SJHL Showcase opens today

The annual SJHL Showcase opens today in Weyburn, and I wish I could be there. But it's just too far to go when there are other events to cover here at home.

I went to last year's Showcase in North Battleford and it was a blast. It's a pretty unique experience to see three or four games in a day, especially with some teams you don't see very often. Watching, say, Flin Flon and Melfort go at it at 11 a.m. is awesome, because you just don't see that.

Add in the fact that the place is packed with scouts from the NCAA, CIS and NHL, and it's a very cool experience.

As Andrew Dommett said, the scouts do come and watch you at other times in the year, but you can't tell me his four goals against the Stars last year didn't have Lake State drooling.

Josh Thorimbert had many scouts watching him at last year's Showcase, including Colorado College, and he helped the Klippers to a win over Melville while there.

The Klippers play the Stars today at 5 p.m. and Flin Flon tomorrow at 11 a.m.

I'm sure Weyburn will do a great job with this. Some people aren't big fans of their arena, but I enjoy it.

Speaking of the Stars, they traded Shayne Morrissey to the OPJHL in a late move that probably surprised a lot of people. The skilled 18-year-old from Newfoundland had been thought of as a huge part of their team this year.

In another late-breaking move, La Ronge traded Richard Cameron to Notre Dame, and he'll face his old team this weekend.