Chirps from Center Ice

We interrupt the severe lack of blogging to bring some news which has broke since this past Thursday:

— There’s a new team in town. They are the Utica Comets, a Vancouver Canucks affiliate. Read all about it here, and check out the logo and jerseys here. One thing that was not announced was in what conference / division the Comets will play. Although you can probably bet on the Penguins facing them a few times this upcoming season.

— The Bears have re-signed Jeff Taffe. Taffe had an arrangement to play in Sweden next season but decided to come back to play another year in Chocolatetown. Taffe and his wife had twins last October, so the culture shock of taking newborn children overseas with you to play hockey probably weighed heavily in Taffe’s decision to return to Hershey for another season. Can’t say as though I blame him.

— Dylan Reese is the first Penguin to jump the pond and sign elsewhere. Looks like Amur Khabarovsk is the destination in the KHL. The 2013 Offseason Moves List has been updated accordingly.

— The Syracuse Crunch are still alive after winning last night 3-2 in Game 4. Here are my words for Bob Howard’s blog. I would be lying if I told you I expected a sweep in the series. Game 5 is Saturday night in Western Michigan.

I’m off to go jump in my pool. To pay tribute to the newest AHL team, I may do a few cannonballs uh, cometballs.