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More than 900 people, including NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, general managers and coaches from other teams and current and former players, attended the funeral service Tuesday. "Im a very humble man standing before you, a very humble man," Reid said. "Im humble because of the outpouring (of support) not only from the media but from our football team and the fans. It was unbelievable. Im not sure you ever think that many people care. A very humbling feeling. I know my son would feel the same way. I think thats all I can say on that part and keep it all together." Garrett Reid was a recovering drug addict who had seemingly turned his life around. But his father indicated that his son may have had a relapse. An official cause of death hasnt been determined yet. "Its a sad situation and its one that my son has been battling for a number of years," Reid said. "Our family has been battling. It doesnt mean you stop loving your son, because thats not what you do. 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Abbotsford won 11 straight games, including playoffs, before dropping four straight to Toronto. The Heat were ranked as high as second in the overall AHL standings at one point this season and as low as 11th in the Western Conference, but the goal was always to win the championship. "I would say we fell short (of our goal)," said Heat head coach Troy Ward. "We didnt get to the Calder Cup finals but I thought we had a good push, especially at the end of the year. But we didnt get to where we set out to where we wanted to be." The teams playoff shortcomings could be pinned on special teams. The Heats penalty killing was among the best in the AHL most of the year but allowed two goals on five chances in Game 5, including the winner. "We had a very good penalty kill for the whole series," said Testwuide, who was playing for Abbotsford on loan from the Chicago Wolves. "You could look at it like it wasnt good tonight, but I wouldnt say that. Its just the way it turns out. Theyre going to get their chances, and they just ended up burying them now instead of earlier." Meanwhile, their power play was even more lacking, 0-for-24 during the series, including 0-for-3 Wednesday. "We got opportunities and didnt bury them but they did," said Heat captain Clay Wilson. "That was kind of the story of the series." The club struggled with a few things this season that gave the Calgary Flames affiliate headaches throughout the year. For one, the teams geography in British Columbias Fraser Valley puts the club at a disadvantage, since the travel is much more gruelling. The nearest opponents are over 3,000 kilometres away, which makes coming back off a road trip just as difficult as playing away from home. "Obviously theres a lot of players within this league that dont want to be here because its a long way," said Ward after Wednesdays game. "If you just look at it with travel alone, from a players perspective, theyre not crazy about coming here. Its not as difficult as it seems but it is difficult." Thats an issue the Heat have been dealing with since the franchise was born out of the ashes of the Quad City Flames in 2009. Theyve also struggled with poor attendance. After averaging only 3,545 over the regular season in a city of more than 130,000, they are last among the 16 playoff squads with an average of just 2,389 per game, including just a turnout of 1,360 for the elimination game Wednesday. The club struggles with playing in the shadow of the nearby NHL team -- the Vanccouver Canucks. [url=http://www.stitchednflcheapjerseys.com/]cheap nfl jerseys. "Any time you play in front of a big crowd, its nice," said Ward. "Obviously things take time to build any franchise in any area, no matter what part of the world you are in." The Peoria Rivermen, for example, boast an attendance average of over 5,000 per game in a city with 20,000 fewer citizens -- and they were a non-playoff team. This is a team that recorded points in 16 of 17 games until losing four straight to the Marlies this month. The Heat were also challenged by numerous injuries and call-ups to Calgary, which was among the NHLs leaders in man games lost to injury. Not including goaltenders, the Heat were forced to dress 48 players throughout the course of the season, among the largest rosters in the AHL. "Playing in this league you get used to it," said Wilson. "Guys come back and sometimes it works in your favour when they have a little extra jump in their step and confidence. I can see as a coach it being extremely frustrating, but youre always excited to get guys called up and when they come back you welcome them with open arms." So Abbotsford heads back to the drawing board, and some would speculate that theyll be doing it without the services of Ward. Calgarys coach Brent Sutter was let go by the club and many members of the Calgary media are convinced that Ward is next in line for the head coaching job with the parent club. General Manager Jay Feaster has publicly come out and praised Wards work with the farm team this year. Ward has not commented one way or the other about interest in the position. In the crease, the Heat may look very different in the new season as well. Danny Taylor unseated Leland Irving as the teams starting goalie late in the season and in the playoffs. Taylor has played all over the globe in the last few seasons and played his most games in a campaign this season, giving him a shot at a two-way contract with an NHL club in the fall. Irving is considered the second best goalie in the organization after Mikka Kiprusoff and may find himself as an NHL backup next year, a position that he held for stretches this season in which he picked up his first NHL win. The Flames also hold the rights to a pair of Finnish goalies, ex-Heat member Joni Ortio and former NHL goalie Kari Ramo. That doesnt even include Swede Henrik Karlsson, who has been Kiprusoffs backup the past two years. "Dannys been the guy down the stretch," said Ward when asked whether he still felt he made the right choice in goal. "The AHLs a land of opportunity. Lets look at it this way. Lelands a tremendous goalie, and I have tremendous respect for that guy. Leland has also gotten the land of opportunity -- that put him in the NHL this year. But down the stretch, our better goalie and the guy whos made us feel a bit better as a team happened to be Danny. Thats nothing against Leland." Regardless, the Heat have a seven more seasons left on their deal with the city-owned Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre, so theyre clearly not going anywhere. "I felt weve found a home," said Ward. "I think people know were here." ' ' '
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