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February 24, 2004
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St. Patrick to King David
You don’t judge a man by whose shoes he walks in. You judge him by where the shoes take him. That being the case, it shouldn’t matter David Aebischer is replacing a living legend in his first year as the starting goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche. But it does matter. Aebischer knows it, his teammates know it and, naturally, so does management. The 26-year-old native of Fribourg, Switz., has not made the hockey world forget Patrick Roy, the winningest goalie in history. But he is maiking believers of those who depend on him. TEAMMATES HAD CONFIDENCE “To be honest I am surprised,” said Colorado defenseman Adam Foote. “Not that he has done well because I felt all along he would be fine, but more about how quickly he has taken over. “Let’s be honest, when we…
’Ziggy’ all-star hero for Canada
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. How much pressure was on Lowell Lock Monsters center Mike Zigomanis because it was his first American League All-Star Classic? None. How about stress from having been trounced by Team Planet/USA in the AHL skills competition? Minor. But the 23-year-old, a 2001 second round draft pick (46th overall) of Carolina, was feeling the real heat from his friends in North York, Ont. So it’s a good thing he produced a three-point second period including the prettiest goal of the night in Team Canada’s 9-5 victory Feb. 9 before 9,220 at Van Andel Arena and a live television audience in Canada and the U.S. “At the last second, I found out the game was going on Rogers Sportsnet,” said Zigomanis, who was named the game’s MVP. “I knew my buddies were going…
Levitt report fuels CBA battles
The NHL is seeking to take the players’ share of league revenues from its current 75 per cent to less than 58 per cent in the collective bargaining negotiations. Until recently, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman had never put a figure on what he believes a fair percentage for the players to be. But following the Feb. 12 release of an independent report on league finances that claims NHL teams lost a collective $273 million in 2002-03, Bettman said the players’ take “needs to be substantially below what it is now and what it is in the other sports.” Players in the NBA receive 58 per cent of league revenues. Baseball and football players each receive about 63 percent. The report, commissioned last year by the NHL and written by former Securities and Exchange…
AHL to play, even if NHL on sidelines
League president Dave Andrews is certain the American League will conduct a full season in 2004-05, no matter what the outcome of NHL labor negotiations. “Next year is well in hand,” said Andrews during all-star festivities. “It’s our intention to play and to play with all 28 teams. No (NHL) team has indicated they don’t intend to develop players.” Andrews said he has spent much of his time this season meeting with NHL GMs to identify the parameters of all player-supply agreements. “We have 28 different (affiliation) agreements, not just one between the leagues,” he said. When the NHL locked its players out for half a season in 1994, the AHL gained important exposure in the void, including games on TV. “We’ve grown the business and our franchise values and revenues are higher and our…
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