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[Syntax]

Never heard of the guy.....

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Hockey tournament today

We play three teams and if we win atleast two of our games we advance into the semi finals.. and so on..

 

[CantGetAWii]

The leafs gm, that was his dad who died.

Good luck with your games Syntax.

 

[Sarai_132]

I'm Back!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ilikecookies]

Never heard of the guy.....

:wtf:

From Wikipedia

During his playing career, he won the Stanley Cup five times: in the years 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, and 1971. Of interesting note was that merely twelve seconds into his first NHL game, he was in a fight with "Terrible" Ted Green of the Boston Bruins; Ferguson won the fight....

In 1972, he became the assistant coach of Team Canada who beat the Soviet team in the Summit Series. In the years to follow, he became the head coach and later general manager of the New York Rangers. He was fired from that job in 1978, at which time he became the General Manager of the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association and, starting in 1979, the National Hockey League. He worked for the Ottawa Senators in the early 1990s and was a Special Consultant to the General Manager of the San Jose Sharks.

Welcome back Sarai

 

[Syntax]

From Wikipedia

Name doesn't ring a bell..

As for the tournament we lost...

Sucks but ah well better luck next time

Oh and welcome back Sarai

 

[Sarai_132]

I didn't think anyone used this thread anymore.

 

[CantGetAWii]

Oh you thought wrong :lol:
Just not exciting stuff happening right now. Just wait till the season starts up.
All the free agent buzz is pretty well done.

 

[ilikecookies]

Name doesn't ring a bell..

How about Gary Lupul

From Sportsnet

Gary Lupul, a member of the Vancouver Canucks team that reached the 1982 Stanley Cup final who remained with the club as an amateur scout, died Wednesday at age 48.

The cause of death was not given.

"We are deeply saddened by todays news and on behalf of the entire Vancouver Canucks organization, I would like to extend my sincere sympathies to Gary's family," Canucks GM Dave Nonis said in a release Thursday. "Gary was one of the most popular Canucks players in the history of the team and a key member of our scouting department. He will be greatly missed."

Lupul played seven years in the NHL, all with Vancouver, beginning in the 1979-80 season. He had 70 goals and 75 assists and 243 penalty minutes in 293 games.

In 1982, he had five points in 10 games as the club reached the Stanley Cup final for the first time in franchise history.

Born in Powell River, B.C., Lupul was a member of the BCJHL Nanaimo Clippers and played four season with the WHL Victoria Cougars. After scoring 53 goals for Victoria in 1978-79, and representing Canada at the world junior hockey championship, Lupul signed as a free agent with the Canucks.

Lupul retired from hockey in 1988 after playing one year each in Italy and Germany.

 

[CantGetAWii]

Still a couple of good guys out there available..ones to take a chance on.

And sorry about your tournament Syntax.

 

[ilikecookies]

Still a couple of good guys out there available..ones to take a chance on.

Peter Forsberg, Teemu Selanne, Danny Markov, Mike Peca, Andy Sutton, Martin Gelinas. They're all good signings.

 

[CantGetAWii]

Yeah exactly, surprised those ones are still available.
Leafs should bring back Peca in my opinion, back for less then last year.

 

[ilikecookies]

Yeah exactly, surprised those ones are still available.
Leafs should bring back Peca in my opinion, back for less then last year.

I think hes going to Buffalo.

 

[ilikecookies]

Ray Emery avoided salary arbitration signing a 3 year deal worth $9.5 million.

 

[ilikecookies]

from sportsnet

Oilers to strike it rich?

Daryl Katz promises to spend the maximum under the NHL salary cap and help build a new arena if his bid to buy the Edmonton Oilers is approved.

The Edmonton billionaire, in his first public comments since making his third attempt to buy the NHL team, explained his motives in a statement Tuesday.

"To be clear, I am committed to building a winning team here in Edmonton and I would play to the salary cap every year to help make sure that happens," the pharmaceutical mogul said in the release.

"I am also prepared to make a significant additional investment of time and money towards the development of a new downtown arena facility for the team and the city if that's what the people of Edmonton want."

Katz, owner of the Rexall Pharmacy chain, is believed to have put up more than $170 million in his latest bid. Previous offers of $150 million and $145 million were made to the board of directors but were rejected.

The Oilers are currently owned by 34 investors who bought the NHL team in 1998.

"They did a great thing when they came together to buy the team and keep it in Edmonton," said Katz. "They have maintained a real community feeling ever since, and just over one year ago they came agonizingly close to bringing the Cup back to Edmonton. As an Edmontonian and as a fan, I'm grateful for everything they've done. As an owner, should that come to pass, I intend to ensure their contribution is recognized and remembered.

"At the same time, I know there are a number of people within the ownership group who would like to exit their investment and pass the torch to a new generation of leadership. I want to provide that leadership while preserving the great Oiler traditions and maintaining a strong sense of community."

Katz is listed by Forbes magazine as the 486th richest man on the planet. Last year his net worth totalled $1.6 billion.<.

"If I'm successful in acquiring the team I will be more than happy to make myself available to the media to answer your questions directly," Katz said in finishing. "There is no great mystery in any of this, other than the sound business practice of trying not to negotiate a transaction in public. To that end I have offered to meet with all of the owners privately to further explain my offer and answer their questions.

"I've had several productive discussions already and look forward to others in the weeks ahead."

and

Iginla joins bid for Blazers

Jarome Iginla wants to buy his former Western Hockey League team, but the club apparently isn't for sale.

According to the Calgary Herald, the Calgary Flames captain has teamed up with fellow Kamloops Blazers alumni Mark Recchi, Shane Doan, and Darryl Sydor as part of River City Hockey Inc to try and purchase the club.

Iginla starred for the Blazers for three seasons and won the Memorial Cup championship with them in 1994 and 1995.

The paper also reports that Tom Gaglardi, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Sandman hotel chain who is currently embroiled in a court battle with Francesco Aquilini over the sale of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks, is also part of the group.

River City first tried to buy the club a year ago, but was rebuffed at the time by the club's owners-the not-for-profit Kamloops Blazers Sports Society.

Iginla was not part of River City at that time.

River City says its $6.1 million offer would allow members of the Kamloops Blazers Sports Society to recoup their $1,000 per share investment, plus five per cent annual interest, and that the remaining cash - approximately $5.5 million according to River City - could be used by the Kamloops Blazers Sports Society to fund youth sport and community groups.

Iginla did not comment Monday, but he explained his desire the River City bid in an audio file on the group's website.

"From my point of view, to have the opportunity or chance to own a great team like the Kamloops Blazers would be a huge thrill," said Iginla. "It's a great city and a great hockey city.'

"I was very fortunate to get a chance to play in Kamloops and play for the Blazers," he said. "I had a lot of success on the ice and it helped me reach my dreams and get to the next level. It was also a huge experience in my life. I love hockey, the Western Hockey League and most of all, the Kamloops Blazers."

Since moving to Kamloops from New Westminster, B.C., the franchise has won five WHL titles and three Memorial Cups.

The Blazers haven't won a playoff round since 1999.

 

[CantGetAWii]

Hope peca doesn't go to buffalo.
And I dont understand the emery deal, he turned down 4 million said he wanted more and signed for less :lol: