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                                                                                    a franchise player.  Most teams that are trying to land a player like
                                                                                    Karlsson, feel they are close to competing for a cup and, unless they
                                           Whistle Stops                            have a disgruntled high-end player, are not willing to move an asset
                                                                                    they would consider to be a piece of the puzzle.  Imagine the attitudes
                                                                                    the disgruntled, Sen’s fans would have had if Dorion would have held
                    The “Team” has just completed Issue # 71, and as always,
                                                                                    on to Karlsson this season, and ended up losing Karlsson like the
             I would like to thank Lynn (Graphic Design), Margo (Editor),
                                                                                    Islanders did with John Tavares, (for nothing in return). Time will tell
             Bernadette (Website) our writers, Molly,  Victoria, Carrie,  Thom,
                                                                                    how this plays out. Chris Tierney with 17 goals and 23 assists last year
             Casey; our editorial columnists, Jim, Jorge, Dave, Gord, Peter and
                                                                                    will fit in with Ottawa’s top six forwards. I still remember when the
             Justin.  The Sports Panel, Gilles, Jake, Jim; our distribution manager
                                                                                    hockey world came crashing down, the year 1988, and the Edmonton
             Rene, our distribution locations, our advertisers, and of course the
                                                                                    Oilers traded the best player in the world, (Wayne Gretzky) to the LA
             people who are featured in our stories. I hope you enjoy # 71
                                                                                    Kings. Someone forgot to tell the remaining Oilers how terrible they
                    I never imagined watching a Junior  A hockey game on
                                                                                    would be without Wayne, and they went on to win the cup in 1990.
             TV would bring tears to my eyes, but it did back on Sept 12th as
                                                                                    I’m not saying Ottawa is close to a cup team, but last year they ended
             I watched the Humboldt Broncos home opener on  TSN.  I can’t
                                                                                    up in 30th place, and Karlsson was in the lineup. It’s time for fans to
             imagine the pain the surviving players, the families of the 29 people
                                                                                    move on.  If they don’t get behind their team, in a few years they may
             on that bus and the community are facing and the challenges that
                                                                                    have to stay up late and catch the San Francisco Senators on the late
             lie ahead for them.  The one bond they cling to is the great game of
                                                                                    CBC game
             hockey, and sandwiched between a very entertaining Jr A hockey
                                                                                            Any old-timers’ teams out there looking for a goalie?  Steve
             game between the Humboldt Broncos and Nipiwin Hawks was a
                                                                                    Ostler may be available to get on the ice a little more this year.  Steve
             very classy ceremony to honour the members of last year’s Broncos
                                                                                    and wife Patty are retiring and closing their store, Schulman’s, this
             team. I watched it all, from start to finish, congrat’s to the players,
                                                                                    month. Sports Energy wishes them a long and happy retirement.
             the organizers, and the city of Humboldt for a job well done under
                                                                                            OSGA 55 is looking for conveners for  Table  Tennis and
             such difficult circumstances, and to TSN for the excellent, thoughtful
                                                                                    Volleyball for their winter programs. If you can help out, please contact
             coverage of the game and the tragedy that happened last April.  In
                                                                                    Stephanie Hill at steph_hill@sympatico.ca
             the end, we are all “Humboldt Strong”
                                                                                            Great to see Terry Hart and Brad Robertson coaching and back
                    Back to the Senators and the Erik Karlsson trade. Under the
                                                                                    behind the Seaway Valley AA benches again.
             circumstances, I think Pierre Dorion came out ok on this one. (Much
             better than the Mike Hoffman deal) It was quite evident Karlsson                 Winners never Quit, and Quitters Never Win,
             did not want to re-sign in Ottawa, and no team needs a player who                              Signing out, Until next Month
             does not want to be there, especially if that player is considered                            Mike Piquette, Publisher


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                                                 Age: 16                                  NOT JUST FOR SNOW!
                                                 Grade: 12                                                               “Ask about our
                                                 School:  SJCSS
                                                 Home town:  Cornwall                                                     Miller Hughes
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                                                 Memory is from Annabelle
                                                 McIntosh.  Annabelle has
                                                 been playing rugby at St.

                                                 Joseph’s for four years.
                                                 “My favourite memory was

                                                 when the Lady Panthers
           went to OFSAA in Oshawa.  Not everybody gets to go to

           OFSAA, and it was an amazing experience.  We won 3 of                          “We won’t be undersold...”
           our 5 games, so we had a winning record.  We also got to
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           play with some really good players and to see what rugby
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