Earlier this week, the Halifax Rainmen fired coach Rick Lewis basically citing a lack of performance, especially given the Rainmen's back-to-back losses last weekend - to Vermont and then to Manchester. This apparently paved the way (if it's not directly related, it's at least awfully coincidental) for the return of star Eric Crookshank, who had been suspended for the remainder of the season when Lewis was at the helm. Crookshank was reinstated today, just in time to face Vermont this weekend at home in Nova Scotia, after Vermont plays at Buffalo the night before.
Halifax is a good team, and Crookshank only helps their cause, so I expect the Fan Van folks to witness a great game on Sunday afternoon. The game will be Web cast on www.at-sportstv.com at 3 p.m. This was a decent source to catch the Vermont-Rochester game, so fans will definitely want to tune in again on Sunday.
Also, I am expecting word from the league soon...whatever that means...about something...big. Now, all three of my calls to the league have been met either with a voicemail that has so far gone unanswered or a secretary who says, "they aren't talking right now, they'll contact you when they are ready to make a statement." Not even a "no comment," not even a hint as to what's going on - and clearly something is otherwise I wouldn't be getting the "uhhh..." treatment.
Also, in other bad news in minor league basketball, the CBA, where former Frost Heaves Aaron Cook and Kevin Mickens played last season, is closing up shop this week far earlier than its March schedule originally called for. Neither Cook's nor Mickens' team was still involved with the league at this point in the season, and the league is down to four teams and will have a hurried-up playoffs/championship series this week. They say it's the economy, and obviously I believe that, but I wonder what else caused its ultimate demise??