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Date: Thu,  5 Nov 1992 10:43:15 -0500 
From: Anna Matyas <am2x+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Blackhawks News


Well, I heard from Stan, and he ain't never coming back.  (That's an
exaggeration; he may be able to join us again someday.)  In the
meantime, is there anyone out there who can provide some Blackhawks
news on a regular basis?

HOW'S JEREMY????

Mom.
From: etam@fraser.sfu.ca (Edwin Tam)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Trevor Linden/Canucks
Date: 8 Nov 92 21:54:21 GMT
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada

apland@mala.bc.ca writes:

>(Tom Gowdyk) writes:
>highlight clip!  In the second Calgary game, one minute to go, Canucks up by

I've also noticed some really 'nit wit play' by the team.  In the game
you're talking about, with less than 1 minute to go and the faceoff in
Vancouver territory, why the heck did they use Adams to take the face
off.  They should have had Walter out there, along with some grinders
like Valk.  Instead, Otto wins the faceoff cleanly back to McInnis,
and the next thing you know, its in the net.

In the first game of that home & home, Diduck shot the puck out of the
ring to get a whistle (penalty had expired and they were down a man
because no on was in the box).   All he had to do was ice the puck
since they would have been called for icing at that time.  And he had
no one around him either. 
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From: cs902159@ariel.yorku.ca (DAVID A LISOGURSKI)
Subject: Re: WHL: Standings and Results - 11/01/92
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 02:52:28 GMT

In article <1dci9fINNp56@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ab870@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Rickin) writes:
>
>In a previous article, cs902159@ariel.yorku.ca (DAVID A LISOGURSKI) says:
>
>>That's nice to see.  I really liked Andrew Cassels, but if Montreal's gonna
>>trade him, you might as well get a quality player  :-) 
>>
>>BTW, if Valeri is the #1 scorer in the WHL, who is his linemate that
>>is scoring on all those assists?  And what team owns HIS rights?
>
>None.  He's eligible to be drafted in 1993.
>-- 
>Eric Rickin (ab870@cleveland.freenet.edu)
>University of Michigan Class of 1996


Hunh?  What do you mean?

Let me clarify:

Montreal traded Andrew Cassels to Hartford for their 2nd round pick.
With that pick, they got Valeri Bure this past summer.

My question is:  who plays on his line, and what team(s) do(es) (t)he(m)
belong to in the NHL.  

Saying "He's not eligible intil 1993" is a nifty way of confusing me.
WHO's not eligible?


--Dave


PS.  Anyone notice that Montreal has not lost a game yet this year (8-0-1)
     when their captain (Carbonneau) is playing?
     I know I'm jinxing them, but WHO CARES?  It's not like they're gonna
     miss the playoffs!
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From: jpc@philabs.philips.com (John P. Curcio)
Subject: Re: RANGERS NEWS: VanBiesbrouck hurt, trade rumors...
Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff Manor, NY.
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 16:06:45 GMT

In article <1992Nov4.150255.24025@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> romano@monolith.bellcore.com (Paul C. Romano) writes:

>	Latest trade rumors have RANGERS forward Dave Archibald (who 
>has yet to play this season) going to Ottawa for a draft choice, or
>going to Hartford along with other players for defenseman Zarley 
>Zalapski and others......

Just when you thought the Rangers had a problem with their defense,
they look to make it bigger.....  Seriously, do they realize what they
are doing?  Zalapski is a fairly decent defenseman, but his is
offensive-minded, just like James Patrick and Brian Leetch.  The
Rangers need defensive help, since Cirella and Hardy are aging traffic
cones.  They should pursue a good stay-at-home defenseman...

-JPC

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From: jrcyrus@eos.ncsu.edu (JOSEPH ROBERT CYRUS)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: +/- rating
Date: 5 Nov 92 14:43:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: ncsu.1992Nov5.144346.13333
Reply-To: jrcyrus@eos.ncsu.edu (JOSEPH ROBERT CYRUS)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Originator: jrcyrus@c00482-224wi.eos.ncsu.edu


Oh, a request for my opinion...
 
	+/- is a very important measure of a player' ability when coupled with
	his position. Coffey may have had a bucket of points, but he obvoiusly 
	wasn't really helping the goalie out much. Offensive forwards like 
	ol' Brett Hull with three or four thousand goals shouls have a high
	+/- unless they figured they didn't need to mess with the complexities
	of defensive play....
						
				
							-Bob
From: chrisl@balsam.ppc.ubc.ca (Chris Lynch)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Adam's and the DRAW (wasRe: Trevor Linden/Canucks
Date: 9 Nov 1992 16:52:58 GMT
Organization: University of B.C.
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In article <1992Nov9.083457.3842@sfu.ca>, wonge@fraser.sfu.ca (Edmund Wong) writes:
|>       I DEFINITELY agree with you, as with most Canucks fan.  Why did
|> Quinn put Adams facing off with Otto, KNOWING VERY WELL, that Otto
|> has been VERY good at faceoffs.  Why didn't Quinn put Ronning or
|> Walter???  WHY??? WHY??  That question has been nagging at me since that
|> fateful night!!!!  I personally, I"m still pissed off about it...

Boy, someone took their nasty pill today :-) 

Thanks for talking for all Canuck fans. But this one reads the paper and
listens to the radio for info:

I heard Ron Wilson mention that Adams was the Canucks best center on
the draw, according to their stats for the game. You want Ronning to take the
draw? Though he is all heart, he is outweighed and outsized by Otto. I agree,
maybe Walters would have been better,  but it was only his second(third?) game of
the year and if he had blown it, it would've been "why the hell......." 

|> Like surely, Quinn expects Adams to win the faceoff against Otto? Quinn
|> sure knows how to make a SICK joke...

Ummmm? You see Adams sort've was playing center ice, that's their job,
to take faceoffs. Adams said in the paper that he wasn't ready for the
draw, (noooo) and took the blame. BTW, nice uSe oF RandOm CapItalLization...

|>         If it wasn't for that Mcinnis shot, WHICH I MUST ADMIT, was
|> a FLUKE shot.. Like NO HELL of a way would he have predicted that it
|> would go in!  He shot it RIGHT into a crowd of people!  Talk about
|> puck luck..  And you really can't blame Mclean for that anyway...

Actually, I heard that McInnis sits along the boards after each shot
and calculates the probability of each of his shots going in the net :-)

Heard the saying " Shoot the puck at the net, You never know what might
happen..." (One of those profound sportisms)

|>          Oh well, no use crying over spilt milk.. just as long as Quinn
|> doesn't make any MISTAKES in the future... which he rarely does, <knock
|> on wood>.

Boyoh, got Mr Quinn up pretty high on a pedastal, don't you. Actually his 
biggest mistake was last year after the Canucks lost to the Oilers, he tried
to throw his gum at VanHellmond but it slipped out of his hand and he 
missed. I bet he was pissed about that all summer :):):):):)

|> wonge@fraser.sfu.ca          

Chris
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From: fischman@nynexst.com (Gary Fischman)
Subject: Re: INFO NEEDE ON BILL GUERIN
Reply-To: fischman@nynexst.com
Organization: NYNEX Science & Technology, Inc
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 13:32:59 GMT

The Devils just sent Guerin back to Utica, although it's possible (according to
Gary Thorne & Peter McNab) he may be back with the Devs for the Home & Home against
the Capitals this weekend.
---
	Gary J. Fischman
	NYNEX Science & Technology
	fischman@nynexst.com

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From: davidb@psych.toronto.edu (David Brodbeck)
Subject: Re: U.S. "Dream Team"
Organization: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 21:24:38 GMT

In article <MezqOBu00aw54GT2xV@andrew.cmu.edu> Elizabeth Amral Pereira <ep2k+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>Excerpts from netnews.rec.sport.hockey: 6-Nov-92 Re: U.S. "Dream Team"
>Eric Rickin@cleveland.Fr (1014)
>
>> The goaltending would be from the Rangers, both
>> Vanbiesbrouck and Richter. 
>
>Sorry, I still have to stand by Andy Mogg and what about Tom Barraso.   
>I know they are from rival teams (although Barraso is form Boston if I'm
>not mistaken), but what a goal tending team they would make.
>
>Liz

Um, hate to break it to ya, but Andy Moog is Canadian

Dave "I thought Delino DeShields was from St. Foy" Brodbeck
-- 
                          Dave Brodbeck - U of T Psych
                     The chickadees are not what they seem
                            davidb@psych.toronto.edu
From: dreier@lhasa.berkeley.edu (Roland Dreier)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Why tie scores? (was IHL parent clubs)
Date: 11 Nov 92 22:25:16
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Math. Department.
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In-reply-to: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca's message of Thu, 12 Nov 1992 04:07:30 GMT

In article <1992Nov12.040730.4795@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) writes:
   In article <BxKqB1.78J@Novell.COM> dtokarew@tokafew.Doc.Provo.Novell.COM (Deb Tokarewich) writes:
   >
   >And thank goodness for that!! Why doesn't the NHL do that--play  
   >sudden-death OT and then a shootout (or 2 or 3 or...) if still tied after  
   >OT? Did they ever do something like that (I can't remember)? It makes it  
   >*much* more exciting (especially the shootouts!), and you (not to mention  
   >the players!) don't feel gipped by a tie score.

   Sarcasm On!

   Why don't they have a home run derby after 9 innings of baseball if
   the score is tied...it would be *much* more exciting.

   Why don't they have a free throw contest if after regulation an
   NBA basketball game is tied.

   Gerald

Funny you should bring up ML baseball and NBA basketball.  They don't
have too many ties in those leagues, do they?

--
Roland Dreier                                        dreier@math.berkeley.edu
From: kitson@geop.ubc.ca (Denise Kitson)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Canucks 4 Senators 1
Date: 7 Nov 1992 20:55:50 GMT
Organization: Geophysics & Astronomy, U.B.C. Vancouver, Canada
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Summary: Game summary
Keywords: Vancouver

The Vancouver Canucks won their first game in 8 tries last night
as they beat the Senators 4-1.  Kirk McLean was a standout in
goal, Pavel Bure had two goals, but overall the Canucks still
looked slightly inept while handling the puck.  Anatoli Semenov,
in his first start for the Canucks, centred Pavel Bure and Greg
Adams and had two assists.  The other line combinations were
Ward-Walter-Odjick, Courtnall-Nedved-Sandlak, and Momesso-
Ronning-Linden.  Dixon Ward, after his 4 point night against the
Flames, was demoted to the fourth line with the arrival of Semenov,
but did see both power play and penalty killing time as well.  Greg
Adams left the game in the third period after being hit in the face 
with the puck, and required 5-6 stitches just above his lip but is
expected to play tomorrow against Winnipeg.

Game Summary      Canucks 4  Senators 1
------------      ---------------------
First Period

1. Vancouver, Plavsic 1 (Courtnall, Ronning) 3:53 pp
2. Vancouver, Bure 12 (Adams, Semenov) 11:02

Penalties--Miller Ott(elbowing) 2:28;  Courtnall Van
           (slashing) 19:20
Second Period

3. Vancouver, Bure 13 (Ronning, Murzyn) 18:42

Penalties--Lidster Van(tripping) 1:31;  Ottawa bench
           (too many men, served by Jelinek) 7:52;
           Courtnall Van(high-sticking major and a
           game misconduct) 12:33
Third Period

4. Vancouver, Ward 4 (Adams, Semenov) 3:45 pp
5. Ottawa, MacIver 3 (Baker, Hull) 7:39

Penalties--Miller Ott(interference) 3:35;  MacIver
           Ott(hooking), Nedved(slashing) 9:53

Shots on goal

Ottawa 11-2-14=27   Vancouver 9-4-19=23

Goal:  Ottawa Madeley(L 0-2-0)  Vancouver McLean(W 5-4-1)
Power plays:  Ottawa 0-3, Vancouver 2-3
Referee: McGeough   Linesmen: Heyer, Cvik
Attendance: 15,332

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From: warkent@ltisun14.epfl.ch (Ken Warkentyne)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: CANUCKS TRADE
Date: 10 Nov 92 10:00:06 GMT
Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne---Laboratoire de
	Teleinformatique
In-reply-to: hp@mdavcr.mda.ca's message of 9 Nov 92 18:26:28 GMT

Knowledgeable L.A. fans must be crying in their wine coolers over
the fact that Pat Quinn was stolen from under their noses by the
Griffiths family (owners of the Canucks).  This is probably the
only intelligent decision the Griffiths have made since they
bought the franchise.
--
Ken Warkentyne - warkent@ltisun.epfl.ch
                 Laboratoire de Teleinformatique, EPFL, Suisse.
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From: evenson@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca (Euan Evenson)
Subject: Michael Pivonka update?
Summary: What is the status of Pivonka?
Keywords: Pivonka, Injury
Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 20:58:38 GMT

Is there anyone out there who has information about Michael Pivonka's
injury. The last I heard (2-3 weeks ago) Pivonka had a day-to-day type
of injury. He has only played 4 games this year according to the stats I
have. Can anyone offer any additional information?

Thanks

Euan


Euan Evenson, McMaster University  | "Standing on the shoulders of giants
evenson@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca       | leaves me cold." REM - King of Birds
From: hammerl@acsu.buffalo.edu (Valerie S. Hammerl)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Esposito charged with assault
Date: 5 Nov 92 15:28:25 GMT
Organization: UB


Phil Esposito was charged with Assault stemming from an incident in
Toronto with sports writer Bob Mackenzie (I'm tired, so apologies if I
messed the name up).  Arraignment will take place on the 25th of
November.  


-- 
Valerie Hammerl 	       John Sr. would lift Pat over the boards, grab 
hammerl@acsu.buffalo.edu       his hand, and start running around the outside,
V085PWPZ@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU  faster and faster.  "I wanted to learn how to 
get that feeling, and the only way was to learn how to skate."  P. LaFontaine
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From: etxonss@ufsa.ericsson.se (Staffan Axelsson)
Subject: WC '92 Russian team
Organization: Ericsson Telecom, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:37:34 GMT


 This is a list of the players that played for Team Russia in the
 World Championships 1992. 18 of the 22 players are now playing
 outside Russia, mostly in the NHL.

 I wonder what's going to happen with the Russian team that coach
 Boris Michailov will present for WC -93.

 Goaltenders:

 Michail Shtalenko		Milwaukee (IHL)
 Andrei Trefilov		Salt Lake (IHL)

 Defensemen:

 Sergei Bautin			Winnipeg Jets
 Ilia Biakin			EV Landschut (Germany)
 Dmitri Youkiewich      	Philadelphia Flyers
 Darius Kasparaitis		NY Islanders
 Vladimir Malakhov		NY Islanders
 Dmitri Mironov			Toronto Maple Leafs
 Alexei Zhitnik			LA Kings
 Sergei Zubov			NY Rangers

 Forwards:

 Alexander Barkov		Spartak Moscow
 Igor Boldin			St Louis Blues
 Nikolai Bortschevsky		Toronto Maple Leafs
 Viateslav Butsaev		Philadelphia Flyers
 Juri Chmylev			Buffalo Sabres
 Igor Korolev			Dynamo Moscow
 Andrei Kovalenko		Quebec Nordiques
 Alexei Kovalev			NY Rangers
 Sergei Petrenko		Dynamo Moscow
 Vitali Prochorov		St Louis Blues
 Alexei Tkachuk			Spartak Moscow
 Alexei Zhamnov			Winnipeg Jets

 Note: spelling of names might be incorrect since Russian names are spelled
 differently in Swedish than in English.
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From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: National (ESPN) versus regional (SC) television
Date: 12 Nov 92 15:07:54 GMT
Organization: HMS

In article <1drhomINN172@fnnews.fnal.gov> jeffk@cdibm.fnal.gov (Jeff Kallenbach) writes:
>{cries of desperation deleted] 
>
>should I suffer silently for the good of the sport 8--(? 
>
>Jeff 


Absolutely. Hockey needs a few good men thesedays.

-PPV Mark
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From: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy)
Subject: Re: U.S. "Dream Team"
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:26:51 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.145307.2886@mtroyal.ab.ca> caldwell8102@mtroyal.ab.ca writes:
>
>That's easy to say, but you have to convince NHL owners that it's worthwhile. 
>There are potential season-ticket losses involved, and lessened TV money. I
>think most hockey fans world-wide would love to see Dream Teams playing for all
>countries in the Olympics, because you would truly have ALL of the world's best
>players together, and for once we could truly determine which country is the 
>best. But to NHL owners, money talks and bullshit walks.
>

Putting together a team three or four days before the Olympics, taking
a transAtlantic airline flight and playing 8 games in 15 days, without
practice or exhibition games is hardly a test of hockey ability.  It
would reduce the Olympics to a huge fraud.

>
>Gil Stein has certainly added more innovation to the NHL in his short term thus
>far than John Ziegler did in 15 years. However, his age and the owners' desire
>to have a commissioner who has strong network TV and public relations 
>experience will spell the end of Stein. (The latest rumors have Canadian prime
>minister Brian Mulroney applying for the job. God save the NHL if he gets the
>job! :-) )
>

Gil Stein has been promoting himself...not the game...he is an
idiot...and he is basically dead meat, because he was NHL legal council
to Ziegler during the time the NHL "stole" the pension surplus from
the retired players, and the NHL is facing perhaps a $50-$100 million
dollar legal settlement due to his stupidity, in addition to the
humiliation of having treated the greatest stars of the game so
shabbily.  I guess it is sort of fitting that the expansion money
from Ottawa and Tampa will basically end up going to pay the pension
settlement.

Everyone with any sense knew that it was a mistake to leave ESPN five
years ago...it is not an innovation to discover this after four years
of Sportschannel.

Gerald
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From: 890491g@dragon.acadiau.ca (Don Graves)
Subject: Re: Another bad Kings trade...
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 23:44:23 GMT

mre@teal.Eng.Sun.COM (Mike Eisler) writes:

>In article <1992Nov6.062900.2245@unisol.com> haral@unisol.com (Haral Tsitsivas) writes:
>>The Kings's new GM has just proven that he can be worse than his predecessor
>>by trading Peter Ahola for Jeff Chychrun.  Peter Ahola lead the Kings last 
>>season with a +12 and his reward is a one-way ticket to Pittsburgh!!!  ....

>His reward might just be a Stanley Cup ring. I doubt he's complaining.
>	-mre

	What happened to Rogie Vachon?

-- 
Don Graves (don.graves@dragon.acadiau.ca)
Acadia University,
Wolfville, N.S. Canada
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From: New netter
Subject: WHL-Brandon
Originator: umfu0009@bova.cc.umanitoba.ca
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Distribution: can
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 08:50:51 GMT

Hi,
Will someone tell me about the
Brandon Wheat King in WHL. In the past few years,
they were always at the bottom of the league but this
year they stand on top! Why? Did they make a lot of changes?
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From: jpc@philabs.philips.com (John P. Curcio;6442;3.55;)
Subject: NHL NEWS FOR 7 NOVEMBER 1992
Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff Manor, NY.
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 13:25:52 GMT



NHL NEWS FOR 7 NOVEMBER 1992:


KEENAN RESIGNS BLACKHAWKS POST:

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS general manager MIKE KEENAN has resigned, saying he
was suffering "withdrawal pains" from coaching.  Bill Wirtz, owner of
the Blackhawks, has named BOB PULFORD, the team's senior vice
president, as GM.  It is speculated that Keenan will be searching for a
coaching position, possibly in Philadelphia (from whence he came), St.
Louis (if he and Ron Caron can put aside differences), or New York.


TRADES:

The NEW YORK RANGERS have sent forward DAVE ARCHIBALD to the OTTAWA
SENATORS for a fifth-round pick in 1993.

The PITTSBURGH PENGUINS have sent disgruntled defenseman JEFF CHYCHRUN
back to the LOS ANGELES KINGS in exchange for defenseman PETER AHOLA.
Chychrun was upset with his lack of playing time and was suspended for
missing a team flight in protest of not playing.  He has been in only
one game all season.


INJURIES:

KEVIN STEVENS, the high-scoring PITTSBURGH PENGUINS left winger,
underwent arthroscopic knee surgery yesterday, and is expected to miss
three to four weeks while his knee heals.

Defenseman ROD LANGWAY of the WASHINGTON CAPITALS will see a doctor on
Tuesday to determine whether knee surgery is warranted to get him back
on the ice.


-JPC


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From: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy)
Subject: Re: U.S. "Dream Team"
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 21:03:08 GMT

In article <1992Nov9.110343.331@ericsson.se> etxonss@ufsa.ericsson.se (Staffan Axelsson) writes:
>
> Oh, and BTW, there won't be any "Dream Teams" in the Olympics, not even
> if NHL decide to allow their players to compete. The reason being is that
> IIHF won't allow it. IIHF's secretary-general, Jan Ake Edvinsson, told
> a newspaper that IIHF won't allow NHL pros *as long as* NHL will not
> allow their best players in the World Championships. And the chance of
> NHL taking a break for both the Olympics and the WC is as close to zero
> as it can get, right.
>

The IIHF would have to change it rules I think to bar NHL players from
the Olympics, because NHL players are currently eligible the way the
rules are now...but the NHL isn't going to shut down for the Olympics...
this is just the insane rantings of another incompetent NHL president.

The idea will hopefully be killed by the NHL owners by the new year.

What hockey needs is a proper World Cup...not a publicity stunt where
the Russians are likely to humiliate the Canadian and American teams.

Gerald
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