McEwan watching alumni weekend from sidelines

James McEwan is an eager participant.
Never one to back down to defend a teammate or challenge the other teams tough guy, McEwan is relegated to the sidelines with the Kelowna Rockets alumni weekend in full swing.
McEwan was unable to play in the alumni golf tournament Thursday with ex teammates and won't suit up for the alumni hockey game after recently undergoing surgery after breaking his hand.
McEwan broke a thumb in an ECHL fight against former Giants enforcer Garet Hunt.
The thumb wasn't healing properly when another problem was found.
"I came out of a cast and my wrist was limp. I told the doctors that something was wrong as it seemed like the same wrist injury I had in 2007.
Hockey fans in Vancouver will remember that night.
McEwan and Hunt were involved in a scrap when McEwan slipped and was cut on the wrist by Hunt's skate.
McEwan was sent to Vancouver hospital after several tendons were cut in his wrist. McEwan was out for over two months.
"Doctors here (Kelowna) found out that the tendons were ruptured, the two that were severed a few years ago were re-ruptured. They had to cut me open and take the tendon out of the front of my arm and harvest that whole tendon and drilled a hole in my left hand and they weaved it through there. The two tendons that were severed..they weaved it and braided it together combining the three tendons into one. It's amazing what they can do".
McEwan says he needs a little more time to heal but expects to be back for the start of the ECHL season with the Ontario Reign likely looking for another dance partner in the form of Garet Hunt.