Randy Leung and Simon Hatch were removed from the Piranhas DBC active roster after the Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival.

Randy Leung

Randy, a 3rd year medical student at the University of Toronto, had originally retired from the team in 2003 due to the commencement of his internship duties. However, with a depleted roster, the future Dr. Leung came back to the team during a relative lull in his hospital duties to provide veteran leadership for the first half of its season. Currently beginning his rotation in obstetrics and gynecology, Randy is not only a decorated scholar and excellent paddler, but also a former high school sprinter and National Karate champion. He has made a strong contribution to the team's engine room for three years, and was a member of the Greater Toronto Dragon Boat Club's Premier Men's "B" Team. The team wishes nothing but the best to a nice guy who thrived on competition and helped others around him to get better. He will be sorely missed by the team.

Simon Hatch

Simon Hatch, a recent graduate of the University of Toronto's Computer Science program was in his first year as a Piranha when a job opportunity in Montreal arose that he could not turn down. Simon, who has paddled for both the U of T ViCrew and New Dragonz, has been a key addition to the Piranhas engine room and hopes to return to the team for the 2005 season.

Amidst the departure of two key paddlers comes the return of two paddlers. Rookie Arun Nayak, a former professional cyclist in Europe returned from a potentially life-threatening infection from water at the Sunnyside Pavillion's training facility. Second-year Piranha Glyndon Bonnick came out of retirement and Willie 'Vatoloco' Desintonio returns to the Piranhas after the conclusion of season for the RBC Royal Dragons.