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A WORD FROM THE HEAD COACH Submitted by Lee Stone

I think a lot of people assume once you have tasted success that it’s easy to let foot off the gas pedal. However, I can assure you I have never been more motivated to repeat the success our program had last season on and off the ice! This season sets up to be an incredibly exciting year at the Brindy, a barn we only lost in twice all of last year’s remarkable season. I’d like to first thank all the Storm staff, players, volunteers and sponsors for not only their efforts to help to provide the best Junior Hockey experience on Vancouver Island but for coming to the arena everyday for the right reasons and with a smile on their faces.

KEVIN SPOONER

LINDA SPOONER

The Campbell River Storm family extends far beyond those that play the game and deep in to the stands. The loud, supportive crowd this amazing community provides our boys night in and night out is truly a site for anyone to see. I can’t thank our fans enough for cheering us on to our eight VIJHL title in what was a memory whoever was in the building will never forget. I wouldn’t do our fan base justice if I didn’t follow up on that and thank the amazing people who followed us to the Cyclone Taylor Cup in Mission, where every game felt like a home game. Even our game against the hometown Mission saw more Campbell

WES ROED

OWNER

OWNER/ ALT. GOVENOR

GOVERNOR

JOHN BOWERS

PATRICIA ROED

JAMI HARRIS

EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

ADMIN ASSISTANT TRAINER

River faithful. Last but not least I have to touch on the crazy!! people who drove and

LEE STONE

CURTIS TONEFF

HEAD COACH/ GM ASSISTANT COACH

SHARILYN IRVING

BILLET COORDINATOR

MIKE RUSHTON EQUIPEMENT MANAGER

flew from all over the country to COLD LAKE, ALBERTA! Yes, that’s right. We had several people make the effort to travel all the way to Cold Lake to watch is hoist the Vancouver Island’s first Keystone Cup. If that doesn’t sum up the amazing support Campbell River provides us, I don’t know what does.

ice to recruit the most talent, respectful hockey players all over British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario to play in Campbell River. These young men all came to Campbell River to be apart of an amazing group and win a championship. With an uptempo, fast, skilled team that will work hard at both ends of the ice, I am sure you won’t be disappointed on any Friday Night Lights at the Brindy!

I look forward with excitement to the new memories we will create together this season!

Thank you for all your support and we look forward to bringing you a successful, exciting hockey season!

Over the past two seasons we have worked hard oﬀ the

ANDY SEPPANEN

BRENDAN ENNS

GOALIE COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

DR. MARK LUND

TYSON HRYNIUK

TEAM PHYSICIAN

MIKE LAMONT

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

DIRECTOR OF

EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR

BRIAN DOWN

MARK BERRY

EQUIPMENT ASSISTANT

STORM GAME ANNOUNCER

TEAM!

GO STORM!

PLAY-BY-PLAY, “THE VOICE OF THE STORM”

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Nickname: Padds Postition: Defence Shot: Left Height: 5’11” Weight: 172 Birthdate: 1999 Hometown: Pt. Alberni, BC Favorite Food: Pizza Career Goals: Sports Trainer Hockey Goals: College Hockey

Nickname: Grillzy Postition: Defence Shot: Right Height: 6’1” Weight: 188 Birthdate: 1996 Hometown: Whistler, BC Favorite Food: Sushi Career Goals: Sports Marketing Hockey Goals: NCAA

RYAN GRILLS

JOSHUA COBLENZ

Nickname: Cobz Postition: Right Wing Shot: Right Height: 5’10” Weight: 172 Birthdate: 1998 Hometown: Campbell River, BC Favorite Food: Chicken Alfredo Career Goals: Computer Science Hockey Goals: College Hockey

EZRA PADDOCK

MARCUS DIVINCENZO

COLE SLANEY

ADAM DEROCHIE

Nickname: Deroch Postition: Goalie Shot: Left Height: 6’0” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 1997 Hometown: Maple Ridge, BC Favorite Food: Lasagne Career Goals: Sports Psycologist Hockey Goals: NCAA Div.1 then...NHL

MATT KOSTIW

BEN RAFFLER

GAGE COLPRON

Nickname: Chezner Postition: left Wing Shot: Left Height: 6’1” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 1996 Hometown: Brantford, ON Favorite Food: Chicken Parm Career Goals: Neuroscience Hockey Goals: College Hockey

CHRISTIAN BRANDT

GARRICK HEATHCOTE

Nickname: Roso Postition: Right Wing Shot: Left Height: 6’0” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 1995 Hometown: Calgary, AB Favorite Food: Pasta Career Goals: Business Hockey Goals: Win Keystone Cup

ALEX ROSOLOWSKY

DARRYL SENHOLT

Nickname: Botts Postition: Defence Shot: Left Height: 5’11” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 1997 Hometown: Kelowna, BC Favorite Food: Pasta Career Goals: Entrepeneur Hockey Goals: NCAA

TREVOR BOTTOMLEY

Nickname: Brew Postition: Defence Shot: Right Height: 5’10” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 1995 Hometown: Penticton, BC Favorite Food: Gnocchi Career Goals: Civil Engineer Hockey Goals: NCAA

ALEX BREWER

BRETT WITALA

Nickname: Colpy Postition: Right Wing Shot: Right Height:6’2” Weight: 198 Birthdate: 1995 Hometown: Kelowna, BC Favorite Food: Taco Tuesday Career Goals: College Hockey Goals: Repeat as Keystone Champs

Nickname: Raff Postition: Defence Shot: Left Height: 6’1” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 1998 Hometown: Whistler, BC Favorite Food: Frozen Pizza Career Goals: Pro Hockey Hockey Goals: NCAA

Nickname: Oish Postition: Left Wing Shot: Left Height: 5’10” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 1996 Hometown: Kelowna, BC Favorite Food: Sushi Career Goals: Firefighter Hockey Goals: NCAA

KOBE OISHI

KENNY BRITTON

Nickname: Kosty Postition: Goalie Shot: Left Height: 5’11” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 1996 Hometown: Aurora, ON Favorite Food: Pasta Career Goals: Retire a millionaire Hockey Goals: Pro

Nickname: Carsy Postition: Left Wing Shot: Left Height: 5’8” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 1998 Hometown: Cranbrook, BC Favorite Food: Subway Career Goals: Undecided Hockey Goals: Play at the highest level

JACOB CARR

Nickname: Divo Postition: Left Wing Shot: Left Height: 5’11” Weight: 210 Birthdate: 1997 Hometown: Binbrook, ON Favorite Food: Pasta Career Goals: Sports Medicine Doctor Hockey Goals: College Hockey

MITCHELL POPP

Nickname: Slayer Postition: Defence Shot: Right Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 1998 Hometown: Quesnel, BC Favorite Food: Steak Career Goals: Lawyer Hockey Goals: College Hockey

Nickname: Rhyser Postition: Center Shot: Right Height: 5’11” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 1997 Hometown: Kelowna, BC Favorite Food: Pizza Career Goals: Mechanic Hockey Goals: Fight my brother in a game!

RHYS COLPRON

Nickname: Popp Postition: Left Wing Shot: Left Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 1996 Hometown: Milton, ON Favorite Food: Halifax Donair Career Goals: Business Degree Hockey Goals: WCAA Athlete

BRAEDEN CYRA

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COLIN BLAKE

Nickname: Postition: Right Wing Shot: Right Height: 5’11” Weight: 158 Birthdate: 1998 Hometown: Kelowna, BC Favorite Food: French Toast Career Goals: High School Teacher Hockey Goals: College Hockey

Nickname: Cree Postition: Left Wing Shot: Left Height: 6’1” Weight: 196 Birthdate:1996 Hometown: Cowichan Bay, BC Favorite Food: KD Career Goals: Trainer Hockey Goals: College Hockey

Nickname: Heater Postition: Left Wing Shot: Left Height: 6’2” Weight: 200 Birthdate: 1996 Hometown: Kelowna, BC Favorite Food: Curry Naan Bread Career Goals: Air Force Pilot Hockey Goals: Win a championship

Nickname: Senny Postition: Defence Shot: Left Height: 6’4” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 1995 Hometown: Calgary, AB Favorite Food: Steak Career Goals: Sports Marketing Hockey Goals: Win VIJHL Championship

Nickname: Blakey Postition: Left Wing Shot: Left Height: 5’9” Weight: 145 Birthdate: 1996 Hometown: Maple Ridge, BC Favorite Food: Sausages and potatoes Career Goals: Hockey Overseas Hockey Goals: VIJHL Championship

Nickname: Breezer Postition: Center Shot: Left Height: 5’9” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 1996 Hometown: Calgary, AB Favorite Food: Pasta with Chicken Career Goals: Orthodontist Hockey Goals: Scholarship

GARRET BRISEBOIS

THE BROTHERS COLPRON

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Gage Colpron (left) is in his final year of junior hockey eligibility with the Campbell River Storm, while his brother Rhys is just getting started here. Gage and Rhys Colpron, like most boys growing up in Canada, were surrounded by hockey in their early days. And they still are. They spend a good deal of their time these days at Rod Brind’Amour Arena as members of the Campbell River Storm. There was a den full of hockey paraphernalia in their house growing up – mainly celebrating their hometown Kelowna Rockets – and their days were filled with the sounds of laughter and pucks sinking into snowbanks around backyard rinks and frozen ponds. These days, however, hockey is more work and less play. Not that they aren’t enjoying it. “I spend a lot of time here,” Gage says, looking around the rink. “I’m here about 20 hours a week, and rookies are here even more, doing laundry and stuff,” he laughs, looking at younger brother Rhys, who just smiles. Rhys is the quiet one, but that could be just because he’s not used to this yet. He’s the rookie.

Gage is going into his third and ﬁnal season with the Storm. He got here when he was Rhys’ age, so he knows what he’s going through. Except Gage didn’t have an older brother to walk him through it. “He’s got potential,” Gage laughs, clapping his younger brother on the shoulder. “He worked really hard over the summer, because he knew this is where he wanted to play.” Gage was lucky, he says, in that when he joined the team, he didn’t really have to work for it. His brother wasn’t so lucky. “The team wasn’t as strong back then,” Gage says. “I was basically guaranteed a spot if I wanted it. Rhys wasn’t. He really had to earn it. And he did.” It’s likely Gage would have made the squad had he wanted to even if it was a stronger team at the time. Head coach Lee Stone told reporters at last year’s Cyclone Taylor Cup tournament that

Gage is “one of the best rightwingers in Junior B hockey. He comes every night for us. He’s a real leader on and off the ice,” so he obviously thinks very highly of the forward. Which is why he recruited him out of minor hockey in Kelowna and convinced him to come out to the Island and join the Storm. It’s certainly paid off. During last year’s championship season, Gage led the team with 84 points – 42 goals and 42 assists – and was a force to be reckoned with when the team had the man advantage, as well, potting 12 power-play goals on the season. In the opening four games of this year, he’s already found the back of the net six times and added seven helpers, averaging over three points per game. So Gage is in his final year with the team, and he’s tearing up the scoreboard. He’s the team’s leader both on and off the ice. He’s been a part of the squad going from the bottom to top of the league. How does he feel about this

year’s team? “At the beginning of the summer, we had a lot of really skilled forwards,” he says. “And then over the summer, (coach Lee) Stone did such a good job of recruiting defencemen. We have eight defencemen that would all probably be top-2 on another team right now. Everything right now is looking really strong. “My first year, it was a struggle. We had a bunch of new guys. And then last year we had a lot of returning players, which was nice. We definitely had more skill than in my first year. And this year, I think we’re even better. I haven’t seen a team that has the structure in place and talent on the ice that we already have in September. It’s pretty wild.” What’s next for the Colpron brothers? “I’m hoping to play some college hockey somewhere next year,” Gage says. “Either in the States or up here, it doesn’t really matter. I just want to keep playing the

game. Maybe use hockey to help get a degree.” He’s planning on going into business, he says. He’s a numbers guy. Rhys is more about working with his hands. He wants to become a mechanic. He’s got a couple of years of eligibility left in junior hockey, but he knows hockey isn’t his future. “I’ve already done a year of college,” Rhys says. “I might just play hockey for a year and then get my life started. It kind of depends on how this year goes,” he says honestly. And with that, the boys are oﬀ to get dressed for practice. They’ve got to put in a workout before getting on the bus for their next road game. “Stone working you guys hard?” I ask as they take oﬀ for the dressing room. “Always,” they laugh. But that’s what brings home championships, I suppose. Good luck, boys – in whatever you go on to do.