Wolf Talk

The Waterloo Wolves are teaming up with Hero to Hero http://www.herotohero.us/TeamCanada.html. Hero to

Hero matches emergency services personnel and sports teams with Canadian troops serving overseas. The person-

nel or teams from Canada send autographed shirts and other goodies to the troops, showing their support for the

members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Wolves will be donating 2 team jerseys, autographed by all of the players on the 2009-2010 roster. Each player will also sign a tshirt,

a tennis ball (for ball hockey on the army bases), and will be writing to the troops. A banner will be at all Wolves’ home games between

December 22 and January 25. Players, coaching staff, parents, sponsors, and members of the general public

will be encouraged to sign the banner. Twenty cases (3600) of Piller’s Pepstix and City of Waterloo lapel

pins will also be shipped overseas in special, environmentally friendly bags.

At 7:00pm on Monday, January 25, when Waterloo hosts Kitchener, a rep from the armed forces and from

Hero to Hero will attend the game and will be presented with the Wolves’ donations. Award-winning coun-

try singer/songwriter Jamie Warren (right) will be singing the national anthem at the game.

Please come out and support both your Waterloo Wolves and the men and women of the Canadian Armed

Forces. Visit http://waterloowolvesaaa.wordpress.com/ for the latest information on this special event. If

you have any questions, contact Sandi Henning at tymflys@yahoo.com.

We would like to thank RH Imprint, Eyelight Creative Marketing Services, Piller’s, nTake Eco-Durable Prod-

ucts, and the City of Waterloo for supporting this event.

Waterloo Wolves Support the Troops

The 39th Gold Puck Tournament ran from Decem-

ber 11 to 13, 2009. The Waterloo Wolves Midget

AAA took the silver in the finals, losing to the York

-Simcoe Express 2 -1 in overtime. The Wolves’

results at the Gold Puck are as follows:

December 11 - Waterloo 3 Kapuskasing 2

December 11 – Waterloo 4 Vaughan 2

December 12 – Waterloo 3 Nickel City 2

December 12 – Waterloo 2 St. Catharines 2

December 13 – Semi-Finals – Waterloo Wolves 6

Kitchener Jr. Rangers 2

December 13 – Finals - Waterloo Wolves 1

York Simcoe Express 2 (OT)

Wolves Take the Silver at the Gold Puck

Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA Hockey

January 2010

Volume 1, Issue 2

Sponsors 2

Coaching Staff 3

Getting to Know Your Waterloo Wolves

4/5

From Wolf to Siskin 6

Where Are They Now? 7

Schedule 8

Contact Us 8

Inside this issue:

Everything

the Water-

loo Wolves

Midget AAA

Hockey

Team has

achieved

since its

inception

would not

have been

possible

without the

support of

dedicated,

enthusiastic

sponsors.

You help

make

it happen!

Piller’s

Ayr Coach Lines

Raffi Jewellers

Ball Construction Inc.

Daily Grill Restaurant

Eyelight Creative Marketing Ser-

vices

Compass Group (RIM Park)

Sports Group International

Cober Printing Limited

Jay Fencing Ltd.

Erb Financial Services Inc.

Erb Transport

Herman Laue Spice Co. Inc.

J.H. Ryder Machinery

Kerry (Canada) Inc.

Kingspan Insulated Panels

Graham Mathew

McCordick Glove & Safety

Optimist Club of Waterloo North

Ottawa Heritage Dental

Overland RNC

P & H Foods

Precision Wall Systems

Priority Circuits Limited

RCR Design Air Inc.

Ariss Bros. Propane

Axiom Millwrighting & Fabri-cation Inc.

Bast Home Comfort

Bizerba

Blackmont Capital

Brodrecht Enterprises Ltd.

Canadian Linen

Conestoga Meat Packers

CP Industries

Crosby Volkswagen Audi

DC Foods

Document Imaging Partners

Dolphin Identification

Dordan Mechanical

Eco-Shift Power

Rebel Creek

Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Rector

Redman Distributing Inc.

Reiser (Canada) Ltd.

Rudolph Industries

Scotiabank

Sealed Air (Canada) Co.

Septimatech Group Inc.

Clarke Starke & Diegel LLP Chartered Accountants

TD Commercial Banking

TD Waterhouse

T.J. Frey Trucking

Twin-City Interloc

Van-Del Custom Millwork

Gold Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Silver Sponsors Winpak

Goliger’s Travel Plus

Viscofan

Tosca Tile Ltd.

Research in Motion (RIM)

Rocky’s Harley Davidson

Redirack

Thank

You!

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Meet the 2009-2010 Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Bob Lekun

- 10 Years ‘AAA’ Coaching Experience

- National Coaches Certification

- Played 3 Yrs Major Jr ‘A’ (Sudbury Wolves)

- Played 4 Years Semi Professional Hockey (Michigan, Texas)

Asst. Coach: Doug Snyder

- intermediate level coach

- 20+ years coaching experience, primarily as head coach at AAA

level in Waterloo

Asst. Coach: Mike Payne

- NCCP Developmental 1 Coaching Certification

- Alliance NCCP Coach /Prevention Services Facilitator

- WMHA-12 years experience AAA

- 2005/6 Assistant Coach Waterloo Siskins (GOJHL)

Goalie Coach: Rob Way

- 15 years coaching experience at all levels with WMHA and WGMHA

- Hockey Canada Intermediate Coach Certification

- Head Instructor for WMHA and WGMHA Joint Goalie School

Asst. Coach: Travis Witt

- 1st year coaching – Coach Stream Certified

- 11 years played at the ‘AAA’ level in Waterloo; Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA alumni

- 3 years played at the Jr. B level in Waterloo & Kitchener

- 4th year of Honours Business Administration Program at WLU

Asst. Coach: Duncan Snyder

- Longtime AAA hockey player in Waterloo and instructor at Skills Plus Hockey School

- Previously an assistant coach in both Waterloo and Kitchener; Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA alumni

- Played Jr. B hockey for three years; oneone year for the Listowel Cyclones, and two years for the Waterloo Siskins

- Currently enrolled in Political Science at WLU; planning to attend law school in 2010.

Trainer: Ally Samms

- Fourth year kinesiology student at WLU; lifeguard for City of Kitchener for 7 years

- Red Cross First Aid and CPR C

- Qualified for Automated External Defibrillation usage

Strength & Conditioning: Andrew Hopf

- Masters of Science (Exercise Physiolog Candidate- U of W

- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA)

- NSCA Executive Council (Ice Hockey SIG); NCCP Level 1 Certified

For complete biographies of the

Wolves’ coaching staff, visit

waterloowolvesaaa.wordpress.com/

the-wolves/coaches/

Assistant Coach, Doug Snyder

Special thanks as always to:

Kim Rennie, Skate Technician

7 Clay Greer

1. What is your favourite NHL Team?

Philadelphia Flyers, or whoever is playing

the Leafs

2. Which NHL Player do you most admire

(present or past) and why?

Michael Richards. He’s an amazing leader

who is always working hard and does what

it takes to help his team win.

3. What are you listening to?

Red Hot Chilli Peppers

4. What is the most embarrassing band/

musician on your iPod?

Katy Perry

5. Burgers or pizza?

Burgers

6. What is the worst movie you have seen?

Deep Blue Sea — awful!

7. What is your best moment in your

hockey career to date?

Winning the OMHA in PeeWee

8. Pick one word to describe “hockey”:

Amazing.

9. Do you speak a language other than

English?

No, but I’d like to learn French.

10. Will Canada win the gold in men’s

hockey at the 2010 Olympics?

No question about it...definitely!

77 Willie Buck 1. What is your favourite NHL Team? Colorado Avalanche 2. Which NHL Player you most admire (present or past) and why? Joe Sakic, because he’s a classy player that can snipe. 3. What are you listening to? Anything good 4. What is the most embarrassing band/musician on your iPod? Miley Cyrus 5. Burgers or pizza? Pizza 6. What is the worst movie you have seen? The Black Hole 7. What is your best moment in your hockey career to date? Winning the Blueline Tournament 8. Pick one word to describe “hockey”: Thrilling 9. Do you speak a language other than Eng-lish? Nope 10. Will Canada win the gold in men’s hockey at the 2010 Olympics? Yes!

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Getting to Know Your 2009-2010 Waterloo Wolves

88 Cass Frey 1. What is your favourite NHL Team? Boston Bruins 2. Which NHL Player you most admire (present or past) and why? Cam Neely—he could do everything. 3. What are you listening to? Country 4. What is the most embarrassing band/musician on your iPod? Michael Jackson 5. Burgers or pizza? Both! 6. What is the worst movie you have seen? Funny People 7. What is your best moment in your hockey career to date? Winning the OMHA with my team in Twin Centre 8. Pick one word to describe “hockey”: Great! 9. Do you speak a language other than English? No 10. Will Canada win the gold in men’s hockey at the 2010 Olympics? Yes!

Getting to Know Your 2009-2010 Waterloo Wolves

94 Troy Williams

1. What is your favourite NHL Team? Vancouver Canucks 2. Which NHL Player you most admire (present or past) and why? Jarome Iginla—he hits, fights, scores and he’s a leader. He does it all. 3. What are you listening to? Whatever is on. 4. What is the most embarrassing band/musician on your iPod? Owl City’s Fireflies 5. Burgers or pizza? Pizza with chicken and hot peppers 6. What is the worst movie you have seen? King Kong (the remake) is just brutal 7. What is your best moment in your hockey career to date? Winning the Ottawa Senators’ tournament 8. Pick one word to describe “hockey”: Life 9. Do you speak a language other than English? Can’t think of one, nope 10. Will Canada win the gold in men’s hockey at the 2010 Olympics? There are two answers to this: yes and of course!

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2 Jake Ariss

1. What is your favourite NHL Team? New Jersey Devils 2. Which NHL Player you most admire (present or past) and why? Scott Stevens because of his hard work, dedication and leadership role to the Devils throughout his career 3. What are you listening to? Empire State of Mind—Jay-z and Alicia Keys 4. What is the most embarrassing band/musician on your iPod? Britney Spears 5. Burgers or pizza? Pizza 6. What is the worst movie you have seen? Saw (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) - they’re not even scary! 7. What is your best moment in your hockey career to date? Winning the Ottawa Senators’ and Kitchener Blueline Tournaments 8. Pick one word to describe “hockey”: Amazinglygreat (not really 1 word but) 9. Do you speak a language other than English? No, just English 10. Will Canada win the gold in men’s hockey at the 2010 Olympics? Canada will win gold as we are #1 in the world!!

4 Mike Moffat

1. What is your favourite NHL Team? Calgary Flames 2. Which NHL Player you most admire (present or past) and why? Bobby Orr— he could do it all, and he changed the game for defensemen every-where. 3. What are you listening to? I Want This Forever by Drake 4. What is the most embarrassing band/musician on your iPod? Demi Lovato 5. Burgers or pizza? Pizza 6. What is the worst movie you have seen? Napolean Dynomite 7. What is your best moment in your hockey career to date? Winning the Ottawa Senator’s Tournament or the Under-17 Camp 8. Pick one word to describe “hockey”: Unreal! 9. Do you speak a language other than Eng-lish? No 10. Will Canada win the gold in men’s hockey at the 2010 Olympics? No doubt!

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From Wolf to Siskin

Since its inception, the Wolves have enjoyed a successful partnership

with the Waterloo Siskins. Pictured above are current Siskins—former

Wolves. From left to right: Joe Anstett, Zach Lorentz, Matt Volpini,

Kevin Henriques, Eric Lekun, Colton Wolfe-Sabo and Scott Nagy. Pic-

tured below is goalie Colin Breen.

Siskins’ Schedule: January 2010

Jan 03, 2010 01:30PM Stratford Cullitons

Jan 08, 2010 07:30PM Guelph Hurricanes

Jan 10, 2010 01:30PM Listowel Cyclones

Jan 12, 2010 07:00PM AT Kitchener Dutchmen

Jan 15, 2010 07:30PM AT Stratford Cullitons

Jan 17, 2010 01:30PM Guelph Hurricanes

Jan 20, 2010 07:30PM AT Brantford Eagles

Jan 23, 2010 07:00PM AT Cambridge Winterhawks

Jan 24, 2010 01:30PM Cambridge Winterhawks

Jan 29, 2010 07:30PM Elmira Sugar Kings

Jan 31, 2010 07:00PM Listowel Cyclones

To learn more about the Waterloo Siskins visit

www.waterloosiskins.ca

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Where Are They Now? … Spotlight on Wolves Alumni

Tyler Townsend

Following his years with the Wolves, Tyler played for various teams

in the OPJHL and the USHL. In the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 sea-

sons, Tyler played defence for Wilfrid Laurier University.

Currently Tyler is still a Wolf, but in another country. For the 2009-

2010 season, he is playing for Wolfe Freiburg GmbH in the German

2nd Division, which is the level below the DEL.

The DEL is similar to the NHL. To learn more about Tyler's team,

visit www.ehcf.de

Greg Stewart

After his time in the Wolves, Greg played three seasons (2003 to

2006) of junior hockey with the Peterborough Petes, appearing in

186 games and accumulating 83 points and 270 penalty minutes.

With the Petes, he played in the 2006 Memorial Cup, recording 7

points in 19 playoff games.

In the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Greg was selected by the Montreal

Canadiens in the 8th round.

In April 2008, Greg played his first NHL game for Montreal. He

continued to play for the Canadiens and the Hamilton Bulldogs in

2008-2009. He started the 2009-2010 season with Montreal but is

currently playing full-time with Hamilton.

To learn more about the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, visit

http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com

Photo courtesy of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Club

Colin Way

After leaving the Wolves, Colin played for the Waterloo Siskins and

the Stratford Cullitons, where he won numerous awards and an aca-

demic scholarship.

Colin attended WLU in Honours BioChemistry and Liberty Univer-

sity (VA) in Honours Biology.

In Sept. 2009, he returned to WLU to finish his Honours Biology

degree. He has written his MCATs and hopes to be accepted in

medical school within the year. When time allows, Colin assists in

the coaching of the Wolves’ goalies.

Midget Operating Committee 2009—2010

· Willy Huber – Chair and Corporate Sponsorship

· Marnie Huber – Director Parent Fundraising

· Bob Lekun – Head Coach

· Gary Spark – Director Team Operations

· Hardy Willms – Director of Finance

· Sandi Henning – Director Media & Advertising

· Clive Smith – WMHA Past President

· Michele Way – Director Special Events

· Chuck Williams – WMHA Liaison

· Alan Reinhardt – WMHA President

· Scott Hetherington – Team Manager, 2009-2010

Bob Lekun, Head Coach

Phone: 519-658-3302 Email: blekun@gmail.com

Willy Huber, Chairman

Phone: 519-743-1412 ext. 260 Email: willyhuberjr@pillers.com

Sandi Henning, Media & Advertising

Phone: 519-634-8661 Email: tymflys@yahoo.com

Once a Wolf, Always a Wolf!

Saturday, January 2 – 5:15pm – RIM Pillers – vs Windsor

Sunday, January 3 – 7:30pm at Medway vs London

Wed., Jan. 6 – Sun. Jan. 10: Kelowna, BC International Tournament

Monday, January 18 – 7:30pm – RIM Pillers - vs Huron Perth

Tuesday, January 19—8:30pm at Lions Park vs Brantford

Saturday, January 23 – 2:00pm – RIM Pillers - vs London

Sunday, January 24 – 12:00pm – RIM Pillers – vs Chatham

Monday, January 25 – 7:30pm – RIM Pillers – vs Kitchener (Wolves Support the Troops and Sponsor night!)

Wednesday, January 27 – 8:30pm at Chedoke vs Hamilton

Saturday, January 30 – 12:00pm at SSEC – vs Lambton

Sunday, January 31 – 7:30pm – at Galt

Arena vs Cambridge

Tuesday, February 2—8:30pm—at the

Civic Centre vs. Brantford

Schedule

Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA

Hockey

Visit the official website of the Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA

Hockey Team!

http://waterloowolvesaaa.wordpress.com/

To join our emailing list, please contact Diana Villatoro at

DianaVillatoro@pillers.com

Join the Wolves’ 55+ Club Today!

Your free membership comes with a lot of perks!

- free admission to all Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA hockey games played at RIM

Park (where the parking is always free)

- take part in 50/50 draws and chuck-a-puck contests

- win draw prizes

- have your name entered into weekly members-only draws

- support local, young athletes

You can join the 55+ Fan Club at any home game throughout the season.

Visit http://waterloowolvesaaa.wordpress.com/about/55-fan-club/ to learn about

the club, its benefits and the many wonderful draws taking place at each home game

just for the 55+ Club Members.