Who is the next pro hockey player to own a piece of real estate in the Okanagan?You can add Blake Comeau to the list.
Comeau bought a new home this summer, and had a house warming party - if you will - this past weekend with former teammates.
What amazes me is Comeau has already purchased a home at 21.
At 21, I was having problems purchasing a tank of gas to drive my 1986 Honda Civic around the streets of Swift Current.
Blake Comeau probably has one of the best nicknames I have ever heard - Creep!
When Comeau was 15, he had a chance to play three games with the Rockets on a Saskatchewan road trip. The Rockets Athletic Therapist at the time, Scott Hoyer, gave him the name because the Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan resident was just creeping him out with his blank stare.
To this very day the nickname has stuck - Creep!
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James McEwan's youngest brother will be attending the Rockets rookie camp this fall.
Josh McEwan, who is just 16, will be given the chance to show his stuff, while his older brother nails down an overage spot, and proves to those that doubt him that he is the best bet to be the team's next captain.
________________________________It's always great to see former Rocket players back for the alumni tournament.
It seems that every year each one of them grows just a little bit bigger.
Or am I just starting to shrink? Even Tyler Mosienko is bigger!
Speaking of Mosienko, he hasn't changed a bit since his days with the Rockets. He is still the quirky teenager I remember when he played five seasons with the Rockets.
When I asked him about last season in the East Coast Hockey League, he said, "Las Vegas", his eyes lighting up, "It's wild man", he said with a laugh.
Mosienko will again have a tryout this fall with an American Hockey League team, but is preparing himself to go back to Vegas for another season.
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Do you remember who was the referee for the alumni game last summer?
It was Ryan Huska.
This summer Huska did his best job of avoiding the alumni game like it was the plague. Could you imagine all of the people who would have come up to him and asked if he is going to be the new head coach? Sunday's referee (I use that term loosely) was Kim Gellert, a scout with the Buffalo Sabres.
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Nice to see some current Rockets participating in the alumni game. Cody Almond, Myles MacRae, The Bloodoff boys and Luke Schenn were taking part.
Former Rockets still in the league, Clayton Bauer (Kootenay) and Troy Ofukany (Regina) also played in the contest.
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