OWEN SOUND - SEPTEMBER 21, 2016: BYERS and LOZON STILL
TRADED
In a deal which lent
credence to the rumors that The Owen Sound Puffer League needed a new sponsor
before opening day, Shorty's Bar and Grill
traded Gary Byers of Gary Byers Sound and Lighting to Gary Byers Sound
and Lighting Wednesday for historically perennial trade bait left winger Al
Lozon.
While League President Jay McMullin insisted the trade was a
hockey decision and he may be right that the Gary Byers Sound and Lighting will
be a better team having the actual sponsor on the team - the trade was a tacit
admission that Lozon's over-the-top personality was a distraction.
Rumors of an impending trade have been swirling for several
weeks and Byer's said he wasn't surprised.
"Obviously, it's
a bit surreal, but it happened like 9 weeks ago," Byers said in a conference call.
While Lozon seemed to be confused as to what team he is on with more than a 1/3 of season underway,
he hinted that he has actually been to Shorty's the restaurant in the past and was pretty sure he did know where to park there.
"I'm just happy
to be in a situation where I can excel and feel good about myself coming to the
rink," he said. He went on to say that he felt closer to winning the
Puffer Cup with Shorty's.
