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Esa Tikkanen spent two decades in the NHL and now he hopes to become a coach. Since the NHL lockout drags on (and on and on and on), he's taken a player/coach position in the new Asian hockey league, with the South Korean team Halla. The league consists of teams from Japan, South Korea, Russia and China.
In less happy news:
The NHL's official puck supplier has laid off half its staff, a result of the hockey lockout that entered its 123rd day on Sunday.InGlasCo, of Sherbrooke, Quebec, laid off 20 of about 40 employees from a plant that normally produces about 300,000 pucks and souvenirs for the 30 NHL teams.
"The business has been down since September, we haven't shipped anything to any NHL teams, no souvenir or licensed products"
Yet another group of people directly impacted by millionaires having a biggest-dick contest.
Posted by Ted at January 17, 2005 06:12 PM1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 2, late third period and an wide-open net is all I'm saying.
Posted by: Rob@L&R at January 17, 2005 07:13 PMThanks for reminding me about that, Rob. I'm gonna go hang myself now.
Man, if Kono hadn't been injured....
Posted by: Victor at January 17, 2005 09:27 PMI think I can afford...Maybe a couple hundred pucks...Perhaps they could bring a couple Canucks back into the plant if we all chipped in.
I could find a use for 'em. Namely, hiding them in my equipment, just so I could produce one when I get scored on.
"That one? noooo, that one must have been in there from warmups. You need to check the net better. I have the puck, right here. In my glove."
Posted by: Derek at January 18, 2005 12:05 AMDid you hear about the article in the Toronta paper that quoted the stupid player's union? Sounds like we won't have hockey next season either.
Bring on the scabs!
Posted by: Catt at January 18, 2005 12:13 PM