Calm Before the Storm

"motivate the situation

comprehend my intuition

understand the bigger plan"

Halo Friendlies: "Don't Let Me Down"

I know it's a bit quiet today and will be on Thursday...but that's because PW's Spanking New Fourth Annual Season Preview is in the works for Friday morning, as well as the Blaze section of the season preview over at The Cat's Whiskers and another instalment of Frozen Dreams to appear in the next week or two-so there is a lot of activity going on under the surface, honest.

But while we're waiting for that, the fruits of which will start to bloom on Friday, let's graze on the tidbits of EIHL news that have been floating around recently to feed your starving eyes...mostly involving Edinburgh:

Edinburgh sign Andrew Sharp...:...and one of the major reasons, Doug Christiansen says, is to get people talking about Edinburgh. Judging by a thirteen-page forum thread on THF which is still running even now-I'd say he's done that.

...and Owen Fussey...: Now, Fussey is good. Very good. A big power-forward who has four games in the NHL and has never played lower than ECHL or comparable (Italy last year), the British-passport-holder (a fact which I'm sure has made Paul Thompson prick up his ears), he's the "sweetener" to the very sour taste that signing Andrew Sharp will leave in a fan's mouth. His stats are here.

..and Simon Lambert: ..., from the CHL, who, reportedly, will be the quickest forward in the league. I'm expecting, for those of you who remember him, a Patric Lochi for the EIHL era. And a fan favourite in Edinburgh in the making.

Now, all they need is a decent goalie...

Hocktoberfest!: Despite the awful name, the idea of having all EIHL teams appear in action at one venue in a single day is an awesome, exciting one. And it's happening in Sheffield on October 4th, as the EIHL introduce a new competition. The Breakaway is already looking at live-blogging it...more on this to come next week..

I know that's very quick indeed...and there may well be a fair amount of news I've missed or will only touch on (including Cardiff's new sponsorship deal) but that's simply due to stuff piling up. I apologise to those teams, players and signings I've not considered...

Check back on Friday, though...the season preview will be done and up. And, that, you can guarantee, will be more comprehensive than a whole island's worth of secondary schools...

Keep keeping your eye on the puck...