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August 24, 2004
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BENCH BOSSES
Here’s each team’s coach entering 200405, listed with his all-time record. Barring a work stoppage, or a lastminute shakeup, every team will start with a coach who has NHL experience. Sergei Gonchar can be excused if he falls asleep with visions of dollar signs dancing in his head. The Boston Bruins defenseman won his arbitration case, I earning a $1.9-million raise for this season. Gonchar will make j $5.5 million in 2004-05, a 53 per-cent increase on the $3.6 million he earned in 2003-04-a season he split between Washington and Boston. CBA SUMMER TRACKER In this week’s NHL team reports, we examine how clubs have con-’ ducted business on and off the ice during the off-season. The I current collective bargaining agreement expires Sept. 15. MONEY MEN IN SPOTLIGHT The ‘Spotlight’ boxes in this i…
NOTEBOOK
The Central League’s new rule for 2004-05 that allows only one coach behind the bench has broken up a successful friendship. Former Amarillo Gorillas assistant coach Brian Pellerin accepted an assistant coaching job with Portland of the Western League. Amarillo coach Joe Ferras, who called Pellerin his “best friend,” cited the new rule as a reason Pellerin left. Ferras said he does not plan to hire a replacement. During the past two seasons, Ferras and Pellerin guided the Gorillas, previously a CHL doormat, to back-to-back playoff berths and a spot in the semifinals.…
Maple Leafs pulling out of St John’s
The American League hasn’t flourished in southern Ontario, but that isn’t deterring the Toronto Maple Leafs from moving their farm team to Toronto for 2005-06. As expected, the Leafs announced they are severing ties with St. John’s following the upcoming AHL season when the current lease agreement runs out, ending a 14-year relationship with the Newfoundland capital. Only the Rochester Americans and Hershey Bears have been around longer than the St. John’s Maple Leafs. The Leafs arrived in St John’s in 1991 following a five-year stay in Newmarket, Ont. Prior to that, the affiliate was located in St. Catharines, Ont. for four years. It’s expected the Leafs will use Ricoh Coliseum, home of the Toronto Roadrunners last year, although there is still talk the An-Canada Centre will stage some AHL games. Ricoh Coliseum fell…
TWO MINUTES IN THE BOX
TRAVIS GREEN Start the clock… Best practical joke you’ve seen? “We were playing a friendly game of poker last year in our hotel and had cops pretend to raid the place. They handcuffed Hal Gill, who fell hook, line and sinker for the whole thing. Never in my life have I seen a 6-foot-7 guy brought to his knees so fast.” Who are your best friends in the league? “Darcy Tucker, Jeremy Roenick and Brad May.” Toughest guy you’ve played with? “(Retired Isles D-man) Richie Pilon. He’ll play you as tough as you want and then some.” What’s the weirdest superstition you’ve seen? “One guy had to have the gas level in his car at a certain mark. He was a goalie, which tells you all you need to know.” First job? “I was a flagger on a paving crew. People…
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