Sunshine and street hockey

Left to right: Cam Paddock, Blake Comeau, Tyler Mosienko, me, Troy Bodie.

• Former Rockets forward Tyler Mosienko is back in Kelowna. Mosienko participated in the Hockey Night in Canada 4-on-4 celebrity hockey game Saturday afternoon in front of Prospera Place. Mosienko, who played in Germany this past season, was joined by former Rockets Blake Comeau (Islanders) and Troy Bodie (Anaheim) in the game. I had the privilege of emceeing the event along with colour analyst Gord McGarva.
• Cam Paddock took in the game as a casual observer. Paddock likely would have been unable to participate as he recovers from hip surgery. Paddock spent the season with the St Louis Blues A-H-L team in Peoria. Paddock also makes Kelowna is off-season home.
• Bob Bourne can still play. The 4 time Stanley Cup champion also participated in the celebrity street hockey game. Bourne may not have the legs to move like someone in his 20's, but the hands haven't failed him.
• I ran into Moose Jaw Warriors forward Dylan Hood at the 4-on-4 tournament. Hood entered a team in the elite division with some of his friends from Osoyoos.
• I thought I spotted Prince George Cougars head coach Dean Clark taking in the tournament. My duties at the celebrity game didn't allow me a chance to say hello, but it should be no surprise Clark is spending the summer in K-Town. Clark's wife is from here.
• You can't let the Hockey Night in Canada 4-on-4 street hockey tournament go by without participating in it yourself. As a member of the 'Astral Attack', our radio station put together a team that had high expectations coming into the tournament, yet were given a solid dose of reality on how good teams are that participate in this thing. Many of the players are involved in organized league's and often tour around the province playing in various tournaments. We were just seven guys from the office putting together a team to have some fun and put on a sweat. It showed! While I won't outline the scores in the first two games we played, out of sure embarrassment, we did win our third game to end the tournament 1 and 2.