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The Kitchener
Rangers win the Robertson Cup as OHL Champions May 10, 2003. The
team would go on to win the Memorial Cup as the best Junior Team
in Canada.
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Roger Wardell is in his 8th
season as the Television play by play voice of the
Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League. The Broadcasts were awarded a “Prix Impressions
Award” for “Best Sports Coverage” on Rogers Television.
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The Rangers once affiliated with
the New York Rangers of the NHL, have been in existence
since 1963, when the franchise relocated from Guelph.
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Al MacInnis, Scott Stevens,
Brian Bellows, Paul Coffey, Jim Ralph, Derek Roy, Michael
Richards, and Steve
Eminger have all made stops
in the Kitchener system.
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Be sure to check-out Roger’s 1-on-1
interviews with the next crop of NHL talent through-out the
year.
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Scott
Dickie displays a sign a fan handed to him after the
Rangers won the Memorial Cup. "It's a Dickie
Delight" is a signature call Roger used after the
netminder made a great save.
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The
Kitchener Rangers held their Team Awards Banquet May 27,
2003. Back row, Gregory Campbell, T.J. Eason (Harold
Gowing Memorial Trophy as the teams’ Most Improved
Kitchener Minor Hockey Association Player), Michael
Richards, Steve Eminger, and Matt Grennier. Front row
includes Andre Benoit, Petr Kanko, Evan McGrath, and
Marcus Smith.
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Andre Benoit (wins
the Bob "Snowy" Schlieman Award as best
Offensive Defenseman. He's joined by Gregory Campbell,
T.J. Eason, Steve Eminger, Evan McGrath (Michael Pappert
Memorial Trophy as the Rookie of the Year), and Petr
Kanko (Most Popular Player)
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Michael
Richards is named the teams' MVP winning the Jim Malleck
Memorial Trophy, and he also picks up the Jim Reilly
Trophy as the teams Scoring Champion. He's joined
by Steve Eminger who wins the Herchenrader Family award
with the Best Defensive Ability, and Matt Grennier picks
up the Blueline Club Trophy as the Most Gentlemanly
Player. In front is Evan McGrath, and Marcus
Smith.
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Gregory
Campbell wins the Charles Chalkin Memorial Trophy as the
Rangers Best Performer in Play-offs
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The
Rangers Award winners get ready to pose one more time.
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Scott
Dickie celebrates the Robertson Cup May 10, 2003 with
his Family and Friends
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Derek
Roy (2nd round pick of Buffalo Sabres), Scott Dickie,
and Steve Eminger (1st round pick of the Washington
Capitals) celebrate their OHL Championship!
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Gregory
Campbell, with his family and friends celebrate May 10,
2003. Yes, that's Gregory's father Colin Campbell
the Executive VP of the NHL.
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Adam
Keefe, and Michael Richards (possible 1st round NHL
draft pick) pose with the Robertson Cup.
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Roger Wardell and Michael Richards, the Kitchener Rangers
1st round draft pick of 2001 on the set of OHL Primetime.
(October 2002)
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Roger calls a game at the Dom Cardillo Arena in the fall
of 2002 |
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