INVITATION - "Softball Hot Stove Panel"

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INVITATION - "Softball Hot Stove Panel" - Tues. Feb. 20

February 18, 2018

Kitchener, ON - - INVITATION - "Softball Hot Stove Panel" - Tues. Feb. 20

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In advance of the 2018 International Softball Congress World Tournament in Kitchener, the local Host Organizing Committee and Kitchener Sports Association are collaborating for:

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"Softball Hot Stove Evening" Â Â

KSA monthly dinner meeting
Tuesday evening February 20Â
Edelweiss Sports Banquet Hall,Â
600 Doon Village Road
Kitchener
6:00 pm Â - doors open;Â 6:30 dinner
7:30 - program;Â 9:00 - (or earlier) adjournment

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"Softball Hot Stove Panel"

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The term "Hot Stove Panel" was conceived in Canada in 1939 on broadcasts of NHL hockey games when, during intermissions, hockey writers would gather around a "hot stove" to keep warm while discussing hockey.Â

This popular segment of the radio broadcasts made the transition to TV and "Hockey Night in Canada".

It appears that the term may also have been used in baseball circles during the cold winter months between seasons to discuss potential trades and transactions for teams for the up-coming season, hence the term "Hot Stove League".Â

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KSA member Larry Lynch, a coach with the current and four-time defending ISC World Champion Hill United Chiefs will serve as moderator for the panel, that is scheduled to include:

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