2011-12 Alliance Finals: Waterloo vs London

March 2012 Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA Hockey

Roster 3

BBBS & the Wolves 4

Golf Tournament 4

Getting to Know... 6/ 7

Sponsors 2

Inside this issue: Round 1� Wolves vs Reps

Game 1: Feb. 8 - Hamilton 2 Waterloo 5

Game 2: Feb. 10 – Waterloo 10 Hamilton 1

Game 3: Feb. 13 – Hamilton 4 Waterloo 10

Game 1: Wednesday, February 22 – Huron-Perth 0 Waterloo 7

Game 2: Saturday, February 25 – Waterloo 4 Huron-Perth 1

Game 3: Monday, February 27 – Huron-Perth 1 Waterloo 3

Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary!

Wolf Talk

Round 2� Wolves vs Lakers

Waterloo games will be at Piller’s Ice Haus, RIM Park. London games will be at Medway.

Game 1: Monday, March 5—7:30pm—London at Waterloo

Game 2: Wednesday, March 7—7:30pm—Waterloo at London

Game 3: Monday, March 12—7:30pm—London at Waterloo

Game 4: Wednesday, March 14—7:30pm—Waterloo at London

Game 5: Saturday, March 17—6:30pm—London at Waterloo

Game 6: Sunday, March 18—7:30pm—Waterloo at London

Game 7: Wednesday, March 21—7:30pm—London at Waterloo

Game 8: Sunday, March 25—7:30pm—Waterloo at London

Go Wolves GO! Go Wolves GO! Go Wolves GO!

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GOLD SPONSORS

Ball Construction Inc.

Daily Grill

Eyelight Creative Marketing

Jay Fencing

Piller’s Fine Foods

Raffi Jewellers Inc.

RIM Park

Sports Group International Ltd.

SILVER SPONSORS

Conestoga Meat Packers

Viscofan Canada Inc.

Weber Inc.

BRONZE SPONSORS

Allstate

Almost Heaven Hot Tubs

Ayr Coach Lines

Ball Service Group Inc.

DC Foods

Document Imaging Partners

Dolphin Identification

Dordan Mechanical

ES Hockey Training Inc.

G & G Skate Training Centre

Goliger’s Travel

Graham Mathew

Herman Laue Spice Co. Inc.

Kerry (Canada) Inc.

Kohan Kobayashi Canada Inc.

McCordick Glove & Safety

Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Rector

Sponsors 2011-12 BRONZE SPONSORS continued

P & H Foods

Priority Circuits

Redman Distributing Inc.

Regional Safety

Reiser (Canada) Ltd.

Sealed Air (Canada) Co.

TD Waterhouse

Winpak

Zimmerman Custom Flooring

GENERAL SPONSORS

BDC

Canadian Linen

Cober Printing Ltd.

Coffee Culture (Waterloo)

Dr. Martin L. Richmond

Dulux Color Your World

ECL Engineered Coating Ltd.

Erb Transport Ltd.

Frank Gies Auto Sales & Leasing

Herc’s Nutrition

Jim and Sherry Peeples

KW Vac Solution

Lance Roberts, Real Estate Broker, Royal LePage Scharf Realty

Paper Trails Bookkeeping Service

Pure Hair Studio

Septimatech Group Inc.

Waterloo Sports Medicine

Whistle Bear Golf Club

Thank You!

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Your 2011-12 Waterloo Wolves Players Forwards Goalies Ryan Doucette Darren Huck

Brenden Goran Ryan Purcell

Danny Hanlon

Ryo Kobayashi Defense

Sean McEwan Matt Cruickshank

Ray McFalls Chris Eckert

Jake Moggy Nick Hirst

Christian Mroczkowski Luke Moser

Tim Nauta Jon Nagata

Ben Poort Garrett Pollock

Ryan Scanlan

Jimmy Soper

Coaching Staff Head Coach Trainer

Bob Lekun Greg Henning

Associate Coaches Skate Technician

Forwards: Doug Snyder Kim Rennie

Forwards: TJ Parkes Strength & Conditioning

Defense: Tony Cuzzi Dave Edgeworth

Goalies: Rob Way

Wolves Alumni Signs With Plattsburgh State Former Waterloo Wolves forward, Lukas Baleshta, who currently plays for the Elmira Sugar Kings, has committed to playing for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals Hockey team for the 2012-2013 season. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals are a division three Hockey Program.

In his four years with the Sugar Kings, Lukas has regis-tered 160 points (45 goals, 115 assists). In 2010-2011, the Sugar Kings won the Sutherland Cup.

This year he has continued to produce on the ice, scoring 15 goals and 51 assists in 49 games. Good luck in New York, Lukas!

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MARCH 2012

The Wolves & Big Brothers Big Sisters

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2011-12 marked the first season of a partnership between the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region. The partnership was a lot of fun for both organizations and is set to continue on into the future. The Wolves’ Director of Team Operations, Gary Spark, would like to share a few of the emails he received from BBBS.

Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of Big Brothers and Big Sisters, I wish to express our thanks to the Wolves for the outing we enjoyed in the fall. Attending the game was an event that everyone was looking forward to and the group found it exciting and fast-paced. We also enjoyed the perks you provided in the form of refreshments and between-period contests. Your support of BBBS is much appreciated.

Sincerely, Clyde Wight, Group Leader

Dear Gary. The event went GREAT!! Everyone really enjoyed themselves! The kids really seemed to enjoy skating and talking with the Wolves. When your guys saw one of the children skating alone or having difficulty, they went over to help out- it was really great to see!

Willy announced to everyone that we would be making this an annual event which we are thrilled about.

You have started a great program here. The children who had attended games previous were really excited to get on the ice with the players because they had seen them in action! Thanks for putting on such a fantastic event for our families. The prizes made it exciting too!

Kristen Boyd , Senior Caseworker, Family Initiated Programs, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

...and from one of the families who attended the Skate with the Wolves:

We would like to express our gratitude for allowing us to attend your games and the skate and meet and greet with all of you. The kids and I very much enjoyed ourselves. We had a very inspiring, delightful time. All the boys were extremely friendly and welcoming. The children are still bragging and showing off their pictures to their friends. Good luck in the play offs and thanks again for everything!

2011-12 Quarter and Semi Final Action

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Waterloo vs Hamilton Waterloo vs Hamilton

Waterloo vs Hamilton Waterloo vs Huron-Perth

Waterloo vs Huron-Perth Waterloo vs Huron-Perth

MARCH 2012

Getting to Know Your Waterloo Wolves

#18 Sean McEwan 1. Which is your favourite NHL Team? Ottawa Senators

2. Who is the NHL Player you most admire (present or past) and why? Patrick Kane because he has a lot of offen-sive talent and isn’t the biggest of guys.

3. What is the best book you have read? I don’t read a lot of books.

4. What is the most embarrassing band/musician on your iPod? Carly Rae Jepsen

5. What is the best thing that YOU can cook? Bacon and eggs.

6. What is the worst movie that you have ever seen? Mall Cop

7. What is the best moment in your hockey career to date? Winning the Silver Stick Consolation Championships in Atom.

8. Pick one word to describe hockey. Unbelievable.

9. Was the Wolves' Friendship Tour be your first visit to Europe? Yes.

10. What was the highlight of the Friendship Tour for you? New Year’s Eve in Prague.

#68 Nick Hirst

1. Which is your favourite NHL Team? Toronto Maple Leafs

2. Who is the NHL Player you most admire (present or past) and why? Alexander Mogilny. Grew up watching him as a kid and cheering for the Leafs.

3. What is the best book you have read? Not really a reader.

4. What is the most embarrassing band/musician on your iPod? Justin Bieber

5. What is the best thing that YOU can cook? Chocolate cake.

6. What is the worst movie that you have ever seen? Tropic Thunder.

7. What is the best moment in your hockey career to date? Competing in the 2010-2011 OHL Cup with my minor-midget team.

8. Pick one word to describe hockey. Life.

9. Was the Wolves' Friendship Tour your first visit to Europe? Yup!

10. What was the highlight of the Friendship Tour for you? Spending New Year’s Eve in Prague will all of the boys!

#94 Ryan Scanlan 1. Which is your favourite NHL Team? Toronto Maple Leafs all the way!

2. Who is the NHL Player you most admire (present or past) and why? Mark Messier, because he is an amazing citizen, leader and hockey player.

3. What is the best book you have read? “The Universe in a Nutshell” by Stephen Hawking

4. What is the most embarrassing band/musician on your iPod? Miley Cyrus or The Backstreet Boys.

5. What is the best thing that YOU can cook? KD pretty much tops the small list of things I can cook.

6. What is the worst movie that you have ever seen? Cabin Fever I or II wasted hours of my life that I will never get back.

7. What is the best moment in your hockey career to date? Going to the OHL Cup last year. The boys battle their hearts out and lose a tough one to the Mar-lies, it was bittersweet but overall the best hockey experience of mine.

8. Pick one word to describe hockey. Determination.

9. Was the Wolves' Friendship Tour your first visit to Europe? No.

10. What was the highlight of the Friendship Tour for you? We got to ex-perience the game and the culture that sur-rounds it on a whole different continent and that was amazing.

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Your Wolves cont. Arena: the hockey exhibition

#7 Brenden Goran 1. Which is your favourite NHL Team? Toronto Maple Leafs

2. Who is the NHL Player you most admire (present or past) and why? Dion Phaneuf. He is a heavy hitter and can shoot the puck extremely well.

3. What is the best book you have read? I don’t read much.

4. What is the most embarrassing band/musician on your iPod? One Direction

5. What is the best thing that YOU can cook? Macaroni and cheese, and scrambled eggs.

6. What is the worst movie that you have ever seen? Dude Where’s My Car?

7. What is the best moment in your hockey career to date? Getting into the major peewee single pro-vincials.

8. Pick one word to describe hockey. Unreal

9. Was the Wolves' Friendship Tour your first visit to Europe? Yes.

10. What the highlight of the Friendship Tour for you?

Spending New Year’s Eve in Prague with the boys, and getting to bond with my coaches.

Membership is free and comes with a lot of perks!

- free admission to all Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA hockey games played at the Piller’s Ice Haus at RIM Park, where the parking is always free

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

- 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.

The Wolves would like to thank the 55+ Fan Club sponsors:

The City of Waterloo Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA

Waterloo Minor Hockey Association McPhail’s

The Waterloo Public Library The Daily Grill Restaurant

Coffee Culture (Waterloo)

The 55+ Fan Club

THEMUSEUM on King Street in downtown Kitchener has a new exhibit opening on February 3, 2012, “Arena”. A completely unique and interactive exhibition, “Arena” covers hockey’s science, history, art, and play.

Check out the hockey memorabilia, view the art, test your skills or record your own play-by-play.

For every visitor who uses the Promotional Code WMHA, $2.00 will be donated to WMHA by THEMUSEUM.

For more information, visit www.themuseum.ca

Website: http://waterloowolvesaaa.wordpress.com/ Twitter: watwolvesaaa Facebook: Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA Hockey Team

Midget Operating Committee Contact Us!

Willy Huber – Chair and Corporate Sponsorship

Marnie Huber – Director Parent Fundraising

Gary Spark – Director Team Operations

Sandi Henning – Director Media & Advertising

Bob Lekun – Head Coach

Stephen Doucette—Team Manager 2011-2012

Vicki Eckert—Wolfamania Chair

Paul Raymond

Ray Kosumovic—WMHA President

Rob Grein—WMHA Liasion

Special thanks to Diana Thomas, the official “Voice” of the Wa-terloo Wolves Midget AAA Hockey Team

From Fans to Players Browsing through old Wolves pics, we came across this shot of fans taking part in Chuck-a-Puck. Those fans include cur-rent plays Ray McFalls, Danny Hanlon and Ryo Kobayashi. I wonder if they won the pizza??

Willy Huber, Chairman (P) 519-743-1412 ext. 260 (E) willyhuberjr@ pillers.com

Bob Lekun, Head Coach (P) 519-658-3302 (E) blekun@ gmail.com

Gary Spark, Team Operations (P) 519-570-3042 (E) gspark@ prioritycircuits.com

Sandi Henning, Media & Advertising (P) 519-208-7466 (E) tymflys@ yahoo.com

You can’t have the play-offs without play-offs hair!

The Wolves’ fans at RIM Park

come in all shapes, sizes, and species!