Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Wrapping Things Up

I wasn't able to stick around at the the season ticket holder party at the LEC tonight long enough to witness the presentation of the team awards, but here they are as per Bryan Benway's press release:

-Team MVP: Darryl Smith
-Fastest Skater: Bobby Russell
-Smartest Player: Jeff Bes
-Tough Man: Erick Lizon
-Best Hair: Igor Agarunov
-Best Dressed: Igor Agarunov
-Ladies Man: Jason Dixon
-Worst Dancer: Jaye Judd
-Mr. Neat Freak: Devin Featherstone
-Best Cook: Jaye Judd
-Grumpiest Player (Presented by Terry Ruskowski): Jeff Bes

Hopefully Judd getting worst dancer isn't a result of the guys making fun of him about his bum legs, but I'm glad to report he is feeling better even though it's a little too late now.

Sadly, a lot of the other guys will be sticking around for surgery on those injured parts that nagged the team all season long. Sadly on the surgery part, not the sticking around, of course.

My mission this evening was to interview all the team's vets about the prospects of their returns and say goodbye to everyone, and I accomplished that to the extent that I could. If Brent Cullaton and Andrew Martin were around, I sure as heck couldn't find them.

The story we're running in tomorrow's Times will focus mostly on the vet outlook, but I also spoke to most of them about their thoughts on this season, so I'll be sure to share those on here at some point. Hope those of you who made it to the event had a good time.

Oh, and as some of you were probably informed tonight, Mr. Neat Freak Devin Featherstone dabbles in photography in addition to playing hockey and fighting fires. You can visit his photography site to check his work out. Pretty neat stuff, and that baby foot with the rings is adorable.

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