European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 3, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 37 n group buys whalers Rocky Hill Conn. A the Hartford whalers were sold wednesday night for $47.5 million to a Michigan computer company that intends to keep the nil team in Hartford the new owner is comp Ware corp., whose two principal owners Are Peter Karmanos and Thomas thewes. The two have been seeking an nil franchise for years. In approving the Sale the Connecticut development authority first had to accept an agreement to Purchase the whalers from majority owner Richard Gordon and the corporations that own the other 24 percent of the team. John Herndon the Cdan a executive director and president cited the winning bidder s hockey experience As crucial Factor. Details of the agreement need to be worked out and will be announced thursday at the governors office. The Sale also must be approved by the nil and Herndon said he expects that to happen. A we would anticipate the group to be in place before the draft june 28-29 in Hartford a he said. Comp Ware and another outfit the William f. Dowling group earlier the Day presented proposals to he cd a which met for More than five hours before voting unanimously to approve the Sale. Retires 1,601 nil games Westbury . A with the last link to the glory Days gone the new York islanders Are truly entering  ice age. After 22 seasons and 1,601 games behind the benches in st. Louis and new York coach a Arbour retired on wednesday. The Man who coached the islanders to four straight nil titles from 1980 to 1983 will step into the front office As vice president of hockey  a it a been an Honor and a privilege to coach the new York islanders for the number of years 19 that i have a Arbour said during a luncheon in his Honor. A fall Good things must come to an end and this is the end for  Arbour wont fade away according to general manager Don Maloney. A a it a the Day of a new beginning a Maloney said a and in a hoping he stays around in a management position giving everybody  aggravated would Best describe arbours Frame of mind during the rollercoaster season the islanders just completed going from the High of making the playoffs in their next to last game to the Low of being outscored 22-3 while being sept in four games in the first round by the new York rangers. A hockey is the same As All sports very funny a Arbour said. A look at the rangers. They missed the playoffs last season and now Are in the finals. We had some very Tough times last season and i will do All that i can in my new position to turn that  Arbour w ill be involved in scouting . Trims 3 players from world cup team Mission Viejo Calif. A Brian Bliss Chris Henderson and Dominic Kin near were Cut from the . World cup team on wednesday As the americans reached the 22-player limit. Bliss a 28-year-old defender Tore cartilage and sprained a ligament in his left knee saturday playing in Germany a second division. He is to undergo arthroscopic surgery thursday in Santa Monica Calif. Dean Linke a spokesman for the . Soccer federation said Bliss will be sidelined for six weeks. . General manager Bill Nuttall said Bliss had a Good Chance of making the team before the injury. Henderson and Kinnear both midfielders saw their roles decrease in recent weeks As . Players based in Europe returned from their club seasons. A Twete dealing with players who have been with us for Many years a Nuttall said. A a it a Tough to Tell a player they re not going to make the 22 this  the roster contains just six players from the american team in 1990, the first . Team to qualify for the world cup finals in 40 years. The returnees All Are expected to Start goalkeeper Tony Meola defenders Paul Caligiuri and Marcelo Balboa midfielders John Harkes and Tab Ramos and Forward Eri Wynalda. Bliss and Henderson were part of the 1990 team although Bliss played Only As a substitute in one game and Henderson did no to play at All. _ Nuttall said he and Matutinovic largely decided the cuts after saturdays game against Greece and finalized plans sunday on the plane trip Back to California. Henderson and Kinnear were informed wednesday evening. A my opinion is that a his decision. I done to think its the right decision a Kinnear said. Kinnear 26, missed two months following an emergency appendectomy after a february loss to Denmark in Hong Kong. He remains under contract through  a 23-year-old midfielder who played for a clan a Mcaa championship team in 1990, was the youngest player on any roster at the 1990 world cup but did no to get in a game. He  be reached wednesday night. Baylor admits violations Waco Texas apr Baylor president Herbert Reynolds said wednesday a Southwest conference investigation into the schools basketball program has turned up Mcaa violations. A while a few of the allegations May appear to be of relatively minor significance they do involve Mcaa violations a Reynolds said in a statement after reviewing a final draft of the so cd a 544 Page report. Baylor a will be held accountable for them along with those of larger consequence involving academic fraud and extra benefits a Reynolds said. The report contained 28 allegations but Reynolds did no to say How Many of them were Mcaa violations. Baylor will respond directly to the Mcaa not the Sec to Speed the investigation Reynolds said. Coach Al Arbour. Moving to front office personnel decisions. His first order is to help seek his replacement behind the Bench. A you All know who i like a Arbour said. A lome Henning is my  Henning arbours assistant is also High on Maloney s list. A a Lornier son our Short list of candidates a Maloney said. A quite frankly he a our front runner a you have a fiduciary responsibility to get the Best Man for the Job. You have to look under every Rock and behind every  Maloney would ideally like to name a coach before the june 28 draft at Hartford but has set no deadline. Henning would be no stranger to being a coach having coached Minnesota from 1985 to 1987. A a we be got a Good group of Guys Here but i think we lost some grit and size and leadership Over the last Tow years a Henning said. A that s something we re concerned with and when you get that a lot of the other things fall into place. A when you re an assistant coach you have a lot of jobs a Henning said a and one of them is to be the mediator Between the players and head coach. The players need a sounding Board but now 1 done to think they would understand what kind of head coach 1 would he. A i think a couple of players would be pretty shocked As to How Tough a coach i would be. Obviously when you re an assistant coach Yong re one thing. When you re a head coach you re  Arbour was quite something in that Job according to Winger Derek King. A i have All the respect in the world for the Guy a King said a the made me men tally Tough. 1 think lie knows How to coach me and get the Best out of  Mac military travel corporation Mac special summer fires ales Frankfurt to Baltimore Jun 27 $247 jul 04,11 $258 jul 18, 25 $273 aug 01,08,15, 22,29 $273 Baltimore to Frankfurt jun13 $247 Jun 26 $287 jul 03,10,17,24,31 $287 aug 07 $287 aug 14 $258. Aug 21,28 $247 Contact Mac for booking requirements All fares quoted Are one Way in . Dollars and do not include applicable taxes Mac accepts american express discover Mastercard amp visa credit cards. Of nil Fly now pay later available through Frankfurt Mac sales offices. 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