Hockey Newsletter - December 12, 2000
What year is this anyway?
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Way back in 1997, there were 2 NHL superstars and one on his way to becoming "the next big thing." Wayne Gretzky was reunited with his good buddy Mark Messier in New York, Mario Lemieux was hinting at retirement, and Eric Lindros was in the wings. In time, Gretzky faded with the Rangers in the post-Messier days and retired, Lemieux indeed retired then went on to own the Pens, and Lindros fell on his head a couple of times.
So who's in the news at the tail end of the year 2000? Gretzky, brand new owner of the Phoenix Coyotes. Mario, soon-to-be an on-ice Penguin again. Meanwhile, Lindros takes a back seat; though he hasn't landed on his head for a while, he can't seem to land a job anywhere.