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Whistle Stops
Presents Whistle Stops
By Mike Piquette
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The “Team” has just completed Issue # 124, and as always, I
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• Gold (Website), our writers, Molly, Victoria, Thom, Casey, Jim, Carrie, and
• Musical Instruments
• Silver Christine . Thanks to our editorial columnists, Jim, Jorge, Dave, Peter,
• Firearms
• Gold
• Jewelry Nikolai, Janeen, Alex, Roxee, Rosanne, Brad, Thorin, Marion, and • Musical Instruments
• Hunting Accessories
• Silver
• Watches Grant. Cheers to The Sports Panel: Peter, Jake, and Jim. Appreciation • Firearms
• Fishing Accessories
• Coins goes out to our neighbourly advice columnists Brian, Mike, and Max,
• Hunting Accessories
• Jewelry
• Scooters
• ATV’s
• Hand Tools our crossword puzzle writer Doug, as well as our distribution manager,
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• Watches
• Snowmobiles
• Power Tools Rene, our ad salesman, Gord, our distribution locations, our advertisers, • Scooters
• Coins
• Tool Accessories • Trailers • Hand Tools • ATV’s
and of course the people who are featured in our stories. I hope you
enjoy # 124.
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Boats, RV’s, Motorcycles, Cars & Trucks • Tool Accessories • Trailers
My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Ukraine.
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I see the BCHL (British Columbia Jr A Hockey League) has cut
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ties with Hockey Canada. I think this is a great move on their part. It will
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certainly help recruit players from all over without HC’s restrictive rules.
They will have to have guidelines in place to ensure parity in the league.
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I wonder how long it will take for other Jr A leagues to follow suit.
Boston Bruins fans are still in shock. After a record breaking
regular season, they have joined the Montreal Canadians’ on the golf
course after being eliminated in the 1st round by the Florida Panthers.
Coach Profile
Paul Maurice is another coach I have respect for. It’s hard to
believe, when I was a “Young” 30 year old coaching Seaway AA hockey,
Maurice at 27 was head coach of Carolina. Some of his players were Seaway U14
older.
What a mess in Calgary, after a midseason mutiny, Darryl Sutter
has been removed as head coach. The Flames have to eat his $8 million experience. Have coached at the
dollar salary extension for the next two years.
AA/AAA level for the past fifteen
Meanwhile in Winnipeg, the Jets have announced Rick Bowness years and as a coach at the district
will be returning as coach next season. I think that was a good move. The level, representing Team NOHA
Jets problems lie with the players, in my opinion, and not the coaches.
at provincial/regional events on
I predict Jon Cooper may be looking for a new bench as well. multiple occasions.
His message is getting stale with the players in Tampa. If he is let go, he
will have a new team as soon as he decides where he wants to go. He is Goal is to create an atmosphere
of development for players and
an excellent coach with a winning record at every level he has coached.
coaches which allows them a path
I predict Carolina and Florida in the Eastern Conference
championship. (Sorry Leafs fans) to attain future hockey goals. I’m
a huge believer in “habits maketh
Congrat’s to all the athletes who were recognized at the annual the man,” build good habits into
Lions Club Sports Awards Dinner. Great job Lions! our players concerning work eth-
Name: Glen Denny
Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win! ic, competitiveness, and prepara-
Age: 48
‘Signing out until next month,’ tion at a young age, and the play-
High Performance 1 qualified ers and association will reap the
Mike Piquette, Publisher with twenty-five years coaching rewards as they grow older.
