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June 26, 1992
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Draveurs leave town, arrive in Sherbrooke
The Trois-Rivieres Draveurs couldn’t win for losing. In a stunning development June 6, the storied Trois-Rivieres franchise was sold to a Sherbrooke consortium led by Roger Fortier for $550,000. The group will move the club to the eastern townships, where they will play out of the 4,328-seat Palais des Sports arena beginning in September. A Sherbrooke team last played in the Quebec League in the 1981-82 season but was bumped when the American League’s Sherbrooke Canadiens moved into the city. Sherbrooke then lost the Canadiens to Fredericton in 1990-91. The new team will be called Faucons (Falcons). The Draveurs and Shawinigan Cataractes were the longest-standing members of the QMJHL, having entered the league in 1969. Worse still for the public relations of the league, the Draveurs were a single win away from advancing…
Now’s time for NHL to open its eyes
For many very good reasons, the sporting media takes a pretty good bashing from season to season. The writers and analysts are too negative. They are always looking for the “negative angle,” and they are generally too cynical. And having done the job for more than a dozen years, I can understand why the public will usually side with players, management and ownership when it comes to problems with the media. But as the NHL approaches the end of the John Ziegler presidential era and heads into what a bold new frontier, the following should be noted: We told you so. Over the past decade, from Vancouver to Long Island, from Montreal to Los Angeles, the NHL has been the target of a barrage of criticism from the media. Granted, some of it was…
LISTS
Reviewing ’91 draft class With the 1992 entry draft upon us, let’s take a look back to see how the top 10 selections from the 1991 draft fared this past season. Here are their statistics: *Lindros’ totals are for Canadian Olympic team. Goalies earn big bucks For years goalies were overlooked when it came to earning top salaries. That changed this season as four of the largest raises in the league were given to goalies. Here are the top 10, with dollar figures in hundreds of thousands:…
Jacques of all trades
He has gone from being the hunter to the hunted. Jacques Demers had things easy. As a journalist for a Quebec City radio station, and an analyst on Nordiques’ radio broadcasts, it was easy for Demers to second-guess. Now he’ll be the one being second-guessed. Demers signed a three-year contract, worth an estimated $900,000 June 11 to coach the Montreal Canadiens. He replaces Pat Bums, who 13 days earlier resigned to become coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. When Bums abdicated he said it was in large part due to the pressures of dealing with a critical media corps. Demers, a Montreal native who became the 21st head coach in team history, is cognizant of what may well be the most difficult job in the province of Quebec. “I know what’s ahead. It’s…
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