I’ve received a few e-mails asking me my opinion on what Dwight Jaynes wrote in the Portland Tribune today regarding the group led by Brent Peterson and the possible purchase of the Winter Hawks.
My response has been the same to each – it is hard to comment on it as there really isn’t anything to [...]
Tribune Articles…
Hawks Select Trunev…
With the third overall pick in the 2008 CHL Import Draft, the Portland Winter Hawks have selected from Severstal Cherepovets, 1990 born Right Wing Maxim Trunev.
Trunev is 5′11, 174 lbs. and was the 5th round selection, #138 overall, of the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL Entry Draft last weekend.
Trunev is described as an incredibly fast [...]
Import Draft/Preseason Notes…
The 2008 CHL Import Draft goes tomorrow morning (early on the West Coast – starting at 6:00 AM local time). This is a chance for teams to add European players to their protected lists. Some teams will be looking to add two players, some one and some will most likely pass on their picks.
Here is [...]
What’s Next?
There are very few TV series that I follow with any regularity, but one that I did follow from Day 1 until it went off the air after seven seasons was “The West Wing”. While I am not much into politics, it was an extremely well written show that had intelligent story lines, humor and [...]
Friday Update…
I’m getting ready to fly back to Portland shortly, so this will be fairly brief.
First off, I wasn’t overly surprised at the press release that the WHL put out regarding the Winter Hawks situation. It is imperative that the Hawks do whatever it takes to get the on-ice product back to a competitive level and [...]
The View from the North…
I’m writing this from my hotel room in Richmond, BC, as I’m up here for a few days of sales calls and trade shows. My hotel is literally right next door to the Richmond Ice Centre, home of the Seafair Minor Hockey Association, where Hawk prospect Kyzen Loo played his Bantam hockey.
I walked over this [...]
14 And Counting…
One of the advantages of working from home was that I got a chance to watch the Monday playoff between Tiger Woods (Getty Images photo) and Rocco Mediate in the U.S. Open.
It was the 14th major championship for Woods, just four behind Jack Nicklaus on the all-time list.
While I was quietly rooting for the underdog [...]
Random Rumblings…
Catching up on some random thoughts…
With the Stanley Cup decided, we in the hockey world are in a bit of a lull between now and the NHL Draft followed closely by the CHL Import Draft. This would explain the lack of regular posts on most blogs…including this one.
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I’ve spent a fair amount of time lately [...]
Glen Wesley Retires…
After 21 seasons and nearly 1500 regular season games, former Portland Winter Hawk Glen Wesley has retired from his playing days with the Carolina Hurricanes.
He isn’t leaving the organization, as he is now the Director of Defenseman Development for the Hurricanes moving forward.
You can read the transcript of his retirement press conference here.
Wesley played 1457 [...]
Game 6 Tonight…
Marian Hossa (pictured – courtesy Getty Images) and the Pittsburgh Penguins have a chance on home ice tonight to even the Stanley Cup Final and force a deciding Game 7 in Detroit.
It looked over for the Pens on Monday night, down a goal in the final minute, before Hossa threw the puck on net from [...]
