Thursday, July 28, 2005
Goodbye, Goodenow!
NHLPA head honcho Bob Goodenow has resigned after 15 years of gouging NHL owners.
ESPN REPORT
Every member of the NHLPA should send Bob a "Thank You" gift basket. Even though the players 'caved' and had to accept linkage and a cap, the strides and the money that Bob and his NHLPA cohorts have sucked out of the owners the past 15 years is immense. Bob did a superb job on behalf of his players, financially.
While I have disagreed with his approach to player safety (basically, he cares not) and many other things, I can always respect that fact that he and the agents were able to take advantage of the owners and play the 'business' men for fools.
Now, I just wish he'd take Gary Bettman with him!
ESPN REPORT
Bob Goodenow is stepping down as head of the NHL Players' Association, less than a week after the union and league approved a new labor deal to end a lockout that wiped out the entire 2004-05 season.
"With the conclusion of the negotiations and the ratification of the new agreement, the parties concur that this is an appropriate action for the future," Goodenow said in a statement Thursday.
"I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve the players over the past 15 years and to have had the support of a tremendous staff at the NHLPA," he said.
Every member of the NHLPA should send Bob a "Thank You" gift basket. Even though the players 'caved' and had to accept linkage and a cap, the strides and the money that Bob and his NHLPA cohorts have sucked out of the owners the past 15 years is immense. Bob did a superb job on behalf of his players, financially.
While I have disagreed with his approach to player safety (basically, he cares not) and many other things, I can always respect that fact that he and the agents were able to take advantage of the owners and play the 'business' men for fools.
Now, I just wish he'd take Gary Bettman with him!
