Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 6, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1995 Volvo 855 handles he Snow the pocketbook Matthon motors 680 Pembina 4s2o7sb Scott Taylor jets loss was t news you have to hand it to some of our shrewd City when they know How to get their names in the heres the find something that will anger the taxpayers and then find a reporter who Hast bothered to do his that what happened yesterday when the local Media went ballistic Over a Story that jets losses were it was just the second Bill of the season from the interim steering the same Bill the City and province received on 1994 and the same one receive on March and june the Bills million split evenly by both Levels of government Are sent quarterly requesting payment for the estimated losses of the jets from july until june the estimated loss of million is a worst Case scenario and if the 1995 hockey season is officially cancelled next the loss will be significantly less than the estimate and the overpayment will be that Doest make the interim operating agreement of but its not let me give you a Brief transcription of a Telephone conversation i had with Danita the executive director of the interim steering the people who scrutinize the jets books on behalf of the province and Schmidtke youre my 23rd but i dont mind talking to you sports at least some of you have actually read the interim operating Taylor sounds like youve had a Good Tell me Schmidtke one of your colleagues said hed just called thin ice chairman Carl Ridd and Carl had told him John Loewen is the chairman of the is Del of is the i Why would he phone Carl anyway there Are so Many people talking about this Issue who have no idea about the the method of payment or even who the members of the committee Taylor maybe the jets should have made a statement yesterday Schmidtke that what makes it frustrating because there is nothing sinister your colleagues wonder How the jets lose Money while not they run a farm they have a scouting staff and their coaches and office staff Are still working they also paid signing bonuses to the people get All excited about something a politician says and the politician Doest know whats going on the interim operating agreement was signed on it was developed in order for the City and province to buy the time necessary to get an Arena of they we rent supposed to need this much time and while they fiddled the losses because the Ioa is a binding the City and province wont be Able to weasel out of it until either june 1997 or until a new Arena is by the if you love the idea that Bill Norrie is coming Back to run for remember one old dithering Bill refused to tackle the Arena Issue for nearly a signed the interim operating agreement which covers the jets losses and then the fact of the matter is the City and province be paying the Jet losses in they should be making Money on the jets while the team plays in its bran new Winnipeg free press sports Section Julian Rachey 6977285 c1 Jan Siary provincial Spiel proving Tough sell for to by Reyn Davis sports reporter the sport that has doubled its exposure on National television in the past has pulled the plug on All at tempts to carry the Safeway Manito Bas provincial its a dead Issue for this said Jerry Vic president of the Manitoba curl ing Zivan the Mca said his association received offers from Cynd and but we were told we would have to buy the said then we would have to sell the inventory its difficult for volunteers like my self to sell of television we have the Mca has hired a marketing firm to sell the select from Brandon in Chris Stevens of Promar will have a Man Date to promote the select and sell the event on Cynd said they sell said we thought maybe with a change of sponsorship the Prospect of a Sale would be in not blaming but i know lab att want interested in spending a lot of Money on television with All the signage in the that bugged the fact is there Are no big league sponsors willing to advertise during the Portage based Man was hampered in that it is not Able to sell advertising in the news of the termination of discussions came As a Surprise to Cynd general manager Rick weve been in conversation with the said nothing is concluded As far Asim Saper said the Mca will entertain a bid from Shaw Cable to show the Ken free press Redden left and Murray return to the regular grind after playing brilliantly for Canadas National Junior hockey Back to the Day jobs by Scott Taylor sports reporter the party the medals have been the teams have gone Home and for Marty Murray and Wade two of the stars of Canadas Gold medal winning National Junior hockey its Back to their Day id have to say that what happened during the last two weeks was probably the highlight of my said the out standing wheat Kings Centre who was named top Forward at the world Junior now i have to go Back to the rest of the its going to be a Tough task keeping my intensity level but i noticed when i came Home last year that i was tired for a couple of till take a while but ill get Back into Redden and Murray had a three Junior stars to return to wheaties lineup hour Layover in Winnipeg yester Day on their Way Back from the world Junior championship in red both played brilliantly in Canadas third straight Goldmedal performance and fifth Champion ship in six but starting to its Back to the regular West Ern hockey league grind with a game in Brandon against the Sas Katoon i guess its Back to Busi said the 17yearold defence Man who took a giant step toward becoming the National hockey leagues 1 pick in this Summers i dont know if ill be picked i Haven really talked to too Many nil i just have to go Back to Brandon and have a Good season and see what for things Are a bit Dif the highly skilled 5 170pounder is considered smallish by nil standards and want selected until the fifth round 96th Overall of the 1993 draft by the Calgary but in still not signed and i dont know what will happen at the end of the Murray i spoke briefly with Dave King Dur ing the tournament and All he did was encourage there want any indication that they would try to sign me although i expect ill hear something in the next couple of i talked to flames pm Doug Risebrough about a month ago and i expect try to sign my goal is to sign a contract with i think in eligible to go Back into the if a non first round draft pick int signed after two he automatically goes Back into the with the nil lockout and a cancelled season nobody is certain of the status of any contracts for the important thing right now is that we both go Back and help the said who is also the wheat Kings the team has struggled a Little recently and Wade and i will just have to go Back and do whatever we can to help the since Redden and Murray left the wheat Kings to play with team the firs place wheaties have gone that was another one of my Murray said with a to win a memorial cup for the Brandon wheat nil owners appear poised to reject latest offer from players impasse Likely to drag on by Tim Campbell sports reporter count on the nil Laborim passe to drag into next reaction from management types around the league leaves Little doubt that the latest proposal from the players Union will not be accepted when the leagues Board of governors meets in an emergency session tomorrow in new from the Little i know and the people Ive talked it Doest sound Good said jets pm John who expects to be joining team president Garry Shen Karow for the meeting in new the present system is better than what is on the washing ton pm Pavid Poue told the Cana Dian the Toronto Sun did a poll of teams yesterday and is reporting that the vote is Likely to be 197 against the though the owners May not accept the tomorrow appears to be too Early to cancel the season commissioner Gary Belt Man has called for a 16 Start to the order for each team to play 50 games and compete in a full Stanley cup playoff and in a previous was empowered to cancel the season when he decided that be Bettmann recommendation at to morrows or on any vote on a is if he endorses a a simple majority of the 26 teams will carry the to if the commissioner is against or 20 governors Are needed to overrule so if the season wont be cancelled aed the offer int two alternatives the owners could come Back with their own counterproposal or there could be an attempt at a Las ditch negotiating while 16 is being held up As the deadline for a season to its not out of the question that fur ther ongoing talks could make that Date somewhat among the items believed to be part of the nil players association offer an entry level salary Cap of unrestricted free Agency at age teams May walk away from one salary arbitrators award above per season but if they do the player would be an unrestricted free agent for 14 if the player loses the he May also opt to shop himself to other and if he cant sign the original team could offer him a 15 per cent raise from the previous year to keep his i Dollar rate pegged at can for players traded from to Canadia based complicated provision to provide Relief for five Canadian Small mar Ket teams Otta Winnipeg who have group ii free agent players signed to offer whereby nil and no la would share in making up currency Exchange difference in order for that team to match a when the difference Between the and Ca Nadian dollars is 15 per cent or while some players were saying yesterday that saturday might not be the end of the jets player rep Nelson Emerson Texas team eyes Pardee by Dave sup eve sports reporter things Are moving along awfully quickly in san Anto although still in the formative officials with the proposed Canadian football league team in san Antonio have talked with Jack most recently head coach of the Houston about becoming the expansion clubs first head the 58yearold Pardee was dumped by the oilers in november during his fourth season with the Pardee has also coached in the world and United states football leagues but he has no Cal expert an assistant from his Houston coaching staff said Pardee talked about the san Antonio situation at a new years eve party last contacted at his ranch located Between Houston and san an was evasive when asked about his they dont even have a team said i dont have any thing going but id certainly be interested in coaching until they have a team theres nothing to talk others say Ardees involvement with the proposed san Antonio fran Chise is already much two Cal coaches yesterday confirmed Ardees impending jump to the saying a Deal was already com the san Antonio franchise will be owned by Atlanta insurance mag Nate Arthur and san Antonio restaurateur Tom her among those being mentioned As assistants on the san Antonio staff Are Sacramento Gold miners secondary coach Bill Bradley and for Mer oilers offensive coordinator Kevin Bradley served As secondary coach of the san Antonio the cites world league of american football Gil Bride is on Bob Obillovich Candi Date list to become head coach of the Toronto Pardee could also tap into the Winnipeg Blue bombers in building his coaching John who coached Winnipeg secondary in was one of Ardees assistants at the University of who also succeeded Par Dee As u of h head is also be ing considered to take Over As Offen Sive coordinator of the Shreveport Bettmann recommendation on player offer to be its the end of our Emerson said last were not interested in beyond they have what we can give the Well has pretty much run that it from that the final our Best offer and our last ;