January 19, 2015
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The Ripley Wolves will add another three names to their Wall of Fame at the final home game of the regular season, Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Ripley Arena.
Marina Cameron, Pat Chatham and Jane VanSickle will be honoured for their years of work and dedication, just prior to the match between the Wolves and Shallow Lake which begins at 7:30 p.m.
Since the Wolves returned to the WOAA Senior "A" league in 2002, Pat and Marina have been the first smiling faces that fans see when they enter the arena. The pair has rarely missed a game over the past decade.
Working the gate is often a cold and thankless job, but Pat and Marina never miss a shift. Without their commitment, the Wolves executive would be constantly scrambling for volunteers, and the executive cannot thank them enough for their dedication to the hockey team.
Jane VanSickle was one of the original members of the Wolves executive when the team was resurrected in ’02. She worked diligently to recruit sponsors, convincing them the team was back in business and loaded with local talent. After dropping out of the league after a few down years, regaining the trust of local sponsors was a daunting task, and Jane went above and beyond behind the scenes, as the roster began to fill out.
She also served as the Wolves secretary, keeping the new executive on track in its early days and helping to lay a strong foundation that the current executive still relies on today.
The final home game will also be Sponsor Appreciation Night, so the Wolves invite all of their fantastic sponsors to the rink to watch what should be a showdown for top seed in the Senior "A" playoffs, which will be in a round-robin format of six teams (including two from the WOAA Senior "A" South Division). The teams will play five round-robin games. The top four will advance to a seven-game, semi-final series beginning in March, with the winner decided in April. Currently, the Wolves sit in second in the ‘A’ pool, trailing Shallow Lake by two points with five games to play.
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