NORM MacNamara is
cautious in announcing
his goals for the coming
hockey season.

The second year coach of
the NorWest Caps (formerly
the North Shore Griffins) has a
good reason for choosing his
words carefully.

The Caps ended last season
a piriful 5-32-2 (win- -loss- tic),
but there’s an optimistic air at
this year’s training, camp.

“We did some heavy
recruiting over the summer
months,” MacNamara admit-

ted. “This year we'll have the
experience we didn’t have last
year.”

That experience will come
in the form of three or four
veteran players, something the
young club didn’t have fast
season.

While recalling the team's
dismal play, MacNamara dida’t
attempt to shift the onus onto
anyone else. But the 32- year-
old benchboss said he’s better
prepared to handle the coming,
season.

“I came onto the team late
Jast year, at the end of July and

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took over the general manag-
ers duties the following
August,” he said. “Ideally all
the general manager's duties
should be fultilled in the sum-
mer and the coaching should
be addressed from then on ... 1
didn’t get that last year.”

It also didn’t heip the Caps
much when the expansion
team was put together without
the benefit of a league expan-
sion draft.

“The last five games of fast
season were the toughest for
the team,” 9 MacNamara
recounted. “Especially for our

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younger players, they went
through an awful lor.”

Despite MacNamara’s opti-
mism far the Junior PB ccam.
the Caps’ work is already cut
out for them.

The team has lost some of
its key plavers from last season
including goaltender Jordan
Sigalet who was drafted by the
Prince George Spruce Kings.
Other notable departures are
Jason Taylor, Adam Stefishen,
Devon Walsh, —Claytan
Whitman, and Tomo Ushida.

“Some teams are out to win
the league championships and

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Td like to be able to do that
too,” MacNamara continued.
“However, our goal is to take
our vounger players and devel-
op them ... help them advance
toa higher league.”

If the Caps’ mandate is one
of player development above
all clsc, this may prove to be a
massive benefit to the young
players. However, how will it
sit with North Shore fans?

“['m sure the community § ;
would love to see an improved : ee
team with five or six veteran CAPS coach Norm
MacNamara is optimistic

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