~~message from the CHl mailing list~~<br>Hate to break the suprise to everyone
in Topeka, but "naked" is a name of a<br>dog.  Around 3 years ago in OKC they
did the same promo for a charity.

For Immediate Release<br>September 17, 1999
Contact: Kelly Hale<br>(785) 232-7697 <br> <br><br>TOPEKA,
KS -- The Topeka ScareCrows can't wait to get their
second season started. The team is so excited about the
upcoming season, that it is willing to go to any length to
sell season tickets.<br><br>Between now and October
15th if the ScareCrows can sell 250 season tickets,
the team will walk naked onto the ice. The final
counts will be in after the ScareCrows home opener on
October 15th. If the 'Crows reach their goal, the team
will walk naked onto the ice during ScareCrows School
on October 16th. The school will be held from 6 p.m.
until 8 p.m. at Landon Arena.<br><br>If you would like
to help the ScareCrows reach their goal of 250
season tickets to see the players walk naked onto the
ice, call the ScareCrows office at (785) 232-7697 to
order your season tickets today.<br><br>The ScareCrows
open training camp on October 4th at Landon Arena. The
team's first regular season game is against the San
Antonio Iguanas on October 15th at 7:05 p.m.

Former Scarecrow Tom Stewart has signed with the Central Texas Stampede of the
wphl

Topeka ScareCrows have signed All-Star Defenseman
John Vary. <br><br>Vary comes from '98-'99 UHL
Champion, Muskegon and played for Coach Kelly the <br>two
years he was head coach for the Fury. Vary was selected
top Defender in <br>the UHL Playoffs last season.
While with the Wichita Thunder during the <br>94-95
season, Vary scored 50 points in 63 games.<br><br>With
this signing, the 'Crows are at their veteran
limit...leaving fan <br>favorites Troy Frederick and Stephane
Desjardins on the outside -- looking in.

The Scarecrows announced they will be playing two
exhibition games against the Colorado Gold Kings. The Gold
Kings are currently of the WCHL. The first of the two
games will be played on Oct. 8th in Colorado Springs,
and the second in Topeka on Oct. 10th. <br><br>The
games will be among the first interleague exhibitions
ever played. Both teams qualified for the playoffs in
their respective leagues last season.<br><br>Both games
will be broadcast on KTOP-AM.<br><br>Tickets for the
exhibition game on Oct. 10 go on sale Sept. 7 at the Kansas
Expocentre box office and Ticketmaster locations. Ticket
prices are $10 for lower-level seats and $6 for balcony.
A portion of the proceeds will go to charity.

CHL rule clouds status of 2 Crows <br><br>By ALAN
ESKEW <br>The Capital-Journal <br><br>The odds are not
looking good for defenseman Stephane Desjardins and
center Troy Frederick to return to the Topeka ScareCrows
this season.<br><br>Unless there is a rules change, it
would be impossible for both to
return.<br><br>Desjardins and Frederick are both classified as veterans by
the Central Hockey League, which limits teams to
carrying four veterans.<br><br>The ScareCrows have three
veterans -- center Brett Seguin, defenseman Kyle Haviland
and center Steve Moore -- under contract for the
1999-2000 season. Seguin and Haviland are returnees, while
Moore was obtained in a trade with Oklahoma
City.<br><br>ScareCrows coach Paul Kelly said he has a couple of offers
out to other veterans who would "give us scoring." If
one of those players would sign, there would be no
room for Desjardins or Frederick.<br><br>Desjardins
scored five goals and doled out 20 assists in 60 games
last season. Mike Rusk, who had 27 points, was the
only ScareCrows' defenseman with more points than
Desjardins.<br><br>"I love Stephane's character," Kelly said. "He went
through the wall for me, worked hard. I'd love to have
Stephane back, but it doesn't look good. I'm not going to
rule it out. It's still a possibility. Is there that
opportunity, I don't know."<br><br>Frederick tallied 36
points, 19 goals and 17 assists in 64 games. Kelly said
he played golf with Frederick a couple of weeks ago,
and the center is weighing his options on whether to
play this season or continue with a business venture
in the Kansas City area.<br><br>Kelly said he is
going to address the veteran rule at the CHL coaches'
preseason meeting.<br><br>"My goal is not only to win, but
to build a foundation for the future after I'm
gone," Kelly said. "It's (the rule) not fair to the
fans, me or the players."<br><br>He said fans become
attached to players like Desjardins and Frederick, but
because of the veteran rule the ScareCrows may not be
able to have them back.<br><br>The veteran rule was
installed to keep the CHL a developmental league for
predominantly younger players and hold costs down.<br><br>Kelly
said there have been CHL discussions that if a player
is also an assistant coach, such as Haviland, he
would not count against the veteran rule. If that rule
is amended, that would allow Kelly to sign an
additional veteran.<br><br>Right winger Craig Conley won't
be in the ScareCrows' camp. The ScareCrows picked
Conley, who led the Fort Worth Fire with 77 points, 25
goals and 52 assists last season, in the dispersal
draft after the Fire folded.<br><br>Conley, however,
has decided to remain in Fort Worth and play with the
Brahmas of the Western Pro Hockey League.<br><br>"I
thought I had him," Kelly said.<br><br>Kelly said he
expects to have about 25 players in camp, which begins
Oct. 4.

todays announced signings bring the total to
15.<br>1. Kyle Haviland<br>2. Rod Branch<br>3. Michal
Podolka<br>4. Oleg Tsrikounov<br>5. Brett Seguin<br>6. Joe
Coombs<br>7. Steve Moore<br>8. Jan Melichar<br>9. Trevor
Hanas<br>10. Mike Hiebert<br>11. Jordan Shields<br>12. Sergei
Olympiev<br>13. Chris Bowen<br>14. Sergei Deschevvy<br>15. Bill
Monkman

ScareCrows sign 5 more players to contracts
<br><br>By ALAN ESKEW <br>The Capital-Journal <br><br>Sergei
Deschevvy, a big defenseman who played last season in
Europe, and Bill Monkman, a high-scoring right-winger
from Guelph University in Ontario, were among five
players signed Monday by the Topeka
ScareCrows.<br><br>The ScareCrows also re-signed left-wingers Sergei
Olympiev, Chris Bowen and Jordon Shields, giving them 15
players under contract for the 1999-2000
season.<br><br>Deschevvy, 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, is from Kiev, Ukraine, and
is a friend of ScareCrows center Oleg
Tsirkounov.<br><br>Monkman, 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, was recommended to
ScareCrows coach Paul Kelly by his college
coach.<br><br>"His college coach thinks he can score a little at
this level," Kelly said. "I'm a friend of his college
coach, so I'm taking his word and giving him an
opportunity. Deschevvy gives us size and
depth."<br><br>Monkman scored 50 goals and 45 assists in 78 games in
college.<br><br>Kelly said he has not seen either
player.<br><br>"There's just a dogfight for hockey players with so many
leagues," Kelly said.<br><br>Olympiev, who is from Russia,
scored 10 goals, including two game winners, and had 45
penalty minutes in 43 games last season with the
ScareCrows.<br><br>Bowen had three goals, two assists and 96 penalty
minutes in 47 games last season with the Crows, while
Shields scored 14 goals, had 11 assists and only 16
penalty minutes in 44 games.<br><br>"They are an
excellent group of role players," Kelly said of the
returning signees. "They have good skills and are hard
workers."<br><br>The ScareCrows open their training camp Oct. 4.

The eight-year, four-championship hockey career
of the Wichita Thunder's Todd Howarth is
over.<br>The fate of Simon Olivier, the player who injured
Howarth when he hit him under the right eye with the butt
end of a hockey stick during a stoppage of play Feb.
9, remains to be resolved.<br>"My career is
finished," Howarth, 29, said Wednesday. "I can't play and
put at risk what I still have left."<br>The Central
Hockey League, which suspended Olivier of Oklahoma City
for the final 19 games of the 1998-99 season after he
sidelined Howarth, is still reviewing the case.<br>Olivier,
who was signed by Oklahoma City on Monday for the
1999-2000 season, has not been reinstated as a player,
league spokeswoman Lisa Peppin said
Wednesday.<br>Olivier, who was unavailable for comment this week, said
in a statement prepared for Monday's signing: "I am
remorseful about the incident that took place last season,
it was an accident and I have paid a heavy price by
watching my team lose in the finals last
season."<br>Howarth met with doctors in Wichita this week and heard
what he already knew. His right eye remains bruised
and the images collected by it are blurry. He has
little peripheral vision.<br>Since the incident, he has
not worked in hockey or in his summer construction
job. His cousin drove him to Wichita from Thunder Bay,
Ontario, for this week's medical checkups.<br>"I have pain
in my eye and headaches from the double concussion
from the hit," Howarth said. "I can't see well. I
can't play."<br>Olivier's signing has made the last few
days more stressful. "To me it's an open-and-shut
case," said Howarth, who did not, however, say Olivier
should be banned from the league.<br>"Things will take
care of themselves in the long run," Howarth said. "I
play hard, but I'm not a dirty player. It's
frustrating, and I'm bitter. Very, very bitter. But it's out
of my hands."<br>Thunder coach Bryan Wells said he
wasn't surprised that Olivier had been signed. "I'm sure
Simon wants to play and Oklahoma City wants him to
play," Wells said. "This, though, was a blind-side shot.
(Howarth) had no chance to protect himself. If the league
wants to let Olivier play, so be it. It doesn't seem
right, but we'll abide by it."<br>Doug Sauter, the
Oklahoma City coach, said Wednesday he believes Olivier, a
two-time league all-star defenseman, is "free to
play.<br>"It was my understanding that the suspension was for
the remainder of the season and the playoffs. I'm
under the impression that he is free to play," Sauter
said. "I never put any thought into it that he wouldn't
be eligible. "(Olivier) paid a stiff penalty for
something he did. I do not think what he did was
intentional. Now it's time to play. We're expecting Simon to
be a big part of our team."<br>If Olivier does play,
the Thunder isn't planning on retaliation, Wells
said. "We won't go after him. We won't chase him down,"
Wells said. "We won't be physical against Olivier and
Oklahoma City only, but the league as a whole. ..."
<br>Howarth played in 322 games, scoring 387 points (168
goals, 219 assists). He never played on a team that
failed to qualify for the playoffs and won league
championships in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1997.<br>"I love hockey,"
he said. "It has given me everything."<br>He now
hopes to become a coach, and Wells plans on trying to
land him an assistant coaching job.<br>"I have a wife
(Corinne) and kids (Isaac and Madysen) to provide for,"
Howarth said. "I'm worried about that now. This injury
I'll have for the rest of my life. It will affect me
the rest of my life."

Shawn Randall has signed with the Saginaw gears of the UHL.

Former 'Crows D-man, Roy Gray, has signed with
the Odessa Jackalopes of the WPHL! :(<br>Roy only
played in 3 games w/ the 'Crows (all road games) and due
to injury, he never got to play in front of a Landon
Arena crowd. But, for those of us who got to know him
(the little time he was here)...we were REALLY hoping
to see him in a 'Crows sweater this season. We wish
Roy all the best with the Jackalopes.

TOPEKA, KS -- The Topeka ScareCrows of the
Central Hockey League announced today the signing of
defenseman Kyle Haviland. Haviland returns for a second
season as player/assistant coach with the ScareCrows.
<br><br>Described by ScareCrows Head Coach Paul Kelly as "tough as
they come", the 6-foot, 210-pound D-man is known for
his enforcing style on the ice. Haviland led the
ScareCrows in penalty minutes with 147 during the 1998-1999
season bringing his career total to 1100. <br><br>"It's
good to have Kyle back," said Kelly of the 6-foot, 210
pound Dunrobin, Ontario native. "He adds leadership to
this team." Haviland played in 63 games during the
ScareCrows' inaugrual season, scoring 5 goals, one of them a
game winner. <br><br>The signing of Haviland brings
the number of players signed by the ScareCrows for
the upcoming season to 11. <br><br>The ScareCrows
season opener is at home against San Antonio on October
15th at 7:05 p.m.. For ticket information call
785/23-CROWS.

Can be purchased in the office for $10!!

Steve Moore will give the 'Crows an offense
prowess that they lacked last season. He had 30 goals
last season. (Brett Sequin, the 'Crows leading scorer,
only had 26 goals).<br>Another GREAT move by the
'Crows organization to make this team a CHAMPION!

Oct <br>15-SA <br>22-COL <br>23-TUL <br>27-@Mem
<br>29-@ Tul <br>30-@ wic <br>31- @ okc <br><br>NOV
<br>3-@ SA <br>4-OKC <br>5-@ indy <br>7-INDY <br>9- @ OKC
<br>12-SA <br>13-SA <br>18-OKC <br>20- WIC <br>21-INDY
<br>24-@ Col <br>26-@ Mac <br>27-@ Hunts <br>30-@ OKC
<br><br>DEC <br>1-@ SA <br>3-@ OKC <br>4-Tul <br>9- Wic
<br>11-@ OKC <br>12-Tul <br>17-Hunts <br>18-Hunts <br>25-@
Wic <br>26-WIC <br>30-@ Tul <br>31-INDY <br><br>Jan
<br>1-@ Indy <br>4-@ Wic <br>5-Fay <br>7-Fay <br>8-OKC
<br>11-@ Wic <br>21-@ OKC <br>27-Wic <br>28-OKC
<br>29-@Indy <br><br>FEB <br>1-INDY <br>4-OKC <br>5-TUL
<br>9-WIC <br>11-SA <br>12-TUL <br>15-@ Tul <br>18-@ Mac
<br>19-@ Fay <br>20-@ Fay <br>25-@ Indy <br>26-@ Indy
<br><br>March <br>1-MAC <br>3-MEM <br>4-INDY <br>10-@ Wic
<br>11-@ OKC <br>14-WIC <br>15-@ SA <br>17-TUL <br>18-TUL
<br>23-INDY <br>24-@ Wic <br>25-@ Tul <br>28-@ Wic <br>31-@
Tul <br><br>APRIL <br>1-@ SA <br><br>Playoffs?????

A Former member of the Avalanche thank you!

Hows this for a role model....Brent Severyn definatly is dallas' brightest
star!<br><br><a href=http://hockey.dallasnews.com/stars/0710starsseveryn.htm
target=new>http://hockey.dallasnews.com/stars/0710starsseveryn.htm</a>

from what i have heard he is a great guy too....glad to have him in
topeka.......

Bob Rennison (former Wichita Thunder broadcaster)
will be the "play-by-play" announcer, and from what
I've heard about him thru Thunder fans is that he is a
GREAT guy on and off the radio! Another great signing
by Chris Presson!

Czech out Rod, Jan, and haywire on the front of the new phone books!

From what i hear Branch, Coombs, Hanas, Podolka, Seguin,Melichar,and Rusk. Also
Coach Kelly and Chris Presson have renewed their contracts with the team.
Haviland is still negotiating with the team.

All 70 games to be broadcasted on 1490 KTOP!

The Indy team will be the "ICE" as far as i have heard......

#26 Shawn Randall was picked up today in the CHL
expansion draft by the new Indianapolis Ice team. The Ice
were previously in the International Hockey League.
<br><br>Here are the results of the Indy expansion draft. Each
team was allowed to protect twelve
players.<br><br>Thomas Stewart Cottonmouths FW<br>Steve Toll Force
FW<br>Joe Murphy ChannelCats D/FW<br>Patrice Charbonneau
Whoopie D<br>Troy MacCormick RiverKings FW<br>Chris
Johnston Blazers FW<br>Cheyne Lazar Iguanias FW<br>Shawn
Randall ScareCrows FW<br>Martin Legault Oilers G<br>Mike
Dick Thunder FW

Central Hockey League Commences 1999-2000 Season
with Conclusion of Its Annual meeting <br><br> FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 1999 <br><br> INDIANAPOLIS--- The
Central Hockey League (CHL) held its annual league
meeting in Nashville, TN this past weekend. The league’s
owners, general managers, marketing directors and
communications directors met to discuss the upcoming 1999-2000
season. <br><br>SCHEDULE: The 1999-2000 season will open
on Friday, October 15, 1999 and conclude on Sunday,
April 2, 2000 with each team playing 35 home games. The
70-game, regular-season schedule will be released by the
end of June.<br><br><br>PLAYOFFS: League playoffs
begin on Wednesday, April 5, 2000 with the top four
teams in each division qualifying for postseason
action. Playoffs will conclude May 6, 2000. <br><br>Round
One = Best-of-Five Series <br>Round Two =
Best-of-Five Series<br>Levins Cup Finals = Best-of-Seven
Series<br><br><br>ROSTER SIZE: An 18-man (16 skaters, 2 goaltenders)
player roster will be allowed to dress for each game.
<br><br><br>SALARY CAP: The weekly salary cap will remain at $9600
for the 1999-2000 season.<br><br><br>VETERAN RULE /
STATUS: Four veteran skaters and one veteran goaltender
will be allowed on an active roster. A player is
deemed a veteran if he has played in 211 or more games
at the professional level to start the season
(October 15, 1999).<br><br><br>INJURED RESERVE: Each team
will be given three, 14-day injured reserve slots with
a replacement allowed after the second and third
injuries.<br><br><br>INITIAL ROSTERS: Initial rosters will be submitted by
October 13, 1999.<br><br><br>ROSTER FREEZE DEADLINE:
Final rosters will be submitted by March 13,
2000.<br><br><br>NON-NORTH AMERICAN PLAYERS: All non-North American players
must be in the city, under contract, and added to the
active roster no later than February 4, 2000.

The expansion draft for Indy is monday. Does anyone know which players have
signed and which ones we have protected?

This is awesome! ANOTHER place for 'Crows fans to meet and talk about our
FAVORITE hockey team!

cool! My new Crows Chat home!

let me know what you think of this new club...and invite your friends to
join.....enjoy!

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