The benefits to Ford of a potential sale would be a significant improvement in its balance sheet, ... However, with $21.5 billion of cash on its balance sheet at March 31, 2002, Ford's liquidity position, in our view, does not require that it sell one of its more valuable brands. |
The changes implemented by the AHL last season were successful in increasing the flow of the game and generating additional offensive opportunities, and the NHL's recent revisions in their own rules package will further enhance the quality of our sport. |
The economics were not as strong as obviously the Robinsons would've liked. |
The market is as good as it gets and it will continue for another six months. |
The obscenities of recent days may well be designed to undermine the peace process. They must not be allowed to do so, |
The salary cap in the Collective Bargaining Agreement in the National (Hockey) League now is going to really encourage teams to develop their own talent and to have a lot of young players developing in the AHL. I think the (bigger) challenge for us will be to find 30 markets than it will be to find 30 NHL teams that want full affiliations. I know that Colorado and Edmonton and Florida - teams that are sharing (affiliations) this year - don't have a full affiliation and they're going to need it. |
There's signs that the persecution of Bah '¡s in Iran may be about to step up in a big way. |
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We looked at videos of several possibilities, and we think Greg Gumbel will do an excellent job, ... In addition to his experience with the NFL and the Final Four, he's covered the Olympics a number of times. He's an entertaining speaker with inspirational stories. |
We're hoping that the Canadian government will raise this issue at the United Nations and the United Nations will inform Iran that the world community is watching. |
We've seen this before, and I think the important thing is if you can get the community momentum behind it. And I think this is going to happen here. I think we can form a stable base for the future. |
When he started, the population was about 7,000 people and now it's up to over 40,000 people. |
With all 30 NHL teams developing their prospects in our league, the AHL provides an ideal opportunity to evaluate these potential changes, ... We remain committed to assisting the NHL with the growth and development of our sport, and we are confident that this test schedule will allow for a fair assessment of the proposal without compromising the competitive balance of the AHL. |
With the new CBA in the NHL, there's a premium on player development, and players being assigned to our teams gives us a lot of dynamic young players. So we expect a banner year competitively. |