1. Head Coach Mark French on his time this fall in Washington, and his first day as the man in charge...

2. Last year's captain Bryan Helmer on winning the Cup and looking for more...

3. Left wing Boyd Kane after practice today on the ice at Giant Center...

4. New assistant coach Troy Mann discusses his first day on the job and gives us a little bit of his background as he joins French's staff...

5. Grant McNeill on his return to the lineup and the opportunity in front of him...

6. Darren Reid on short summers, and a chance to move up the depth chart on the right side.

Remember, we'll have video (and audio) as it comes up on the home page, but you can also find them in our multimedia section tab on the right hand side of the page.  Everything we post will archive there throughout the season.

As if all of this weren't enough to keep you busy online today, The Old Barn Hockey Show is back today in all its, um, glory.  Frank, Parksy and I kick off season two of the show with Mark French as our special guest up front.  We also talk NHL along with a whole lot of Bears stuff.  Check it out on demand as your busy schedule permits...

http://www.1460theticket.com/

Norfolk reassigns GM Mike Butters

This comes over late this afternoon out of Norfolk in a press release:

Admirals General Manager Mike Butters Re-assigned by Lightning
 
TAMPA BAY, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, announced today that Admirals General Manager Mike Butters has been re-assigned as a professional scout for the Lightning. Lightning Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton will assume the general manager duties for the Admirals.
 
Last season was Butters’ first as Admirals general manager. The club improved by four wins and ten points under Butters’ watch last season while utilizing a franchise-record 55 players.

Bit of a rough time to switch GM's for a team, eh?  Very surprised at the timing of this one.