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August 19, 1997
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Good book idea, bad result
Remember Gil Stein? He’s a former president-elect and chief executive officer of the NHL. His term in office was the shortest in league history, lasting nine months from Oct. 1, 1992 through July 1, 1993. He was appointed as a fill-in until commissioner Gary Bettman came on board. Prior to that, he was the league’s vice-president and general counsel for 15 years. But Stein’s rise to notoriety came in 1993 when he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame while he was league president. That sparked an outcry over allegations he stacked the deck by appointing four members to the Hall of Fame board, who in turn voted for his induction. The mess prompted an investigation and the outcome was a report which stated Stein “improperly manipulated the process of nomination and…
Former NHLer Cameron takes over’Montreal of OHL’
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds hired Colonial League coach Dave Cameron to replace Joe Paterson, who resigned to seek a pro job. Cameron, 38, becomes the 11th coach in the Greyhounds’ 25-year history and their fourth in the last five seasons. He coached in the Colonial League the last two years, joining the Detroit Falcons in 199596. The team became the Port Huron Border Cats last season. The franchise was three games above. 500 in his two years. “I know this community has high expectations,” said Cameron, who played 67 games for the New Jersey Devils in 1983-84. “I heard somebody describe the Sault as the Montreal of the OHL. But nobody will put more pressure on me than I put on myself.” NEW DIGS: Guelph city council has approved construction of a new…
Oilers hopes Watt develops as well as fellow colleqian
It’s hard to believe, but since joining the NHL in 1979 the Edmonton Oilers have never had a second round draft pick stick with the team. Cue Mike Watt, the Michigan State center-left winger who signed a three-year deal with the team rather than return for his senior NCAA year. “They say he’s a better player than Mike Grier, off his college stats,” said Oilers’ coach Ron Low. “If he could be a better player than Mike Grier, I’ll be pretty excited about seeing him play” The 21-year-old was picked 32nd overall in 1994, the year the Oilers chose Jason Bonsignore and Ryan Smyth in the first round. Smyth scored 39 goals as a sophomore last year while Bonsignore has been a minor league bust. Watt is 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds and plays…
Dino might ask for trade
When Dino Ciccarelli hit the 35-aoal mark last season, it triggered a contract clause that assured one more year would be added to his existing contract. Turns out, Ciccarelli isn’t entirely sure he wants tc spend that time with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The star right winger isn’t happy with the youth movement and cost-cutting course on which the team has embarked, a journey that began with the trades earlier this summer of veterans Shawn Burr and Rick Tabaracci and continued with the failure to resign unrestricted free agent Bill Houlder. “If the ownership is not committed to making this team better, I don’t want to be here,” Ciccarelli said. Reports suggest the current ownership group wants to trim $5 million from the team’s budget to make it more attractive to buyers. The 37-year-old…
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