Nickel Capital Wolves tryouts this weekend

By Sabrina Byrnes

The reigning champs of the 2008 Telus Cup Midget AAA Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves will be holding tryouts beginning this weekend at Laurentian University.

General Manager of the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves Albert Corradini says this can be a stressful time of the year for kids and families as the pressure is on for kids to be a part of a hockey team. With Sudbury claiming the Telus cup last year, Corradini said he feels that the pressure will be even higher on a lot of the kids.

"We're really going to try and downplay the pressure that a lot of these kids, I think, are ultimately going to feel and try to make them understand that last year we were a good team that went a long way. But we had ups and downs.

We went through losses. We went through slumps. We went through injuries. And we're expecting the same thing's going to happen this year," said Corradini. "We just try to encourage them to come out, give their best, show us what they got and hopefully things are going to happen the way they'd like to see them happen."

Corradini said he expects about 70 kids will try out for the team. The tryouts are a lengthy process, but are conducted in such a way that the youngsters have the opportunity to show what they can do.

Registration will be Sunday, Aug. 17 at Laurentian University at 5 p.m. on the main track and participants should be prepared to take part in some fitness testing. On-ice sessions are scheduled for Aug.18, 19 and 21 at Cambrian Arena. The cost for all sessions is $75. For more information phone Corradini at 688-7746.