Hockey time already!

I know there wasn't much of a summer and fall has bitten us hard already, but I still can't believe it's already Gamblers week! The home opener is set for this Saturday. That means the hallway of the Gamblers locker room will soon smell like hockey season. That means that same hallway will be lined with the players' shoes, because the locker room is their "home" for the season and you don't wear shoes inside. It will again be interesting to learn about and get to know many of these new, young men. Nine players are returning from last season. Fourteen are new. This is a big jump for them. All of the new players were very good at their last level, but this league is definitely a big step up in talent. How will they mesh? How good will be they be? That's the beauty of sports and how a bunch young guys become a team. They have big shoes to fill.....last year's team won the Anderson Cup championship. Some of those questions will begin to be answered at 7:05pm Saturday at the Resch. See you in the stands!