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August 30, 2002
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Money to spend surprising trend
The Phoenix Coyotes must have hit the Lotto Jackpot and decided not to tell anyone about it. How else could a franchise that lost $28 million two years ago and was on the brink of being sold and relocated to Portland, Ore., shock the NHL by signing free agent forward Tony Amonte to a four-year, $24-million deal - and then be in the thick of the running for Theo Fleury? According to managing partner Wayne Gretzky, it is all about creative maneuvering, taking a proactive stance, and the guarantee of future new revenue streams from a soon-to-be-built arena. “We still had a tough year (financially) last year and obviously it’s not going to be a great situation until we get into our new arena (in 2004), but things are going to change,” Gretzky…
Newest team named after legendary horse
No horsing around, the Men O’ War are coming to Lexington, Ky., and an East Coast League arena near you. A “Name the Team” contest for Lexington’s latest foray into professional hockey yielded Men O’ War, a name that honors one of horse racing’s great champions. “It was very important for the hockey team to have a local flavor and what could be better than the horse Man O’War?” said Lexington GM Jean Gagnon. “The Men O’ War hockey team will be built around prestige, strength and a class by itself. Just like the horse Man O’War.” Lexington’s last pro team was the American League’s Kentucky Thoroughblades, which played five seasons at Rupp Arena before moving to Cleveland in 2001. The Men O’ War are the relocated Macon Whoopee. Behind the bench for the…
THE INSIDE REPORT
PLUS Best of the Hockey World + FLEURY A HAWK Thanks to presence of coach Brian Sutter, Chicago is able to compensate for loss of Tony Amonte by signing Theoren Fleury. + STANLEY HELPS Detroit Cup winners use time with Stanley in Russia, Czech Republic to help former players and European flood victims. + ROGER’S RINK Ottawa assistant Roger Neilson honored with Roger Neilson Training Centre, a $4-million hockey facility to be built in Caronport, Sask. MINUS Worst of the Hockey World - TV TURNDOWN No matter how ABC, ESPN and the NHL try to spin it, less hockey on television is not a good thing. - OBSTRUCTION YADDA YADDA We don’t question Gary Bettman’s intentions, just his ability to follow through. Talk to us next June; until then it’s all hot air. - BOY SUES COACH A 9-year-old…
Revised U.S. TV slate bad no matter how you slice it
Depending on your sense of humor, the spin the NHL is putting on the reduced ESPN package is either laughable or insulting. Less may be more in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, but a 30 per-cent decrease in nationally televised NHL games is yet another rejection of a league gasping for attention. Perhaps the NHL had little choice but to try to find a silver lining, but they’re not fooling anyone. The last time hockey was in danger of being overexposed in the U.S. is when Michael Ontkean’s character in Slap Shot performed a strip tease. Other random snapshots and cheap shots as we try to shift our focus to the cool season: ❑ Earlier this year, Alexandre Daigle said he was only in the game for the money. Now, through agent Pat Brisson,…
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