2005 - 2006 Achievements!
Congratulations to the Novice Killer Beez
on your Silver Medal
Thank you for a wonderful year!
Congratulations to the Voodoo on
your Gold Medal in the Junior Division
Thank you for a wonderful year!
Congratulations to the
Regina Panthers for winning the Tween B Gold Medal on Super Sunday. This
was a great way to end our season and you did it in style by winning all
five of your League Championship games, way to go girls. All of you
worked very hard this year and you should be proud of what you have
accomplished. You played in the gold final in all five of the B/BB
tournaments we entered. Our team finished first in our League and you
had the second highest goals per game average in the intermediate and
senior Divisions. All of you became more skilled as players, you
all got along wonderfully and we had lots of fun together. We are
looking forward to our team wind-up next Saturday where we can pick you
off in the Laser Quest contest and then have some fun roasting each of
you and giving out your funny awards. Christine, Heather and I wish to
thank the Panther players and their parents again for making this year
the best year we have ever had in Ringette. I was especially pleased and
honoured that each of you gave me a hug after you received your gold
medals. That was a special moment for me that I will always remember.
Larry Way
Congratulations to the
Regina Blades Team for winning the Open B gold medal on Super Sunday.
This year started out in a festive manner with four of our Blades
players deciding to tie the knot over the summer and the mood continued
into the playing season. The Blades players are a very fun loving group
who get along very well together and keep their coaches laughing because
of their stories and the tricks they play on each other. We have coached
some of our players for many years and it hard to imagine that many of
them are now married and have families of their own. Our team finished
near the top of the League this year and we played in the gold final at
all the Open B tournaments we entered. Several of our players will be
leaving our team next year due to attending school and accepting jobs
outside of the Regina area and to start families. We want to wish all
the best to our departing players and we hope to see you return to play
with us in the future. Gary, Janis and I want to thank the Blades
players for another fun and enjoyable Ringette season.
Larry Way, Janis Way, Gary Mack
Congratulations the
Regina Angels for winning the Novice bronze medal at Super Sunday. To
win the game in overtime just makes it more special and a great way to
end the season. My compliments go out to the Angel’s coaching staff,
Derek Galenzoski, John Borsa, Kristi MacNeil, Mia Olson and Autumn
Bryden, for a job well done. It is too bad the season is over because
the Ringette community has enjoyed the fashion statements the Angel’s
coaches have made over the year. We were never quite sure what they
would be wearing next. Thanks for making the year more fun for your
players and for all of us.
Larry Way
Congratulations to Team
Saskatchewan Tween AA (Regina Aces) on receiving a SILVER
MEDAL at the Western Canadian Ringette Championships March
23 - 25/06 in Winnipeg. They had a 3 & 1 record through the
round robin and had to beat the Host team in order to
advance to the Gold final. The gold final was against Team
Alberta in which Alberta won 3 - 2.
Team Saskatchewan also had three
players named to the Western Canadian All-Star team.
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Kirsty Hack - Defense
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Ashley Cassano - Forward
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Erin Maerz - Center
Congratulations to
the Regina Tween B Panthers on winning the silver medal at the
Provincial Championships. One of our goals this year was to play on
Sunday whenever we played at a tournament and we accomplished this
goal by playing in the gold medal final at all four of the B/BB
tournaments we entered. This goal was reached through hard work and
disciplined play by the Panther players. It was an awesome
performance and we are proud of you, Panthers.
Our team philosophy
is to stress performance over winning. If you only stress winning as
a goal and the team loses then the players may feel they have
failed. We stress that if the players give everything they have
during a game, they are still winners no matter what the outcome of
the game is. The greatest thing about this philosophy is that if
your players are having fun, they are being taught skills and they
give it their all, it is amazing how many games a team can win.
Congratulations to
the Buffalo Plains Phantoms on winning the Tween B gold medal. All
the Phantom players worked very hard during the tournament and in
the final game. We believe a successful tournament is one, where the
players are able to enjoy other activities apart from Ringette. They
have fun, none of the players are injured, they all work hard and
the players and coaches go home still caring for and respecting each
other. Our Panther’s team accomplished all of these goals at the
Provincials and we want to thank the Panther players and parents
again for making this team our all time favourite Ringette team.
Larry Way,
Christine Treptau and Heather Cuthbertson
Congratulations to
the Regina Open B Blades on winning the silver medal at the
Provincial Championships. We want to thank all of our players for
committing to attending this tournament and for playing every game
with intensity. We have coached this team for almost ten years and
this is one of the rare occasions where the team picture included
the entire team. Any Belle or Open coach reading this article will
know what I am talking about.
The gold medal game
went into over-time which always creates a situation where either
team deserves to win the game. The gold medal game was a very fast
paced, intense and exciting game to watch, play in or to coach. Our
congratulations to the Buffalo Plains Hellraisers team for the
winning the gold medal and to the Edenwold Misfits team for winning
the bronze medal.
The road to
Aberdeen also added intensity and excitement to our weekend. We
enjoyed our time together in the motel, the team supper, team
meetings and the infamous karaoke night where the girls tried out
for Canadian Idol. This year’s Blades team get along very well and
have been a pleasure to coach. They are a fun loving group and they
have created many amusing moments for their coaches. Thanks for a
wonderful year ladies.
Larry Way,
Janis Way and Gary Mack
Congratulations to the Regina Tween AA Aces and the Open AA Riot who both won
Provincials in their respective divisions.
The Open AA Riot won the
best of three series in two straight games with scores of 9 - 4 and
4 - 3 versus the Saskatoon Wild. By winning provincials they earned the right to
become Team Saskatchewan and will represent our province at
Nationals to be held in Longueuil, Quebec - April 3rd to 8th.
The Regina Tween AA Aces
also won their best of three series in two straight games with
scores of 10 - 4 and 11 - 3 versus the Saskatoon Saints. By winning Provincials the Aces are now Team
Saskatchewan and will represent our province at the Western Canadian
Ringette Championships to held in Winnipeg March 23 - 25.
Good luck to both
teams!
Congratulations the the
Regina Aces on their GOLD medal victory at the Bonivital Voyageur
Tournament held in Winnipeg February 9 - 12/06. They started
the tournament on what was a long bus journey in stormy weather to get
to Winnipeg. Special thanks to Ron our bus driver who got us there and
back safely.
They opened the tournament
with a 14 - 0 win over the Sixers followed by a win against the Magic (5
- 2) and tied the Edmonton Rukkas 5 - 5. In the semi-final game the Aces
broke the Angels halo and won 8 - 4 and earned a berth in the GOLD medal
game. The Aces met the Eastman Flames in the Gold Final and prevailed
with a 3 - 2 victory in what was a very exciting game.
The Aces parents are very
proud of their daughters and the entire coaching staff, Gary, Trent,
Randy & Bev.
Thank You Aces
Congratulations to the
Regina Panthers for winning the silver medal at the Regina Classic
Tournament on February 3, 4 & 5. Your coaches are especially proud of
your achievement because you overcome injury, sickness and other factors
beyond your control to still make it to the gold medal final. Good work
girls.
Toni
and Cheyenne, our goalies, both played very well in each of their three
games. In the our first game against the Buffalo Plains Tween B team,
Cheyenne made two game winning saves, the type you would see on the late
night sports channel that shows high-lights from that day’s games. Great
goaltending Toni and Cheyenne.
Our
cross-over game against the Buffalo Plains Tween B team went to overtime
with Shantel Stewart scoring the winning goal for the Panthers. Both
teams played extremely well and the game could have went either way
including a shoot out. The Buffalo Plains Tween B Team is very well
coached by Brent and Marlis Slater and our compliments go out to them
for how they have improved their team.
The
Panther’s Team wishes to congratulate the Loose Cannons Tween B Team on
winning the gold medal and to Eric Johnson and Mark McFie for the great
coaching they are providing to their team. This year’s Tween B
Provincial Championships will be a great event and we are looking
forward to it. It should be a barn burner.
Larry Way, Christine
Treptau and Heather Cuthbertson
The
Regina Loose Cannons brought home the silver medal from the from the Ed
Horvath Interprovincial Classic Tournament Tween B division in Medicine
Hat. The tournament what held January 13 - 15, after a weekend of
mishaps and injuries that only a Friday the 13th could bring,
the team made it to the gold medal game, which ended with a very
exciting game resulting in an Overtime Score of 8 - 7 for the Saskatoon
Thunder.
All
coaches and players would like to wish Mikayla a speedy recovery, and is
hoping to see her back on the ice as soon as possible. Mikayla was
injured during the second game of the tournament, and is expected to
spend about 6 weeks on the injury list.
It
was a fun and exciting weekend for all, from shopping to swimming to
watching a lot of great Ringette. Once again Congrats to the Cannons!!!
Congratulations to the Regina Panther Tween
B team for winning the gold medal at the Lethbridge Tween BB Ringette
Tournament that was held on December 10 & 11. Competition was very
strong at this tournament and the Panthers had to win their cross-over
game after losing a round robin game to the Red Deer Tween BB team. They
met the Red Deer team again in the final game and defeated them by a
score of seven to five.
The girls
enjoyed themselves while in Lethbridge by shopping, swimming, team
meals, breakfast in the coach’s room at 5:45 AM and by going to a
movie called “Just Friends” which was a movie that was filmed in Regina.
It was very neat to see the Regina landmarks in the film especially the
scene that was filmed at the Doug Wickenheiser Arena.
This year’s
Panther team is a joy to coach because of the player’s positive
attitudes, their work ethic, their fun loving ways and the awesome
support we are receiving from the team parents. We want to thank our
players and their parents for creating the best year ever in Ringette
for the Panther coaches.
Larry Way, Christine Treptau, Heather Cuthbertson
Congratulations to the
Regina Tween B Panthers for winning the silver medal at the Buffalo
Plains Ringette Tournament that was held on December 2, 3 & 4. The
Panthers finished first in round robin play among the Tween B teams
entered and played a strong game against the Medicine Hat Tween A team
in the gold medal final.
This year’s
Panther players are an exceptional group of young ladies. They have
already established a close team bond because of their friendly, fun
loving and positive attitudes toward each other. All fourteen players on
this team understand and know how to apply the techniques learned from
our mental skills program, which is exceptional for this age group. They
come early to their practices and games, they are ready to work hard and
they follow instructions extremely well. Their Ringette skills, their
work ethic and their skating abilities are improving at a rapid pace.
Our
Panthers team is attending the Lethbridge Tournament this weekend and we
are entered into the Tween BB Division. We want to thank the Panther
team parents for their wonderful support of our programs and the
friendship they have shown us this year. We are looking forward to
spending more time with this super group of young ladies and their
parents.
Larry Way, Christine Treptau, Heather Cuthbertson
Congratulations to the Regina Angels Novice
Team for winning the Silver medal at the Buffalo Plains Tournament, that
was held on Dec. 2, 3 & 4. They were undefeated in round robin play with
one tie and four wins. The Angel team players should be very proud of
their accomplishment and how hard they worked to make it happen. I’m
very sure that the Angels will continue to grow as a team and will
achieve more success in the future.
A word of caution for all you coaches out
there. Beware of what you promise your players if your team makes the
gold final in a tournament. This picture should give you an idea of what
I am referring to.
Good luck Angels
Larry Way |
