WHA to pursue Sidney Crosby?
Apr 2, 2004 15:52:35 GMT -5
Post by Polarice on Apr 2, 2004 15:52:35 GMT -5
Hey all,
Not sure where to put this so I'll stick it here untill someone moves it to the right area.
Anyway saw this on the fourth period not sure how serious you can take it. But here it is.
WHA to pursue Sidney Crosby?
Press Release: For Immediate Release
TheFourthPeriod.com
The fledgling World Hockey Association may be pursuing teenaged phenom Sidney Crosby, according to TheFourthPeriod.com.
Peter Young, the WHA's President of Hockey Operations, said in an interview on The Fourth Period's Radio Show that the start-up league will allow players who will be 17-years-old by the start of the season to enter the draft. That opens the door for Crosby, a 16-year-old forward in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League who has been labeled the next Wayne Gretzky.
"The NHL won't draft you until you're playing by your 18th birthday, ours is going to be one-year earlier than that," Young told The Fourth Period's Radio Show.
While Young could not confirm interest in Crosby, he strongly hinted at the possibility.
"There's a pretty good junior player right now who's too young for the NHL Draft, who might be a pretty good marquee player in Toronto," Young said. "If that tells you anything. . . there’s a pretty good one out there right now."
Crosby, who turns 17 on August 7, totaled 54 goals and 81 assists for 135 points in 59 games this season with the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL. Even Gretzky himself has been quoted as saying Crosby will be the player to break all of his records.
Gretzky started his professional career in the original WHA, which flourished with a flamboyant style in the 1970s. The new version of the league plans to start next season during the expected National Hockey League lockout.
Five franchises are already in place for the league's first year, and one is set to join the following season. Negotiations for as many as five new teams continue to pick up steam.
Each team is expected to carry a hometown boy on their roster, and with the amount of talent available, the WHA should have a few bona fide stars.
With the possibility of a work stoppage in the NHL this September, the WHA gives current NHL players the opportunity to stay in North America. As for up-and-coming junior players, this new league is another door to their futures.
www.thefourthperiod.com/wha/news4.html
Not sure where to put this so I'll stick it here untill someone moves it to the right area.
Anyway saw this on the fourth period not sure how serious you can take it. But here it is.
WHA to pursue Sidney Crosby?
Press Release: For Immediate Release
TheFourthPeriod.com
The fledgling World Hockey Association may be pursuing teenaged phenom Sidney Crosby, according to TheFourthPeriod.com.
Peter Young, the WHA's President of Hockey Operations, said in an interview on The Fourth Period's Radio Show that the start-up league will allow players who will be 17-years-old by the start of the season to enter the draft. That opens the door for Crosby, a 16-year-old forward in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League who has been labeled the next Wayne Gretzky.
"The NHL won't draft you until you're playing by your 18th birthday, ours is going to be one-year earlier than that," Young told The Fourth Period's Radio Show.
While Young could not confirm interest in Crosby, he strongly hinted at the possibility.
"There's a pretty good junior player right now who's too young for the NHL Draft, who might be a pretty good marquee player in Toronto," Young said. "If that tells you anything. . . there’s a pretty good one out there right now."
Crosby, who turns 17 on August 7, totaled 54 goals and 81 assists for 135 points in 59 games this season with the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL. Even Gretzky himself has been quoted as saying Crosby will be the player to break all of his records.
Gretzky started his professional career in the original WHA, which flourished with a flamboyant style in the 1970s. The new version of the league plans to start next season during the expected National Hockey League lockout.
Five franchises are already in place for the league's first year, and one is set to join the following season. Negotiations for as many as five new teams continue to pick up steam.
Each team is expected to carry a hometown boy on their roster, and with the amount of talent available, the WHA should have a few bona fide stars.
With the possibility of a work stoppage in the NHL this September, the WHA gives current NHL players the opportunity to stay in North America. As for up-and-coming junior players, this new league is another door to their futures.
www.thefourthperiod.com/wha/news4.html
