Still, Presson said he thought Topeka came away with the two best players on the Crows' natural rival, the Wichita Thunder, in Corey Dosdall and goaltender Jeff Salajko. Dosdall, elected a team captain by his Thunder teammates last year as a rookie, could be an integral part of the Crows if Presson can lure him away from the day job he took since last season. Young players change their minds. Another reason we took him is, whether or not we get him, that keeps him off Wichita. Presson expects to have about 10 players under contract in time for training camp, which tentatively is scheduled to run Oct. 5 though 14 and will be open to the public.
Training camp is a lot of fun.
It doesn't always come down to money. It's like college sports. It's a question of being able to recruit them to this city. I feel we'll be able to get a majority of these players to sign. The ScareCrows will open the season Oct. 16 at the Expocentre.