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Nick Boucher, who was in net when the Fort Wayne Komets won the Turner Cup last season, and who is expected to be the team’s No. 1 goalie this season, will have a tryout with Norfolk of the higher-level American Hockey League.
Norfolk is the top minor-league affiliate of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, but there will be at least four goalies in camp with that team.
Expecting Boucher will be back in Fort Wayne soon, Komets general manager David Franke said he has no plans to bring in another goalie to take Boucher’s spot. The Komets will re-evaluate things in about a week, however, in the event Boucher has a shot of making Norfolk’s roster.
Boucher will be joined in Norfolk by center Mathieu Curadeau and defenseman Jason Beckett, who are on two-way contracts with Norfolk and Fort Wayne, and defenseman Brent Henley, who is mulling over re-signing with the Komets.
Franke said Fort Wayne forward Dominic Osman will get a tryout with Worcester of the AHL, too.
The final race of the season at Baer Field Speedway will take place Saturday, with gates opening at 1 p.m., practice at 3, time trials at 5 and racing at 7:30. Points leaders are Jeremy Wallen (modifieds), Jared Neal (street stocks) and Tim Howard (mini stocks). In addition to the championships being decided, an open-wheel event will be held with the HOSS outlaw winged sprint series and the O’Reilly USA modified series.
Fans can get a preview of this year’s men’s and women’s Purdue basketball teams with the return of Mackey Madness. The event celebrating the first official practice of the season will be Oct. 17 in Mackey Arena. Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Mackey Arena doors will open at 5 p.m., and the men’s and women’s basketball teams will be signing autographs from 5 to 5:45 p.m.
The son of Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy pleaded not guilty to assault for his attack on a player during a March game in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Roy, a goalie with the Quebec Remparts, skated the length of the ice and attacked goalie Bobby Nadeau in a playoff game against the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on March 22.
Oscar Pistorius completed his gold-medal haul at the Paralympics, winning the 400 meters to go with sprint victories in the 100 and 200. The South African double amputee known as “The Blade Runner” finished in 47.49 seconds, a world record for his disability class.
The U.S. women’s national team players have been allocated to the clubs in the new Women’s Professional Soccer league. Each of the seven squads received three players Tuesday. Kristine Lilly will play for Boston, Abby Wambach will be in Washington and goalie Hope Solo in St. Louis. The league is scheduled to debut in April.
Olympic swimmer Brendan Hansen lost his gold medal from the Beijing Games during a flight from Philadelphia to Texas but got it back a day later. Hansen informed Southwest Airlines, Philadelphia police and USA Swimming. A woman who found the medal on the floor in the back of the plane saw that it was from the relay event and contacted police, said Hansen’s mother, Miriam. Hansen met the woman, a college student, and gave her a “huge check,” Miriam Hansen said.
Wizards general manager Mike Nutter will be the guest speaker at Manchester College on Thursday, beginning at 7:15 p.m. Nutter, the 2004 Midwest League Executive of the Year, will speak on making the most of internship possibilities in the Lahman Room of the College Union. The public is invited to attend.
Former IU interim basketball coach Dan Dakich is going behind the radio microphone. Indianapolis station WFNI-AM 1070 says Dakich will host a daily sports talk show from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting Oct. 6. Program director Kent Sterling says the show will focus on all sports, not just basketball. Dakich played and coached at Indiana under Bob Knight and was the head coach for 10 years at Bowling Green before returning to IU last year. He was 3-4 as the interim coach after Kelvin Sampson resigned late in the season.
