Here's a story you don't hear everyday:
From NHL.com
A strong family connection might have brought forward Jake Gilmour to the Ontario Hockey League's Kingston Frontenacs, but it didn't keep him there.
Frontenacs general manager Doug Gilmour sent his son packing Wednesday, shipping Jake, goaltender Blake Richard and a conditional 12th round pick in 2015 to Niagara for the IceDogs 12th round pick in 2015.
That couldn't have been an easy trade to make! Mind you, perhaps father and son both agreed it would be best for junior's hockey career to play elsewhere. Jake, who is just 16, had not yet played a game in Kingston.
Here's some more Pucks On The 'Net:
- Former NHLer Steve Ludzik believes hockey directly led to his diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease. “I know in my heart of hearts (the disease) was caused by taking shots to the head. “It’s not the fights. It’s the constant pounding.
- A hockey legend of a different kind is winding his career down. Buffalo's famous and exciteable play by play announcer Rick Jeanneret has signed his final three year contract and will be phased out over that time. "RJ" will have called Sabres games for 44 years by the time he retires.
- In related news the Columbus Blue Jackets are bringing back popular former tough guy Jody Shelley to join their broadcast team.
- Not a true NHL retirement by any means, but big Nik Antropov has signed a two year deal to go home to Kazakhstan.
- I don't usually mention Bleacher Report, but Brad Kurtzberg is a tremendous writer and does a good job there, too. He looks at the top ten places a hockey fan could spend their vacation.
- Theo Fleury is helping the daughters of a poor family to play hockey.
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