Thursday January 1, 2004
Today's Winnipeg Sun reports that Winnipeg's deputy mayor, Dan Vandal, has asked Pittsburgh Penguins owner Mario Lemieux to consider moving his team to Manitoba.
"If and when a whole bunch of different things happen" to bring in team revenue sharing or a salary cap, Vandal says, Winnipeg would be able to again ice a big-league franchise.
"We have to be cognizant of the changing issues in the NHL, and position ourselves to capitalize on those changes," Vandal told The Sun in explaining his inquiry to Lemieux, which is dated Dec. 9. "The quality of the fan here is second-to-none -- so consider us."
For more on this, click on the link above.
PROSPECTIVE CITIES
TEAMS IN TROUBLE
EXPANISON HISTORY
RELOCATION HISTORY
MESSAGE BOARDS
TEAM REVIVALS
TERMINOLOGY 101
NEWS ARCHIVE