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The Morning Skate, Dec. 4: WHL Rockets turn to men’s league goalie, Bo shouldn’t go and 76ers conjure up memories of Grizz

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Sam Bobyn will have a tale to tell when he returns to guarding the net in a Kelowna men’s hockey league later this week.

With undisclosed injuries shelving starting goalie Jackson Whistle and third stringer Michael Herringer, the WHL leading Kelowna Rockets called in Bobyn, 18, from his rec loop to act as an emergency back-up to No. 2 man Jake Morrissey for their Wednesday tilt against the Saskatoon Blades.

Dan Lambert, head coach of the Kelowna Rockets, was down to his fourth string by the end of action on Wednesday.  (Photo by Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)

Dan Lambert, head coach of the Kelowna Rockets, was down to his fourth string goalie by the end of action on Wednesday. (Photo by Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)

Apparently Morrissey missed a memo. He was tossed from the game with 11 minutes to go for scrapping with Saskatoon goalie Nik Amundrud.

Bobyn, who played midget last year in Kelowna and is the son of Rockets doctor Mike Bobyn, stopped the only two shots he faced in a 5-1 victory.

Kelowna coach Dan Lambert made no secret that he wasn’t pleased with Morrissey, telling reporters afterwards, “I’m very disappointed with his decision.”

He added: “I don’t think the league takes it very lightly when goalies meet in the middle and go at it. I’m sure there will be a fine.”

It wasn’t an absurdly testy affair, with the teams winding up with a combined 112 minutes in penalties. All heck broke loose at the 8:40 mark of the third, though, when Kelowna sniper Nick Merkley levelled Saskatoon’s Nikita Soshin with a check the Blades felt was questionable.

Saskatoon’s Alex Forsberg jumped Merkley, Rockets tough guy Tyrell Goulbourne came to Merkley’s aid, and suddenly, without much warning, the goalies were squaring off.

Lambert did say he thinks Whistle, who has appeared in 23 of Kelowna’s 29 games so far, or Herringer will be ready to go for the Rockets’ next game, a Friday contest with the visiting Prince George Cougars.

That will give Bobyn some time to focus on other things, like maybe the rest of the Morning Skate.

THE HOME TEAM

Mr. Jason Botchford steadfastly states in today’s big paper that the Vancouver Canucks shouldn’t loan centre Bo Horvat to the Canadian world junior team. Da Botch believes the Canucks need Horvat’s face-off skills and his size up front, and maintains the Canucks haven’t had an impact 19-year-old since Petr Nedved.

I believe they should keep Horvat just for future Petr Nedved references.

(Some clowns named Johnston and Drance talked about Horvat too, but as a podcast, just to mix it up.)

During the 1990-91 season, Petr Nedved of the Vancouver Canucks looks on during a game against the Los Angeles Kings at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. ( Rick Stewart/Allsport.)

During the 1990-91 season, Petr Nedved of the Vancouver Canucks looks on during a game against the Los Angeles Kings at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. ( Rick Stewart/Allsport.)

One of the teams that Nedved went on to play for was the Pittsburgh Penguins. (SEGUE ALERT. SEGUE ALERT.) The Canucks are in Pittsburgh tonight.

Willie Desjardins was up for the Penguins’ coaching job before taking the Canucks. Mike Johnston, a onetime Canuck assistant who was being considered for the Vancouver post, ended up with the Pittsburgh job.

Desjardins and Johnston played against each in university. They’re both former WHL coaches. But, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Johnston was the best man at Desjardins’s wedding.

You just know Willie brought out the White Board and drew plays up for the whole ceremony, don’t you?

Jim Jamieson made a little preview video:

Botch wrote a game day preview, too.

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CANADIAN CONTENT

The Edmonton Oilers have lost 11 games in a row. Coach Dallas Eakins is doing his best spin job, telling the Edmonton Journal, “Bring it on. It will not break me, and we’ve encouraged our players to think that too.”

Daniel Alfredsson retired as an Ottawa Senator this morning. It garnered attention, as you might imagine, on Twitter.

We even transcribed Alfredsson’s retirment speech. (No we didn’t actually, but someone did.)

It’s long, but a great retrospective look from Red Fisher at Jean Beliveau. Fisher would know — he covered practically the entire career of the big centreman. (Did you know he was asked to become Governor-General in 1994?)

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OTHER STUFF

The Philadelphia 76ers finally won a game, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 85-77 Wednesday night.

Remind you of anyone we used to know?

Check your agate — check it twice:



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