Stefan Legein on HNIC Radio

About a five minute interview on Hockey Night in Canada Radio (Sirius Satellite Radio) with Stefan Legein (interviewed by Jeff Marek & Cassie Campbell).  Some notes of what I remember.

• He sounded great, happy, doing well, glad for the decision.
• He quelshed the rumor that he worked for Boston Pizza.  He simply ate there.
• He said he started training again about a month ago with the St. Catharines Falcons. The itinerary I read online is the timeline he gave.
• He doesn't regret his decision, though he also doesn't regret all the things he did before he got burned out.  He said he needed the time to decide what he really wanted.
• He advised all the young players out there to find time for themselves; not necessarily take time off like he did, but still, take time off in the offseason.
• He said he would have never walked away during the season.  He would have stick it out.  He also said Howson was understanding.  He hopes the Jackets players will give him a chance.  He also said the Steve Mason was doing an awesome job.

That's all I can remember.

Midweek updates

• Augusta Lynx of the ECHL is no more.
  
• Stefan Legein is (might) be coming back to hockey (I'll believe it when I see it).
• Sean Avery suspended indefinitly (Not sure about the precedent, but I am so freakin' happy about it.)
  

Apologies, Fantasy Hockey, Stefan Legein & More

My apologies for the slight break in blogging. Little or no hockey news (or just too late to blog about it) plus a very busy time at work plus some hiccups in life equals a very bad blogger. Now without further ado...

Hey Blue Jackets Fans!! I have started a Fantasy Hockey League on CBSSports.com. You can name your team after your fave Jacket past & present. It's a weekly Head to Head, with an automated draft set for September 20. Please join {League Name: "Columbus Blue Jackets Fans"}; I have 5 more spots to fill. (I also have a league for hockey fans in Indiana; So please, if you are a fan living in Indiana, please join {League Name: "Hoosier Fantasy Hockey League"}- because I need 11 more people...). These are all free leagues, of course. [EDITED: I tried to provide links but it only went to my teams for some reason. If I can find links to the league in order to join, I will post it up]

Canada's Sportsnet (Ontario Region) website tries to make sense of Stefan Legein.

So, it's a little over three weeks till the first preseason game (I'm nearly 90% sure I'm going to the first Jackets preseason game in Chicago). Mix feelings about whether I want this time to move quickly or not: I want hockey and I want it now, though that also means that while I'm (almost 90% sure I will be) at that first preseason game, my other half will be flying overseas to visit family for 4-5 weeks. So, I'm sure it will be a very lonely time those 4-5 weeks, watching hockey, reading hockey, reading Star Wars novels (yes, I'm a geek) and hiding from society in general. But at least I'll have hockey.

Discussion: Should I break out my Pazzie jersey to wear in Chicago, or should I go low-key for my safety?