Kelusky: Game face is already on

November 27th, 2008 by Bob Chavez

Tracey Kelusky and the Calgary Roughnecks opened training camp last weekend and TK rode in with a message: This town ain’t big enough for you AND your ego.

Check it at the door, the team captain says. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a nine-year veteran like myself or you’re a guy who just started to make a name for himself last year,” Kelusky told the Calgary Sun. “The message has always been that short. That you shouldn’t be comfortable — it doesn’t matter who you are — and that you need to continue to battle for your spot.” The ‘Necks have close to 40 bodies in camp, which should make for some intense competition, especially on defense where 15 players are gunning for spots. Shoring up that end is Mike Kilby, who signed a two-year deal with the team after he was acquired in a three-way deal with Colorado and Boston just last week.

The Sun also reported that Curtis Manning, the team’s first-round draft pick, opted not to sign this year and will return for to Simon Fraser University for another school year.

Chavez is an avid lacrosse player in Rochester and a journalist for the Democrat and Chronicle as well as a longtime Inside Lacrosse contributor. Email him at bob.chavez@nllinsider.com or go to RochesterSports.com.

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