Wilfrid Laurier University
HAWKEY ALUMNI CLUB NEWSLETTER
From the home of Golden Hawk Hockey
Volume 8, Issue 2
2009-2010 Schedule Oct 9 vs Guelph, W 4-2 Oct 10 vs UOIT, W 4-3 Oct 15 @ Waterloo, OTL 4-5 Oct 17 vs Windsor, W 4-2 Oct 22 vs Guelph, W 4-3 Oct 24 @ York, W 5-4 Oct 31 vs Western, L 3-4 Nov 6 @ Lakehead, L 4-10 Nov 7 @ Lakehead, W 7-4 Nov 13 vs McGill, W 8-4 Nov 14 vs UQTR, L 3-5 Nov 20 @ Carleton, W 5-4 Nov 21 @ Nipissing,W 7-3 Nov 26 vs Western, L 4-5 Nov 27 @ Brock, W 3-2 Dec 3 vs York, W 8-3 Dec 4 @ UOIT, W 7-0 Jan 7 vs Waterloo, 7:30 p.m. Jan 7 @ Brock, 7:35 p.m. Jan 15 vs Brock, 7:30 p.m. Jan 21 vs Guelph, 7:30 p.m. Jan 24 vs Lakehead, 7:30 p.m. Jan 28 @ York, 7:00 p.m. Jan 30 vs Waterloo, 7:30 p.m. Feb 5 @ Windsor, 7:30 p.m. Feb 6 @ Windsor, 7:30 p.m. Feb 12 vs Lakehead, 7:30 p.m. Feb 13 @ Western, 7:30 p.m.
MID-SEASON EDITION
The Hawks Are Ready for the Second Half The men’s hockey team rolled to a 12-4-1 record after completing the first half of the season. Even though the squad lost the veteran presences of Mark Voakes, Nick Vergeer, Luke Giriard and Adam Maccarone, the team sits second in the OUA West. Western is holding down the first place spot with a record 13 straight wins.
the backend for the team and are also keeping things lively with each sitting at first and second on the squad in penalty minutes respectively.
Highlights from the first half of the season included a 3-1 win over the NCAA team from Ferris State, a 4-2 win over the Windsor Lancers in front of over 600 fans at Laurier Brantford as part of their homecoming festivities and an 8-4 drubbing of the no. 5 ranked McGill Redmen.
Other first-years making an impact include Jason Bergeron who is fifth on the team in goals with five and Mitchell Good who is tied for first on the squad in gamewinning goals with Jean-Michel Rizk has taken over as the Hawks’ team captain two.
Fifth-year acquisition Paul Bradley has turned into a star at Laurier leading the squad with 13 goals and 17 assists for 30 points. He is also sitting in second in the OUA in scoring. Bradley is followed by team captain Jean-Michel Rizk who has 27 points with 12 goals. Second year Ryan Bellows is having a breakout season. He is currently in third on the team in points with 23. The St. Catharines native is also sitting on a ten game point streak, which also includes a six game goal scoring streak. The first year Hawk tandem of Mike Gauthier and Kyle Van De Bospoort are locking down
Laurier will resume their season on January 7th at 7:30 p.m. when they host the University of Waterloo Warriors at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. Come out and support the purple and gold as they continue to work towards their ultimate goal of a national title.
1970’s Team Reunion January 30th, 2010 As part of Alumni Weekend activities
Golf Tournament Thursday, June 10th, 2010 Rockway Golf Course Kitchener, Ontario
The Hawkey Alumni Club has played a significant role in the success of this program by financially supporting some of the efforts needed to sustain the competitive level this program has seen in recent years. To reach it’s ultimate goal, we’ll have to continue to raise the bar. This is a team that you’ll want to see. They are fast, skilled, offensive, and play an entertaining style.
2010 Upcoming Events
Alumni Weekend Saturday, January 30th, 2009 (versus Waterloo)
In net, fifth year veteran Jeff MacDougald and first year Ryan Daniels have been sharing the work load. Daniels holds a slight advantage over the veteran in both goals-against-average and save percentage.
Paul Bradley & Ryan Bellows celebrate a goal over the York Lions on December 3rd.
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