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As mentioned yesterday, there was plenty of hockey notes last week, a good percentage of which surrounded the expansion Seattle Kraken
Interestingly enough, there were also multiple notes that connected the Owen Sound Attack to the Kraken
In the expansion draft last week, two former Attack defenders were scooped up by Seattle
The Kraken acquired Mark Giordano from Calgary & Kurtis MacDermid from the LA Kings as part of their original entry into the NHL
Giordano leaves Calgary with a sterling reputation on and off the ice, but approaching age 38, the Flames made what they felt was a realistic decision
As for MacDermid, the L.A. Kings will tell you there was interest in his services in 2020 at the Trade Deadline.
Plus, at some point in time Seattle General Manager Ron Francis would have been a teammate of MacDermid’s father, Paul, with the old Hartford Whalers.
Here’s some more Attack notes;
Cedric Guindon and Athletic Therapist Andy Brown are at Hockey Canada’s Under-18 Development Camp which is underway in Alberta.
Plus, we’re 6 weeks away from the schedule pre-season game between the Attack & Barrie
And unless I miss my bet, there could be a major announcement from the city of Owen Sound pertaining to the Attack, maybe as soon as tomorrow.
If the sources are accurate, the NHL’s schedule would indicate there’s something BIG on the horizon for late January.
We’ll see.
For Pete’s Auto Body, I’m Fred Wallace.