Post by JimmyMann on Oct 15, 2011 9:43:05 GMT -6
I find the last two paragraphs of this article very telling. A veteran member of the Coyotes is telling younger players on the team that they should try and play in markets where hockey is #1. I guess Turris stood up and listened
It also appears that the NHLPA has spoken to the players about the CBA and the money held in escrow. At least one player now admits that markets such as Atlanta were costing the players money. Since Aucoin plays in Phoenix which has been bleeding money far worse than Atlanta he is admitting that hockey in the desert is costing players lost salary. If the addition of Winnipeg is good for all players, Phoenix remaining in the league would be bad for all players.
Aucoin said leaving Phoenix wasn't a preferred option last season, but if it had happened, Winnipeg would have been a fine destination.
"There's no ill will towards Winnipeg. I've played there and I know a lot of guys from there. People love it. Older guys don't want to leave where they are once they have put down roots," said Aucoin. "I've told people in our organization, if you're a young guy coming up you want to play in a place where the sport, whatever sport it is, is the No. 1 thing. In Canadian cities that's hockey."
Aucoin added the addition of Winnipeg to the league is good for all players.
"All of a sudden us dumb hockey players are beginning to understand the percentage of the money in escrow we have to give back. So we're all for teams doing so well and Winnipeg is one of those places now," said Aucoin.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/coyotes-no-longer-howling-131910733.html
It also appears that the NHLPA has spoken to the players about the CBA and the money held in escrow. At least one player now admits that markets such as Atlanta were costing the players money. Since Aucoin plays in Phoenix which has been bleeding money far worse than Atlanta he is admitting that hockey in the desert is costing players lost salary. If the addition of Winnipeg is good for all players, Phoenix remaining in the league would be bad for all players.
Aucoin said leaving Phoenix wasn't a preferred option last season, but if it had happened, Winnipeg would have been a fine destination.
"There's no ill will towards Winnipeg. I've played there and I know a lot of guys from there. People love it. Older guys don't want to leave where they are once they have put down roots," said Aucoin. "I've told people in our organization, if you're a young guy coming up you want to play in a place where the sport, whatever sport it is, is the No. 1 thing. In Canadian cities that's hockey."
Aucoin added the addition of Winnipeg to the league is good for all players.
"All of a sudden us dumb hockey players are beginning to understand the percentage of the money in escrow we have to give back. So we're all for teams doing so well and Winnipeg is one of those places now," said Aucoin.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/coyotes-no-longer-howling-131910733.html
