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J durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ September 13,2006 ♦ Page B3 Laing steps down Captain Peter MacKellar may also leave Whitby senior hockey team Mike Laing BY BRIAN MCNAIR Staff Writer WHITBY -- The Whitby Dunlops might be faced with losing their leaders leaders both on and off the ice this coining : season. Definitely off the ice. Mike Laing, who was instrumental in resurrecting the Dunlops and served as president for the first two seasons, will resign that post at the team's Annual General Meeting on Sept. 17. Captain Peter MacKellar, meantime, is mulling over an offer to return to the Central Hockey League and is expected to make a decision decision this week. As for Laing, he will remain on the board as past- president and assume a post that "will afford me the opportunity opportunity to spend a lot more time with my family and my business," he said in a written release. A. chartered. accountant at ■ Laing and Rohr in Oshawa, Laing, has been heavily heavily involved with the local hockey i • , community for \ more than 25 years, including as the top t dog of the Bowmanville Eagles prior to . starting up the Dunlops. 'The job is very stressful for a number of reasons," Laing said in an interview - Mdnday. "Going to work every day and having to work with the Dunnies every day is just way too much for one person... We need other members of the board to step up." The Dunlops have ^een a stunning success story underLaing's direction. ! . They drew large crowds and promi- ; nent media attention from the likes of The Toronto Star during their inaugural , season, which coincided with the NHL lockout. ' Although the crowds diminished and the Star coverage disappeared last season, season, the team reached new heights on the ice. They defeated the Norwood Vipers for the Eastern Ontario Senior A Hockey Peter MacKellar n LIVE ENTERTAINMENT tJ O r . FRI. 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They are as follows: follows: Peter MacKellar, leading scorer; Jay Cannings, most sportsmanlike; Ron Baker, most dedicated; Mike Van Volsen, best defenceman^ Tyler Gubler, top rookie; Cannings, best defensive forward; MacKellar, MVP; Baker, playoff MVP; Wayne Kewin, unsung hero... The team opened training training camp last week and signed their first wave of players. Returning from last year's provincial championship team are .Baker, Cannings, Matt Armstrong Armstrong and Brent Gaylor up front, Corey Bricknell, Martin Kearns and Gubler on the blue-line and goaltender Joel Whitmarsh. Goalie Chad Ford, a Whitby resident who played for the now-defunct Belleville McFarlands last season, has also signed... Like the rest of the Ontario Hockey Association, the Dunlops will play under the new stricter rules adopted last year by the NHL and OHL. As such, the team is hoping to be younger and quicker this season, especially especially on forward... 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