Thinel Signs Through 2011

CHL and team MVP Sebastien Thinel has signed through the 2011 season with the Odessa Jackalopes. In my opinion this is an obvious no brainer for the Odessa Jackalopes. Sebby is a proven player, and Dominic Leveille is usually not too far from Sebby which hopefully means that Leveille will be returning to the Jacks as well. You can read the full article on Sebby returning to the Jacks at http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/index.html?article_id=3476.

In other CHL news:

• Scott Hillman becomes the Independence team's head coach after coaching the SPHL's Knoxville IceBears for the past two seasons, which they won two championships under Hillman's reign. I personally found this a little surprising as Hillman was very successful in Knoxville. I am hoping that the Jacks play the Independence team at least once this season. It sure will feel strange to see one of the greatest Jackalopes of all time coaching the opposition.


• The format for the 2009-2010 CHL Allstar Game hosted by the Laredo Bucks was announced today at a press conference in Laredo. This year's allstar game will feature the Laredo Bucks teaming up with fellow South Texas teams and division foes in the Corpus Christi IceRays and Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. I find this to be a fairly interesting format, and I'm hoping that the CHL Allstar team absolutely crushes the South Texas Allstars.

GO JACKS GO!!!