Lucknow Sentinel, 2009-11-25, Page 2Page 2 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday,. November 25, 2009
Sat. November 28 to Fri. December 4, 2009
Photo by Garit Reid
The air cadets led by Captain
Dave Pollard were given a cer-
tificate of appreciation from
Lucknow Legion Branch 309
for their help with the poppy
campaign. Front row, left to
right: Cavan Pollard, Amber
Bailey, Rebecca Mulholland,
Jaime Pollard and Larissa
Weerman. Back row: Wayne
Cranston, poppy campaign
chairman; Captain Jeff Pollard
and Dayle Taylor.
Lucknow Silver Stick entering fifth year
BY GARrr REID
Sentinel Staff
For Bob Gunter,
the chair of the
Lucknow Silver
Stick committee, he
can't believe that it
has already been
five years since the
tournament began.
For Gunter and the
rest of his committee
it has been a great
experience and it's
only getting better.
The Silver Stick
juvenile tournament
will be back in
Lucknow from Dec.
3 to b and Gunter
and his committee
will be doing a few
special things to
commemorate the
fifth anniversary.
There will be a free
draw for players
involved in the tour-
nament to win a
Paul Henderson
autographed 1972
Summit : Series
sweater.
Gunter said one of
the new and exciting
things they are doing
for this year is giv-
ing away a Paul
Henderson signed
plaque of the
famous . Lucknow
mural to the MVPs
of each game
instead of the sticks
that have been given
out in the past.
Gunter said the play-
ers would be getting
a piece of
Henderson: and of
Lucknow to take
home with them.
For Gunter and
his committee the
fifth year is a great
milestone, but the
important part of the
tournament is the
hockey and all of the
teams that come to
participate in it
"I'ni expecting it
to be really competi-
tive hockey and by
the looks of the
teams involved I
think every game
will come down to
the wire," said
Gunter. "Every. year
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ten better and better player fitly
rand that's been one involved in the
of the highlights of Silver Stick tourna-
ment in any level
the past five years." and we. have ' been
There will be 16 honoured by his
teams 'participating presence for the past
in the tournament four years," said
this yea separated Gunter. "Paul and
in a B and C bracket Eleanor are great
with two groups for ambassadors for our
each . bracket. The tournament and we .
Silver Stick points appreciate their past,
system is still in, present and cortin-
place so Gunter ued support."
knows that people Gunter also want -
will be playing ed to give thanks to
smart hockey. to try an .of aiie helvhe has
and win each ape rod had * fc�om : all of the
of play. volunteers rukcl his
For those unfan l- cditimittee and sub-
iar with - the points committee.
system, each team is "With the. 20 peo-
awarded two points pie I. have on my
for winning a period committee, it makes
by scoring more my job very easy,"
goals than the other said Guyer.
team in each period. The tournament
Gunter believes it kicks off. on Dec. 3
makes team's play
hockey for a com-
plete 60 minutes and
it doesn't allow for
any duty:play.
The points sys-
tem makes every
period important,
thus making every
game . exciting to
watch," said Gunter.
For the first time
since the toumament
began, Paul
Henderson won't be
able to make the
weekend as he has
prior commitments,
but even though he
won't be able to
make it his wife
Eleanor will be
there. Eleanor and
Paul have been great
supporters of the
tournament since its
inception.
"Paul Henderson
is the only NHL
with two games, one
of the games involv-
ing the Lucknow
Juvenile team at 9
p.m. versus
Mildmay. The Offi-
cial opening cere-
monies take place
on Friday at ' the
Lucknow and
District Sports
Complex at 7:30
p.m. with Eleanor
Henderson present
to drop the puck.
Games will take
place all weekend
with the B champi-
onship finals on
Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
and following is the
C championship
finals at 4 p.m.
For more infor-
mation on teams and
the tournament
schedule, go to
www.lucknowsil-
verstick.ca.
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