Wednesday. March 14, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D5 Ice Bears host Chinese national team Saturday By Norm Nelson BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR new Olympic ice pad at the River Oaks Rec Centre. That should actually give them a bit of an edge over their hosts, the Mississauga Ice Bears of the National Womens Hockey League (NWHL) who toil on the mostly smaller North American sized arenas. Adding to this, the game will also feature international rules which means no centre line. "We have a big practice Thursday night at Ice Sports (Oakville), for two hours, so we'll be strategizing and get ting used to the Olympic rules," said Oakville resident and businessman Bill Metcalf, who is the owner and general (See 'Ice Bears' page D4) T he Chinese national women's hockey team is coming to Oakville this Saturday to play at the town's own The Mississauga Ice Bears last played in Oakville as the headline game at the Oakville Hornets girls hockey tour nament. The Ice Bears (white jerseys) were in tough, los ing 3-0 to Sainte-Julie Pantheres. The Ice Bears are back in Oakville Saturday against Team China. File Photo by Barrie Erskine Championship schedule FRIDAY 10 a.m. 2 p.m. 2.20 p.m. 6.10 p.m. 7 p.m. 7.20 p.m. SATURDAY 9 a.m. 11 a.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. SUNDAY* 9.20 a.m. 11.50 a.m. * Rangers (Cont. from Back Page) OAKVILLE vs St Catharines Niagara Falls vs Markham Richmond Hill vs OAKVILLE Opening Ceremonies St Catharines vs Niagara Falls Markham vs Richmond Hill Markham vs OAKVILLE Niagara Falls vs Richmond Hill St Catharines vs Markham OAKVILLE vs Niagara Falls Richmond Hill vs St Catharines River Oaks A Glen Abbey River Oaks B River Oaks River Oaks A River Oaks B River Oaks A River Oaks A River Oaks A River Oaks A River Oaks A #1 Chris Rowan, goal 5 '9" , 125 p White Oaks `Combo' #5 Ben Heersink defence/shoots left 6 '1", 165 p Appleby College `Jammin' Bronze Medal game (3rd place vs 4th place) Gold Medal game (1st place vs 2nd place) a ll a t R iver O aks B #15 Charlie Giffin centre/shoots left 5 '10", 145 p Appleby College `Giff' #19 Justin Donati centre/shoots right 5'6", 135 p St. Thomas Aquinas `Jay' some hot goaltending and big goal posts. At the minor bantam level, the OMHA champi onships represent the furthest they can go unlike next year when there are provincial and national champi onships to gun for. The Oakville team's two main provincial rivals are a couple of neighbouring GTHL teams, the Marlies and the Red Wings. And in tournament play, they are dead even with a win and a loss against the Marlies and a win, a loss and a tie against the Red Wings. Included here are player profiles and complete schedule. Coaching sta ff... John Davis Assistant coach w A #2 Connor Farris defence/shoots left 5 ' 10", 145 p Iroquois Ridge `Boney' #7 Graham Tough defence/shoots right 5 ' 10", 160 p Oakville Trafalgar . #11 Nick Davis right wing/shoots right 5'11", 150 p Loyola #9 Brad McKenzie left wing/shoots left 6'2", 190 p Iroquois Ridge `Big Red' i l #13 Nick Prescott right wing/shoots right 5 ',7" 145 p Appleby College #16 Victor Oreskovich centre/shoots right 6', 180 p Notre Dame College `VIC' #29 Conlan Gassi goal 5'7" , 140 p St. Michael's College `Goblin' & Tom Giffin Assistant coach & Mark Rowan goalie coach/trainer #4 Andy MacDonald defence/shoots right 5 '8", 140 p Blakelock `Andy' #8 Ryan Wilkinson defence/shoots right 6'1", 165 p Iroquois Ridge #10 Tyler Donati left wing/shoots left 5'6", 140 p Aquinas `Ty' #12 Dan Ringwald defence/shoots left 5'4", 125 p Blakelock `Willy' #14 Nick Dodge centre/shoots right 5'7", 150 p Iroquois Ridge `Dodgie' #18 Daniel Hannigan-Daley right wing/shoots right 5 '5", 145 p Q.E. Park `HD' Manager Rob Ringwald Head coach Scott McKenzie FACTORY SALE FINE LEATHER FURNITURE SAVE · · · · WIDE SELECTION OF COLOURS ALL PIECES CUSTOM-MADE HARDWOOD FRAMES Q-Denaty Foam for Ultimate Comfort S e e o u r L a r g e S e le ctio n o f R e a d y to Fin ish P in e , O a k , & B irch F u rn itu re · A r m o ir s · H u tch e s & B u ffets · · · · · B e n c h e s · S to o ls D re s s e rs · C h a ir s N ig h t T a b le s R o c k in g C h a ir s T V & E n te rta in m e n t units · C o ffe e T a b le s · E n d T a b le s R E T A IL P R IC E S · QUALITY GUARANTEED A lso A vailable: & M o re · OCCASSIONAL TABLES · FRAMED ARTW ORK AND LAMPS Check our Quality, Check our Prices GILIBERTI DESIGNS 1 5 1 5 "in business since 1 9 8 7 " HOURS: M-F 9am-6pm; Sat. 11am-4pm Sunday By Appointment Only B '1 2 1 WOODS R K D I - T O F I N I S H I I R N I T l RJ ( 905 ) 602-1482