As I was thinking about what to write in this blog, an email came across my computer from Lynda MacPherson. Lynda is the mother of Duncan MacPherson, the former No. 1 draft pick of the New York Islanders. Duncan was a rock-hard defenseman, and a great young man who played in Springfield for three years (1986-1989). It was not the first correspondence I have received from Duncan's mom.

Duncan disappeared during a skiing trip in Austria in 1989. He was only 23. The true story of what happened remained a mystery for a long time, until 14 years later, when Duncan's body was found in a deep crevice where he had frozen to death. Lynda MacPherson and her husband Bob spent their life savings trying to uncover what truly happened to their son. I have been asked by Lynda to spread the word about a book that has been written, "Cold a Long Time." The author is John Leake. I have read the book and it is riveting. It finally brings to light what really happened to Duncan and hopefully brings some closure to a great mother and father who spared no expense to get to the truth. I ask all followers of this blog to pick up a copy.

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I have a few random thoughts on other matters.

Does anyone really care about the IIHF World Hockey Championships going on? I know I don't. Even though Falcon forward Cam Atkinson is on the USA team, I have zero interest in following the tournament.

With the threat of an impending NHL strike or lock-out, the AHL will continue to play, as we did during the last NHL labor stoppage in 2004. Hopefully, for the good of the game, the players and ownership can negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement.

Has anyone seen the new peregrine falcons nesting at Monarch Place in downtown Springfield? The new chicks are getting big fast as you can see from these photos taken on Monday. For me it brings back memories of 1994, when we purchased the franchise and the team was named after the birds who were on the ledge at that time. We ran a "name the team" contest and Falcons was the winner. I was never completely sold on the name. However, on the day we were going to unveil the new logo and jerseys I was in my temporary office on what I think was the 19th floor of Tower Square, looking out the window. Just as I got up to head downstairs to speak at the press conference, one of the falcons came swooping down in front of my window. It had to be a positive omen.

We are having a busy spring and the summer will be as well. We have hired Sean West as a new account executive working on ticket sales. All staff is hard at work on corporate sponsorships, season ticket and flex book sales and on new promotions for the upcoming season Fans will see a different look as well on parts of the concourse. We will be hanging banners of former players and bringing back a little of the history of hockey in Springfield. We even got into the spring-cleaning mode and will be having parts of the main offices freshly painted.

Thanks for your continued support and stop by and say hello.

Bruce Landon is president and general manager of the Springfield Falcons. He can be reached by commenting on this blog or sending him an e-mail at blandon@falconsahl.com. For more information visit the team website.