A few interesting things have come up concerning Kansas City’s hockey history, as well as present with the Mavericks. While I had a bit of free time, I thought I’d take a few minutes to write about all the interesting KC hockey notes.

First off, a big congratulations to former Blade Pat Ferschweiler! Ferschweiler was one of the coaches behind the US win of the bronze medal in the World Juniors Tournament. It’s always great to be able to cheer on our former Blades in their current endeavors.

Another notable from this week is former Blades goaltender Geoff Sarjeant making The Hockey News power list at number 69. There is a video interview with Geoff conducted by the owner of THN Graeme Roustan that you can watch at: https://thehockeynews.com/money-and-power/geoff-sarjeant-in-conversation-with-graeme-roustan. Sarjeant is the associate Vice President of the Canadian Tire Corporation, a company that fits into the hockey world as a major retailer for hockey gear, as well as being the naming rights holder for the current home of the Ottawa Senators. Former Blade and current Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Kevin Sullivan also made the power list.

Former KC Pla-Mor and Mohawk Johnny Harms will be featured in a new eight card Upper Deck set celebrating Canadian Indigenous players. Other players featured in the NHL First People’s Rookie Card set are Ted Nolan, Jason Simon, Dan Frawley, Danny Hodgson, Victor Mercredi, Rocky Trottier, and Bill LeCaine. While the cards will not be widely available, they will be given away at events and tournaments celebrating Canada’s Indigenous people. Here’s a look at Harms and Lecaine’s cards.

And the final note for this week, tonight the KC Mavericks celebrate their affiliation with the Seattle Kraken by wearing special Kraken themed jerseys for tonight’s (January 14th) game. The jerseys are white featuring KC in the Kraken style of lettering. One shoulder patch is that of the Kraken, the other shoulder patch is of the AHL affiliate Coachella Valley Firebirds. These are sweet jerseys that will be auctioned off during the game via the Dash Auction app.