Chris (Crazy) Kurzy's Run For Cystic Fibrosis

Please read below about Cyclone Trainer, Chris Kurz, and his efforts to raise money for a great cause. It is rumoured that team management has also directed president, Don Annett, to join in on the effort. He will be taking the easy way though, biking the 76 km tour. Please pledge your money to Kurzy's cause.

League Banquet-2007-08

Last night the Midwestern Jr. Hockey League and the Waterloo Siskins hosted a great banquet to celebrate this exciting season and our many players. It was held at RIM Park and a good time was had by all. With playoffs starting tonight, it was great to see such a great turnout. Guest Speaker E.J. McGuire was very well spoken and had some excellent information for the players.

Cyclone Rookie sensation, Kurtis Bartliff, took home the league Rookie of The Year Trophy. Although there were many good candidates, we all know that Kurtis was the most deserving. His team-mate, Chad Thompson joined Kurtis on the 2nd All Star Team. Many people including myself would have thought that Josh Leis would have joined them on this all star squad but others must have thought differently. Below are a few pictures of our honoured Cyclones, Kurtis & Chad. Congrats to you 2 guys and we wish you and the rest of our hard working Cyclones, all the best in the playoffs.

Kurtis Bartliff, Rookie of The Year,  & Brian Warlow, coach of Owen Sound

Kurtis Bartliff and Mr. Chad Thompson-2nd All Star Team- great picture guys!

Midwestern Jr. Hockey League 2007-08 Award Winners

Not in order- Scoring Champion-Cody Hall (Cambridge) , Best Goaltenders-Elmira, Rookie of the Year-Kurtis Bartliff (Cyclones), Best Defenceman- Trent Brown (Elmira), Best Defensive Player- Adam Kneale (Cambridge), Sportsmanship & Ability- Alex Szczechura (Brantford), Most Valuable Player- Dan Morrison (Elmira), Administrators Award-Owen Sound, Coach of the Year- Geoff Haddaway (Elmira), Leroy Jamieson Award- Brock Schultz (Waterloo)

1st All Star Team

Dan Morrison, Trent Brown, Jim Campbell, Cody Hall, Kyle Locke, Alex Szczechura

2nd All Star Team

Matt Smith, Collin Cowardine, Chad Thompson, Jordan Hardy, Kurtis Bartliff, Brent Freeman.

Congratulations to all award winners as well as everyone else who plays or is involved in other ways with this great league!! Great Season and it should be a great playoff as well.

Cyclone Draw Winners Feb. 15th 2008

The Listowel Cyclones would like to thank everyone for their support of our annual draw. It is a great fundraiser for our team and we appreciate your support. Here is the list of winners.

1st Prize-  Wendy Nolan of Brockville- $3000 Travel Voucher- supplied by Fettes Travel of Listowel

2nd Prize-Julie Wagler & Darlene Miller- Steve Yzerman autographed Red Win jersey- donated by Dennis Knox (head scout-Cyclones)

3rd Prize- Alec Ostrom of Clinton-Marty Biron autographed Flyers jersey- donated by Montreal Stick

4th Prize-Chad & Susie Gross of Millbank-Mikka Kiprisoff autographed stick- donated by Montreal Stick- Chad is a Cyclone alumni-former defenceman of the year for the league and team.

5th Prize- Christina Cefaloni of Ottawa-Teppo Numinen autographed stick-donated by Montreal Stick.

6th Prize- Wayne Metzger of Palmerston- 2 tickets to Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Super Cyclone Weekend

Prize Winners

Set of 12 Brady Brady Children’s Books          Tom Dewar

Brady/Brady P                                          Wayne England

Children’s Alarm Clock – Bakelaars                Laurie Linstead

Castellos Pizza                                         Carol McCracken

20 Free Skate Sharpenings - Corley Spor      Reid Gooding

XL T-Shirt - Creative Casuals                      Gary Orth

2XL T-Shirt - Creative Casuals                    Debra Basler

$25.00 Gift Certificate - Diana Sweets          Carol McCracken

Hockey Bag – Dundee Financial                    John Kerr

Fleece Sweater – Dundee Financial               Jim Scott

$30.00 Gift Certificate – DynaFit/Go Figure-    Rich Veitch

Season Pass – Junior B’s                              Eric Verbeek

Season Pass – Junior B’s                             Gary Orth

# 4 Signed Jersey – Junior B’s                      Ken Reid

# 31 Signed Jersey – Junior B’s                    Deb Seiler

Signed Hockey Stick – Junior B’s                   Jeff Bannerman

Cyclone Men’s Golf Shirt – Junior B’s              Katie Wilson

Cyclone Ball Hat – Junior B’s                         Cody Thompson

Signed NHL Puck – NHL Charity                      Cam Beckett

Signed NHL Hat – NHL Charity                        David Williams

Computer Bag – Oak Tree Financial                Elaine Brown

Christmas Ornaments – Petalessence              Emma Boertien

Large Pizza – Pizza Delight                          Sandra Gooding

$50.00 Gift Certificate – Veky’s                    Helen Smith

$20.00 Gift Card – Zellers                            Don Ferguson

Thank you to everyone that supported

our Super Cyclone Weekend

SUPER CYCLONE WEEKEND-OCT. 26-28TH

This will be a 1st of what will hopefully be many annual weekends in which Listowel Minor Hockey and the Listowel Jr. Cyclones combine to promote all levels of Cyclone hockey in Listowel. The Jr. Cyclones will of course be playing on Friday night and the big game will be on Sunday afternoon. There will be many Minor Hockey games throughout the weekend and a huge raffle table that tickets will be sold for all weekend long. On Sunday after the game with the Cullitons, there will be a skate with the Jr. Cyclones for any Minor Hockey players that would like to go out. This will be followed by probably 4 Minor Hockey games.

M & M's will be setting up their tents in front of the arena for a "Tail Gate" style BBQ for all those coming out for any of the games on Sunday afternoon. Once we know the Minor Hockey schedule for the weekend, it will be posted here. It's a great chance for the 2 organizations to work together and celebrate the Cyclones at whichever level it may be.

For the die hard hockey fans out there, you can even come to the rink early and take in some FREE hockey action provided by the Sunday Morning Recreation League Relics.

Fri. Oct. 12th-Meet the Player, Parents, & Executive

On Friday Oct. 12th, after the 3-2 win against Cambridge, we introduced the team, parents, coaches, executive, and volunteers to all those who came up to the "after the storm" festivities. It was a good chance for everyone to meet all those who are involved with the Cyclones Organization. This event was sponsored by Willies Food Outlet of Listowel and they prepared a feast for all those who attended. For those who missed this event, a great time was had by all as we were able to meet the entire Cyclone Family.  Thanks to Willies Food and everyone who joined us.

The 1st Annual Meet the Cyclones/Road Hockey Challenge

On Saturday Sept. 9th, the Listowel Cyclones held their 1st ever ball hockey challenge at the Food Basics/M & M parking lot. Chief organizer of the event was executive member, Doug Kellum. He was assisted by Chris Kurz, Paul Stewart and many more. It was a great day of fun for the kids who challenged the Cycs and by everyone who attended. The entire team and coaching staff was on hand for this event and as you can see, blue sky was the order of the day. Mayor Ed Hollinger was on hand to welcome everyone to the event.

CYCLONE BANQUET HELD ON SAT. APRIL 21ST AT THE LISTOWEL KINSTATION.

A great time was had by all on Saturday night as the Cyclones paid tribute to their award winners. They are as follows:

Scoring Leader- Dennis Dewar (2nd straight year)

MVP- Dennis Dewar ( 2nd straight year- co-winner with Tiny Cochrane last year)

Best Defenseman- Chad Thompson

Most Improved Player- Dan O'Hearn

Most Sporstmanlike Player-Trevor McNutt

Rookie of The Year-Chris Moulson

Best Defensive Forward - Alex Sharpe

Best Goals Against Average- Josh Leis (2nd straight year)

True Grit Award- Tyler Devos

Presentations were also made to retiring players who had played either all or most of their Jr. B. Careers here in Listowel. They were presented to Dennis Dewar, Matt May, Alan Lamont, & Jarrett Schnurr. Thanks to these 4 individuals as well as retiring players, Pat Keller, & Anthony Ferrante.

The Volunteer Award- Co Winners were Jim Stewart (assistant GM) and goaltending coach, Steve Leith.

Tim Horton's Scholarships went to: Chad Thompson, Tyler Devos, & Alex Sharpe

Conway Furniture Scholarships went to: Zach Graham & Shayne McClure

During the course of the banquet, thanks were given to all the Cyclone financial sponsors, our billet families, our many great volunteers, and in general, to everyone who is part of this great Cyclone family. If you missed it, here's a big thank you to you, our fans and Cyclone family members. We would not be here without everyone's support. THANK YOU

Alex Sharpe was named as next years Cyclone Captain. Big skates to fill after the retirement of Dennis Dewar, but Alex will give it his all to keep this Cyclone chirning.

DENNIS DEWAR WINS LEROY JAIMESON AWARD AT LEAGUE BANQUET

For the 2nd consecutive year, a Cyclone has won this award which goes to a player that has played his entire Jr. B career with 1 team and shown leadership qualities. Last season, Brent Cochrane took home the award and this season, Captain Dennis Dewar. With all the pressure these days on players to go here and go there for various reasons, we are very proud to have players like Brent, Dennis, Dan, Mike, Matt, Al, Tyler,Jarrett (and the list goes on) who choose to play in Listowel. We appreciate everything they do for the Cyclones and their dedication to the team. Dennis has been a true leader of this team & here are a few of his accomplishments as a player:

5 seasons with the Cyclones(about 1/4 of 1 with the OHL Belleville Bulls)

113 goals which is 2nd all time in Cyclone scoring

106 assists which is 5th all time for Cyclones

219 points which is 3rd all time behind Pete Zister(228) & Sean Burton(227)

218 games played which is 2nd behind Perry Ohm at 221.

Lead the team in scoring 2 years & would have been 3 if not for his stint in the OHL. If given the chance the following year, he would have done just fine in the OHL also. Unfortunatley(fortunate for Listowel) the OHL coaches were with the must be big & tall philosophy. Their loss, our gain! Congrats from everyone in the Cyclone Organization to Dennis Dewar. Just so you know though, he is just getting started this year. Bring on the playoffs!!