The Bulldogs Spring Camp is in the books. I had a busy weekend and didn't make it down there as much as I would've liked to, but when I got there the action was fierce. All the players returning from last year knew when they left at the end of February what they needed to work on when they came back to fight for a spot for next season. I am not sure if the team has had to make the tough decision to tell some guys they won't be returning but I would not be surprised if that was the case. Whether these players would be outright released or there would be an attempt to trade them I cannot say. I'm not sure that this is something a press release will come out about, so I'll see what I can find out from the team or the players themselves. As you all know if you have read this blog before, I'm not big on speculation and guessing, especially when it comes to the kids and their families.
I didn't make it to the rink Saturday night because I was attending the "you thought you got away with it but you didn't" surprise 50th birthday party my good friend and partner in crime on Bulldogs home Broadcasts Rick Schievink. Helma did a great job planning this one, as they were gone on vacation when Rick turned the big 5-0, and he thought he would get away with not having a party. Not so Ricky. Saturday night about a dozen of us sneaked into the living room while Rick was preoccupied with hockey work in his office, and then we got the big SURPRISE in. Good stuff! Hammer's Mexican PinWheels were a huge success on the appie buffet!
Happy Birthday Ricky!
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Here is the itinerary for the CBC visit to Port Alberni to shoot a feature on 2008 Beijing Olympian Travis Cross. Please get out and attend these events if you can, and don't miss Travis with me Wednesday and Thursday mornings on the 93.3 The Peak FM morning show !
Alberni Valley Wrestling Invitation
A Message to the Citizens of the Alberni Valley,
You are invited to show your support for Port Alberni’s own Olympian Travis Cross. Come out and celebrate Travis’s accomplishments and show CBC and the rest of Canada what a great community Port Alberni is.
Tuesday April 29 from 3-5 pm at Safeway – There will be an Olympic display with Cross t-shirts and decals for sale and Travis will be on hand to sign autographs and chat. CBC will be stopping by to film the great support Travis gets from our community.
Wednesday April 30 from 12-2 pm at Boston Pizza – Come by and have lunch and get served by Travis or one of his teammates or coaches. All tips will be matched by Boston Pizza and will go toward Travis’s training expenses. Several people and organizations will be making donations. T-shirts and decals will be available. Hopefully the weather will be good and the patio can be open. CBC will be there to film all the community spirit and pride.
In addition Travis and some of his supporters will be having breakfast at two of his most committed business sponsors the Swale Rock Café and Smitty’s Restaurant. If you want to stop by Tuesday morning at 8 am at the Swale Rock Café or Wednesday morning at 8:30 am at Smitty’s Travis and friends will be there. Travis will also be on ADSS’s ABC News at ADSS on Tuesday, speaking at Neill Middle school that same day, John Howitt Elementary on Wednesday and he will join the “Hammer” for the Wednesday and Thursday morning show interviews just after 8:10am on 93.3 THE PEAK FM.
Travis, his family and his support team would like to thank the people of the Alberni Valley for your amazing support. He is proud to represent out community and our country on the international stage. He is working hard in preparation for the greatest event on earth, the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing China. All of your support and good wishes feed his determination and give him strength.
Please pass this invitation on to your contacts as we really hope to have good turn outs for these events.
Thank you sincerely,
Tom McEvay
Tom McEvay
Alberni Wrestling
Are the Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars making NHL history? Are they close to it, or have they made it already?
I ask about the Penguins because they have started the playoffs with 6 consecutive wins. Not too bad.
The Dallas Stars achievement is even more impressive in my opinion, in that they have now gone into TWO straight series as the LOWER seed, and after last night both times they have returned home with 2-0 series leads. I have tried to find that one out, but it might be for the Wizards at the Elias Sports Bureau to figure out....Has an NHL team ever gone into the opening two series as the lower seed and returned home up 2-0 both times?
I know it's early, and I know that one team can look like they can't lose one series and like they can't win the next....But WOW does Dallas ever look good to me. Leadership, toughness, skill, composure, special teams, intangibles, goal tending, etc etc etc.
Look out for the Stars!
That's it for THIS morning. I will attempt to talk Satellite Radio and about other blogs I read later today.
Cheers,
Hammer
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