Doors Closing on NHL's Old Boys
Jul 17, 2005 18:47:23 GMT -5
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jul 17, 2005 18:47:23 GMT -5
Doors Closing on NHL's Old Boys
Wayne Scanlan
The Ottawa Citizen
July 15, 2005
Being a "rocket scientist," Joe Juneau figured to be one player smart enough to know when to retire.
A pilot and aeronautical engineer, Juneau was an NHL regular after his splashy rookie season with the Boston Bruins in 1992-93, when he scored 102 points. A height he would not repeat.
For most of his 13-year career, Juneau was a checking centreman, a penalty killing specialist paid handsomely because his career spanned the most lucrative decade for hockey salaries in the history of the game.
In 2003-04, the NHL's most recent season, Juneau scored five goals, 10 assists for the Montreal Canadiens and was paid $2.025 million U.S. in return.
That's $405,000 per goal, if you care to break it down that way. Those days are gone.
So is Juneau. At 36, Juneau announced his retirement from hockey on May 1, 2004, which was perfect. The pilot signed off on May Day.
- full are tickle
Wayne Scanlan
The Ottawa Citizen
July 15, 2005
Being a "rocket scientist," Joe Juneau figured to be one player smart enough to know when to retire.
A pilot and aeronautical engineer, Juneau was an NHL regular after his splashy rookie season with the Boston Bruins in 1992-93, when he scored 102 points. A height he would not repeat.
For most of his 13-year career, Juneau was a checking centreman, a penalty killing specialist paid handsomely because his career spanned the most lucrative decade for hockey salaries in the history of the game.
In 2003-04, the NHL's most recent season, Juneau scored five goals, 10 assists for the Montreal Canadiens and was paid $2.025 million U.S. in return.
That's $405,000 per goal, if you care to break it down that way. Those days are gone.
So is Juneau. At 36, Juneau announced his retirement from hockey on May 1, 2004, which was perfect. The pilot signed off on May Day.
- full are tickle
