No Goal Wolves Play For Next Season

THUNDER BAY, ON, Canada- This was one of the worst hockey games one could ever see in their lives. That being unless you are a Quebec Remparts fan.
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The Thunder Bay Timberwolves were once again playing in front of a packed barn. Don Cherry was here with the rest of CBC's 'Hockey Night in Canada' crew. This was another chance for the people of Thunder Bay to show off their passion for the national game. The fans were ready to go. Thier beloved hockey team was not.
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The fans were on Quebec's goalie, Robert Esche from the player introductions. The drawn out "Bobby" was alternated between the "Go Wolves Go" chant. It looked like this was going to be a fun game. Then came the second period.
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One second past the first minute and the Remparts Andrew Brunette quieted the crowd with his twenty fifth of the season. Eight and a half minutes later, Chris Drury had a pair and Quebec was up three zip. Drury finished the period with four goals. Quebec went to the locker room with a somewhat comfortable eight to zero lead. The game ended with two more goals in the third. Neither of which came off a Wolve's stick.
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"This was as bad as it gets," said Thunder Bay general manager Blake Wendt. "Games like this make it very easy for me to decide who will be here next season. No one." It may have been just frustrating comments from a GM immediately after watching his club get beat in every aspect of the game. But Wendt was just as harsh on his team this morning from his office at Canadian National Gardens. "I've said this many times. I don't get in an uproar if we lose a game. It's going to happen. Doesn't mean I'm fine with losing. I hate to lose. But a loss is alot easier to swallow if we're beat by the better team. If we show up and do our jobs, and just get beat by the better team, that's fine. But when you're beat because you quit... leave your jock at the door. Because you weren't using it anyway. I will not stand for guys that quit or play lazy out there. So we're dead last in the standings. So we're down eight, nine, ten to nothing. So what! Our building was filled up last night. It's filled up every night. They haven't quit on you. Don't quit on them! These last eighteen or so games will show me who wants to and will be here next season. Free agent or not... you don't play out these games for three periods to the best of your abilities. Then you're gone."
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The Timberwolves have the next two days off. They welcome in one of the CCHL's best, Denver Spurs on Tuesday.