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December 3, 1993
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Nedved says he’ll play for Canucks…in Olympics
After 11 weeks in Europe, free agent Petr Nedved returned to North America, vowing to sign with the Canadian Olympic team if the Vancouver Canucks don’t trade him. The Canucks and the center were unable to reach terms during an acrimonious contract squabble that has deteriorated into a clash of personalities. Vancouver assistant general manager George McPhee said Nedved’s rookie agent did not know the market and was making unrealistic demands. McPhee suggested in a letter to the agent. Tony Kondel. that he bow out of the picture. Nedved took exception to what he felt were attempts to drive a wedge between himself and Kondel. his legal guardian when he defected to Canada five years ago. “Playing in Vancouver is over,” Nedved said. “For them to say I have to fire Tony Kondel…
Referees same in name only
Comparing NHL and National Basketball Association referees is like comparing road apples to oranges. The NHL says its proposed regular-season salary grid puts its officials ahead of counterparts in the NBA. In theory, that’s true. In practise, it isn’t. Some things to keep in mind: 1. There are 16 NHL referees and 53 NBA referees. It doesn’t take a math major to figure out the two groups are not equal in number or in impacton the game. 2. All NBA game revenues are generated in U.S. dollars and all officials are paid in U.S. dollars. About 70 per cent of NHL game revenues are generated in U.S. dollars, but 60 percent of officials (referees and linesmen) are paid in Canadian dollars because the majority of them live in Canada. 3.…
Sexton looks to P.E.I. to throw scare into complacent players
Randy Sexton couldn’t take any more. The Ottawa Senators’ general manager had seen his team go from it’s pinnacle-a 3-2 overtime road win over the Montreal Canadians Nov. 17- to the pit-an 8-1 loss to the New York Islanders Nov. 13. Citing a lack of effort, Sexton was on the phone to the Senators’ American League affiliate in Prince Edward Island before the game was even over. “To hell with this,” he said. “There’ll be five new bodies here. If I could get 10 guys on the plane, I’d bring 10 up.” True to his word, the next morning winger Andrew McBain, centers Andy Schneider and Jake Grimes and defenseman Hank Lammens were in Ottawa, although Schneider was the only one officially called up and that didn’t happen until Nov. 19. None of the players…
Kulak tees off on CHL
Some players play golf after hockey season ends. Stu Kulak of the Central League’s Tulsa Oilers plays hockey after golf season ends. When you only make a few hundred dollars a week playing hockey, you’ve got to supplement it somehow. Kulak, 30, is a Canadian Professional Golf Association instructor during the summer. That’s his real job. He spent the past two seasons playing with a club team in Holland and the Erie Panthers of the East Coast League. He had three assists in his first game with the defending champion Oilers. “This is my off-season job,” Kulak said. “I have no aspirations to move up in hockey.” Kulak is one of most experienced players in the CHL this season. Only teammate Craig Coxc has played more NHL games than Kulak, who played 90 games…
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