Travis Justice: Need I Really Say More?

As reported earlier in this blog, the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights of the American Hockey League (AHL) are primed to relocated their operations to Moline, Illinois-- and the MARK of the Quad Cities. It was reported that Calgary Flames General Manager Darryl Sutter was sighted in a Moline hotel earlier today, adding fuel to the fire that is the story of the teams impending move.

CBS affiliate WHBF in Rock Island, Illinois is confirming the reports that the Knights are QC-bound -- where I assume they will maintain the name of the current United Hockey League (UHL) team in Moline, the Quad City Mallards. WHBF cites their confirmation as coming from the CBS affiliate in Omaha-- KMTV (branded as 'Action 3 News').

What comes as no shock to the editors of this blog-- or really anyone in Omaha-- is that KMTV Sports Anchor Travis Justice made no reference to the story during KMTV's 10 o'clock newscast. That takes some real balls. I'm sorry, but as a journalist, it brings in huge moral and ethical concerns to report to another agent on a story, then make no mention of it yourself.

For those of you who are interested, Justice's sports report for the evening consisted of him bitching about the lack of scoring in soccer-- that soccer games should start with a shootout to make them more interesting, bitching about how he had to suffer through two and a half hours of the Class A Girls State Soccer Championship, giving the Class A Boys State Soccer Championship score, and then highlights of the Boys State Baseball Game... in a rather lackluster effort.

It seems to me that Justice has lost any desire he had for the job. If that is the case, perhaps it is time for him to move on-- and I doubt very much that the people of Omaha would miss him.

To the contributors of this blog, the Knights were a joke. Maybe we were a little biased-- with one of us being a former benchwarmer for the local university's hockey program, the other being a former assistant equipment manager for the same team, and both continuing to be strong supporters of the University of Nebraska-Omaha hockey program.

However, our biases will not keep us from reporting what needs to be known. We are even more shocked that Justice-- known for his controversial rantings and ravings, not to mention his continual cracks about the attendance figures for the Knights and the Pacific Coast League's Omaha Royals-- said nothing. It makes you wonder if the story is true, if Justice was attempting to stir the pot, or if he really has a clue what is going on.

Suffice it to say that there is a reason that Justice has not made it above the #76 Nielsen Market. Perhaps it is time for a change in careers for him.

Stay tuned to Radio Free Nebraska for updates on the situation concerning the Knights and their courtship with the Quad Cities.