Adirondack Red Wings head coach Newell Brown (formerly of Michigan Tech) was interviewed between the first and second period Thursday night's playoff game with the Albany River Rats. He said the following about the newly acquired Mike Knuble. --------------------begin paraphrasing----------------------- Mike practiced with the team on Thursday morning, and looked impressive. He is a big player and shoots the puck well, as his college stats attest. He reminded Brown of Ray Sheppard, currently playing for Detroit. He has not skated much since the NCAA Finals, so he did not play Thursday. It looks like he will get his first pro start on Saturday night in Albany. --------------------paraphrase mode off---------------------- Let's hope this kid's got what it takes...we need all the help we can get! Karl