Kelly believes there will be fewer fights during the regular season. We're not going to go out and drop our gloves every night. He said some fights were started by younger players wanting to prove themselves. Kelly began putting together the ScareCrows in the summer, calling and recruiting players. Kelly believes in the team concept and that nobody is a superstar.
Nobody can win the game by themselves.
Everybody has to do a job at both ends. While Kelly was a left winger in his eight years as a player, he stresses defense as a coach. The ScareCrows will have some veterans, including seven-year pros center Brett Seguin and defender Troy Frederick, who has played for the Kansas City Blades. Podolka is a graduate of the Ontario Junior League and played eight games with Muskegon last season. Kelly said he recently got a call from a veteran goalie looking for a job, but decided to stick with his two young keepers.