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October 19, 2004
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King’s ’minor’ salary better than nothing
Canucks farmhand Jason King is feeling like both a prince and a pauper. The left winger from Comer Brook, Nfld., is happy he has been assigned to the team’s American League affiliate in Manitoba, but isn’t thrilled he has no chance to earn his major league salary of $575,000. Instead, he’ll play for a minor league salary of $50,000, which is $50,000 more than many locked-out NHLers are earning. “It’s a big jump down, but there’s not much you can do about it,” said King, who was a good bet to stick with the Canucks this season. “I feel fortunate I have somewhere to play because there are a lot of guys who are kind of looking for jobs now.” King, the NHL’s rookie of the month last November, played 47 games…
Coaching or scouting, Renney doing it all
It’s a peculiar move that is both contrary to continuity and suggestive that the Rangers don’t expect any portion of this NHL season to be played. GM Glen Sather has put coach Tom Renney in charge of the overall direction of the organization’s amateur scouting department in preparation for the next entry draft. Renney had previously held that responsibility for two seasons before relinquishing those duties to Don Maloney upon joining the coaching staff last year. Renney was awarded the head coaching position on a permanent basis in early July. But without a team to coach for the foreseeable future, Renney-who also has the title of vice-president of player development-will return to the amateur universe, even though he did not see a junior game last year and Maloney’s work at the draft table…
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10 YEARS AGO 1994 • Chris Chelios apologizes to commissioner Gary Bettman for making threatening comments regarding NHL lockout • Oilers GM Glen Sather questions nature of injuries sustained by players who are being paid during lockout • Denver tops Houston in IHL’s debut on ESPN2 20 YEARS AGO 1984 • Maple Leafs leave goalie Mike Palmateer unprotected in waiver draft, target Allan Bester as his replacement • Former Bowling Green assistant coach Shawn Walsh takes over reins at Maine • Canucks winger Petri Skriko side-lined by broken thumb 30 YEARS AGO • 1974 • WHA’s Minnesota Saints sign Jeff, Steve and Jack Carlson, assign them to Johnstown Jets of North American League • Russia beats Canadian team of WHA players five games to four to win second Summit Series • Seals change team colors to Pacific Blue, California Gold…
Garun opts for AHL over ’sitting around’
Rather than sit and wait for the lockout to end, goalie Mathieu Garon will play for the Kings’s American League affiliate in Manchester this season. Garon, acquired in June from Montreal to compete with last year’s No. 1 Roman Cechmanek, is considered one of the NHL’s rising stars. But he also has just 46 games of bigleague experience. Kings GM Dave Taylor asked Garon about the possibility of playing at the minor league level. “He is anxious to get going and thought this would be a good opportunity until things started back up,” Taylor said. “He didn’t want to sit around and do nothing.” Garon agreed to a one-year, $125,000 contract. In a normal season, he would have required waivers to go down. This year, the two sides had to wait until after the…
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