craig-leipold Stories - Hockey Wilderness
Former Nashville Predators owner Boots Del Biaggio to be featured on CNBC's "American Greed"
Nashville Predators fans often want to see their team featured more on national television, but Wednesday's night's episode of CNBC's American Greed (airing at 9:00 p.m. Central) is a case in which the exposure isn't exactly flattering. This week, the show, which profiles a variety of scam artists...
Balsillie deposition revisits his "Hamilton Predators" gambit
As part of the ongoing Phoenix Coyotes courtroom battle, a deposition from Jim Balsillie was recently filed which outlines his involvement in the failed purchases of both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators. James walks through the Pittsburgh stuff over at From the Rink, but I wanted to...
Boots Del Biaggio to Craig Leipold: "I lied to you."
There was an outstanding piece at Sports Business Journal yesterday (thanks to Preds on the Glass for the pointer) which details the rise and fall of Boots Del Biaggio, who is scheduled for sentencing in September for his conviction on fraud charges related to his purchase of a minority position in...
View From The Links
I know it's been a while since I've visited here, and while I have been busy patting myself on the back for assisting everyone here in yelling loud enough to get Doug Risebrough fired, it's only fair that I start sniffing around a bit to see who can step in and help right the ship. Of course,...
Peter Forsberg is still an unknown
There seems to be more buzz regarding Peter Forsberg in a Wild jersey these days. This MN Wild freak thinks it is a good possibility (remember my Wild Playoff Plans story?). It would give the Wild their very own wildcard player without selling the future. Besides it would give Leipold a chance to...
Minnesota Wild Playoff Plans
As the Minnesota Wild lead the NHL Northwest Division I can’t help but think of the playoffs and what that will bring. I realize to some that may be counting my chickens before they hatch, but to me it is just proactive planning and I think Wild head coach Jacques Lemaire would agree.The addition...
Why did Bob Naegele sell the Minnesota Wild
I know a guy who knows a guy who knows Minnesota Wild owner Bob Naegele...well, previous Wild owner Bob Naegele and I just want to set the record straight for all of the Minnesota Wild sale conspiracy maniacs out there...Naegele didn’t sell the Wild because he thought things were going down hill or...
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