Tim Hoke's 67th birthday. Rest well, my friend. You are missed, but we all know you are in a better place.
Tim Hoke's 67th birthday. Rest well, my friend. You are missed, but we all know you are in a better place.
Frankie is really struggling. Crowd is very small for a Saturday night crowd, especially for a jersey retirement.
Since I have to work late tonight on HS football, I was not at practice this morning, but I've had a few reports from people who were. EVERYONE was impressed by Brent Henley, and his presence helped pick up the intensity. Because only Nick Boucher and Colin Chaulk are the only ones left who remember Henley, everyone else was wondering just how well a 6-7, 255-pound man was going to be able to get around the ice. They were all quite surprised at the great conditioning Henley has. He even knocked Colin around a few times with some solid checks, and by th.
The Komets have released center Dan LaPointe to put the Komets at 17 skaters. Nothing new on immigration on Thorne and Beech, so Tyler Sims would be the back-up. Brent Henley will play.
This time, just a little one.
He's having his physical late this afternoon with Komets team Dr. Greg Sassmannshausen of Fort Wayne Orthopaedics who did the first surgery on Henley's knee in May 2007.
``We probably won't announce anything until late this afternoon or early tomorrow morning,'' Komets General Manager David Franke said.
If Henley passes the physicals, he is eligible to play Saturday because his immigration status is up to date.
I just talked to him and he's in Fort Wayne tonight.
``I'm unofficially here and I'm thrilled about it. I love it here.''
He's getting his physical done tomorrow, and he's confident there won't be any problems.
``The knee is great,'' he said. ``I saw the doctors in New York, and I'm cleared to go and everything is healed. I'm actually in better shape now becuase I had time for everything else to heal. I don't feel my age which is good.''
You can read about it here with video from YouTube of his fight from last week.
I walked away from my first introduction to Guy Dupuis, impressed, not an easy thing to do in my case. Interestingly enough, I had never seen him play the 'game'. No need. What struck me was his honest, sincere demeanor, and his ability to make people around him comfortable. In time society, forgets about your ability to play the 'game'. From the day you take that jersey off, the world starts to look at you with different eyes.
(Photo taken 10-23-09) Three Komet legends, (L-R) Terry Pembroke, Guy Dupuis, and Eddie Long got together before the Komets 2009 season opener. (Photo by Brian Tombaugh)
