Camp is right around the corner. Players are trickling in, working out and skating together. The coaches are all here. The office is starting to buzz again after a long summer. In fact, I spoke to 200 or so new season ticket holders last night at our offices at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. The air is crisp. The new merchandise for the players has arrived to wear in camp. It is a time of hope and freshness and possibilities. The phones are starting to ring. It is getting loud in our offices.
Today someone asked me if I thought we could be better than we were last season. My response was straightforward. ”Yes. We didn’t meet our goals last year. We have to be better!”
I am proud of what we accomplished last season but I don’t care much anymore. That one is in the books. We will celebrate in a more low key way the SE Division Championship we won for the second time in a row but we are hunting much bigger game now and we hope to improve.
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