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Friday, January 15, 2010 - Alberni Valley News www.albernivalleynews.com 17 get to get to work! work! Now Available! Now Available! Top Quality Equipment for the Consumer & Professional Excavators Wallenstein Log Splitter Augers 3509 3rd Avenue [email protected] [email protected] Monday - Friday: 9 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday: 9 am - 5 pm Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm 723-5841 Quality Equipment for the Top Q umer & Professional Consu Wallenstein Au RENT THE BEST RENT THE BEST TOTEM 55 Stelly’s Stingers repeat as champions. Page 18 SPORTS Popular player Hout back in ’Dogs lineup Adam Hout is back with the Bulldogs. The popular defenceman played with the Bulldogs in the 2007- 08 and 2008-09 seasons before moving to the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League this season. During his time with the storm, Hout scored one goal and one assist with 32 penalty minutes. “Adam will add depth and experience to our team,” assistant coach Paul Esdale said. “He is a proven defenceman at this level.” ’Dogs add youth at trading deadline The Bulldogs have added two players to their roster, right at the Jan. 10 deadline. Joining the team this week are defenceman Ryan Renz and forward Pearce Eviston. Eviston, six feet and 185 pounds, joins the Bulldogs after playing four months with the first-place Greater Vancouver Canadians in the B.C. Major Midget League. In 22 games he led his team in scoring with 11 goals and 23 assists for 34 points. “Pearce is a player that has been on our staff’s radar since the beginning of the season. He is a solid, all-around forward that has a good offensive skill set, combined with the ability to compete physically,” general manager and head coach Nolan Graham said. Renz played the first half of the season with the Castlegar Rebels of the Kootenay International Junior B League (KIJHL). He scored eight goals and tallied 18 assists as well as 133 penalty minutes in 29 games. “Ryan is a player that will bring great depth to our roster this season. He is an extremely hard competitor, and adds a physical presence to our defensive unit,” Graham said. [email protected] Bulldogs newsline Dog pound EVISTON Coastals draw fire power PLAYDOWNS: | Former champions jockey for spot in B.C. Men’s Coastal Championship at curling club. The Alberni Valley Midget Bulldogs have clinched first place in Div. 2 of the Vancouver Island Hockey League. The wins give the Bulldogs a record of 10 wins and two losses for 20 points. Although other teams in the division still have games in hand, none of them will finish close to Alberni. On Jan. 10 the midgets faced off with Nanaimo at home. It was a physical match during which Nanaimo racked up 50 minutes in penalties compared to 24 for Alberni. Goalie Gianni Crema held his own against the onslaught. There was no scoring until 16:48 of the second period when Alberni’s Brady Janzen scored on a power play, assisted by Colby Lim and Luciano Somerville. Minutes later Cam MacAdams got another with helpers from Carson McCulloch and Andre Savard, but Nanaimo evened it up at the half time ice clean. Sheldon Trees scored the go-ahead and eventual game winning goal unassisted with 8:20 left in the second period. Jeff Dagg opened the third period with another Bulldog goal, Savard and Bryan Read assisting. Somerville capped off a strong game with the last goal at 2:34 to make it 5-2 for Alberni. Janzen and Lim assisted. Continued / 19 Midget rep Bulldogs capture Div. 2 title in VIHL REP HOCKEY SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS Some high-calibre curlers will grace the ice at the Alberni Valley Curling Club this weekend in the 2010 Men’s Coastal Championships. Sixteen teams will begin the road to the 2010 Tim Horton Brier national championship as they compete for one of four entries in this year’s B.C. finals. Teams that are competing in the coastal playdowns earned their spots in various qualifying events in December. Among the rinks that will be playing in Port Alberni are former Canadian and world champion (2000) Greg McAulay of Richmond along with former provincial title holder Jay Peachey of the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster. McAulay and Peachey, along with the Brian Miki and Jason Montgomery rinks all competed in last year’s provincial championships and are looking to build on that experience. Waatainen, of Nanaimo, is another team with provincial experience, having earned a berth in the 2008 provincials. That was the year that Waatainen and rival Jeff MacPheat amalgamated teams instead of competing against each other. This year he comes to the coastals with third Dave Shortill, second Jeff Pilon and lead Keith Clarke. McAulay, a perpetual presence at the provincials in the past decade, has some extra incentive to do well at the coastals: his two daughters recently competed in the B.C. junior championships held at Juan de Fuca Curling Club. “They had a good experience at their provincials and now I need to get to mine,” he told a Vancouver newspaper this week. McAulay’s second, Dean Joanisse, is a former Canadian junior champion and has also skipped his own team in the national Brier, in 2001 and 2007. McAulay’s foursome attended the Olympic pre-trials event in Prince George in November but didn’t win a berth. Epp has been to the provincials five times, and can’t recall how many times to the coastals. He brings an experienced team with him: third Blair Cusack just qualified for the senior men’s provincials with his seniors’ team, and Jim York has also played in the coastals before. This will be lead Brad Kocurek’s first coastal playdowns. Epp said his team is feeling confident going into the weekend. “Everyone’s got a good attitude going in,” he said Wednesday. Continued / 19 PHOTO SUBMITTED The Greg McAulay rink of Richmond: McAulay, third Ken Maskiewich, second Dean Joanisse and lead Aaron Watson. PHOTO SUBMITTED The Peachey rink of Royal City Curling Club: Jay Peachey, third Grant Dezura, second Kevin Mackenzie and lead Robbie Gallaugher.
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Friday, January 15, 2010 - Alberni Valley News www.albernivalleynews.com 17
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TOTEM 55Stelly’s Stingers repeat as champions. Page 18SPORTS
Popular player Hout back in ’Dogs lineup
Adam Hout is back with the Bulldogs.
The popular defenceman played with the Bulldogs in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons before moving to the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League this season. During his time with the storm, Hout scored one goal and one assist with 32 penalty minutes.
“Adam will add depth and experience to our team,” assistant coach Paul Esdale said. “He is a proven defenceman at this level.”
’Dogs add youthat trading deadline
The Bulldogs have added two players to their roster, right at the Jan. 10 deadline. Joining the team this week are defenceman Ryan Renz and forward Pearce Eviston.
Eviston, six feet and 185 pounds, joins the Bulldogs after playing four months with the first-place Greater Vancouver Canadians in the B.C. Major Midget League. In 22 games he led his team in scoring with 11 goals and 23
assists for 34 points.“Pearce is a player that has
been on our staff’s radar since the beginning of the season. He is a solid, all-around forward that has a good offensive skill set, combined with the ability to compete physically,” general manager and head coach Nolan Graham said.
Renz played the first half of the season with the Castlegar Rebels of the Kootenay International Junior B League (KIJHL). He scored eight goals and tallied 18 assists as well as 133 penalty minutes in 29 games. “Ryan is a player that will bring great depth to our roster this season. He is an extremely hard competitor, and adds a physical presence to our defensive unit,” Graham said.
Bulldogs newsline
Dogpound
EVISTON
Coastals draw fire powerPLAYDOWNS: | Former champions jockey for spot in B.C. Men’s Coastal Championship at curling club.
The Alberni Valley Midget Bulldogs have clinched first place in Div. 2 of the Vancouver Island Hockey League.
The wins give the Bulldogs a record of 10 wins and two losses for 20 points. Although other teams in the division still have games in hand, none of them will finish close to Alberni.
On Jan. 10 the midgets faced
off with Nanaimo at home. It was a physical match during which Nanaimo racked up 50 minutes in penalties compared to 24 for Alberni.
Goalie Gianni Crema held his own against the onslaught. There was no scoring until
16:48 of the second period when Alberni’s Brady Janzen scored on a power play, assisted by Colby Lim and Luciano Somerville.
Minutes later Cam MacAdams got another with helpers from Carson McCulloch and Andre Savard, but Nanaimo evened it up at the half time ice clean.
Sheldon Trees scored the
go-ahead and eventual game winning goal unassisted with 8:20 left in the second period.
Jeff Dagg opened the third period with another Bulldog goal, Savard and Bryan Read assisting. Somerville capped off a strong game with the last goal at 2:34 to make it 5-2 for Alberni. Janzen and Lim assisted.
Continued / 19
Midget rep Bulldogs capture Div. 2 title in VIHLREP HOCKEY
SUSAN QUINNALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Some high-calibre curlers will grace the ice at the Alberni Valley Curling Club this weekend in the 2010 Men’s Coastal Championships.
Sixteen teams will begin the road to the 2010 Tim Horton Brier national championship as they compete for one of four entries in this year’s B.C. finals. Teams that are competing in the coastal playdowns earned their spots in various qualifying events in December.
Among the rinks that will be playing in Port Alberni are former Canadian and world champion (2000) Greg McAulay of Richmond along with former provincial title holder Jay Peachey of the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster.
McAulay and Peachey, along with the Brian Miki and Jason Montgomery rinks all competed in last year’s provincial championships and are looking to build on that experience.
Waatainen, of Nanaimo, is another team with provincial experience, having earned a berth in the 2008 provincials. That was the year that Waatainen and rival Jeff MacPheat amalgamated teams instead of competing against each other. This year he comes to the coastals with third Dave
Shortill, second Jeff Pilon and lead Keith Clarke.
McAulay, a perpetual presence at the provincials in the past decade, has some extra incentive to do well at the coastals: his two daughters recently competed in the B.C. junior championships held at Juan de Fuca Curling Club.
“They had a good experience at their provincials and now I need to get to mine,” he told a Vancouver newspaper this week.
McAulay’s second, Dean Joanisse, is a former Canadian junior champion and has also skipped his own team in the national Brier, in 2001 and 2007. McAulay’s foursome attended the Olympic pre-trials event in Prince George in November but didn’t win a berth.
Epp has been to the provincials five times, and can’t recall how many times to the coastals. He brings an experienced team with him: third Blair Cusack just qualified for the senior men’s provincials with his seniors’ team, and Jim York has also played in the coastals before. This will be lead Brad Kocurek’s first coastal playdowns.
Epp said his team is feeling confident going into the weekend. “Everyone’s got a good attitude going in,” he said Wednesday.
Continued / 19
PHOTO SUBMITTED
The Greg McAulay rink of Richmond: McAulay, third Ken Maskiewich,
second Dean Joanisse and lead Aaron Watson.
PHOTO SUBMITTED
The Peachey rink of Royal City Curling Club: Jay Peachey, third Grant
Dezura, second Kevin Mackenzie and lead Robbie Gallaugher.
