The NHL may be saved
In my last blog, I was pretty high on the possibility of the NHL returning. You could well imagine how I felt this past Wednesday and Thursday. To rub salt in the wound, I just happen to be in Montreal, the real home of the NHL, on business. My office was in the same building as the NHL offices. Today, it appears the season, at least part of it will be saved.
I was somewhat consoled y the headline in the Canadian National paper. There was a picture of a boy playing hockey out doors on a lake. The headline in bold print read "The Game Survives". That is how I felt. Despite the fact, the seaon may be cancelled, the game will continue.
Today, it appears after all the brinksmanship, there may be a season. When Bob and Gary could not get a deal done, who assumed the role of mediators, no less than two of the player's greatest players, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Behind the scenes, they set aside their pride and as team owners, they knew the season needed to be saved. They are hockey players. Two of the games gratest rivals set aside their differences and worked to save the game. I hope they do it. They will do it. There is no NHL player who has not looked up to these two. Every player knows the reason they are being paid as well as they are is due to the popularity injected into the game by Wayne and Mario. Indeed, it took hockey players even, as owners to broker a deal. They love the game and are grateful for their playing career. They are also Canadian. They saved their game.
After all this, the owners should fire Gary Bettman and the players should fire Bob Goodenow. They should elect Wayne Gretzky as commisioner. Wayne is a leader. He has earned the respect of both players and owners. As for the NHLPA, their next representative should be a former player. Wayne Gretzky is a good businessman. NHL has never needed Wayne more. As for Mario, he had a great careers cut short y injuries, including cancer. Mario Lemieux has earned my admiration and respect. These two may only a high school diploma. They never went to college, foresaking it for a career in hockey. Next time you hear Mario speak, keep n mind, he only began speaking English when he moved to Pittsburg. They are both very articulate, straightforward and frank. The NHLPA and NHL can have all the MBA's and Harvard grads in the background. The faces of hockey, though, should be Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
I was somewhat consoled y the headline in the Canadian National paper. There was a picture of a boy playing hockey out doors on a lake. The headline in bold print read "The Game Survives". That is how I felt. Despite the fact, the seaon may be cancelled, the game will continue.
Today, it appears after all the brinksmanship, there may be a season. When Bob and Gary could not get a deal done, who assumed the role of mediators, no less than two of the player's greatest players, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Behind the scenes, they set aside their pride and as team owners, they knew the season needed to be saved. They are hockey players. Two of the games gratest rivals set aside their differences and worked to save the game. I hope they do it. They will do it. There is no NHL player who has not looked up to these two. Every player knows the reason they are being paid as well as they are is due to the popularity injected into the game by Wayne and Mario. Indeed, it took hockey players even, as owners to broker a deal. They love the game and are grateful for their playing career. They are also Canadian. They saved their game.
After all this, the owners should fire Gary Bettman and the players should fire Bob Goodenow. They should elect Wayne Gretzky as commisioner. Wayne is a leader. He has earned the respect of both players and owners. As for the NHLPA, their next representative should be a former player. Wayne Gretzky is a good businessman. NHL has never needed Wayne more. As for Mario, he had a great careers cut short y injuries, including cancer. Mario Lemieux has earned my admiration and respect. These two may only a high school diploma. They never went to college, foresaking it for a career in hockey. Next time you hear Mario speak, keep n mind, he only began speaking English when he moved to Pittsburg. They are both very articulate, straightforward and frank. The NHLPA and NHL can have all the MBA's and Harvard grads in the background. The faces of hockey, though, should be Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
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