Red Wings back in action Sunday

Kent Koyotes travel to Abram-Village

The Arsenault’s Fish Mart Western Red Wings return to action on Sunday.

The Red Wings, who lead the Island Junior Hockey League standings at 12-5-2 (won-lostovertime losses), will take a 10game winning streak into an interlocking match against the New Brunswick Junior Hockey League’s Kent Koyotes. Puck drop at the Evangeline Recreation Centre is 7 p.m. The Red Wings have not played since Dec. 29, when they defeated the Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers 5-3 to sweep a Christmas week home-and-home series.

Western, which enters weekend play three points up on the Sherwood-Parkdale A&S Scrap Metal Metros (11-7-1), has not lost since a 4-3 overtime setback in Moncton on Nov. 9. The Charlottetown Islanders are the surprise team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this season. Thursday’s 2-1 win over Rimouski leaves the Islanders with a record of 23-12-2 (won-lost-overtime losses), seventh overall in league standings and second only to Halifax in the Maritime Division.

No one expected the Islanders to be this good, especially when it was supposed to be a rebuilding year. General manager and head coach Jim Hulton has done a great job since taking on the GM duties from Grant Sonier.

Sonier assembled a lot of the talent on last year’s team that finished in the Final 4, and some players are still remaining from the Summerside native’s days as GM. Hulton deserves full marks for this year’s success, and Sonier deserves credit as well The Detroit Lions have never won a Super Bowl. In fact, I was not born the last time the Lions won the NFL championship in 1957, when they beat Cleveland 59-14. They have been one of the worst – if not the worst – NFL team since. The Lions have recorded only one playoff win – 38-6 over Dallas 26 years ago – in the last 60 years.

They have had 17 coaches since 1957 championship, and are now looking for their 18th since dismissing Jim Caldwell earlier this week.

I never was a big football fan, and maybe the Detroit Lions are the reason why! Have a great week!