Along with the Sudbury U18 Nickel Capitals and the North Bay U16 Trappers, Soo Jr. Greyhounds are among the upper class teams atop the standings of the eight…
There are many in Sault Ste. Marie who could wear the unofficial title of ‘Mr. Soccer.’ Names that quickly spring to mind include some who have passed on and some who are still with us. Names such as Joe Kin Sr., Milo Filipcic, Pipa Saric, Tom McGunnigle, Cor Van Rooy, Oreste Hryniewicz, Joe Tomas, Barry Fera, Mike Jurko, George Dvorak, Dennis Maninos, Angelo Gaccione, Clive Wilkinson and Ian MacKenzie are all worthy of a Mr. Soccer moniker. Then there is Tony Celli, a personable yet, in his own way, quiet gentleman who became another face for soccer in Sault Ste. Marie as a player, coach, executive and mentor.
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They have shown well through eight games to date with their COVID-19 cohorts from the Great North Under 18 Hockey League. To be sure, head coach Jamie (Hendo) Henderson and his Soo Jr. Greyhounds have posted an impressive record of 4-2-2 against the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves in eight mini matches thus far this season. But aside from inter squad competition and scheduled skill sessions, the Jr. Greyhounds and the rest of the teams in the Great North are now on hiatus from game play until a yet to be determined date in January. Meantime, the hard-driven, hard-driving Henderson has liked what he has seen of the Jr. Greyhounds so far in successive weekends of home and home play with the Nickel Capital Wolves.