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The 2011-2012 European Friendship Tour January 2012 Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA Hockey Sponsors 2 Roster 3 Schedule for 2011/2012 4 European Tour 4/5 Getting to Know Your Waterloo Wolves 6 Big Brother Big Sisters 7 Contact Us 8 Inside this issue: Sponsor Night & Hero to Hero—Jan 30 At the Waterloo Wolves’ game on Monday, January 30th, the team salutes two important ―groups‖: the Wolves’ sponsors and the Hero to Hero organi- zation. Without the generousity and enthusiasm of our sponsors, the Waterloo Wolves program would not be the outstanding success story that it is. We truly consider our many sponsors to be members of the team and we salute them! At 7:00pm, there will be a special pre-game ceremony where the Wolves will be presenting their donations to representatives from Hero to Hero. Hero to Hero is a non-political organization that matches emergency services person- nel and sports teams with Canadian troops serving overseas. The personnel or teams from Canada send autographed shirts and other goodies to the troops, showing their support for the members of the Canadian Armed Forces. At 7:30pm the puck will drop for another exciting Wolves game when Hamilton comes to town. Go Wolves GO! On December 27, 2011, the Waterloo Wolves departed on a Friendship Tour of The Czech Re- public, Austria and Germany. The tour combines hockey with visits to various cultural and histor- ical sites. December 28 to 31 were spent in Prague, the capital of The Czech Republic. The team toured the sites, including some spectacular castles, and played two games. The first , against the HC Mete- ors, saw the Wolves win 8-3. The second game of the tour saw the Wolves take the win again, 7-4, over HC Kobra Praha. On New Year’s Eve, the team enjoyed an incredible fireworks display at Prague Castle. A terrific end to 2011. January 1, 2012 was a travel day with the team arriving late in the day in Vienna, Austria. On Janu- ary 2 the team enjoyed touring and shopping in Vienna. On the 3rd, they crossed the border into Slovakia for their third game of the tour, which they won 5-0. On January 4 the team made their way to Salzburg, via the beautiful lakeside town of Hallstatt. The 5th was a busy day in the salt mines of Hallein followed by a guided tour of historic Salzburg. On January 6 the team arrived in Germany where they won their fourth game of the tour, 11-2. … continued on page 4 and 5 Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary! Wolf Talk

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The 2011-2012 European Friendship Tour

January 2012 Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA Hockey

Sponsors 2

Roster 3

Schedule for 2011/2012 4

European Tour 4/5

Getting to Know Your Waterloo Wolves

6

Big Brother Big Sisters 7

Contact Us 8

Inside this issue: Sponsor Night & Hero to Hero—Jan 30 At the Waterloo Wolves’ game on Monday, January 30th, the team salutes

two important ―groups‖: the Wolves’ sponsors and the Hero to Hero organi-

zation.

Without the generousity and enthusiasm of our sponsors, the Waterloo

Wolves program would not be the outstanding success story that it is. We

truly consider our many sponsors to be members of the team and we salute

them!

At 7:00pm, there will be a special pre-game ceremony where the Wolves will

be presenting their donations to representatives from Hero to Hero. Hero to

Hero is a non-political organization that matches emergency services person-

nel and sports teams with Canadian troops serving overseas. The personnel

or teams from Canada send autographed shirts and other goodies to the

troops, showing their support for the members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

At 7:30pm the puck will drop for another exciting Wolves game when Hamilton comes to town. Go

Wolves GO!

On December 27, 2011, the Waterloo Wolves departed on a Friendship Tour of The Czech Re-

public, Austria and Germany. The tour combines hockey with visits to various cultural and histor-

ical sites.

December 28 to 31 were spent in Prague, the capital of The Czech Republic. The team toured the

sites, including some spectacular castles, and played two games. The first , against the HC Mete-

ors, saw the Wolves win 8-3. The second game of the tour saw the Wolves take the win again, 7-4,

over HC Kobra Praha. On New Year’s Eve, the team enjoyed an incredible fireworks display at

Prague Castle. A terrific end to 2011.

January 1, 2012 was a travel day with the team arriving late in the day in Vienna, Austria. On Janu-

ary 2 the team enjoyed touring and shopping in Vienna. On the 3rd, they crossed the border into

Slovakia for their third game of the tour, which they won 5-0.

On January 4 the team made their way to Salzburg, via the beautiful lakeside town of Hallstatt.

The 5th was a busy day in the salt mines of Hallein followed by a guided tour of historic Salzburg.

On January 6 the team arrived in Germany where they won their fourth game of the tour, 11-2.

… continued on page 4 and 5

Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary!

Wolf Talk

Page 2 JANUARY 2012

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!

Page 3 JANUARY 2012

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

http://waterloowolvesaaa.wordpress.com/

Regular Season Schedule—2012

Friday, January 13 – 8:30pm – Waterloo at Cambridge (Galt)

Monday, January 16 – 7:30pm – Kitchener at Waterloo

Saturday, January 21 – 2:00pm – Hamilton at Waterloo

Sunday, January 22 – 2:30pm – Waterloo at Huron-Perth (Allman Memorial)

Monday, January 23 – 7:30pm – Cambridge at Waterloo

Wednesday, January 25 – 7:30pm – Waterloo at Hamilton (Chedoke – Blue)

Saturday, January 28 – 2:00pm – Windsor at Waterloo

Monday, January 30 - 7:00pm – Hamilton at Waterloo

Saturday, February 4 – 1:30pm – Lambton at Waterloo

The Wolves playing in The Czech Republic

JANUARY 2012

The Wolves tour Vienna, Austria on January 2, 2012.

The 2011-2012 Friendship Tour continued...

The whole group (minus photographer Judy Moser!) at Karlstejn Castle, in

the Czech Republic.

The team arrives in Prague, with lots (and lots) of luggage. Behind them is

their double-decker tour bus.

Page 4

The Wolves won both of their games in the Czech Republic: Wolves 8

HC Meteores 3, and Wolves 7 HC Kobra Praha 3

Waterloo Wolves and the HC Kobra Praha.

...continued from page 1

Following the game, the team toured Castle Neuschwanstein.

Saturday, January 7 was the final day of the tour. The team had a

guided tour of Munich followed by their fifth game, which the

Wolves won 9-1 thus being able to leave Europe undefeated. Both

games in Germany were played on open-air rinks.

The trip was an amazing experience for all who went, with a per-

fect mixture of sport and touring of historic sites. There was so

much to see and do in the 12 days that it is difficult to pick a

favourite.

We hope you enjoy this selection of photos from the trip, kindly

provided by Judy Moser.

The Waterloo Wolves would like to thank everyone who helped

make the 2011-12 European Friendship Tour a reality.

The 2011-2012 Friendship Tour continued...

JANUARY 2012

Thinking hard … what to do and see next?

Suited up to head down into the salt mines in Hallein, Austria. In the heart of the mountains, Hallstatt, Austria.

PAGE 5

Head Coach, Bob Lekun with his Mum, a big Wolves fan! Wolves goaltender Ryan Purcell and a friendly raptor

Special thanks to Judy Moser for taking and sharing hundreds of wonderful photos of the Wolves’ European Friendship Tour.

Ryo Kobayashi takes the face-off in Brataslava, Slovakia.

JANUARY 2012

Getting to Know Your Waterloo Wolves

#1 Ryan Purcell

1. Which is your favourite NHL Team?

Ottawa Senators

2. Who is the NHL Player you most

admire (present or past) and why?

Tim Thomas. He does what he can to keep

the puck out of the net.

3. What is the best book you have read?

Book?

4. What is the most embarrassing

band/musician on your iPod?

Carrie Underwood.

5. What is the best thing that YOU can

cook?

Cereal.

6. What is the worst movie that you have

ever seen?

The Notebook.

7. What is the best moment in your

hockey career to date?

Being selected to represent the Alliance at

the U17 Team Ontario Tryouts in Thunder

Bay.

8. Pick one word to describe hockey.

Unbelievable.

9. Will the Wolves' Friendship Tour be

your first visit to Europe?

Yes.

10. What are you most looking forward

to on the Friendship Tour?

Playing European teams and seeing the

different countries.

#57 Ben Poort

1. Which is your favourite NHL Team?

Toronto Maple Leafs

2. Who is the NHL Player you most

admire (present or past) and why?

Martin St. Louis because he isn’t the biggest

guy but always works hard and doesn’t let

his size stop him.

3. What is the best book you have read?

Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden

4. What is the most embarrassing

band/musician on your iPod?

Miley Cyrus

5. What is the best thing that YOU can

cook?

Eggs Benedict

6. What is the worst movie that you have

ever seen?

High School Musical

7. What is the best moment in your

hockey career to date? Winning the All-

Ontarios in my Major Bantam year.

8. Pick one word to describe hockey.

Life

9. Will the Wolves' Friendship Tour be

your first visit to Europe?

Yes

10. What are you most looking forward

to on the Friendship Tour?

Getting to see and learn about the different

cultures.

#77 Jon Nagata

1. Which is your favourite NHL Team?

Chicago Blackhawks

2. Who is the NHL Player you most

admire (present or past) and why? Kris

Letang. He’s a smooth-skating, puck-

moving defenseman.

3. What is the best book you have read?

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

4. What is the most embarrassing

band/musician on your iPod?

Michael Buble.

5. What is the best thing that YOU can

cook?

Fettucine Alfredo.

6. What is the worst movie that you have

ever seen?

District 9.

7. What is the best moment in your

hockey career to date?

Being in the Alliance U17 Camp.

8. Pick one word to describe hockey.

Lifestyle.

9. Will the Wolves' Friendship Tour be

your first visit to Europe?

Yes.

10. What are you most looking forward

to on the Friendship Tour?

Playing European teams.

Page 6

Page 7 JANUARY 2012

Your Wolves cont. B.B.B.S. “Skate With the Wolves”

#39 Chris Eckert

1. Which is your favourite NHL Team?

Boston Bruins

2. Who is the NHL Player you most ad-

mire (present or past) and why?

Sidney Crosby and Pavel Datsyuk

3. What is the best book you have read? I

don’t read. I play ―Call of Duty‖ instead.

4. What is the most embarrassing

band/musician on your iPod?

Shania Twain—I Feel Like a Woman

5. What is the best thing that YOU can

cook?

Kraft Dinner, or a mean grilled cheese.

6. What is the worst movie that you have

ever seen?

Hall Pass

7. What is the best moment in your hockey

career to date?

Making the Alliance U16 Team.

8. Pick one word to describe hockey.

Unreal.

9. Will the Wolves' Friendship Tour be

your first visit to Europe?

Yes.

10. What are you most looking forward to

on the Friendship Tour?

Playing on an outdoor rink, bonding with my

team, and being there on New Year’s.

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.

Please check the regular league schedule on p. 4 for details.

The 55+ Fan Club is supported by:

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

Sunday, January 29

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Skate With the Wolves

Piller’s Ice Haus, RIM Park.

Everyone welcome!

Website: http://waterloowolvesaaa.wordpress.com/

Twitter: watwolvesaaa

Facebook: Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA Hockey Team

Midget Operating Committee Recognize This Player

from the 2011-12 Roster? 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 Waterloo

Wolves Midget AAA Hockey Team

Contact Us!

Willy Huber, Chairman

(P) 519-743-1412 ext. 260 (E) [email protected]

Bob Lekun, Head Coach

(P) 519-658-3302 (E) [email protected]

Gary Spark, Team Operations

(P) 519-570-3042 (E) [email protected]

Sandi Henning, Media & Advertising

(P) 519-208-7466 (E) [email protected]

Waterloo Wolves Still Hold the #1 Spot

As of December 27, 2011, the Waterloo Wolves are still holding the #1

spot in Midget AAA hockey in Ontario, according to

www.MyHockeyTeamRatings.com

Rounding out the top 5 in Ontario are the Thunder Bay Kings, Whitby

Wildcats, Mississauga Rebels and the Markham Waxers.

The Wolves also are still ranked #1 in Canada.

Let’s keep the momentum going, boys, all the way to the Telus Cup in

Alberta!

Go Wolves Go!