February 2017 Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA Hockey Volume 8, Issue 5 Wolf Talk OHL Draft Targets Major Midget Players As reported in the January 20, 2017 edition of the Waterloo Region Record, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL )will be launching a new element of the draft in April 2017. On April 12, 2017, four days after the OHL has their entry level draft for Minor Midget Players, they plan to have an Under 18 draft for Major Midget Players. This will consist of a 4-round online draft. All 20 OHL teams will get 4 rounds, 5 if a goaltender is selected. The draft is open to players born in 1999 and 2000. The press release included the following statement from OHL vice-president, Ted Baker. We felt it was a way to enhance the midget category to provide an opportunity for players who were otherwise not drafted to say, Hey, there is still an opportunity here.' To learn more, visit http://ontariohockeyleague.com/article/ohl-introduces-under-18-priority-selection Round 1 of Playoffs Wolves vs Jr Knights Game 1 : Sun Feb 5 7:0pm Waterloo at London Game 2 : Mon Feb 6 7:0pm London at Waterloo Game : Thurs Feb 9 7:45pm Waterloo at London Game 4 : Sat Feb 11 4:0pm London at Waterloo Game 5 : Sun Feb 12 7:0pm Waterloo at London Game 6 : Mon Feb 1-7:0pm London at Waterloo Congrats to Darcy Winkler, finishing 5th in scoring in the Alliance in regular season play. More game photos from January 2017 are on page 4-5 of this newsletter. Go Wolves GO! Go Wolves GO! INDEX PAGE Sponsors 2 Social Media Roster Contact Us Operating Com Game Pics 4/5 Schedule 6
Page 2 Sponsors for 2016-2017 GOLD Arkay Print and Design Conestoga Meat Packers Ltd. The Daily Grill Piller's Fine Foods SILVER Ball Construction Inc. Hartman Chiropody Professional Corporation McPhail s Cycle & Sports Pennzoil Viscofan Weber Inc. Channer s C.T. Tooling Inc. Ennio s GENERAL Industrial Rigging & Supply Optimist Club of Waterloo North Septimatech Group Inc. Stemmler s Meats & Cheese Robert Hilton TD Canada Trust Timothy J. Fedy, Barrister, Hemmerich, Flanagan, Kratz, McRae & Wilson BRONZE Able-One Systems Inc. Canadian Linen and Uniform Service Company Danube Dental Clinic D.C. Foods Dieter s Metal Fabricating Ltd. Document Imaging Partners Graham Mathew & Partners LLP Hela Spices Canada Inc. Kerry (Canada) Inc. Langen Studios Inc. Levetto McEachnie Group Private Wealth Management Redman Distributing Inc. Reiser (Canada) Ltd. Remax Jack Fitzgerald Winpak For more sponsorship information, please contact Willy Huber at 519-74-1412 ext 260 or Christine at christinebailey@pillers.com
Page 2016-2017 Waterloo Wolves Roster & Staff Players Coaching Staff 1 Ross Jones 2 Addison Macey 10 Matthew Chard 1 Evan Kula 16 Matt Schouppe 18 Drew Gerth 19 Derek Jensen 22 Jace Soroko 27 Justin Zuber Nathan Young 55 Jack Graffi 57 Liam Hartman 68 Darcy Winkler 77 Zach Otto 88 Brandon Romany 91 Parker Casey 94 Cameron Hyjek Head Coach Eric Calder Goalie Coach Mitch Datz Trainer Greg Henning Trainer Tim Van Hinte Associate Coach Stu Schneider Assistant Coach Tye Calder Skate Technician Kim Rennie Video Analytics Coach Jordan Paola 2016-2017 Midget Operating Committee Willy Huber, Chair and Corporate Sponsorship Marnie Huber, Director of Parent Fundraising Eric Calder, Head Coach Gary Spark, Director of Team Operations Vicki Eckert, Chair of Special Events Debi Purcell, Team Manager & Player Billeting Hans Roach, WMHA President Greg Best, WMHA Vice-President Sandi Henning, Director of Media & Advertising Contact Us & Connect With Us Eric Calder, Head Coach skillsplushockey@rogers.com Willy Huber, Chair & Corporate Sponsorships 519-74-1412 ext. 260 or willyhuberjr@pillers.com Gary Spark, Team Operations 519-576-2642 or gary@marble-electronics.com Sandi Henning, Media & Advertising 519-50-44 or tymflys@yahoo.com Alumni, We Want to Hear From You! Share your news with us. Remember, once a wolf, always a wolf. Send updates to Sandi Henning at tymflys@yahoo.com Your Wolves on Social Media Official website: waterloowolvesmidgetaaa.com Like the Wolves on Facebook at WaterlooWolvesMidgetAAA Follow the Wolves on Twitter @watwolvesaaa
Page 4 Game Pics from January 2017 Wolves finish the
regular season with 6 game winning streak! Page 5
Wolves Alumni Out in Force in New Hamburg In early January, the New Hamburg Firebirds hosted PJHL Doherty Division annual Showcase Weekend. The weekend included a game with the PJHL Doherty All-Stars playing the New Hamburg Firebirds Alumni team which included many Wolves alumni including Ryan Purcell in net (who was also the game MVP) as well as Jay D Aguilar, Mike D Alosio, Matt Horst, Taylor Wood and Brandon Yantzi. The alumni beat the all-stars 9-6.