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In article <1993Apr18.201811.28965@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, dmoney@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dean R Money) writes: > The subject line says it all.  Is it terribly difficult to get tickets > to Penguins games, especially now that they are in the playoffs?  Would > it be easy to find scalpers outside of the Igloo selling tickets? >  > Dean Money > dmoney@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu       Here is my traditional experience with tickets, playoffs and otherwise, at the Civic Arena.       Scalping is illegal but nonetheless present outside the Arena.  Best  strategy, given that you don't mind missing the Anthem (which is OK if B.E. Taylor decides to come back ever again :) ) is to wait until 7:40 or 7:45, when the game is rolling; the scalpers are at this point desperate to sell and will reduce to near or at face value to get rid of their tickets.       Playoffs are a little different in that good seats will go early on;  what's left at 7:45 may be nosebleed material (D, E sections).  Others can add on their opinions as well.
In article <1r8pc7$sa5@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> vergolin@euler.lbs.msu.edu   (David Vergolini) writes: >   Ok, Buffalo fans.  I am a Red Wings fan, but am amazed at how the   Sabres are > beating up on the Bruins.  Is there any reason for this?  Is it Grant   Fuhr or > Mogilny and Lafontaine?  I would like to hear from you since I do not   know much > about the Sabres. >    Two words: Grant Fuhr.
In article <1993Apr5.163209.576@r-node.hub.org> shadow@r-node.hub.org (Jay Chu) writes: >True rumor.  Fact!  A big three way deal! > >Eric Lindros going to Ottawa Senators.  And Senators get $15mill from >Montreal. > >Montreal gets Alexander Daigle (the first round pick from Senators) > >Philly gets Damphousse, Bellow, Patrick Roy and a draft pick. >  Another person incapable of rational thought!
golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) writes:  >The probability is that the Oilers are not going anywhere.    Gerald, look at what happened to the Stars; they are off to Dallas.   >Pocklington has chosen this moment to make his "last" stand is >because he is at the moment of maximum advantage...the provincial >government is months away from a provincial election...it is >the moment when he has maximum power to convince Northlands >to give him a better arena deal or a better purchase price... >and it is before the NHL's new collective agreement with >the players which might involve some enhanced revenue-sharing.  Gerald, the Alberta election is slated fou 7 June, unless something RE?ALLY goes  wrong this time!!  Pocklington could end up being THE embarassment of Klein if he goes ahead with his 'ultimatum'.   >Pocklington is many things...stupid is not one of them.  Gerald,  people still have an axe to grind with this guy.  I CANNOT see him staying for long.  >He can dictate terms...because other cities will pay his >price if Edmonton doesn't.  But the people in Edmonton won't budge, trust me on this one.  >Edmonton has already ****** up its international airport, and >surrendered supremacy to Calgary, and over the next few years >Edmonton is going to take a hard hit from government cutbacks. >It will screw itself beyond recogniton if it manages to find >a way to lose its hockey team too...because Northlands wants >to continue to use the Oilers to subsidize horse racing.  Northlands won't budge ccording to one of the board members, Bruce Campbell.  >However, in this case, about the long-term financial >viability of the Oilers, the fact is that Pocklington is basically  >right, regardless of who owns the team, and it is right to provoke >the crisis now, before the team accumulates millions of dollars >in losses, or becomes habitually uncompetitive because of lack >of money.  I haven't heard anything, BUT attendance at the Coliseum was the lowest this  year.  HINT!!HINT!!  Remeber what I said about a personal vendetta?  >Sather has done his job...the Oilers are poised to be competitive >again very soon (Al Strachan, one of the most knowledgeble hockey >writers in Canada in a post-mortem of the Oilers season in >the Globe and Mail recently agrees with me.)  Gerald, don't blame Sather.  This battle between the peole and Pocklington started in 1986 and got WORST when Pocklington sold Gretzky.    There were days when you can shake the hand of Pocklington when he was respectalbe( I use to do so in 1982 - 1983 season) , but those days are GOE!!  >Gerald  BTW, when following up, please delete name of posting writer.
In article <1993Apr18.222115.6525@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca>, maynard@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Roger Maynard) writes: > In <lrw509f@rpi.edu> wangr@vccsouth22.its.rpi.edu ( Rex Wang ) writes: >  >>I might not be great in Math, but tell me how can two teams ahve the same points >>with different record??? Man...retard!!!!!! Can't believe people actually put >>win as first in a tie breaker...... >  > Well I don't see any smileys here.  I am trying to figure out if the poster > is a dog or a wordprocessor.  Couldn't be neither.  Both are smarter than > this. >  > "I might not be great in Math" >  >  > --  >  > cordially, as always,                      maynard@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca  >                                            "So many morons... > rm                                                   ...and so little time."   Roger? Lecture someone on not using smileys? What sweet hipocracy...  KOZ
In article <1428@wavefront.wti.com> matthew@wavefront.wti.com (Matt Coohill) writes: > >	Okay... here's some gripe"ing" (?griping?... whatever). > >	(I live in Santa Barbara... for reference... I think) > >	Okay, ABC showed the Kings/Flames... fine... YAWN. > >	ESPN (through a fortunate rainout of a baseball game) showed the >  Red Wings/Toronto game... cool. > >	But I SWEAR that the advertisements all week long had said that >  ESPN would show Pitt/NJ on Tuesday and Bos/Buff on Thursday. > >	I raced home from work early (4:30 Pacific) to catch the game, but >  ALAS, it was the Boston/Buffalo game and then they promised that they would >  show the Pitt/NJ game on Thursday.  OVERNIGHT they changed their mind. > >[rest deleted]      ESPN never committed (and I never saw advertised) to a particular Thursday game.  They had originally scheduled Bos-Buf, and that was somehow leaked on this net, but to my knowledge ESPN never publicly released a schedule until Monday when they announced Pitt-NJ Thursday and Boston-Buffalo Saturday.
In article <ltdi2pINN7km@appserv.Eng.Sun.COM> mre@teal.Eng.Sun.COM (Mike Eisler) writes: >In article <93111.205214RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu> Robbie Po <RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu> writes: >>In article <AfpIKNm00WBLI1isJ1@andrew.cmu.edu>, "William K. Willis" >><ww1a+@andrew.cmu.edu> says: >>> >>>     You know, I never really appreciated them before! >> >>Looks like Bob Errey's ring really sparkles in that locker room, and everyone >>else wants one, too! :-)  Correct me if I'm wrong though, (just through > >No, Fuhr's 5 rings out sparkle Errey's. And doesn't Bob have 2 rings?  Regardless, they'd have to sparkle from the pressbox.  Errey's been out a couple games with a hip injury.
In article <gp2011-200493131949@m248-68.bgsu.edu>, gp2011@andy.bgsu.edu (George Pavlic) writes: >  > NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!  Who's the mindscheme(?) behind this one -- Ted > Simmons?  As the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."  I'm 230 > miles from home (during the school year) and will never be able to pick up > DVE.  At least now I can sort of make out what Mike and Steigy say through > all the static on KDKA.  This just may be enough reason for me to transfer > to Duquesne and live at home.  Who's going to announce on DVE anyway?  > Paulson and Krenn?  (Just kidding.) >  > George  Don't kid around... They just might listen.
In <rauser.734062608@sfu.ca> rauser@fraser.sfu.ca writes:  >  >  >    Ten years ago, the number of Europeans in the NHL was roughly a quarter > of what it is now. Going into the 1992/93 season, the numbers of Euros on > NHL teams have escalated to the following stats: >  > Canadians: 400 > Americans: 100 > Europeans: 100 >  >    Please note that these numbers are rounded off, and taken from the top > 25 players on each of the 24 teams. My source is the Vancouver Sun. >  >    Here's the point: there are far too many Europeans in the NHL. I am sick > of watching a game between an American and a Canadian team (let's say, the > Red Wings and the Canucks) and seeing names like "Bure" "Konstantinov" and > "Borshevshky". Is this North America or isn't it? Toronto, Detriot, Quebec, > and Edmonton are particularly annoying, but the numbers of Euros on other > teams is getting worse as well.   That's why we have expansion - to create more jobs. NHL teams can't afford to import role players from Europe, they pick the stars but will continue to build their teams around local players. >  >     With the numbers of Euros in the NHL escalating, the problem is clearly > only getting worse. >  >     I'm all for the creation of a European Hockey League, and let the Bures > and Selannes of the world play on their own continent.  I'd *LOVE* to see a European NHL division but can't see it happen for some time. There's simply not enough fan interest at the moment in several "crucial" markets like Germany, Italy and France while Sweden and Finland probably can't afford to shell out $20-$30 for tickets the way American/Canadian fans do. Call it "the Minnesota North Stars" effect: Scandinavians do love hockey but we prefer to watch local, inexpensive hockey to the NHL. The National Hockey League should love the idea, though. Pan-European TV channels such as Eurosport could bring in the millions the American networks likely never will pay.
Well here it goes...my crazy predictions (which never come true, but hey..)  Adams 	Bos vs. Buf - Bos in 5 (cakewalk for the hot Bruins) 	Que vs. Mon - Que in 6 (best series of the first round)  Patrick 	Pit vs. NYI - Pit in 5 (NYI wins fourth game) 	Was vs. NJD - NJD in 7 (a grueling upset, possibly OT in game 7)  Norris 	Chi vs. StL - Chi in 5 (StL is no match for Keenan's Krew) 	Det vs. Tor - Tor in 6 (Clark steps it up in playoffs this year)  Smythe (who cares?) 	Van vs. Win - Win in 7 (so I'm caught up in Teemu-mania, sue me!) 	Cal vs. LAK - Cal in 5 (LA sucks!!!!!!!!! IMO)  Division finals 	Bos vs. Que - Bos in 7 (killer games, watch for Cam to shine) 	Pit vs. NJD - Pit in 6 (NJD go insane, kill all on ice, but Pit wins) 	Chi vs. Tor - Tor in 7 (Tor defense finally get it together) 	Cal vs. Win - Cal in 6 (Win too tired after 1st series)  Conference finals 	Pit vs. Bos - Bos in 6 (Pit too beat up by NJD to play (I hope)) 	Cal vs. Tor - Tor in 6 (Vernon turns into a sieve)  Stanley Cup 	Bos vs. Tor - Tor in 7 (Two totally different teams, who knows? Dreams 				can come true, pig might one day evolve wings)  Feel free to laugh at my predictions, I always do!
In article <1993Apr15.114041.1@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi> hahietanen@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi writes:  >I saw yesterday on TV a game between Team Sweden and Team Finland. >Most of us might know that it was played in Stockholm and the result >was 4:3 for the home team. That's nothing very special... But I was >very surprised of Saku Koivu. I must admit that he surprised me  >already in the Finnish playoffs. And now on team Finland!  >Saku Koivu is a light weight player, if we consider his size: According >to my stats he is only 172cm and 68kgs! And he is only 18! (23.11.74). >But he is a real two-way player! Skates well, can score, gives nice >passes, does even bodycheckings!!? He is really something to watch >in the WC.   >The size isn't always everything. Maybe we remember Harlamov... >And they say that Saku is still growing up (3cm during last year)...  Saku isn't that small any longer I guess I heard he is 177cm tall at the moment and will still grow 6-8cm.
>In <tvartiai.734823058@vipunen.hut.fi> tvartiai@vipunen.hut.fi (Tommi Vartiainen) writes:  >>According to the inside information, Alpo Suhonen won't be the next headcoach >>of Jokerit. It's pretty sure that Boris Majorov will continue, although owner >>of the team previously said that he will chance the coach.  >>Tommi >Wrong information. They just announced that Suhonen has made a deal with  >Jokerit. >   >Tommi  And Boris Majorov has made a 1+1 year deal with Tappara.
This is a general question for US readers:  How extensive is the playoff coverage down there?  In Canada, it is almost impossible not to watch a series on TV (ie the only two series I have not had an opportunity to watch this year are Wash-NYI and Chi-Stl, the latter because I'm in the wrong time zone!).  We (in Canada) are basically swamped with  coverage, and I wonder how many series/games are televised nationally or even locally in the US and how much precedence they take over, say, local news if the games go into double-OT.  Email me so as not to waste bandwidth, please.  My news feed is kind of slow anyways.
In article <ragraca.735249453@vela.acs.oakland.edu> ragraca@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Randy A. Graca) writes: > >I also think that they will have a hard time with Pittsburgh if they >face them in the finals (which is what all the Detroit sportswriters  >are predicting).  Although I think Bryan Murray is probably the best GM >I have ever seen in hockey, I'm not as impressed with his abilities as >a bench coach or in general as a motivator.  With the amount of talent he >has on this team, he should have blown away everyone in the Norris.  There >is not another team in the Norris, maybe even in the Campbell conference, >that can hold a candle to Detroit on paper in terms of pure talent.  But, >some guys have not been pulling their weight at times this year.  Scotty >Bowman, on the other hand, who has won (I think, correct me if I'm wrong) >nine (9) stanley cups, is an outstanding coach, and I think he could >outcoach Murray if they faced each other.   >  Bryan Murray has done very little as GM...Yzerman, Fedorov, Cheveldae, Chaisson, the whole Russian strategy was a product of the previous GM...Murray has made a couple of decent trades...that's about it... that would hardly rank him as the best GM.  Wasn't Primeau, Murray's first decision as GM...
Here we are with the Sabres up 2-0 to the Bruins and the Sabres' farm team, the Rochester Amerks, on their way to the Calder Cup (urp!) and what kind of hockey coverage are we getting? The same Penguins/Devils every other day crap that everyone else gets. What's worse, the SportsChannel coverage of the Islanders appears to be blocked out, since we got CBA basketball last night, if you can believe it.  I assume the Sabres are demanding the SC blackout, not ESPN, since we are, unbelievably, usually considered part of the Islanders territory (MSG coverage of the Rangers is blacked out here). This despite being a solid seven hours plus from Long Island.  Does anyone know what GRC is doing, besides putting their satellite dish up their ass and screwing my reception of channels 8, 10, and 13? Did Empire demand a fortune for the games? What about the games on Fox37 (or whatever number it is there in Buffalo)? Has anyone phoned to complain (besides me)?  George
In Detroit, the octopus is a symbol from the old days of the league. In the era of the Original 6, four teams made the playoffs.  To win the Cup, a team had to win two seven-game series - in other words it took 8 playoff wins to win the Cup.  The octopus (8 legs) has become a common Detroit symbol.  Every year around playoff time people start sneaking octopus (octopi?) into the Joe Louis Arena and throwing them onto the ice.
In article <1993Apr23.010100.28651@mtu.edu>, kcsmith@mtu.edu (Smith) writes: >> >>I don't think he's shown that he's good enough to carry Detroit to the Cup. >>The team may be good enough to reach the finals, but Cheveldae is their  >>Achilles Heel.  You *must* have goaltending in the playoffs, and  >>Cheveldae looks like an overmatched 2nd or 3rd stringer (which he probably >  > I guess I don't know of too many 2nd or 3rd string goalies that could post > over 30 wins in a season.  Chevy has done that the past two seasons playing  > behind a defense that is not exactly the best in the league.  His 34 wins  > this year were not all against Toronto and for those who look at Vincent Rien. > stats and think he should be starting, take a look at the teams he played > against (teams like San Jose, Ottawa, and TB) any NHL goalie could post a decent > record playing teams like that night in and night out. >  >>is).  Look for Detroit management to remedy the situation in the offseason. >  > I really don't see this happening.  If they didn't think Cheveldae could do the > job they would of traded for somebody this year, after all why wait until next > year when there were goalies available this year. >  >>Hey, I may be wrong, but after watching him kick rebound after rebound into >>the high slot, I don't think he can carry them in the tough games (i.e. >>those not against Toronto). >  > Better to kick out rebounds than to let goals in. >> >>If St. Louis gets past Chicago, watch for Joseph to carry the Blues past >>an otherwise vastly superior Red Wings club. >> > Joseph is hot, but so are the Wings.  They have scored six goals in both of > their games so far with Toronto, supposively one of the leagues best defenses. > I guess if they end up playing for the Norris title we'll see what happens. >  >> >  >> Dr.D [The Devils Advocate]        "Drinkin' & women & guns don't mix..." >> v057p7nk@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu >> awkorbut@acsu.buffalo.edu                      - Mark Arm >  >  > kcs >  > Wings in '93, or hopefully by '94.
> 	Norris Division >   >  > TOR vs DET    TOR in 7   (THis , like MON vs QUE, will be another intense  > 			 (series to watch!) >  > CHI vs TOR    TOR in 7   (Potvin will be settling in nicely by this point.) >   >  > Vancouver vs Toronto		Toronto in 6  (Potvin will be series MVP) >   *This is what kills me: > 	STANLEY CUP FINALS   >  > Toronto Maple Leafs    vs    Montreal Canadiens     > 	(The Classic Stanley Cup Final matchup!!) <---also a dream come true! >  > 	Montreal wins the Stanley cup in the 7th game 1 - 0 in double overtime. > Roy and Potvin are spectacular throughout the series and share series MVP (if  > that is possible) Vincent Damphouse nets game winner from a brilliant pass by > Brian Bellows! Canadiens star(?) Denis Savard watched his buddies play from the > owners box nursing that splinter on his thumb which has left him on the  > disabled list since the first game of the playoffs (awww shucks).   > 							Paul > 						Die hard Habs Fan living with > 						3 Die hard Leafs fans! ******************************************************************************* Speaking of "die hard", that's what I did when I read this, died hard laughing!  Toronto, to the Cup finals???  First of all, has anyone on the planet heard of the team from Detroit?  Al Morgani (or however you spell the idiot's name) must be from Chicago, because on ESPN, he said "it's not even close--Chicago will definatly win the Norris Division in the Playoffs, no other team is close."  Everyone is picking Chicago!  I don't get it, he says it's an "easy choice"? God, Chicago was 1-4-1 against the Wings, and they won the division by a point or two, followed closely by Toronto, who is also a good team! As for the Leafs beating Detroit--doubt it, but even if they do, they aren't going to get by Chicago.  If (even more amazingly) they get past the Hawks, they would probably face Vancouver, and lose. As for The Habs reaching the Finals, forget it.  Even I, as a devoted Wings fan, will watch the Penguins easily three-peat as Cup winners.  Lemieux, Jagr, Tocchet, Stevens, and Barrasso, its a done deal.  Sorry Detroit, wait til next year. But hey, these were Paul's picks, and everyone has a right to their own opinnions, but the Leafs to the Finals??? Yeah. If they make it there, I'll walk to Toronto to get some tickets, and that's a 700 mile walk!    --Ryan--
In article <Yfoz1lm00WBOQ13hYq@andrew.cmu.edu> "James J. Murawski" <jjm+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes: > >On 20-Apr-93 in Don Cherry - Coach's Corner.. >user Allan Sullivan@cs.UAlber writes: >>Next, a clip was shown from an earlier episode, in which Don was >>proclaiming Doug Gilmour to be the best player, not only in >>the NHL, but in the world. What about players like Lemieux? >>Don said that Gilmour was the best PLAYER, not "Designated point getter". >>Its not like baseball, where you have a "designatted hitter" who >>can score runs but can't play defense. Gilmour is a good two way player. > >This clip was shown on local news in Pittsburgh last night (KDKA), complete >with animated sarcasm by the sportscaster.  It's the second time Cherry >has been shown on local Pittsburgh news in the last couple of weeks.  Both >times he was blasting Lemieux. >  His designated point-getter remarks were not only meant for Lemieux, but for Gretzky, Bure, etc. etc. .... and he made those particular remarks last December before Lemieux was diagnosed with Hodgkin's, and as the Leafs started their second half roll, and before Gilmour's great season was being recognized by many people.
ESPN is pathetic, I have been watching everybody complain about ESPN's coverage and I agree with all of you.  Might I suggest that we are getting all worked up over nothing.  We ALL knew that ESPN's coverage was going to suck.  I mean have you ever watched during the regular season Sportscenter coverage of hockey? It sucks, I mean really sucks!!!  ESPN does not know hockey if it shot them in the ass.  I was really pissed of about last night, coverage.  I go to school in Ohio I *know* the Indians suck, so why show them?  If I were Bill Clement I would shoot myself.  Anyway after I calmed down after I realized that they were not going to show overtime of the Caps Isles game I thought to myself I knew that this was going to happen, in fact I remerbed myself praying that at least they would keep even the boring Devils game.  Overall I think ESPN does not care if they show hockey or not and I firmly belive that they have know respect for the fans. ie *because of contract        obligations*, screw you ESPN.  Praise be to all hockey fans who put up with this shit!  GO HAWKS!!!
In article <ragraca.735252641@vela.acs.oakland.edu> ragraca@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Randy A. Graca) writes: >greanias@texas.mitre.org (Steve Greanias) writes: > >I can give you a couple.  In Detroit, WJR (760) will be broadcasting >at least the first couple of games of the Wings-Toronto series, and  >since they broadcast at 50000 Watts, you may be able to pick it up >after dark where you are at.  The Pittsburgh Penguins games used to be >broadcast on KDKA 1020, but I don't know whether they will be pre-empted >by baseball (and moved to another station) or not.  You can try those >if the local baseball teams aren't playing at the same time, anyway.  According to this morning's Post-Gazette:  The Pens will be carried by KDKA-Radio(1020 am), unless the Pirates are playing.  When the Pirates play, the games will be carried by  WDVE(102.5 fm).  WDVE will carry 12 games, starting with tonight's game.  In fact, after this season, KDKA will no longer be the flagship station for the Pens.  The Penguins and KBL have struck a new  deal regarding the TV and radio rights to the games.  It seems more than likely that WDVE will be the flagship radio station next  season.  KBL will carry 62 games on tv,  with 17 of the games to be  simulcast on KDKA-TV.  The remaining 22 games, as well as some of the  early round playoff games, will be available by "subscription tv" only. To receive the games, you'll have to pay a one time hook up fee, and then a monthly fee of $11-12 dollars.  Also, under the new deal, there will no longer be radio/tv  simulcasts.  There will be a TV broadcast team, and a radio broadcast team.    No word on who the announcers will be.  Mike Lange and Paul Steigerwald are both under contract with KDKA, but their contracts expire at the end of this season.  KBL President Bill Craig said he'd like to hire Lange and Steigerwald.