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From: CCDB <CCDB@MUSICA.MCGILL.CA>
Subject: PenGuins GRRRREEAAATT ?????
Organization: McGill University
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 18:41:03 GMT

First of all the pens are a very talented, and a good team, but
I think possibly learnt the first rule of the NHL.(THE REGULAR
SEASON MEANS SQUAT)!! Mario greatest ever ? Bobby Orr, Maurice
Richard, Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull and Wayne of all these players
Orr and Wayne took their game to higher level than anyone else.
Those two were in a league of thier own, I love Kevin Stevens but
2 1/2 years in NHL and better than Bobby Hull. Hey I could make
piles of money selling what your smoking. THe truly great teams
dominated the league for the whole year, reg. season included
Pittsburg will have to win at least twice more or once when they
dominate the whole season. Jagr ? not even the 2nd most valuable
player on team, never mind the league. Ulf a good player but not
great.(but no GM in the league wouldn't want him on their team)
including team stoneage(BRUINS). Murphy very good offensive player
who finally got some help, and scored or assisted many clutch goals.
Tom Barasso played very well the last 2 cups but not even close
to performances of Terry Sawchuk(1967), Glenn Hall, Grant Fuhr!!
However pens have very good team and bet penguin players in hockey
pools & make money, haven't heard to much from their fans but some
are starting to sound like Montreal Fans (YES THAT IS AN INSULT).
So check that struting, pens fans, just smile and walk tall but
Pittsburg a great city ??? Give me a break!! The only thing
Piitsburg can be happy about is that there is a CLEVELAND!
Now tone down this rhetotic boys and girls and we'll meet in the
alley.(Maple Leaf Style)

P.S. Did I leave anything out yes Tocchetis 2nd most valuable now!
Not the Flash.


      The   BIG   "D"


Organization: Freshman, CIT general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Date: Tue,  1 Sep 1992 13:58:44 -0400 
From: Gary James Patalsky <gp2f+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Eddie JOhnson-bulit Pens


Eddie Johnson will make a great coach for the Pens.
If anyone doubts Eddie JOhnson, consider:

1. He Built the Pens.
      He dratfted Lemieux (despite some unbelievable offers at the time)
                  Recchi, Zalapski
                  Cullen, Paek (an underrated defensemen)
      He traded for Kevin Stevens by giving up Anders Hakerson
      He traded for Tom Barasso by giving up SImpson and Shannon
      He traded for Paul Coffey by giving up virtually nothing

        
2.  He took the PEns fairly far into the playoffs in 1980 and 1981
despite having some terrible teams.  (before the good drafts)
From: John_Carson@mindlink.bc.ca (John Carson)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: North Stars/HABS/LEAFS
Date: 31 Aug 92 20:11:53 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

Courtnall for Bellows is a close trade. Both players are not happy where they
are and this will help both acheive better results. Courtnall will be closer to
his FEMALE COMPANION and closer to VICTORIA where his parents live.

The real deal was Courtnall for Kordic. So Montreal gave up Kordic and end up
with Bellows at the end.

Montreal won on this one.

John
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From: bui@ee470.ee.mcgill.ca (BUI/DON/MR)
Subject: TRADE RUMOR
Organization: EE Lab, McGill University EE Lab, Montreal
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 17:46:08 GMT


A rumor in Montreal has it that the Habs are going to send

Stephan Lebeau, Patrick Lebeau and one of either
Mathieu Schneider or Kevin Haller

to the Flames for

Ron Stern and one of either 
Al McInnis or Gary Suter
From: am2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Anna Matyas)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: ULFIE, an unappreciated artisan.
Date: 31 Aug 92 12:21:03 GMT
Organization: H&SS Dean's Office, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


Ron Morris writes:

>Defending the ultimate cheap shot artist while still bitching at
>Probert.   Hmmm...  Knocked some teeth out, that's it!  Probert
>must have knocked out a handfull of Coffey's teeth and now without his
>dentures he looks like Freddy Kruger.  Yeah, yeah,  that's the
>ticket.

I said Ulf played well in the playoffs -- that's hardly defending his
cheap style of play. I don't defend him; I can't stand the guy.

Give the Probert/Coffey thing a rest.  I've heard it all before.  Your
machismo is showing.

Mom.
From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: SportsChannel sues NHL
Date: 4 Sep 92 15:57:21 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: HMS

On Thursday(9/3/92),the day after the ANNOUNCEMENT,SportsChannel America
filed a civil suit in New York State Supreme Court in which SCA said it
had a right to match ESPN's bid. SCA is trying to overturn's NHL new
five-year TV deal with ESPN.

-Mark
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From: jpc@philabs.philips.com (John P. Curcio)
Subject: Re: HATS OFF AND STICKS DOWN
Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff Manor, NY.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 18:52:03 GMT

In article <1992Aug26.185104.16967@tamsun.tamu.edu> mds8539@tamuts.tamu.edu (Michael David Slater         ) writes:

>Player's don't _have_ to junk the helmet.  Hopefully Our-Boy-Ulfie will keep
>playing in full body armour, so that he can continue his artistic style of
>play, without fear of unsolicited, senseless violence violated on him.


This gets my vote as laugh of the day.

-JPC

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From: lli+@cs.cmu.edu (Lori Iannamico)
Subject: Contract correction on Bourque
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 15:56:31 GMT

Why do I even listen to WDUQ?  They always get the news wrong, and on top
of that their jazz selection is lousy...

Phil Bourque did indeed sign a multi-year contract, but for a total of 1.8
million overall, not 1.+ per year.  It's a four year deal.   (I still think
that's too much for Bourque.)

Thanks to Vicente Castello for sending the correction along.

Lori
From: S900303@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: rutov goes to Sweden
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:17:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: UMSLVMA.1685490CB.S900303
Organization: UM ST. LOUIS


 
  Didn't Krutov play for the Hawks at the end of last season?
 
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From: sting@intelhf.hf.intel.com (Joe Bennett)
Subject: Re: Which Team is More Popular:NBA or NHL?!
Organization: Development Tools Operation, Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 14:25:13 GMT

In article <djj-cC#@engin.umich.edu> martyp@engin.umich.edu (Martin Pochmara) writes:
>>
>>I may be biased, but most people in Chicago could care less about the
>>Blackhawks.  They don't care about the Hawks for the same reason that kids
>>grow up loving the Cubs.  TELEVISION.  The screwball NHL (and the greedy
>>ass of an owner of the Hawks)  don't understand that they would make a lot
>>more money if the games were televised.  Sure, the Blackhawks do sell out
>>games because there is a core following.  However, most people know little
>>about them and care even less.
>>
>>If the NBA is more popular than the NHL, it is undoubtedly due to TV
>>exposure, or the lack thereof.
>>
>
>...most people in Chicago could care less about the Blackhawks....
>You are clearly wrong here.....I went to school near Chicago for two years,
>and I dealt with people from all backgrounds. The Hawks have a HUGE
>following in the Chicago area...I think a core following was far too
>weak of a statement. 
>
>Of course with GOD playing in their town too, Chicago fans go crazy 
>for the BULLS too. I'd still give the edge to basketball, but hockey
>has very strong roots in Chicago. And plenty of fans in and out of the
>city. 
>
>In fact, one of the NHL's most popular jerseys that you see around the
>US is the Hawks.
>
>				Marty

What I personally like the most about Chicagoans, however, is the "I've always been
a [Cubs|White Sox] fan!"  I don't even have to look in the paper to see which of
those teams is doing well, the amazing hat switch-er-ooo of baseball caps from those
people is enough. :)

Joe
From: paul@maunakea.Data-IO.COM (Paul Brownlow)
Subject: Re: Damphouse wants out of EDM!
Organization: Data I/O Corporation
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:02:19 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.004652.28071@leland.Stanford.EDU>, claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) writes:
|> 
|> But in any case, according to the Habs mailing list, the Oilers just traded
|> his rights to Montreal for Shayne Corson, Brent Gilchrist, and a Czech winger
|> whose name eludes me at the moment.  

The winger is Vladimir Vujtek (pronounced "VOY-tek"), who played for the 
WHL Tri-City Americans last year.

-- 
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From: stanm@comm.mot.com (Stan Macasieb)
Subject: Re: Hawks Stuff
Reply-To: stanm@comm.mot.com
Organization: Motorola
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 19:27:11 GMT

In article 16300@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com, stanm@comm.mot.com (Stan Macasieb) writes:
>Good news on the contract front:
>
>Steve Smith and Stephane Matteau were both signed today to long-term contracts
>today.
>

I really ought to proofread my stuff before I send it out. Like TODAY? :)

--Stan Macasieb
From: S898156@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: e: Joey Mullen news?
Date: 1 Sep 92 17:13:17 GMT
Organization: UM ST. LOUIS


   FALLOON FOR HART??????? GIVE HIM A COUPLE OF SEASONS.
From: dnewell@milton.helios.nd.edu (devin newell)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: YOU SILLY FOOLS
Date: 27 Aug 92 02:22:56 GMT
Reply-To: dnewell@milton.helios.nd.edu (devin newell)
Organization: Univ. of Notre Dame

Boo Hiss to all the silly fools who applauded the new diving rule.
Please screw on your heads and follow me if you can.

1.  Under the old rules, if a ref sees a player take a dive and he knows
    it is a dive, he doesn't call a penalty and the only thing that happens
    is that the player how took the dive also took himself out of the play.
    This is creates an advantage for the 'other' team. No harm done.

2.  If a player takes a dive and the ref didn't see that it was a dive (I know
    it's hard to believe but this does happen) the referee thinks it's
    a penalty and will call it as such.


The new rule never affects the second case which is what most of us get
upset about to begin with.  I admit it sure sounds cool.  Taking a dive is
no longer legal and is punishable by perpetual bus rides through the minor
leagues.  But in effect people, the only reason for this rule is because
it sounds good on paper and it satisfied some cry babies of the NHL elite owners.
From: esm40@cd.amdahl.com (Ed McGettigan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: 2 New Rules ???
Date: 26 Aug 92 17:55:24 GMT
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <1766@hsdndev.UUCP>, nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark
Shneyder 432-4219) writes:
>In article <24106@oasys.dt.navy.mil> mckinney@oasys.dt.navy.mil
>(Patrick Mckinney) writes:
>>I may be asking this question prematurely, but has anyone heard the
>>rumor that two new rules were being introduced into the NHL...
>>
>>1.  Anyone instigating a fight now receives an immediate game
>misconduct...
>It's not a rumor,it's the rule now.
>>
>>2.  Helmets are now optional (No longer mandatory)...
>
>Yup. According to the Bruins Asst GM Mike 'I'm the Biggest Dope'
>Milbury
>who is being interviewed on SportsRadio 590 in Boston, the helmetless
>option and the fighting crackdown was...,dig this, the ADVERTISERS'
>idea.
>Interesting to see how the big TV(ABC-ESPN) execs and major national
>advertisers can influence the league. I guess money really talks..:-)
>
>-Mark
>Can't wait for NBA-like 2 1/2 minute TV timeouts to be introduced to
>NHL by ABC.

Actually they already have these more or less.   The next time your at a game
that is being televised or SportsChannelled (if that's a verb) look up at the
broadcasters booth during a face off.  At the Shark's games in the Cow Palace
they have someone holding a red light up and the referee won't drop the puck 
until the light goes out.  

-- 
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
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|esm40@cd.amdahl.com     | I wish.......                           |
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Organization: H&SS Dean's Office, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 11:07:48 -0400 
From: Anna Matyas <am2x+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: BBoard getting boring


Rick Pisani writes:

>behind the scenes of hockey. I'm talking about the controversial issues
>which surround this sport and the slamming of players. Who will be the
>new candidate for slamming this year? Could it be the under paid and
>hard working Erik Lindros? And what controversial issues will be
>discussed? We could always talk about Paul Coffey and his bow legs. And
>while I am speaking of Paul Coffey and controversy, who better to lead
>us in a stimulating discussion of controversy then the "Never Silent"
>queen on controversy, Mom (e.g. St. Anna). Mom, come back to us, we need
>you.

Hey, I missed this the first time around today!  I'm glad to see my
fan club is alive and well.

Some of these new rules should provide stimulating debates.  I'd like to
wait until I see them in print (in a NEWSPAPER perhaps???) before I get
carried away.

By the way, I've seen Paul Coffey in shorts.  He has GREAT legs!!

Mom.
P.S.  Candidate for slamming: Sean Burke (if he's traded to Buffalo and
      has a lousy year).
From: patrick@is.rice.edu (Patrick L. Humphrey)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: ESPN Followup
Date: 4 Sep 1992 02:47:15 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Rice University

In article <1992Sep3.122302.27548@cs.rochester.edu>, hoebel@cs.rochester.edu (Lou Hoebel) writes:
>In article <Sep03.040044.58615@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> mmb@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Michael Burger) writes:
>>Some details:
>>
>>--25 regular season games (mostly on Fridays)
>>--up to 37 playoff games
>>--Full Stanley Cup Finals
>>--$80 million over 5 years (comprable to $50/3 year with Sports Channel
>>   parts of America)
>>--Provisions for future network TV coverage
>>--First game will be Oct. 6 (Tue.) - Phila. vs. Pitt. (Lindros vs. Lemieux)
>>
>>Enjoy
>
>I'm not sure that this is a great deal for hockey fans that already get
>good coverage. It might be good for places like Tampa or SanJose that
>don't have decent coverage. Last year I had great viewing options.
>SportsChannel NY gave me NYI, NJ and MSG gave me the Rangers. We also
>get HNIC. SOme occasional late games from from SC Chicago and their
>wonderful anchor at his wonderful set. A choice of over 10 games a week
>and almost every night! wife? child? thesis? my job....? huh? what?
>But I only play two nights a week.
>
>I could care less if X million homes in Houston, Miami or Atlanta
>now have access to hockey......the sport ain't gonna make it done south!

I guess you're not old enough to remember the Atlanta Flames, then?
Or Birmingham or Houston in the WHA?  

>How many Super Speedways are there in CanadaLand...right. Its a religion
>down south...Petty is a diety, the names are Foyt, Earnhardt and Waltrip.

Gee, I guess that's why one or two of my relatives -- and I'm a native
of eastern Kentucky -- know who you're talking about.  Just how many
times have you ever found yourself south of the Mason-Dixon line, anyway?

>Not Igor, Ivan and Mario. Visit Alabama or Texas and tell me if hockey'
>is going to make it there...or Arkansas or Tennessee or Georgia or
>South Carolina or Arizona...hey gary!..got any ice there?

Well, you're talking to someone who's only lived the last 27 years in 
Texas, and who only managed to see 60% or so of the home games the Aeros
played in their six seasons here...

>Orgeon? Washington? Idaho? The NHL could get better viewing numbers
>in Europe on tape delay. Do people in Connecticut even watch ESPN?

Why should you care if they do or not?  Your mind was made up long ago, so
why confuse you with any facts?

>....now onto my second cup of coffee
>->Lou

Try a second Valium.  It'd work a lot better.

-- 
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     +1 713 528-3626 at Rice. 776-1541 at home. 667-6554 at Palace Lanes. 

    (Season-ticket holder, Houston Aeros, 1973-74 season -- WHA Champions!)
Organization: Sophomore, H&SS general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Date: Tue,  1 Sep 1992 20:25:33 -0400 
From: Paul Andrew Platosh <pp21+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Whalers trade Holik for Burke & Weinrich

>I think it is kind of too bad for Pieterangelo, but maybe they'll split the
>games now that 'Dorky Wits went in the expansion draft.

I don't know.  Word has it that frank will back up Burke.  He is getting
old you know..

>So are we gonna here from some Whaler fans this season, now that they can
>beat up on Ottawa?
 
Actually, I seem to remember the Pens completely losing their cool when
the Whale was in town.

==Paul Platosh
From: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy)
Subject: Re: Contract details-Bourque/Rangers 
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 15:25:58 GMT

In article <BtwL96.JCn.1@cs.cmu.edu> lli+@cs.cmu.edu (Lori Iannamico) writes:
>As we all know by now, Phil Bourque has signed with the Rangers.  He signed a
>multi-year contract believed to be worth more than 1 million per year.  Since
>Phil is a free agent w/o compensation, the Rangers owe the Pens nothing. 
>(The contract info was heard on WDUQ-Radio).
>
>It seems Howard Baldwin's words have rang true.  He said that while he really
>wanted to sign guys like Phil (and Joe Mullen), he was not about to pay a
>million dollars for them.   I have to agree with him on this.  As much as
>I like Bourqie, I don't think he's worth a million a year.
>

Does the NHL needs revenue-sharing and a salary cap or what?

The Rangers are desparate for a Stanley Cup, but throwing that
kind of money around for role players is just irresponsible.

The Rangers payroll could get awfully close to $20 million dollars
this year, if not higher...small market teams have total revenue of 
only $25-30 million dollars.  The Rangers, the Red Wings, the Kings,
the Hawks, and the Bruins may be able to afford $20 million dollar
payrolls, but that is about it...small market teams can really
only afford $10-15 million dollar payrolls, and at the upper end
they will likely lose money.

This moves the Rangers up right to the top of my hate/hope-they-lose
list...Pittsburgh winning a third Stanley Cup would be preferable
to the Rangers winning.

Gerald
From: hamlet@milton.u.washington.edu (Mitch McGowan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: NHL: (EDMONTON) A blockbuster trade was announced this afternoon by
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:30:27 GMT
Organization: University of Washington

This just showed up on clari.canada.general.

clarinews@clarinet.com (Davis/Standard Broadcast News) writes:

>	(EDMONTON) A blockbuster trade was announced this afternoon by the
>Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens. The Oilers are giving up their
>top point-getter from last season, Vincent Damphousse, for three Montreal
>forwards...Shayne Corson, Brent Gilchrist and Vladimir Vujtek (voo-tek).
>The 26 year old Corson is a centre and left-winger who has played six NHL
>seasons, playing the tough guy role with an accumulated 891 penalty
>minutes. Gilchrist is a 25 year old native of Moose Jaw who also plays
>centre and left wing. Last season with Montreal he scored 23 goals and 27
>assists in 79 games. Vujtek is a 20 year old Czech who came to North
>America two years ago and was drafted by Montreal in 1991.

--
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From: ab870@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Rickin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Cleveland Lumberjack News/My final goodbyes?
Date: 1 Sep 1992 13:51:20 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ab870@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Rickin)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu


1) The Cleveland Lumberjacks are opening up an IHL/NHL merchandise store
downtown in the old Arcade (Across from the library, next to the BP
building) in mid-september.

2) The IHL has changed their logo to something more "modern."


3) I'll be leaving for Michigan on Sunday.  Who knows about my
internet/Usenet/telnet access up there?  Hopefully I can at least cheat
on a libarary terminal and telnet back here (to Cleveland) if worst
comes to worst.
-- 
Eric Rickin (ab870@cleveland.freenet.edu)
University of Michigan Class of 1996
"I would like to thank the vice president, ...the television academy,
and the members of the cultural elite." - Candice Bergen
Organization: H&SS Dean's Office, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 08:55:26 -0400 
From: Anna Matyas <am2x+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: TV Contract: $80 mil. over 5 years


Eric Rickin writes:

>McNall says he's optimisic that the TV Deal ($80 mil. over 5 years) will
>be inked very very shortly.

Well, gee.  Maybe between this and ice surface advertising, ticket prices
won't have to increase by 20% or so again next year...

Mom.


Organization: Freshman, CIT general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:45:36 -0400 
From: Gary James Patalsky <gp2f+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Barasso signs/Pens news

Tom Barasso has signed a multiyear contract for $1.3 million a year. 
The signing will be annouced on Thursday.

Eddie Johnson will be named new head coach by the end of the week.

The Pens will announce the signing of free agent center and former
Capital Dave Tippet on Monday.  Martin Straka should be in training camp
and should make the team as number four center.

Ulf Samuelsson will be out four weeks due to knee surgery.

The Pens continue to talk with Phil Bourque and Joe Mullen. Talks
conerning a lifetime contract with Mario Lemiuex are also progressing.

Markus Naslund will be in training camp for about a week before
returning to Sweden to fulfill his military obligation.

For some bewildering reason, the Pens have expressed an interest in
retaining the rights of Frank "the Sieve" Peitreangelo (or as I call
him, Putridangelo.)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: vipin@regina.cs.uregina.ca (vipin)
Subject: Re: 2 New Rules ???
Reply-To: vipin@regina.cs.uregina.ca.uregina.ca (vipin)
Organization: University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 18:42:50 GMT

In article <1766@hsdndev.UUCP> nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219) writes:
>>2.  Helmets are now optional (No longer mandatory)...
>
>Yup. According to the Bruins Asst GM Mike 'I'm the Biggest Dope' Milbury
>who is being interviewed on SportsRadio 590 in Boston, the helmetless
>option and the fighting crackdown was...,dig this, the ADVERTISERS' idea.
>Interesting to see how the big TV(ABC-ESPN) execs and major national
>advertisers can influence the league. I guess money really talks..:-)
>
>-Mark

The no-helmet-required rule could be the advertisers idea, because it does
become hard for the occasional fan to recognize players without the helmets.\

Vip


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