It is interesting. Dan O'Neill announced at the press conference that there were no Canadian bidders. And the fact that an American wound up buying the Canadiens didn't surprise me because it simply was a reflection of the things we have been talking about for the last two years - currency problems and taxation problems. Bettman is dead-on about that. The financial realities of the NHL today are such that no club, in any city, American or Canadian, is ever guaranteed it won't be sold.
Life goes on.
So will Les Habitants . The steel for the center portion of Flyers Skate Zone Northeast is in the ground, and construction on a detention basin is underway. Skate Zone Northeast will be the fourth such project by Comcast-Spectacor and is located in the Far Northeast at Comly and Decatur Roads, beside Northeast Airport. Given the population of 400,000 in Northeast Philadelphia, Ferrill says this facility has the potential to be the most successful in terms of youth hockey participation. There is also a provision for an optional roller rink in the future.