April 9 , 2010
stouffvillespirit.com
Coming off a 29 point improvement last season which saw the Spirit jump from last place in the inaugural CCHL season to 4th in the Eastern Conference, the Spirit begin preparation for next season with their annual Spring Camp to be held April 30, May 1-2 at the Stouffville Arena.
While it will be difficult to match last season’s improvement in terms of points, the Spirit is looking to take another large step forward in the 2010-2011 season. “We were able to improve the team tremendously last season with the addition of some high quality new players to our team and the continued development of our returning players” stated head coach Craig Donovan. “With many eligible to return and a busy recruiting period ongoing, we expect to improve our results again next season”.
Key to our success has been our annual spring camp where young players are given the opportunity to stand out among their peers and make an impression on our staff. Each year a number of players attending make the team and it allows us to identify players to watch for the next season. Last year, Tyler Ferry, Ryan Zupancic, Brennan Serville, Andrew Doyle, Chris Porter, Shayne Welker, Daniel Fitzgerald and Joseph Chemello all impressed at rookie camp and earned spots on our team. We also identified several 1993 players and have followed them throughout this season.
This year, we expect a few more rookie camp participants to impress and earn spots, along with some who had great seasons playing at the midget level.
With the 4th best goals against average in the CCHL last season, we clearly demand players who work hard at the defensive game, though we are looking to improve our offence this year as we were also one of the lower scoring teams in the league.
We set up camp in a tournament format and incorporate game situations into the games so we can assess players and keep the level of competition high. Last year the feedback from players and parents was quite positive as the games were competitive right down to the end, so we won’t change anything for this year.
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April 8 , 2010
yorkregion.com
Former Stouffville Spirit defenseman Simon Gysbers has capped his 4 year NCAA career at Lake Superior State University by signing a contract with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
At the same time, Daniel Spivak, a sophomore at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and the rest of his Tigers teammates head to the Frozen Four, NCAA Championship after upsetting the national #1 ranked University of Denver Pioneers and University of New Hampshire at the recent North East Regional Final in Albany NY.
Spirit goaltender Kori Coelho, who was named CCHL East Most Valuable Player, has kept himself busy in recent weeks as well, having practiced with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the Olympic break while Jonas Gustavsson participated for Team Sweden in Vancouver. On April 1, Kori was called upon to play for the Toronto Marlies when the Anaheim Mighty Duck recalled Marlies #1 goaltender Joey MacDonald. Kori backed up James Reimer in the Marlies 3-2 loss to Hamilton Bulldogs.
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