Click here to start. And with the ice came men on skates with sticks and padded uniforms, some wearing masks. And they called the men on ice the Topeka ScareCrows. Not much is known about the ScareCrows.
None come from Topeka or Kansas.
Their knowledge of Kansas is limited to Dorothy, Bob Dole and Dodge City gun fights. The head coach, Paul Kelly, and a majority of the players call Canada home. After 11 days of practice, including two exhibition games, the ScareCrows will have their coming-out party Friday, Oct. 16 against the Wichita Thunder at Landon Arena. And the ScareCrows expect the building will be packed for their debut. Others in the division are the Tulsa Oilers, San Antonio Iguanas, Fort Worth Fire, Oklahoma City Blazers and the Thunder.