Dear Friends of HOPE,
If there was a way to support animal welfare that didn't cost a dime, would you do it? Many of you know that HOPE has just opened a nonprofit low cost spay/neuter clinic as our latest endeavor towards end euthanasia of pets caused by overpopulation. What you may not know is that we are entirely funded by donations.
You can read the column here which talks with Robin Bawa and Kevin Kaminski about the CHL's decision to follow NHL guidelines on head shots.
This is how the new rules will be enforced.
And this is a fascinating story the Toronto Star did a few years ago about the problems Kaminski had with his post-concussion syndrome
The Komets who live in Fort Wayne are in their second week of skating at Canlan, and some of the veterans are in much better shape this September than they were last year. P.C. Drouin and Leo Thomas were keeping up with Sean O'Connor, who looks like he's in midseason form. He was amazing today. Bobby Phillips worked construction all summer and said he's as strong as he's ever been, and he looks it. Guy Dupuis, Olivier Legault, Keith Rodger and Brandon Warner have all been working out pretty hard. Nick Boucher just got back into town this afternoon.
I know a lot of you like to attend training camp sessions if possible, and it has not been possible much in the past few years with everything being held at Memorial Coliseum. This year there are a couple of practices, but not scrimmages, that will be held at Canlan Ice Sports and will be open to the public. Here are those dates:
Friday, Oct. 8: 10:30 to Noon
SaturdayThursday, Oct. 14 10 a.m. to Noon
Brett here from the Sydney Bears Ice Hockey team in Australia - the team that Nick Boucher played on this past summer.
The CHL will announce Monday at its meetings in Dallas that it is adopting the same rules on hits to the head as the NHL. The meeting will be held in Dallas. Here's the language to the new rules.
* A lateral, back pressure or blind side hit to an opponent, where the head is targeted and/or the principle point of contact, is no permitted. Lateral contact must be made through the body, not the head. Lateral contact is the responsibility of the hitter to avoid principle contact with the head.
The Fort Wayne Federals junior hockey team will play its first home game against the Wooster Oilers starting at 7 p.m. The teams play a rematch at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Canlan Ice Sports. Tickets cost $6 for adults and $4 for seniors and students. Kids age 12 and younger are admitted free. The team won its first two games last weekend on the road over Tri City by 12-0 and 8-2 scores.
Unlike someone else, I am not making this up: Tomorrow, Sept. 23, is actually Burgee's birthday! He turns 78. Doesn't look a day over 67, does he? No wonder he's got so much money -- he's already on Social Security! Either that or he's been beating Schebig and Steve with sucker bets.
