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March 18, 1994
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Pension court loss may hurry plans for expansion
The loss of a possible $45 million as a result of the lost pension suit to retired players is not being taken lightly by NHL owners. In order to recoup the losses, the league is expected to push forward its expansion plans so that two new teams, worth at least $100 million to the governors, will be added by 1996-97…St. Louis Blues’ coach Bob Berry and superstar Brett Hull have been at loggerheads all season over the Golden Brett’s ice time. The Blues’ captain infuriates the coach with long shifts particularly in overtime. “I want 45- to 50-second shifts,” Berry told Bluelines, “but (Hull) stays out there for a minute and 20 seconds. Why a minute-and-20 when everybody else gets forty-five? I know it’s because he wants to win a…
Eagleson profited from Canada Cup: Indictment
Alan Eagleson accepted more than $100,000 in kickbacks and other benefits in connection with the purchase of disability insurance policies for the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. A Boston grand jury investigating Eagleson alleges that is one of several crimes committed by the one-time hockey czar during his 24-year tenure as NHLPA executive director. Eagleson is alleged to have received cash payments and free or cheap personal insurance from Toronto brokers in return for NHLPA business. In a a 32-count indictment released March 3, the grand jury also charges: □ Eagleson profited from the administration of Canada Cups. The grand jury alleges Eagleson sold rinkboard advertising to Air Canada in the 1984 and 1987 Canada Cup tournaments in exchange for $150,000 in airline travel passes. The indictment says he used them for family, friends…
PLUS MINUS
1. Golden moment. St. Louis right winger Brett Hull scores 400th career goal in 521 st game. 2. Tip of the hat. Toronto’s Wendel Clark scores back-to-back hat tricks against Ottawa, Detroit. 3. Winny wins. Jets snap 19-game winless streak with 4-2 victory over Dallas. 4. Richter reigns. Ranger goalie Mike Richter 3-0-1 with 2.31 GAA and 100th career win. 5. Player of week. Sharks’ right winger Sergei Makarov fires four goals, seven points. 1. Party’s over Expansion Florida Panthers drop 10 of 15 games, slipping from playoff berth. 2. That’s cold. Flyer Mark Lamb, former Senator teammate Gord Dineen each minus-40. 3. Ugly Ducklings. Anaheim 010-0 against California cousins; 111-0 against recent expansion teams. 4. Eagles grounded. IHL’s Salt Lake Golden Eagles on 12-game losing streak. 5. Crying the Blues. Ex-Blues Ron Sutter, Garth Butcher whine about Quebec’s…
Fights cost clubs dearly
Who are more dangerous to the health of NHL players-stickmen or sluggers? It’s no contest. Fighters win by a knockout. Tn fact, four players have been knocked out for extended periods because of involvement in fights. The casualties of war: Rob DiMaio. Tampa Bay Lightning (26 games), Luke Richardson. Edmonton Oilers (15); Steve Smith, Chicago Blackhawks (23); and Ken Baumgartner, Toronto Maple Leafs (projected, 15). The Hockey News contacted all 26 NHL teams and found a total of eight players had missed or were expected to miss a total of 111 games from fight-related injuries this season. One player (Steve Larmer of the New York Rangers) had missed three games from a stick-related foul serious enough to warrant a suspension. The two are compared because both constitute deliberate attempts to…
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