Summit Series Redux- take a little credit BCHL!+ exhibition season begins

photo: hockeycanada.ca

Well, it's one way to make a Monday morning a little less rough-throw an international hockey game on the sked! The "Super Series 07" kicked off this morning in Ufa Russia. Hmm, they have cheerleaders at hockey games in Russia. Who knew? Anyway, being that I'm stuck here at the radio station in the middle of doing a show I have to do my best to keep up to date on this game by relying on the scoreboard updates and when it works- TSN.ca broadband. I finally got that up and running in the second period. As I type this, it's 4-2 Canada late in the second period. I look forward to watching a game or two or more in this series. Should be interesting.

photo: sportsnet.ca

This is where the "take a little credit BCHL" part comes in. Canada's Captain for this tournament- none other than Vancouver Giant Milan Lucic. Yes, the same one that was named the MVP of the Memorial Cup. The same Milan Lucic that suited up in the BCHL with the Coquitlam Express in 2003-2004. Yes yes yes I know that he is playing in the WHL now and was playing in the Dub when he was named the Memorial Cup MVP. HOWEVER the BCHL is a developmental league and they should be taking some of the credit that a player that once played in their league is now wearing the "C" for our country, that a player that once played in their league was the Memorial Cup's Most Valuable Player.

I just caught a couple of seconds of game 1 on the TSN broadband feed. Unfortunately, the few seconds I caught involved Kyle Turris ending up teeth first into the top of the boards as he went overtop of the Russian player he was trying to hit as the Russian ended up falling down as the hit was coming.

Again, having a former BCHL'er (a recent one at that) in Turris playing for our country at the highest level is something that the league should be patting themselves on the back about.

As I haven't been able to watch much of the game today, I would appreciate any comments on how Turris looked out there from someone who got to watch most of it today. That might end up being a blog reader from out of province, as 6am on a Monday is a die-hard time to get up to watch a hockey game!

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It's time to play for REAL! Well.......sort of. Not for keeps, but at least for real. Does that make sense? Exhibition season kicks off tonight for the Dogs as they travel down to Duncan and the BIG STICK to face the Cowichan Valley Capitals, a 6pm start time. Sadly, I can't make it to this one as I will be over in Vancouver and back later today attending to some things. So, if anyone heads down there or if any Capitals fans are reading this, don't be shy to say a couple of words on the game and the players that stood out in the COMMENTS section below.

The Dogs travel home Tuesday for their first exhibition tilt on home ice, a 7pm start time as they host the Victoria Grizzlies.

That's it for today. Over to Vancouver and back for me so it's a busy day. Have a good one!

Hammer