With the Klippers' 5-4 loss in Yorkton last night, they have officially ended the season-opening road trip forced by the fire at the West Central Events Centre.
Could they have done better in their first four games? Absolutely. They were in full control of the La Ronge game until Andrew Dommett got crunched, and they blew a pair of two-goal leads last night in Yorkton.
That said, there's nothing wrong with going .500 on the road, much less without your captain for 2 1/2 of those games.
Now the team gets a full week off to log some time in their brand new fitness room at the WCEC and get ready for the grand re-opening on Oct. 2, when they play the Battlefords North Stars in their home opener.
It sounds like Larry Wintoneak tried a number of players with Calkins and Adamyk last night and also juggled some other lines, so we'll have to wait and see what he comes up with a week from now.
Ryan Benn, Kiley Long and Tanner Kissick all saw their first action of the season on the Melville/Yorkton trip, so every player on the roster has now featured in at least one game. Dommett's injury means there will likely only be one cut up front for now, but I expect it to be made in the coming week.
Before their week off, though, the Klippers must face a team of local "celebrities" (so they tell us) in a street hockey game today on Main Street. The annual Goose Festival game kicks off at 5:30.
I had told Dommer in training camp that I was going to fight him this year, to follow up on my bout with Wintoneak last year. Since that won't happen, I'll have to pick on someone else.
Rumours are swirling that Taylor Duzan will get the start in goal. His team better hope he's a better tender than right fielder.
I can't wait to see how the Klippers try to cheat this year. Last year they made us wear the black jerseys in sweltering 32-degree heat, while playing uphill. Referee Rod Perkins finally found it in his heart to give us the downhill slope halfway through, but we had to keep the blacks.
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