SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, April 7, 1994
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San Jose Sharks make their mark in the NHL
The Associated Press
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks now can be counted among the NHL's established franchises.
When commissioner Gary Bettman addressed reporters at a Dec. 9 meeting of the NHL governors, he said there would be no more expansion until the five newest teams proved they were healthy franchises on and off the ice.
The Sharks no longer fit that category.
With a new coach, new players, a new attitude and a willingness to play defense, the Sharks clinched their first playoff berth tuesday night by beating the Los Angeles Kings 2-1.
"The first year, you are an expansion
result here the second year you're not
able to make any good art for your
Goals Artist Irsle said. In "our third
year, we had to make a commitment to finally gain respect because everybody called us an expansion team. We're just an NHL team."
San Jose, the oldest of the five recent expansion teams, was the first to qualify for the postseason. The first-year Florida Panthers lead Philadelphia by three points for the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff berth.
"Everyone kept saying, 'They're going to fold sometime,' but we didn't." Sharks defenseman Jeff Norton said. "It definitely means that much more when your backs are up against the wall and people are doubting you. But we never doubted ourselves."
No team in the NHL has ever made a bigger turnaround from one season to the next than the Sharks, who have 55 more points than last season with four games to play.
Their 32 victories and 79 points are more than their other two seasons combined. They entered this season with just 28 victories and seven ties in 164 games.
"That comes with being an expansion team," Norton said. "It's tough breaking into a league that's been in existence for 75 years."
The Sharks have outscored their opponents 37-19 during their current seven-game winning streak. They are unbeaten in nine straight games since acquiring left wing Ulf Dahlen in a March 19 trade that sent defensemen Mike Lalor and Doug Zmolek to the Dallas Stars.
"The thing you're measured by in this league is whether you make the playoffs," said right wing Jeff Odgers. "If you don't make the playoffs, you haven't got a shot at the Stanley Cup. So we've put ourselves in a position to make ourselves respectable."
CBS station clashes over coverage
The Associate Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The city's CBS affiliate accused the network yesterday of targeting it to intimidate other stations that might be considering carrying Fox football broadcasts this fall.
"We're taking the gloves off," said WSBT-TV general manager James Freeman.
from airing the popular "60 Minutes."
WSBT has signed an agreement with the Fox Broadcasting Co. to televise Chicago Bears games this fall, CBS, which carried NFC games for 38 years until Fox won the contract last winter, says that will prevent the station
And CBS has said no "60 Minutes" could mean no network affiliation for WSBT.
"It is clear that CBS would rather issue veiled threats from its New York offices than consider the needs of local viewers," Freeman said.
CBS representative Ann Morfogen denied the network was trying to steer affiliates away from Fox football. The only issue is WSBT's ability to carry "60 Minutes" on Sunday nights, she said.
WSBT claims it would be able to delay its Sunday night programming if football games ran over their time
slot. The network routinely has delayed programming under those circumstances in the past, but it has been done across the board, Morfogen said.
No single station will be allowed to delay "60 Minutes," the nation's highest-rated news program, she said.
WSBT is the only CBS affiliate to sign an agreement with Fox, although at least two other stations are believed to be considering the move. WSBT does not want to end its relationship with CBS, and the station is not negotiating to become a Fox affiliate, Freeman said.
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