Now that that’s out of the way, we’re back in the saddle and ready to talk turkey.

In the absence of sharp shooters BA and Rug, (rumoured to be serving two-game suspensions for scrimmaging naked in a Ryfan practice open to members of the media) our newly crowned scoring leader Josh Campbell pulled up his god-awful socks and poured in 31 during a terrible thumping at the hands of the Claw, Jan. 12.

Now nobody can question Campbell’s overall offensive game, including his willingness to go to the hole with reckless abandon. And there are few players in the league who have not had what they thought was a safely corralled defensive rebound ripped right out of their hands by the streaking strongman.

But this is the player of this week, and JC only played one game during the week in question. Consider that he did have 30 in another close game against the CLAW on Jan. 8, and put in 19 in a win over the Lost Loco’s on the 16th.

Besides, this award is about more than games played. It’s about commitment and heart.

It’s about the man’s willingness to drop his referee’s whistle and play for the Claw – the same team that stomped his squad into the ground just a few days earlier -- until their fifth player showed up during a game against Jose’s.

Watching him ref in the same shirt soaked during his one quarter of action was truly awe-inspiring.

As a closing note, I’m pitching the sports guy to see if we can’t get the POTW published in the Friday Yellowknifer. The only thing is, we’re going to need photos of the winners, and the committee will have to begin hitting its deadline. We’d like to hear what you have to say about the idea on TRASHTalk.