Here's his comment on the situation:
As to why he left, "I'm excited to back. I just had to take care of something back home It was unfortunate but I had to do it.''
Here's his comment on the situation:
As to why he left, "I'm excited to back. I just had to take care of something back home It was unfortunate but I had to do it.''
Just talked with Komets' GM David Franke who saw the games in Roanoke and Richmond over the weekend.
"I thought we played with a real sense of urgency,'' Franke said. "I thought everybody played hard. We had our best weekend of the year, and I think the changes we made are going to pay off.''
Can you say Kevin St. Pierre, UHL Goaltender of the Week? Slam dunk.
OK, here's a discussion topic that ought to keep you busy: Are the Komets getting better or is the Eastern Division that bad? I think we'll find out for sure next Friday when Adirondack comes to town, but what do you think?
Next trivia question: Where did the Komets once play on an NHL rink? Clue: Mid-80s and they played an NHL farm club.
This one from a more recent vintage:
Bob Chase's birthday will be on Jan. 22. How old will he be?
The Komets are going to have at least one very difficult decision to make next week in terms of their roster. Currently, the Komets are at the league-maximum with 19 healthy bodies. Jason Kean and Brent Rumble are on injured reserve, Lance Galbraith is coming back off team suspension, and Justin Laverdiere will also be activated. That means at least two players have to go on injured reserve or be released. Kelly Miller will be released to return to coaching in Toledo.
For taking the time to read this blog every now and then. I have to admit, when the bosses first approached me about doing this, I said absolutely no way without a significant raise. When they got done laughing, they said, "You're doing it.''
It hasn't been as bad as I feared. I can't believe anyone wants to hear me blather on about my personal thoughts on hockey. Oh, you don't? Thank goodness, I was starting to think there was something wrong with you.
Fort Wayne signed former Komet center Kelly Miller for the weekend as an emergency player to fill in the roster. Miller played 50 games with the Komets in 2001-02 scoring 9 goals and 19 points, and then five scoreless games the next season. He played 52 games last year with Amarillo of the CHL, scoring 9 goals and 22 points.
Ed Campbell just told me he intends to sign with Danbury this week. Danbury is two hours from his South Boston home, and his wife Shannon, whom he married this summer, has a job and would not be able to travel to Fort Wayne with him. She's from Portage, Mich.
"If she was in Kalamazoo, I'd be in Fort Wayne in a heartbeat,'' he said. "The Frankes were great about it and told me they'd fly her out every couple of weeks, but this way I can come home after practices and games and stuff.''
Here's our first (and likely last the way it's going) trivia question:
1. Besides Tod Hartje, what former Komet wrote a book and what was the title?
2. OK, here's another clue. He's probably the most successful Komet of all-time. C'mon, now, that's a huge clue, and I'll just settle for the player and skip the title. And no, I didnt' write it (wish I had).
Oh, man, this truly DOES prove that I'm the most desperate person around in terms of needing to get a life. Oh, the shame!