Clubbers - PR

It may not be surprising as much as it was inevitable. The 2^nd line of Vasicek, Sedin and Tkachenko has seen its first casualty of the year. The first 4 games of the season has seen the line play ice cold. The line is a combined -4 at the beginning of the season and because of that Sedin will spend time in the press box tonight when the Clubbers face a much improved Sioux team. Coach Nolan has expressed his concern that the team is a 1 line team, and without a significant contribution from the 2^nd line the team will be playing golf again this spring.

With the benching of Sedin, Coach Nolan has called up rookie Jeff Tambellini, the rookie sensation led the University of Michigan in scoring in his freshman year and joined the Clubbers farm team this year. Proud Dad Steve (2 time Stanley Cup winner) will also be in the crowd this evening to see his boy play his first pro game.

While Coach Nolan concedes that this is a one time change and not a permanent benching for Sedin, he hopes that the opportunity to watch a game may help Sedin appreciate that he is in the line-up. Nolan is also hoping the benching may instill a new sense of urgency into line mates Vasicek and Tkachenko or there may be more benchings to come.