The end of August means summer is nearly over, but it also means that metro Detroit's Plymouth Whalers will soon return to action at the Compware Arena for their regular season home opener against Belleville (Ontario) on Saturday, September 22.
The Whalers are part of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), a Junior Major team where many major league athletes start their professional careers as 16- to 20-year-old players.
It's fun to read about the pro careers of many former Whalers we remember from more than 20 years of watching the team, but the team offered an especially fun an unique way to catch up with some of our favorite former players earlier this summer with an alumni game featuring a roster of players from across more than two decades of Whaler history.
Team White won the August 4 game lasting two 25-minute periods over Team Blue, 11-8, but Team Blue bested Team White during the post-game shootout, 4-2.
Check out Scott Merryfield's SmugMug page for some really great images from this game.
The game, staged as a fund raiser for Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, was a whole lot of fun for the players (judging from the smiles I saw on some of them as they played the game) and fans, who gave the players a standing ovation at the end of the post-game shoot out.
Score tickets for the team's 2012-2013 season at the Whalers site, which offers a number of promotional deals like $5 Friday games and Family Value packs that include tickets, hot dogs or pizza slices, pop and lineup flyers.
Download the Whalers app for scores, standings, news and more.
You can also connect with the Plymouth Whalers on Facebook or via Twitter, where the Whalers often post updates and answer questions during the games, plus you can chat with other fans (yes, I've been known to do a little tweeting during games!).
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