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40 Sports Oakville Beaver www.aplushomes.ca Adam Campbell Broker of Record 905-844-4444 B R O K E R A G E I N D E P E N D E N T LY O W N E D A N D O P E R AT E D SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008 Feeling blue Blades quiet on cutdown day GM's hands tied by players who didn't want to leave By Jon Kuiperij BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR GALA GIRLS: These six young ladies were part of the Oakville Edge Intro-toSynchro blue team that performed for the first time on ice during the Edge's synchronized skating annual gala show Sunday at River Oaks Recreation Centre. For more photos from the Gala, see page 41. NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER Carlo Coccimiglio tried to hand out a few early Christmas presents Monday, but his players weren't interested. The Oakville Blades head coach and general manager had several trades lined up as he tried to both improve and pare down his roster for the Provincial Junior Hockey League stretch run. Problem was, nobody wanted to leave. "We couldn't get deals done. A couple players refused to be traded," Coccimiglio said of his efforts on the league's first cutdown day of the season. "We felt moving them somewhere else would help their career, because every player wants more ice time. We were giving players opportunities to play for teams where they'd be on first or second lines." The Blades did make one significant roster move, acquiring 6-foot-1, 205-pound defenceman Alex Abramov from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Melfort Mustangs. Oakville dealt blueliner Blake Barbieri to the St. Michael's Buzzers to make room for Abramov. But Coccimiglio would have preferred to have made a few more changes to his squad, despite the fact the Blades have won 15 of their past 16 games and have the second-most points in the entire league. The coach/GM said a few players have expressed dis See Checking page 41 Oakville Soccer Club www.oakvillesoccer.ca 2009 OUTDOOR SOCCER ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR RETURNING MEMBERS & SIBLINGS (New registration of siblings must be done at the club requiring proof of birth) CAPTURE THE FESTIVE SPIRIT BY PARTICIPATING IN THE OSC HOLIDAY TOY & FOOD DRIVE!! FROM NOVEMBER 24 - DECEMBER 17 WE INVITE YOU TO DROP OFF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS AND/OR NEW TOYS AT THE OAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB Visit www.oakvillesoccer.ca for complete details! TEAM DONATIONS ARE MOST WELCOME! SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE AND GIVE GENEROUSLY! PINE GLEN INDOOR SOCCER CENTRE WILL BE OPENING ITS DOORS IN JANUARY 2009 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE VISIT www.oakvillesoccer.ca UNDER "ABOUT OSC" LINK FOR DETAILS The Oakville Beaver A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club Sponsored by: