30 goals against average and a 90.0 save pergengage. Playing last season in Odessa of the CHL, McWhin; ney won four games and lost four and sported a 3.50 goals against average. His best season came with Fort Wayne in 2006-07 when he went 9-3â€" 1. Having observed McWhinney during his time in the CHL, Havoc head coach Randy Murphy thinks his latest acquisition can be a real asset. “McWhinney had a great rookie season and I saw him a lot over the past two seasons in the CHL. He is still a hungry goaltender that wants to succeed wher- ever he is so I expect him to feed off that," Murphy said. After joining the Spirit in the 2004-05, he led the team to the Provincial JuniorA Hockey League final in 2005-06. The Spirit won its only post-season hardware in team history that season, the North Conference and North-West trophies. “I've heard nothing but good things about coach Murphy,” McWhinney said. “Having spoken with him the last couple of weeks, he knows what he is trying to build and has a grip on things. Personally, I want to win a championship. I want to play with a good group of guys. I’ve had several people tell me how great the fans are and how they like the city. I’m excited to get started." Last season, the Havoc finished in fourth place in the SPHL regular season standings with a 29-24 won- loss mark. AGC Sunday, August 9'“, 2009 10:00 WORSHIP SERVICE Rev. Boyce Elliot - Guest Speaker Sunday August 9, 2009 Everyone Welcome! Building Spiritv! Building Lives! 7 flChuthLN. 905-640-1163 Minister «flagship: Nancy Waterman Children’s Program Available Everyone Welcome STOUFFVILLE UNITED CHURCH 6:30pm Dragon Watching 13660 Ninth Line N. (905) 642-4414 Rev. Peter Pallant 10:30 am Morning Worship BLOOMINGTON GOSPEL CHURCH -Michael Hayakawa