Full Version: Three NHL'ers sign with UHL
Detroit Wings defenseman Chris Chelios, Derian Hatcher, and Kris Draper signed with the Motor City Mechanics of the United Hockey League for the remainder of the season. More than 300 NHL players are on teams in the European leagues while the lockout that threatens the entire North American season drags on.
Hmmmm....I notice that Motor City has the worst record in the UHL right now.
Could it be that they're just getting some ringers to help the club get to the post season??
All I can think of right now is that Cheers episode in which Kevin McHale worked the bar to win a b-ball game against Gary's Tavern. wink
None the less, I just found an excuse to make a UHL roadie to Elmira(NY) next month on the 27th.
Could it be that they're just getting some ringers to help the club get to the post season??
All I can think of right now is that Cheers episode in which Kevin McHale worked the bar to win a b-ball game against Gary's Tavern. wink
None the less, I just found an excuse to make a UHL roadie to Elmira(NY) next month on the 27th.
One UHL player isn't happy about the new additions...
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''The hypocrisy of it is unbelievable,'' Kevin Kerr told the Detroit Free Press. ''They don't want a salary cap, but they'll come to a league that has a salary cap and take someone else's job.''
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''I make $700 a week, and I have a wife and two kids and a mortgage payment,'' Kerr told the paper. ''Here I wish I could play in the NHL for a fraction of what they make, and here they're going to come play in our league for $500 a week. It's really bizarre.''
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''I make $700 a week, and I have a wife and two kids and a mortgage payment,'' Kerr told the paper. ''Here I wish I could play in the NHL for a fraction of what they make, and here they're going to come play in our league for $500 a week. It's really bizarre.''
I wonder if this means Chris Chelios has given up his bobsledding career already? 
Contrast what the NHL players are doing with what their referees are doing. This is from this article at ESPN.com in which Stephen Walkom, head of the refs' union, calls on the players to give up and accept the owners' offer for the good of the sport...
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The officials have been the forgotten part of the NHL dispute, integral to the on-ice product yet shut out of a process that directly affects their livelihood. They haven't received a paycheck since the lockout started five months ago, but all 80 officials agreed beforehand they would not take jobs from other officials by working in other leagues. Their decision stems from the support they received from colleagues in other leagues during their strike 11 years ago. The NHLOA felt it was important to maintain that solidarity, even though the current NHL lockout threatens the entire 2004-05 season and beyond.
Joe
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