Coach Al Sims and captain Colin Chaulk retired, and now so has the goaltender who backstopped them to four championships between 2008 and 2012.Tom Mele, who is expected to return to the Komets this season, scored for Springfield of the American Hockey League in a 4-2 exhibition loss to Connecticut.
Click here, and there are some other familiar names in that game story. (Also, the video is from that game.)
- This is also an interesting story on how AHL coaches keep moving up to the NHL.
- Who names the sports teams in Bloomington, Ill.? The hockey team is -- blech -- the Blaze. Now, the basketball team is the Central Illinois Drive ... with, obviously, a rocket on its logo.
- Remember, I need your help with this: Click here.
