W i l f r i d L au r i e r U n i v e r s i t y
G o l d e n H aw k C lu b
“Building Champions” Volume 1, Issue 1 Golden Hawk Club Executive Members Paul Giannelia ‘70 David Tartaglia ‘71 Randy McGlynn ‘72 Cec Joyal ‘86 Ann Weber ‘88 Peter Izzio ‘90 Peter Baxter Director of Athletics Honorary Patron Fred Nichols “A means of providing Alumni and Friends of Wilfrid Laurier University with an opportunity to help build the best Interuniversity athletics program in Canada.”
Spring 1999
OUA Champions It took overtime in the championship game but the Laurier Women’s hockey team managed to find themselves on top of the OUA in 1998-99, for the first time in their brief history. Despite playing in the OUA Women’s Hockey League for only five seasons, the Hawks were the cream of the crop this season, and the highlight of a successful season for Golden Hawk athletes who let the rest of the CIAU know that the Hawks are poised for a flight to the top. All-Canadian for- The Golden Hawk women’s hockey team brought home their first ever OUA ward Lisa Backman Championship in 1999, and went on to finish fourth at the CIAU Finals. led the way for the Coach Josh Batley as coaches of the year, was a Hawks throughout the season and fittingly true compliment to the strength of the Golden scored the winner in overtime as the Hawks Hawk Hockey program. beat York 2-1 to win their first ever OUA Another pair of Hawks and long-time title. Backman’s selection as an All-Canadian bench boss Wayne Gowing also had their was somewhat overshadowed this season by share of the spotlight this season after winthe accomplishments of her teammate Cheryl ning a bronze medal at the World University Pounder, who made headlines by first mak- Games in Slovakia in February. Forward Jeff ing the Women’s national team and then by Ambrosio and defenceman Bob McQuat rephelping them win a gold medal at the World resented the Hawks on the Canadian club that Championships in Finland. was comprised of the best players in the OUA. In total the Hawks placed three members on Gowing joined the contingent as the team’s the OUA All-Star team, and earned a spot in general manager. the CIAU Championships where they finished Golden Hawk goaltender Frank Ivankovic, fourth. who was named to the OUA West first All-Star Keeping with Hawks on the ice, the men’s team in 1998-99, also suited up at the internateam rebounded from a series of three sub-par tional competition stopping pucks for Croatia. seasons by finishing second in the OUA Far Then at season’s end, Ivankovic was back in West Division and making a return to the play- action at the international level as he suited offs. Head Coach Tony Martindale was recog- up for the Canadian National Team when they nized for his contribution to the turnaround took on the Czech Republic in an exhibition by being named OUA West Coach of the Year. game in Sarnia. The selection of Martindale and Women’s Head Continued Page 6