Men's Varsity Hockey WILFRID LAURIER the GOLDEN HAWK UNIVERSITY HOCKEY PROGRAM GOLDEN HAWKS EDITORIAL HOCKEY Peter Robinson President LAYOUT & DESIGN Dr
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Wilfrid Laurier University 1996 Men's Varsity Hockey WILFRID LAURIER THE GOLDEN HAWK UNIVERSITY HOCKEY PROGRAM GOLDEN HAWKS EDITORIAL HOCKEY Peter Robinson President LAYOUT & DESIGN Dr. Lorna Marsden Peter Robinson Director of Athletics Mike Vencel Rich Newbrough Head Coach ARTWORK Wayne Gowing Dave Kerth Assistant Coach Dave Matthews PHOTO Trainer Jim Hertel Andy Playter WLU Student Publications Equipment Jason Bergman PRINTING Team Doctor The Copy Bureaux Dr. Richard Tiegs Athletic Therapist Jamie Carlson Sports Infomation Peter Robinson WHAT~S Statistician Mike Stankowitsch INSIPE General Information Location: Waterloo, Ontario Enrollment: 5,500 EASON OUTLOOK pg.4- Official Colours: Purple and Gold MEET THE COACHES pg.5 Nickname: Golden Hawks League: Ontario University Athletic Association PLAYER PROFILES pg.6 (Far West Division) Home Arena: Mutual Life Arena (3,500) AROUNP THE OUAA pg. 10 HAWKS SCHEPULE P9-. It Phone Directory Main Switchboard Number: (519) 8841970 Rich Newbrough: ext. 2216 Wayne Gowing: ext. 2384 Peter Robinson: ext. 2267 Jamie Carlson: ext. 2178 Mutual Life Arena: (519) 886-1177 Agnes Pitsch (General Inquires) ext. 2184 WILFRID LAURIER THE GOLDEN HAWK UNIVERSITY HOCKEY PROGRAM GOLDEN HAWKS EDITORIAL HOCKEY Peter Robinson President LAYOUT & DESIGN Dr. Lorna Marsden Peter Robinson Director of Athletics Mike Vencel Rich Newbrough Head Coach ARTWORK Wayne Gowing Dave Kerth Assistant Coach Dave Matthews PHOTO Trainer Jim Hertel Andy Playter WLU Student Publications Equipment Jason Bergman PRINTING Team Doctor The Copy Bureaux Dr. Richard Tiegs Athletic Therapist Jamie Carlson Sports Infomation Peter Robinson WHAr~s Statistician Mike Stankowitsch INSIPE General Information Location: Waterloo, Ontario Enrollment: 5,500 EASON OUTLOOK pg.4- Official Colours: Purple and Gold MEET THE COACHES pg.5 Nickname: Golden Hawks League: Ontario University Athletic Association PLAYER PROFILES pg.6 (Far West Division) Home Arena: Mutual Life Arena (3,500) AROUNU THE OUAA pg. 10 HAWKS SCHEUULE P&.1Z Phone Directory Main Switchboard Number: (519) 8841970 Rich Newbrough: ext. 2216 Wayne Gowing: ext. 2384 Peter Robinson: ext. 2267 Jamie Carlson: ext. 2178 Mutual Life Arena: (519) 886-1177 Agnes Pitsch (General Inquires) ext. 2184 MEET THE COACHES HEAD COACH WAYNE GOWING Wayne enters his 24th season as Head Coach of the Wilfrid Laurier Men's Hockey team. A native of itchener, Wayne played his Minor Hockey locally, winding up playing both Jr. B for the Kitchener Greenshirts, nd Jr. A for the Kitchener Rangers. Wayne capped his playing career playing for the Boston University Terriers from 1967 to 71. His senior ear, the Terriers' won the N.C.A.A. Championship. He graduated from B.U. with a Bachelor of Science degree. Wayne then went on to Kent State University, where he completed his M.Ed, while playing club hockey nd teaching courses in their Phys. Ed. Department. Over his career at W.L.U., Wayne has compiled a 303-157-47 record. His Golden Hawk teams have won the OUAA title in 1982-83, 88-89 and 89-90. During each of those campaigns, Wayne's team appeared in the ational Championship Tournament, in additionto another appearence in 1991-92. His list of individual hon ours includes winning OUAA Coach of the Year four times and the ClAU Coach of the Year once in 1994. Outside of W.L.U., Wayne has been actively involved in the National Coaches Certification Program and as Head Coach of the Ontario Under-17 team. Wayne and his wife Heather have two sons, Darren 21 and Matthew 20 and reside in Kitchener. DAVE MATIHEWS ASST. COACH Dave starts his 6th season as an Assistant Coach with the Golden Hawks. He started in 88-89 as part of the National Finalist team. He continued in 89-90, before taking time off to complete his Business Diploma from .L.u., and later his Masters Degree in Phys Ed. from Ohio University. He then returned to WLU in 92 and has emained since, with the exception of taking the 94-95 season off to coach the Kitchener Midgets. Dave's playing career began in the Woolwich Minor Hockey Association. He played Jr. B for the Elmira ugar Kings, before playing for the Oswego State Great Lakers and the University of Windsor while completing is undergrad. Dave is single and resides in Waterloo. 4 LAURIER HAWKEY GOLDEN HAWK IS REAt1Y FOR HOCKEY Previous years' record fAKE-OFF! Year GP W L T By Pete Robinson Heading into the 1996-97 season the Laurier Golden 73-74 18 8 9 1 Hawks have one goal in mind; to establish themselves as legitimate contenders in the OUAA hockey loop, and at the same time earn a 74-75 17 11 5 1 place in the post-season after missing the playoffs for the first time 75-76 16 4 10 2 in recent memory last season. Head Coach Wayne Gowing is banking on one simple 76-77 20 13 6 1 philospy: Hard work. 77-78 20 17 2 1 "We have to establish our reputation, like Laurier teams have done in the past," said Gowing. The way we have to do that is 78-79 16 9 5 2 through our work ethic and team play." 79-80 22 5 14 3 The exhibition season has provided Gowing with some benchmarks on how to assess his team in the early going. The 80-81 22 12 8 2 Hawks have enjoyed some success in the pre-season, something 81-82 22 12 7 3 they should be able to build on heading into the 95-96 campaign. A sign that the Hawks were making good progress carne 82-83 24 19 4 1* at the Oktoberfest tournament on Oct 10-12. Laurier beat Brock and 83-84 24 15 3 6 then defeated Waterloo in the Consolation Final. after they dropped their semi-final to the eventual champion, Laurentian. 84-85 24 18 2 4 The optimism that abounds around the Mutual Group 85-86 24 20 3 1 Arena is the fact that the Hawks appear ready and able to put the disaster of last season behind them. 86-87 24 14 6 4 For the unfamilar, last season the Hawks had to make 87-88 26 13 9 4 due without virtually all of their scoring punch and best defense men from the year before. If that weren't bad enough, the few vet 88-89 26 13 10 3* erans that were left, for the most part did not produce. That cou 89-90 22 19 3 0* pled with a mediocre recruiting year meant that the Hawks found themselves in the unenviable position of holding a 5-20-1 record at 90-91 22 13 8 1 season's end. 91-92 22 13 7 2 Gowing appears as though he has done his part to try and offset the damage from last year. Despite losing a couple of 92-93 22 16 5 1 Ontario Hockey League grads late in the recruiting process to uni 93-94 24 20 3 1 versities down east, the Hawks' Head Coach has brought in a recruiting class that has a couple of potential stars and many steady 94-95 24 14 8 2 players, who, if they work hard, will become solid university play- 95-96 26 5 20 1 ers. The people in question come in the form of forward Jason * won Queens Cup Janjevich and defensmen James Hoey and Bryce Kipfer. This trio is expected to make a significant contribution right away. They are joined by a solid nucleus of 8-10 players who all showed good tal ent and a great work ethic in the exhibition season. Cumulative Record "At first we were disappointed that we didn't get any OHL kids, but after a while we realized that, hey, these kids can 303-157-47 play, "said Gowing. This group will be joined by second-year players Chad Brezynskie and Martin Kearns and third -year goalie Geoff Schnare, to form a solid, yet, inexperienced group that will lead the Laurier hockey program into their next era. "We're young and inexpericenced, so we will take it on the chin some nights, but we feel confident that this is a good group," assessed the 24-year veteran coach. How far they go remains to be seen. In a division that seems to have one solid favorite in Waterloo (see league preview), 5 and a dead heat between the remaining three teams, the difference between a feast-or-famine scenario is indeed small. Matt Appleby Ryan Cater Steve Hand 06'2 1951bs C 5'9, 165 lbs LW, 5'10, 185 lbs Oakville, 1st year Oakville, 2nd year Toronto, 2nd year Shoots: Right Matt comes to Laurier Steve returns for his sec from the traditionally Ryan enters his second ond year on the Hawks, strong Oakville Blades year playing for the after registering 8 points Tier II program. The Oakville native will be Hawks after hdving last season during his ro(lkie year. A gradu counted on to shore up a defense corps that some modest success his rookie year, regis ate of the esteemed Wexford Jr. B program, will need to improve in order to be compet tering 8 points during the regular season. A Steve was their Defensive Player of the Ye,lr itive. Communication Studies major, Ryan came his last year. to WLU from Appelby College, where he Dave Archer was their MVP and Appleby's Athlete of Jeff Hewitt the Year his graduating year. LW 5'10 175lbs RW, 5'11, 185 lbs Burlington, 2nd Kevin Cole London, 1st year year LW 5'9, 175 lbs Oakville, 1st year Jeff came to Laurier from Dave returns for his sec the London Nationals Jr.