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1998 was a major transition year for the Ariss Old Macks. We lost our sponsorship in 1997 but kept wearing the same jerseys for the remainder of 1997 and into 1998. Then, we brought in players from another team who were looking for tournaments to play in. They had in the past only been on our taxi squad but it was in 1998 that players from the Muff Hawks joined our team. At the same time, during one of our infamous summer BBQ's at Doug's place, we voted on and decided on a new name, something reflective of where we live, something some of us 'oldtimers' could relate too, and we also voted on a uniform, something standard that is easily recognizable and something we can buy spare parts for.

Thus, we became the The Pickering Teepees.

• The uniform is obvious, it is the Chicago Blackhawks away uniform.
• Part of the name is obvious, Pickering, Ontario, Canada where we live.
• The Teepees part of the name is not too obvious. No, it has nothing to do with where the Indian on the uniform lives. It is derived from something we remember in Pickering before 1979, and that something is our favorite drive-in theatre, The Teepee Drive-In !

So there you have it, a really useless piece of trivia that can be used to cause brain cramps when you try to remember anything about the name of our team.

Meanwhile, the 1998 tournament season was quite good. We were in five and won three of them.

Pickering - Bob Baun					Pickering Bedwell
January  						February

Second Wind 1  Ariss 2	                            	Markham 35+ 6 Ariss 2
Goulding Park 0 Ariss 9				    	Weatherall 1 Ariss 3	
Katchiwano 4 Ariss 2					Dusty Styx 2 Ariss 1
Final: Katchiwano 0 Ariss 2
The 4 games vs Katchiwano since 1997 are  
some of the better oldtimers hockey I have 
played in. We  beat them in the finals in
1997 also.   			
		        
Ajax Antiques	   				  			
April						
Blue Haired Lightning 1 Ariss 1					                        
Dirty Dozen 0 Ariss 8                                                
Final: Blue Haired Lightning 3 Ariss 4				
Champs in a shootout	                        

That was the last tournament for the ARISS OLD MACKS.  1989 - 1998 r.i.p.


The beginning of a new era, a new team, with a new way of winning: The Pickering Teepees

Pickering Alumni Tournament      			Millbrook	   				  			
September 1998  						November 1998
										
Weatherall 2 Teepees 7	        			       	Cavan Blazers 5 Teepees 4                 
Tudor Arms 1 Teepees 2    					Blue Haired Lightning 4 Teepees 0
Vanderlynde 0 Teepees 6                                         Omemee 3 Teepees 1
Weatherall 1 Teepees 8
Final: Tudor Arms 3 Teepees 8