Komets

Mitch Woods said this afternoon he's not going to be able to play for the Komets this year. It's a combination of a good job opportunity and some other personal considerations. Woods is working as a youth care worker in his hometown of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The job, he said, entails working with kids who have criminal backgrounds or who have been taken away from bad families.

Better known to bloggers as Chuckitt. He is going to receive the Colin Lister Award at the Northeast Indiana Baseball Association's Hall of Fame banquet on Jan. 29. Chuck is a long-time player, coach and manager for the Wallen Little League, and the award honors "dedication to the game of baseball and its historic legacy." As someone who has won it previously, I saw welcome to the club

I talked to David Franke, and he said nothing is finalized yet. Mitch has a really good job in a Youth Work Release Program and he's trying to get a leave of absence for the year. The leave was supposedly approved earlier in the summer, but now something has changed.

'We're still hopeful he can get his waiver and protect his job up there," Franke said. "We'll know more by Thursday or Friday."

Franke also said he heard from Travis Whitehead today, and the center has been asked to stay with Norfolk at least throught the weekend. It's doubtful Whitehead will sho

Rick Varone is back in Fort Wayne from camp with Lake Erie and is getting checked out for what the Komets hope is a minor rib injury.

Evgeny Saidachev is also back in Fort Wayne after going to camp with Worcester and scoring a goal and an assist in two exhibition games.

Mathieu Curadeau also went to Worcester's camp and is going to sign with Kalamazoo.

Maxime Gravelle is going back to college.

Rick Whitehead is still in Norfolk's camp.

Former Komet Mike Butters has been reassigned from Norfolk's GM to a scout and had a year added to his contract.

we're in

You can see it here.

Thanks, RK

http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/index.html?article_id=...

I was watching Letterman last night when he did a bit about new Fall TV shows.

NEW FALL SHOWS
- Thursdays at 10 PM on CBS -- "ABBACADAVER" -- This spine-tingling forensics show follows supergroup ABBA as they solve murders in Sweden  

- Fridays at 9 PM on NBC -- "SUGAR AND SPICE" -- Rookie police officers Hank Sugar and Carla Spice are gonna clean up Miami's crime scene ---- if they don't kill each other first."  

You can read what the boys had to say about their workouts here.

Can you smell The Komets started informal preseason practice at McMillen Park Ice Arena on Monday morning. Today the crew included Colin Chaulk, Leo Thomas, Guy Dupuis, Konstantin Shafranov, P.C. Drouin, Nick Boucher, Brandon Warner, Keith Rodger, Rick Varone, Matt Syroczynski, Ryan Potts, goalie Tommy Shear and local player Greg Leffler. Kevin Bertram was there on Monday.

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