Thursday, March 21, 2013

Notes From Practice & Pineault Fundraiser

Just returned from practice and not much to report. The team was headed for lunch (I heard something about Five Pie Pizza) and then hitting the road for the close to six hour trip to Wichita.

- Jim Mckenzie was a full participant in practice so I assume he is good to go for Friday night.

- Anthony Maiani is not ready to go so Saturday would be best case scenario for him and as coach Martinson said at the press conference on Tuesday we may not see Anthony until playoffs.

- Todd Robinson was not at practice as he is back in Evansville picking up some of his belongings. He will meet the team in Wichita.

- Talked briefly to Adam Pineault after practice and he asked me to let eveyone know about a fundraiser he is putting together for 21 year old Martine Durelle, who is battling the same kind of cancer and treatment Monique Pineault has dealt with.  Adam and Monique know all to well how hard it can be worrying about treatments as well as all of the financial burdens. They are just putting the details together put there will be an auction and/or raffle during the first two playoff games. If anyone reading this can help Adam and Monique out by donating any items ( game used jerseys, gift certificates, services etc.) to this effort please let me know. It would go to a great cause.
Martine Durelle

- For those of you in the area I would like to invite you to our fan club meeting next Tuesday, March 26th from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. The meeting will take place in the ballroom at Heritage Ranch and our special guest will be legendary coach, Bill McDonald, Special Advisor to the Americans, who will be talking about the Americans, the upcoming playoffs, and all things hockey. Plenty of time for questions and discussion. It will be both fun and informative. We will also have a drawing at the end of the meeting for playoff tickets. We will be giving away eight pair of tickets to the first round of the playoffs. Heritage Ranch is located about five miles east of the Allen Event Center on Stacy Road.

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