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"THE STORY GOES that in 1994, the tiny seaport town of Ornskoldsvik was celebrating its 100th anniversary, and the Swedish king and his family were coming for a visit.

The king planned a stop at a school, and the schoolchildren, hearing that the king was coming to visit, flocked to see him. Only when they saw their reigning monarch, the children walked away disappointed.

One child, voicing the displeasure of all, said, "Oh, it is that king. Our king is Forsberg.''

Urban tale? Swedish myth? Perhaps. But that is the level of hero worship afforded the man who on Monday will don a Flyers sweater for the television cameras' bright lights and the fans' delight."

Så har Snygg-Janne tydligen målat för de där fågelfäna från Danskt territorium.

...och Lindros hamnade i Leafs, i varje fall ett år framöver.
1,55 miljoner dollar var tydligen Brainshake värd.

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"A final agreement for NHL participation in the Turin Olympics might be close.

Officials from the NHL, the league's players association and executives of the International Ice Hockey Federation will meet Thursday."

"I understand the IIHF will have further meetings with participating federations later this week, and we expect to have a definitive answer on the contract by Monday," Daly said."

"The NHL's participation at the Olympics depends on the Russians and Czechs signing the player transfer agreement, which increases the compensation the NHL pays European federations in exchange for signing players.

Under the new five-year plan, the NHL would pay $12.5 million annually to a development fund managed by the sport's governing body. That's a $3.5 million increase from the previous deal."

Tjeckiska ishockeyförbundet fortsätter att vara negativt inställda till ett avtal med NHL

"Czech and NHL ice hockey officials met for four hours on Wednesday but failed to break a deadlock over player transfer payments, an obstacle to National Hockey League participation in the Olympic Games.
“We want an agreement that will be advantageous to both sides,” said NHL Executive Vice-President Bill Daly, who attended the talks along with Czech officials and Rene Fassel, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and Ted Saskin, the head of the NHL Players’ Association.

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