Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 21, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba Try the new rent line 958rent Apex realty 7368 Scott Taylor super Larry better be a hero like Larry Smith seeks financial stability and the american so i made up the financial stability but yesterday As the commissioner of the Canadian football league told a National to audience that there would be no league bailout for the Hamilton he flipped his red Cape Over his shoulder and said hed still get All the problems and be Superman has lots of the Ottawa roughriders Are averaging fewer than fans per game and owner Bruce Firestone is already looking fora new the Toronto argonauts cant draw flies an announced crowd of on sunday turned out to be fewer than paid and the team known As the leagues flagship franchise cant win games the Las vegas posse has already lost million according to vegas the posse announced for its last Home of which were paid and is looking to the Sacramento Gold miners Are averaging slightly More than per game and owner Fred Anderson could lose another of there is the Hamilton Smith said that while he guarantee the tic ats would remain in he was still certain the Grey cup would be played there in despite the fact that the tic ats Drew Only for last saturday nights game with Winnipeg and the team Cut marquee quarterback Timm Rosenbach on monday because it afford to pay the Guy the final of his there were no problems super Larry didst think he could really the tic ats have been in a financial abyss since the things Are so goofy in the steel City that one of the most intriguing rumours yesterday had Calgary owner Larry Ryckman Selling the buying the tic ats for next to moving them to san Antonio and taking Doug Flutie with silly it was about As silly As a Canadian league that draws in and in the Home of the Cal Hall of like Superman on a Krypton Ite Smith figures hell get All the problems solved and everyone will live happily Ever and maybe they because maybe the obvious problems in Las vegas and Sacramento Are the easiest to its the problems that dont look like problems that Smith must or use his xray vision to for Here in Winnipeg it was becoming increasingly apparent that the Blue bombers were having a cashflow too Many injuries and too few paying customers put the bombers into a difficult position team already million in debt might have trouble making its payroll in october after 21 Days without a Home the provincial government came to the Rescue and floated the club a line of its a Nice Little nest egg and with the the team receives from the Winnipeg enterprises it will save the club for another and it will help provide super Larry with his greatest because if solid franchises like the Winnipeg Blue bombers need government support to How Are the weak ones in Ottawa and Toronto gang to survive Winnipeg free press sports Section Julian Rachey 6977285 c1 september 1994 All no action associated press Dunigan throws away the crutches new York the nil and its players Union ended their longest bargaining session to Date yesterday with the two sides no closer in resolving their i dont think there is a proposal that 1 would take Back to the nil commissioner Gary Bettman said after meet ing for seven hours with Bob executive director of the nil players and i dont think there ready to take a proposal Back to the when we Well probably have a said Goodenow some serious philosophical differences have to be resolved if were going to have a Bettman and Goodenow were to resume negotiations today at nil its Clear we have some work to said we have to make a Goodenow would not specify what was but it is believed the talks focused on Revenue sharing proposals both sides have made in the last three we had discussions of a said it was constructive in terms of the players proposal provides for a five percent tax on salaries and Gate a measure they claim would raise million for Small Market league officials Are sceptical about the amount that would be raised and believe that Small Market teams such As Winnipeg and Quebec would not Benefit the players proposal is believed to be similar to one suggested by major league baseball that plan was rejected by baseballs owners and the owners can celled the rest of the season last the nil has also proposed a tax system that seeks to Fine teams that exceed a set payroll and distribute the Money to teams under the prescribed going to Bat for the kid sport fund is holding its annual equipment drive at the Forks 2225 and Michelle Brick says the organization is shooting for tonnes of sports equipment which will be distributed to children who otherwise get to for details see Page russian stakes claim by Scon Taylor sports writer i to not easy being Havil Gus Manov these the kids playing great hockey but his immediate future As a Mem Ber of the Winnipeg jets still looks Gusmano is a Las Pound right Winger with a Bagful of natural Talent who wont make the Winnipeg at least not to Start the 1995 sea the 22yearold from a Berezh Nye scored two goals including the overtime Winner to Lead the Winnipeg jets to a 32 Vic tory Over the Calgary flames in an nil preseason game at Winnipeg while he impressed the coaching staff with his Speed and Hes still considered a Little Green for the big Hes like the goalie Nikolai said jets associate coach Andy he has to learn How the game is played Over j think he has shot past Calgary starting Trevor he scored his second goal on a de Flection off a shot from the Point by Stephane quintal at the four minute Mark of i think Gus Gusmano has great skills and said jets assistant coach Terry who handled the Bench last but for his own i think he needs to play in Springfield its a decision John paddock will ultimately have to but if he int going to play a lot up 1 think its gut last in front of he staked a few the some things to learn when he Doest in his Best interests to play a lot in have the but Hes definitely the american creative when Temu Etenne scored Winnipeg gun Wev scored his first goal other while Vesa Vuta Koski just 13 second into last nights and Frank Musil scored for the a Che veldae is eager to get in there and play goalie passes audition by Tim Campbell sports writer Tim Che veldae Hast been on nor has he been hid ing out at any country the Winnipeg jets were on the ice for their fourth nil exhibition game last night at the but it was the 1 goalies first appear Ance since a Helsinki if he was Rusty for his 30 mistake free minutes against the Calgary flames last the jets should feel pretty Good about the native this it was just Nice to get in Che veldae said after handling 16 Calgary shots in the first half of the jets 32 overtime its the Only Way you can Tell where your game for 15 minutes it Felt like a big Che veldae got the jets off to a Good Start in winning both games of the Nike International Challenge it was then nine Days Between game and it will be five More before he sees any More the Are done with their net minding and Che veldae will get both games next week the teams final preseason tuneup against Louis and Van its been real not Che veldae added last i really just want to get in there and be cause that what All the practice is in just used to playing a in i didst know where my game not having played for five i really didst know what to but that setting was probably there was some in Tensity whereas exhibition games tend to be a Little More re i think that kept me Sharp Over jets John paddock said last night that using Che veldae sparingly through the Early exhibition schedule at Home was the teams but that he now requires the final exhibition action to be ready for the scheduled 1 opener in Otta there should also be an easier time with the traffic Jam around the locker room and at the jets shipped off three of their six goalies assigning Sean Gauthier to Nikolai Khabibulin to Springfield and Scott Langkow Back to Junior in our other goalies have played Well enough to deserve a said assistant coach Terry who handled the Bench last Gauthier was Good Khabibulin was Good in but i think its Chevy from Here on or at least that the the Only decision that remains to be made is who Chevel Daes backup will be Between Stephane Beaure Gard and Mike afterburners the jets reas signed 12 players cutting their Camp Down to 31 on their Way to Springfield of the Ahl Are forwards Rob Ian he Jeff Ravil Gusmano and Mark Dezeley defence men Mike Mark and goalie Nikolai Khabibulin were sent to Wayne of the Ihl As is goalie Sean assigned Back to their Junior clubs Are forwards Larry Courville and Rhett and goalie Scott when he drifted Low wrist with suspension mikes ready to return to hockey associated press s All Louis the enforced vacation is its time for Mike Keenan to go Back to nil commissioner Gary Bett Man suspended Keenan for 60 Days and fined the coach for leaving the new York rangers on july 15 while under contract after claiming the Stanley cup champions haunt paid him a postseason two Days he signed a million contract with the Louis the terms of his suspension dictated that he temporarily Cut his ties to since he was disciplined Julji there have been in frequent Keenan sightings in and at an autograph signing session in new where he was branded a after a summer of House Hunt ing and hanging around at his cot Tage along the georgian Bay in on Hes reportedly ready for his new Job As coach and general Man Ager of the the suspension ends giving him a week to prepare for the blues 1 season opener at assuming there wont be a and almost seven months to get ready for the play Keenan didst return phone but his agent and Rob Campbell o said he was eager to resume his ;