The clock is steadily ticking towards Feb. 20 and when it strikes midnight, or thereabouts, Don Phelps will fade into the shadows.
At that time, the 64-year-old coach of the Calgary Canucks will walk away from almost 40 years in hockey, 27 of them with the Canucks. The date would slide a bit if the team could somehow wiggle into the Alberta Junior Hockey League playoffs and extend his final bow from the bench.