It's officially hockey season.
The reason I'm saying this is because I heard Don Cherry speak for the first time since the Stanley Cup Finals.
If Cherry is talking hockey then the season must be upon us.
John Chabot and I attended his "Hockey Moms" luncheon on September 22 at the Westin Hotel.
After he addressed the press conference, Don and I had a nice little chat about no touch icing and how his crusade was going to eliminate the rule from the NHL.
He has a point and to quote what he said, "it's stupid and leads to needless injuries, some even career ending.
He's popular as ever just by watching the constant stream of fans that wanted a picture and handshake from the Hockey Night in Canada icon. He will be back for his 31st season as the star of Coaches Corner in October.
On another note, people ask me if things are getting busy for us with Endeavour Sports Group now that everybody is back at the rinks.
My answer is we never stop and I'll give you an example of what our schedule was like the last few months.
Our spring development programs ran for approximately four nights a week in April, May and June.
We conduct private and semi-private lessons during that time as well.
Then the day after our last 1995 spring prep program in late June, Mike Pilon and I flew to Los Angeles, California for the NHL Draft and other hockey related activities.
I know, tough job, but I had to do it.
July consisted of our highly popular, 1 week D camp accompanied by a full schedule of privates and semi private lessons as well as consultations.
In early August we had our full week camp, "The Experience" at Fred Barrett Arena followed by another five days at the Boston University Showcase which was held this summer in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
Upon our return from Boston the rest of the month was made up clinics and refresher sessions as team tryouts were on the horizon.
Then before we knew it September rolled around and we were back in it with another hockey season, going non-stop almost seven days a week.
Busy, yes, but a lot fun and very rewarding.