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The Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) is hosting a series of minor hockey summits across Ontario over the next month and one of their stops brings them to Sudbury. This summit will be held at the Howard Johnson Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 14.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Shawn Sirman isn't the type of person who waits for good things around for great opportunities to be handed to him. The Val Caron native went out on a limb and earned everything he knows about hockey the hard way.

BY SCOTT HADDOW The 2007 OHL trade deadline was sheer lunacy. In the past, teams have always paid a hefty price to land talent at the deadline, but this year took the cake and the platter it was served on and the knife that cut it up.

Even with a new number one goaltender and a new forward in the line-up, the Sudbury Wolves are still searching for their first win in 2007, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Mississauga Ice Dogs Wednesday night.

As OHL brass prepare their teams for the playoffs, Sudbury Wolves head coach and general manager pulled the trigger on three deals Jan. 9. In a deal with the Toronto St.

BY SCOTT HADDOW   After the Kitchener Rangers acquired Steve Downie from the Peterborough Petes on Sunday, it leaves the Sudbury Wolves in an interesting position.

BY SCOTT HADDOW   The Kitchener Rangers won the Steve Downie sweepstakes by trading Dowling boy Yves Bastien and three second round draft picks to the Peterborough Petes.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Hello OHL fans, it's time for another round of news, stats and happenings in the best junior hockey league in the world. Let's start with some World Junior Championship (WJC) stuff first.

Anaheim Ducks bench boss and native Sudburian Randy Carlyle has been named as the head coach of the Western Conference at the NHL All-Star Game Jan. 24 in Dallas. The head coach of the the top team in each NHL conference as of Jan.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Sudbury Wolves head coach and GM Mike Foligno is stressing a defence first concept to his players to start the New Year.