The men’s hockey team rolled to a 12-4-1 record after completing the first half of the season. Even though the squad lost the veter-an presences of Mark Voakes, Nick Vergeer, Luke Giriard and Adam Maccarone, the team sits second in the OUA West. Western is holding down the first place spot with a record 13 straight wins.

Highlights from the first half of the season included a 3-1 win over the NCAA team from Ferris State, a 4-2 win over the Windsor Lancers in front of over 600 fans at Laurier Brantford as part of their homecoming fes-tivities and an 8-4 drubbing of the no. 5 ranked McGill Redmen.

Fifth-year acquisition Paul Bradley has turned into a star at Laurier leading the squad with 13 goals and 17 assists for 30 points. He is also sitting in second in the OUA in scoring. Bradley is followed by team captain Jean-Michel Rizk who has 27 points with 12 goals.

Second year Ryan Bellows is having a break-out season. He is currently in third on the team in points with 23. The St. Catharines native is also sitting on a ten game point streak, which also includes a six game goal scoring streak.

The first year Hawk tandem of Mike Gauthier and Kyle Van De Bospoort are locking down

the backend for the team and are also keeping things lively with each sit-ting at first and sec-ond on the squad in penalty minutes respectively.

Other first-years making an impact include Jason Bergeron who is fifth on the team in goals with five and Mitchell Good who is tied for first on the squad in game-winning goals with two.

In net, fifth year veteran Jeff MacDougald and first year Ryan Daniels have been sharing the work load. Daniels holds a slight advantage over the veteran in both goals-against-average and save percentage.

The Hawkey Alumni Club has played a sig-nificant role in the success of this program by financially supporting some of the efforts needed to sustain the competitive level this program has seen in recent years. To reach it’s ultimate goal, we’ll have to continue to

raise the bar.

This is a team that you’ll want to see. They are fast, skilled, offen-sive, and play an entertaining style.

Laurier will resume their sea-son on January 7th at 7:30 p.m. when they host the University of Waterloo Warriors at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. Come out and support the purple and gold as they continue to work towards their ultimate goal of a national title.

Wilfrid Laurier University

HAWKEY ALUMNI CLUB NEWSLETTERFrom the home of Golden Hawk Hockey

2009-2010 Schedule

Oct 9 vs Guelph, W 4-2Oct 10 vs UOIT, W 4-3

Oct 15 @ Waterloo, OTL 4-5Oct 17 vs Windsor, W 4-2Oct 22 vs Guelph, W 4-3

Oct 24 @ York, W 5-4Oct 31 vs Western, L 3-4

Nov 6 @ Lakehead, L 4-10Nov 7 @ Lakehead, W 7-4Nov 13 vs McGill, W 8-4Nov 14 vs UQTR, L 3-5

Nov 20 @ Carleton, W 5-4Nov 21 @ Nipissing,W 7-3Nov 26 vs Western, L 4-5

Nov 27 @ Brock, W 3-2Dec 3 vs York, W 8-3 Dec 4 @ UOIT, W 7-0

Jan 7 vs Waterloo, 7:30 p.m.Jan 7 @ Brock, 7:35 p.m.

Jan 15 vs Brock, 7:30 p.m.Jan 21 vs Guelph, 7:30 p.m.

Jan 24 vs Lakehead, 7:30 p.m.Jan 28 @ York, 7:00 p.m.

Jan 30 vs Waterloo, 7:30 p.m.Feb 5 @ Windsor, 7:30 p.m.Feb 6 @ Windsor, 7:30 p.m.

Feb 12 vs Lakehead, 7:30 p.m.Feb 13 @ Western, 7:30 p.m.

2010 Upcoming

Events1970’s Team Reunion

January 30th, 2010As part of Alumni Weekend

activities

Alumni WeekendSaturday, January 30th, 2009

(versus Waterloo)

Golf TournamentThursday, June 10th, 2010

Rockway Golf CourseKitchener, Ontario

The Hawks Are Ready for the Second Half

VOLUME 8, ISSUE 2 MID-SEASON EDITION

Jean-Michel Rizk has taken over as the Hawks’ team captain

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Paul Bradley & Ryan Bellows celebrate a goal over the York Lions on December 3rd.

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Dear Golden Hawk Alumni and Friends,

On behalf of the current team and coaching staff I’d like to thank you for your continued support of the Golden Hawks. We added some key personnel this summer and they have played a vital role in our success thus far. We also added blueliner Zack Shepley for the second half. Zack played four seasons for Plymouth and Brampton of the Ontario Hockey League. He will add size and defensive stability to our D-core. Your continued support allows us to recruit high quality players and character guys.

The team had a solid first half in the win-loss column at 12-4-1, averaged five goals per game, and had the most prolific powerplay in the league operating at close to 30%. This was not an easy task as the league continues to improve and we had our toughest schedule of recent memory including a road trip to Thunder Bay for a two-gamer with Lakehead, followed two weeks later with a Ottawa (Carleton) – North Bay (Nipissing) swing. We are playing with a new schedule this year which has nine teams in the OUA West and 10 teams in the OUA East. We have approx three games with each of the teams in

the West and cross-over for four games with four teams in the East. This year for our cross-over games we played the top four teams in the OUA East (McGill, UQTR, Car-leton, and Nipissing) when we played them in Novem-ber. The playoff structure has also changed in that the top eight teams in the West make the playoffs and there are no first round byes (which we have received two out of the last three years), the first round would see 1 play 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, and 4 vs 5. We are currently sitting in second place and are looking to have another solid half and prepare ourselves for what will be a very competitive playoff run.

Our executive continues to do an outstanding job of executing our four main events (Golf Tournament, Jersey Presentation, Alumni Weekend, and Graduating Player Dinner) and this years Alumni Weekend will be the best yet. Hope to see you on the 30th!

Go Hawks

Kelly Nobes

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Kelly Nobes

Jersey Presentation LuncheonThe second annual jersey presentation luncheon took place on campus on Saturday October 10th. Hosted by the Hawkey Alumni Club, the event is held to welcome new team members into the Golden Hawk hockey family. There was a good turnout for this event as over 55 people including current team members, family, friends and several hockey alumni attended. They watched as veteran players and alumni introduced the first year players.

Also in attendance to bring special greetings were Laurier Dean of Students, David McMurray and Director of Athletics & Recre-ation, Peter Baxter. Both highlighted the role that men’s hockey plays at Laurier and its importance to the university community. Dean McMurray spoke about the pride that comes with being a member of this team. Head Coach Kelly Nobes talked about the upcoming season and the high expectations he has for this team. Mark Pederson also brought greetings from the Hawkey Alumni Executive.

At the conclusion of the luncheon, everyone was invited to attend an evening game at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex as the Hawks hosted the UOIT Ridgebacks. The Hawks were able to defeat the Ridgebacks by a score of 4-3. This event will continue to grow and we look forward to having more alumni join us to welcome new Hawks into the family.

Shawn Mathers ‘86 Associate Director, Athletics

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Hawkey Alumni Weekend 2010Alumni Weekend 2010 is set! Saturday January 30, 2010 will feature the 7:30pm game vs. Waterloo. Building on the success of our most

recent reunions (‘82-’83 & ‘93-’94) this year’s theme will be ‘That 70’s Show’ as we attempt to bring back this entire decade of players. As usual there will be the afternoon alumni games along with the family skate and swimming at the rec complex. An all you can eat buffet will kick off the evening festivities prior to the silent auction and Battle of Waterloo. Registration is in full swing so to get back in the dressing room one more time please use the attached links to let us know you are coming. Contributions to the silent auction and raffle are always appreciated so if you can think of something that you can provide please contact Heather Ferris at hferris@wlu.ca or (519) 884-0710 x 3289. Get your ticket online now at: www.laurierathletics.com/HAC. Once you have your ticket make sure to call the Delta Hotel in Kitchener-Waterloo, to book your room for the weekend! There is a discounted room rate of $108 a night, so book early. Just call (519) 744-4141 or toll-free 1 (800) 483-7812

Goals Player G Paul Bradley 13 Jean-Michel Rizk 12 Ryan Bellows 10 Jeff Borrows 8 Jason Bergeron 6

Assists Player A Paul Bradley 17 Jean-Michel Rizk 15 Craig Voakes 13 Ryan Bellows 13 Phil Magistrale 13

Points Player P Paul Bradley 30 Jean-Michel Rizk 27 Ryan Bellows 23 Craig Voakes 17 Clinton Pettapiece 16

Penalties Player M Mike Gauthier 48 Kyle Van De Bospoort 44 Mitchell Good 28 Clinton Pettapiece 24 Jason Bergeron 20

Game Winning Goals Player GWG Clinton Pettapiece 2 Mitchell Good 2 Nathan Peacock 2 Paul Bradley 1 Mike Gauthier 1

Power Play Goals Player PPG Jean-Michel Rizk 6 Ryan Bellows 5 Jordan Bonneville 3 Paul Bradley 3 Phil Magistrale 2

2009 Top Five Statistical Leaders

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before. This doesn’t necessarily show up in the dollars and cents column now but it will! The future health of the men’s hockey program depends on the affinity that we are cultivating among current players. It’s the kind of affinity that causes them to pick up the phone or email a fellow alumnus after graduating and ask for help and it is the kind of affinity that will bring them back to our events to reunite with their former teammates and support the program for years to come. With that said, I am personally looking forward to seeing old teammates again on Saturday January 30th at this year’s Alumni Weekend. This event never fails to be a great day and this year we are excited to see the ‘70’s reunion unfold lead by Dennis Schooley and several other key ringleaders from that era.

See you on the 30th!

Martin Kearns ’99Hawkey Alumni Club President

Time has flown by since the summer golf tournament and we are already at the halfway mark of the 09-10 season. The men’s hockey pro-gram continues to be a nationally ranked team at #9 in the top 10 but the road to the University Cup will be ultra competitive as Western, Lakehead, McGill and UQTR also occupy spots in the national rankings. The consistent support of our alumni base over the past several years has been a key factor in how competitive this program has become on a year in and year out basis. I am also starting to see alumni support manifest itself in other ways. Many graduating players have now started to reach out to the alumni base for advice and mentor-ship as they begin to pursue careers after hockey. This is one of those intangible benefits resulting from the past 7 years of initiatives that have provided our alumni with the opportunity support and interact with current players. Whether it is through our Hawkey Alumni Club Award, personal donations, fundraising at the Alumni Weekend and the Golf Tournament or through supporting the Year End Din-ner and Jersey Presentation Luncheon, the players see and appreciate the support and are aware of the alumni presence more than ever

Message from the Hawkey Alumni Club President

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Hawkey Reunion – That 70’s Show

2009-10 Golden Hawk Men’s Hockey Roster # Name Position Ht Wt. Elig Program Elig. Hometown Previous Team1 Ryan Daniels Goalie 6-2 210 1 Business 1 Pickering Peterborough Petes (OHL)3 Chad Kennedy Defence 5-11 185 4 Geography 4 Mississauga Aurora Tigers (OPJHL)4 Mike Gauthier Defence 6-4 205 1 Arts 1 North Vancouver Alaska Aces (ECHL)7 Garrett Sinfield Defence 6-3 210 3 Comp. Sci. 2 London Saginaw Spirit (OHL)8 Jeff Borrows Right Wing 5-8 165 4 Arts 4 London Strathroy Rockets (GOJHL) 9 Craig Voakes Left Wing 5-11 185 3 Arts 3 St. Thomas Sarnia Sting (OHL)11 Jason Bergeron Right Wing 5-8 165 2 Poli Sci 1 Ancaster Niagara Ice Dogs (OHL)14 Mike Galbraith Centre 5-11 190 3 Business 4 Oakville Hamilton Red Wings (OPJHL)15 Colin Williams Centre 6-2 215 3 Business 3 Orangeville Aurora Tigers (OPJHL)17 Clinton Pettapiece Left Wing 5-11 185 2 Arts 2 Christina Lake Westside Warriors (BCHL)18 Phil Magistrale Defence 6-1 190 2 Arts 2 Tsawwassen Surrey Eagles (BCHL)19 Bradley Jackson Right Wing 5-9 180 1 Arts 1 St. Catharines Woodstock Slammers (MJAHL)21 Paul Bradley Centre 6-0 190 5 MA 5 Calgary Canmore Eagles (AJHL)22 Jordan Bonneville Defence 6-1 205 2 Arts 2 St. Agatha Wayne State (NCAA)23 Ryan Bellows Left Wing 6-0 195 4 Arts 2 St Catharines Thorold Blackhawks (GOJHL)24 Nathan Peacock Left Wing 5-11 190 4 Geography 4 Tillsonburg Marys Lincolns (GOJHL) 25 Zack Shepley Defence 6-3 210 1 Arts 1 Milton Brampton Battalion (OHL)26 Mitchell Good Right Wing 6-1 200 1 Arts 1 Wellesley Stratford Cullitons (GOJHL)27 Jean-Michel Rizk Centre 6-1 205 3 French 3 Dunham Mississauga Ice Dogs (OHL)30 Jeff MacDougald Goalie 6-0 210 5 Geography 5 Shallow Lake Sarnia Sting (OHL)33 Kyle Van De Bospoort Defence 6-2 210 1 Arts 1 Pickering Barrie Colts (OHL)35 Tyler Small Goalie 6-3 185 3 English 4 Kincardine Mercyhurst Lakers (NCAA)57 Ryan Bernardi Defence 5-7 175 4 Kin/Phys. Ed. 4 Etobicoke Wayne State (NCAA)

Coaching and Support StaffHead Coach: Kelly Nobes Assistant Coaches: Dave Williams, Trevor FraserTeam Doctor: Dr. Richard Tiegs Athletic Therapist: Jamie CarlsonEquipment Manager: Mike Dow Graduate Assistant: Luke DubbinVideo Coach: Chuck Stemmler Videographer: Chris Thom Student Trainer: Jodi Nieuwendyk

As you may know, there have been a couple of reunions of Laurier hockey teams over the past few years. As a result, I’ve been asked this year to help organize a reunion of all of the teams that played in the 70’s – dubbed ‘That 70’s Show’. I joined the Hawkey Alumni Organization a couple of years ago and now I’ve gotten myself into the thick of it.

So here’s the scoop. We’re holding a reunion of all guys that played at any time in the 70’s – or before – so yeah that includes really old guys like Joe McCrea and Jake Arnott (and I think some guys are even older that if that’s possible!) It also includes anyone that played in any year in the 1970’s so we’re trying to make this a big bash!

The main focus of the reunion will be the Saturday, January 30th but we’re hoping several guys can make it on the Friday night as well. Activities will include:

Friday night pub tour by bus – yes, laughs are guaranteed!Saturday – Pre-game Breakfast of ChampionsSaturday – Alumni game – Choices: A) Play or B) Watch and laughSaturday – Alumni Dinner (all Alumni with special ‘That 70’s Show Presentations’)Saturday – Hawks play U of W (a beat down for sure)Saturday – Post game review – location to be determinedSunday – Breakfast - and see ya later

If at all possible, please respond directly to me via email at dschool-ey@schooleymitchell.com to let me know you can attend all or part

of the weekend. Please let me know regrets as well via email. The more the merrier! Dennis Schooley ‘75 Hawkey Alumni Club Executive