Caption CONTEST

WINNER “In Sweden, it’s customary to kiss before a fight.” MATT O’DONNELL, SIMCOE, ONT. If your hands were as soft as your lips you might score a couple goals. JAMIE SHINKEWSKI, KAMLOOPS, B.C. Let’s rub noses like Eskimos. MICHAEL BAILEY, WINNIPEG Does my visor make my eyes look funny? Yours look huge! MARIO VANDAL, TIMMINS, ONT. Is that cherry Chapstick? ANGIE FANNING, GOLDBORO, N.S. & DAKOTA MONIZ, TORONTO Hey, do you want to come play mini-sticks at my place after the game? AARON BERTSCHINGER, WINNIPEG Dude, it’s really not fair if you are gonna eat garlic for your pre-game meal! KEITH GENTILE, CHATEAUGUAY, QUE. Mmm…cologne, that’s a good idea. SEE THIS WEEK’S CAPTION CONTEST PHOTO ON PAGE 16…

Frattin For The Future

The great thing about a new coach coming in is that everyone gets a chance to make a first impression. In the case of rookie Matt Frattin, his debut under Randy Carlyle was a shining example of what the former University of North Dakota star can do when given the chance. “Any young player with the skill set of a Matt Frattin should get those opportunities,” Carlyle said. “He’s a smart player, he gets up and down the ice effectively and he was fairly safe defensively.” The 24-year-old right winger also had two points in a 3-1 win over the rival Canadiens, which never hurts. But beyond the goal and assist, Frattin had another important number: 18:23. It was the most minutes he’d ever played in a Leafs uniform. “It’s the…

The Instigator

Coveted Captain

Hard to believe the kid who wears the ‘C’ for the Rockets and also got the honor at the Canadian League’s Top Prospects Game was undrafted in the Western League, but that’s Colton Sissons. “It was tough getting missed on,” he said. “It was a pretty big deal for me at the time, but now I look back and it wasn’t so traumatic.” A late bloomer, the 6-foot-1, 189-pound right winger is now ranked 27th overall by International Scouting Services for this year’s NHL draft and brings a lot of nice intangibles in his arsenal. “He’s a solid two-way player,” said coach Ryan Huska. “Lots of character, gives an honest effort each game and doesn’t cheat.” Sissons missed some time after the Prospects Game when he sustained a concussion, but his quick…