Remembering Wade Belak


Wade Belak during his time as a Nashville Predator. Photo by John Russell / NHL.

By now, many have heard about the untimely passing of Wade Belak. Many of us are still trying to come to grips with his death as well as the others over the summer. Typically, summers are quiet in the hockey world, but this one may well be remembered as a summer of tragic young deaths.

Many of you are familiar with Belak’s enforcer work in the NHL, but how many of you knew that he was a Hershey Bear? He spent a season with the Bears on his way to the NHL. In fact, he was part of the 1996-1997 Calder Cup winning team. His name will forever be engraved in the AHL’s most hallowed of prizes. In researching another story, I happened to come across some videos of him as a Bear. Take a moment to watch and remember the storied career of Wade Belak.

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Video: John Walton Shares His Thoughts on Being Named the New Voice of the Capitals

During the offseason, the Hershey Bears had a lot of turnover. Gone are fan-favorites like Andrew Gordon, Steve Pinizzotto, and Andrew Joudrey. Now, Bears fans must say goodbye to long-time radio play-by-play man John Walton.

Early Tuesday, the veteran AHL broadcaster was named the new voice of the Washington Capitals, replacing Steve Kolbe who called his 1,000th career regular season game for the team on November 11, 2010. Walton will be the Caps Director of Broadcasting, with additional responsibilities for the radio network and Caps social media.

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Frederic Cassivi Becomes a US Citizen

Photo by DAN Gleiter, The Patriot-News

Text from pennlive.com:

Thirty-nine people from 32 countries became American citizens in a naturalization ceremony this morning in Dauphin County. Countries represented include Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Kenya, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Vietnam. The ceremony included a roll call of new citizens, the administration of the oath of citizenship, the presentation of citizenship certificates, and opening and closing remarks by Court of Common Pleas Judge Bruce Bratton.

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