CYBERSPORTS IF THE WASHINGTON SENATORS HAD THIS SUPPORT, THEY MAY NEVER HAVE MOVED TO TEXAS.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth As Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (French: Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa) are a professional men's hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). majority owner Rod Bryden Rod Bryden is a prominent Ottawa business executive. He is best known as the owner of the Ottawa Senators National Hockey League team from 1992 until 2003. Outside of hockey, his career has included founding or leading several of Canada's leading companies. announced his NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there team had filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday, he and Ottawa mayor Bob Chiarelli Robert (Bob) Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian politician. He served in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1997, and served as regional chair and then mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1997-2006. called on fans to support the franchise by buying tickets or face the reality that the franchise would leave town. ``I took that as a challenge,'' David Shostal told the Ottawa Sun The Ottawa Sun is a daily tabloid newspaper in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is published by Sun Media. It was first published in the early 1980s as the Ottawa Sunday Herald, until it was acquired by (then) Toronto Sun Publishing Corporation in 1988. newspaper after establishing a Web site called www.keepthesenators.com to allow hockey fans a place to post supportive comments. ``Aside from buying tickets and going to the games, I wanted to do something else to show support,'' added Shostal, who works in Ottawa for a cellular-phone technology firm. A petition has generated responses from all over Canada, especially from those tired of seeing teams from the Great White North defect to the U.S. ``This team represents the Canadian spirit of hockey,'' one fan wrote. ``How many teams would play without being paid the way the Sens have?'' Meanwhile, in answer to an online poll posted by Canada's Slam! Sports asking ``Should the NHL get rid of teams that are financially unviable?'' 58 percent of more than 21,000 voters said yes. --Check out a portable game called Box Hockey that takes air hockey Air hockey is a game for two competing players trying to score points in the opposing player's goal. Equipment Air hockey requires an air hockey table, two mallets, and a puck. and foosball to a more challenging level at www.box-hockey.com. Simi Valley real estate agent Andy Brody came up with the game nearly 10 years ago. The concept: A 3-by-6-foot box with 6-inch walls goes on the floor with dividers breaking the synthetic playing surface into four segments. With sticks that have shortened blades, players compete to get the puck through holes in the dividers and ultimately into the other team's goal. The game can be ordered on Brody's site for $99.99 plus shipping. --The Fort Wayne, Ind., company that sells the 5-ounce bottle of limited-edition Tonya Harding hot sauce online for $8.85 - www.CelebrityHotSauces.com - has one coming out soon to honor Pete Rose. It'll be called ``You Bet Your Ass You Bet Your Ass is a Canadian game show that airs on The Comedy Network. It follows a Blackjack and casino motif, with contestants answering questions on popular culture to earn points. The contestant with the most points at the end of the show is the winner. Hot Sauce,'' with the kicker: ``We give you 10:1 odds that you'll love it!'' Order a case today for Bud Selig. |
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