Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 3, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba Great Lousy timing by Grant Mclnnis the timing be with Winnipeg firmly in the grasp of a its difficult to imagine the Pri vate sector coughing up millions for a new with layoffs and work sharing the order of the Many of the major players Are simply struggling to stay yet the private sector is expected to unveil a plan in about a month that will raise million toward the Cost of a new downtown the plan will also provide the impetus for the province and Federal government to get together on a Deal to raise the remaining million from the Public Developer Martin Leader of the hockey As a Are you kidding private would not confirm the pending but sources say it involves the top dozen companies in the City and will then Branch out and seek smaller contributions from the Sale of luxury club seating and advertising rights is also expected to be included in the the plan May present a Lon term Solu Tion to government one that i think that when the time the will will be said John president of greatest in speculating because until people put their Money will not required massive onetime Dona on the you dont know for were talking about an not a said Auto dealer Bob Koz were talking a Commer Cial the idea of club which would include Access to a private dining room and a separate Entrance and a coat Check service and reserved parking is in a downtown facility with firs class hockey would become an Excel Lent corporate entertainment in Only a casual hockey admit Ted John Doole of Winnipeg a former president of the Winnipeg chamber of but i know for sure that the business advantages of having things like a see overseas Page 21 free quotations free policy review rate comparisons 7884040 Rice Winnipeg free press March 1991 pages 1930 Mark sports editor sports jets from bad to dismal by Tim Campbell Winnipeg free press the Only Transi Tion game the Winnipeg jets Are playing these Days is from bad to once thought to be on the Nils leading Edge of Speed and skill at the the jets now seem to have a curious blend of that was evident again last night at the great Western forum As the los Angeles Kings dusted off and groomed away the giving them a sweep of four nil games in the last nine some curious lineup selections by Winni Peg coach Bob Murdoch left the jets at less than their maximum defence skill last As Moe Mantha and Fredrik Olaus son were relegated to the press Early in the the jets lost Rookie defence Man Bryan who got tossed As third Man in after coming to the Aid of teammate Doug Evans was being pounded mercilessly by Kings Marty that left the jets with Only five defence including their least skilled and least agile Gord Donnelly and Shawn Cronin and Donnelly do provide physical play and but when the jets turned to that last they simply got into penalty trouble with referee Denis when they we rent Busy scrambling to defend goalie Bob the jets were rarely Able to catch the Kings pressing or in bad position with a Quick turn of the play the definition of transition soft in on line rushes and generally around their own net Cost the jets dearly when the game was 22 and proceeding As a spirited Dave Taylor tipped Home Todd Eliks High Slot feed at the crease and Steve Duchesne converted while Rushing in from the off Side to put the Kings ahead by two in the Early stages of the second the jets were by no Means but the skill Edge Between the two teams certainly belongs to the Kings and the jets were unable in All four games to contain or limit los Angeles scoring and not once in the games in Winnipeg or Here did the firs place Kings 39207 hit a dry spell of see and Page 20 major piling on things got a Little out of hand immediately after Julie buttons team knocked off new Brunswick in the grand finale m team won the National women Curling championship and they had the nerve to say Curling could t be a Sutton is somewhere on the Bottom of the pile after her Contact the Vezina stops at eddies door Eddie Belfour has never had to learn quiet and he even be noticed in a roomful of professional but on the Chicago stadium there Hast been a More important player in the National hockey league this Eddie the Manitoba favorite still wont concede but if he Doest go into the tank during the final four weeks of the he could be the leagues Rookie of the most valuable player and top i As a matter of hell probably win Scott Taylor the Vezina trophy As the leagues top even if he does the Vezina is the easiest Choice of All the nil awards this said ten hockey analyst Gary its de the numbers Are after 59 games be fours record was hed won More games than 17 nil his goals against average was and his save percentage was he refused to take any credit when contacted by phone at his Chicago my numbers have a lot to do with the the 25yearold Rookie when the team plays so Well in front of the wins Are going to be i think we have a lot of we have a lot of players who have been around the league and played on Good we have a great work ethic and we take Pride in playing defensive in just Happy to be getting the Chance to the Vezina an annual award Given to the goaltender judged to be the Best at his position As voted on by the general managers of each of the 21 clubs was presented to the nil in 1927 by the owners of the Montreal the which honors the late Hall of Fame canadians goalie Georges was won last season by Montreal Patrick a Cheque for accompanies the its unlikely the injured Roy will be a see blues Page 20 a photo the Olden Bear is finally acting his age Miami worst fears of Barbara Nicklaus were realized i just Hope he Doest Wake she said after Hubby Jack surged into Contention at the doral open with a 63 but the great Holder of a record 18 major professional was jolted into Eye popping Back to a humbling 75 it All but eliminated the 51yearold appearing More the Olden Bear than the Golden from title Contention and opened the Gates for a Andy bean to assume third round control of the doral the last six holes just killed said who played that stretch Nicklaus was very much in the thick of things until a Long Iron shot into the Back Bunker Cost him a bogey on the he followed that with a double bogey on the next his approach was Over the he failed to reach the putting surface with his chipped again and then id have to shoot a 65 tomorrow to have a Nicklaus then but i did that francophone face Onice sacrifices Nicklaus unfortunately he woke Montreal up French speaking referees who land a Job in the National hockey league have to be better than their English counter say several francophone hockey and to be one of the 12 top referees in the to work in the a francophone has to be better than the Ron an nil referee from said in an interview published yesterday in Mon Treal la Fourier now works As a French language sports talk show Linesman Pierre who donned the Blacka Edwhite stripes for the nil in theres no i had to work harder to get to this Point because in a said the organization of officials across this country is huge and everything goes on in nowadays i speak French Only at you have to sacrifice a lot to four of 43 Onice officials working in the nil this season Franco thirty Are English speaking eight and one its about that Keenan Chap Chicago Tribune just to prove hockey is an International a London sports commentator from the european sports network phoned last week with a pressing ques in wondering about Mike Keenan coaching strategy Rick Bolt stand in is that a big news item on the bbl Bolt was curious to know Why Keenan Doest rest goalie de Belfour the Hawks happen to be bolts favorite nil team he sees at the station shows nil games throughout Europe on a three Day we now must watch Louis beat Chicago a 31 loss last Bolt our biggest audience is Ger where 7 million theres another 2 million in hol plus Large groups in swe the East bloc and in the audience is just but that will double next Bolt was asked Why the Hawks appealed to him of All the teams he Treyve got a bit of Blue Collar to them and they seem to put on a Good show no matter he Bolt one More question about Keenan does the team like playing for gotta ;