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Originally Posted by Porsche_monkey
A fine job? You can't be serious.
MAJOR SNIP FOR BREVITY
But yes, it is just a business. A business which shrinks every year....
The 'monkey' is passionate about hockey.  |
You forgot the Calgary Flames majority partner Norm Green, buying the Minnesota North Stars prior to divesting himself of his 'managing partner interest' in the Calgary Flames. I was there for all of that. The pilots always fly the criminals around and hear the gory details enroute.
The Gund Brothers getting the heck outta Dodge (Minneapolis) and being promised the next expansion team (the San Jose Sharks) in exhange for going quietly. All because they wanted to move NHL hockey from Minnesota.
Norm Green then later doing exactly that by moving the Stars to Dallas after being sued for sexual harassment by a very-well-politically-connected PA in Minneapolis.
Now comes the disclaimer. All of this orchestrated by Gary Bettman (alledgelly), to protect the little markets from the big markets. He was one of our most frequent 'guests' in the DC-9 and the Hawker.
AND He then oversaw the return of NHL to MN with the St. Paul 'Wild'.
Gotta say, I think you are onto something.