European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Panthers ducks i change of plans Spring surprises a a on bowl game will stay in Dallas by Ken Rappoport Hartford Conn. A he has the flair. He has the hair but he does no to have the the Honor of being the no. 1 pick rack Bonk the electrifying Center from the czech Republic was just about everyone Stop pick in tuesday nights nil draft a except the Florida panthers and Anaheim mighty ducks the panthers with the no. 1 pick instead selected defens Eman de Jovanovski from the Canadian major Junior ranks. The mighty ducks with the no. 2 pick selected russian defens Eman Oleg Tverdovsky. So where did that leave the Las vegas thunders Whiz kid the no. 3 pick by the Ottawa senators. Even Jovanovski raised his eyebrows. A to Teil you the truth i was shocked Quot Jovanovski said. A i was never rated at the number one spot by the nil Central scouting service All year a and All the talk going on was that i was going to be a number two three four or five. The last couple of Days number one has come up but i did no to believe it until it actually Bonk had become a big hit in Las vegas with his Long flowing hair and dazzling smile and had a stylish game to match. The 6-foot-3, 215-Pound Center from the czech Republic had scored 42 goals in his first season in the professional International hockey league and seems to be heading for greatness. Just As important in this age of vivid marketing Bonk a name and game seemed to be a natural for any nil team wishing to sell its product. Still he did no to interest the panthers or ducks enough to make him the no. 1 pick. A the scored 42 goals playing against men Quot Tampa Bay general manager Phil Esposito said of Bonk who turned 18 Over the 1993-94 season. A Florida and Anaheim probably passed because they drafted forwards last year and this year they wanted top in Jovanovski and Tverdowsky that s exactly what they got. Jovanovski who played for Windsor in the Ontario hockey league was the scouting service s top rated defens Eman from North America. Tverdovsky who played with Kryla Svetov in the russian National league was the top rated player from Europe. A i was Happy and a Little surprised when made the no. 2 pick Quot the 6 nil draft foot 183-Pound Tverdovsky said. A i know in a not very big physically but 1 know i have other qualifications 1 can bring to the mighty the 6-2, 205-Pound Jovanovski has been called a Scott Stevens clone a a rugged defens Eman who can score goals As Well As Bounce opponents around the ice. Jovanovski was voted the a Best body checker in his division in a 1994 Ohl coaches poll. Jovanovski became Only the second defens Eman in the last 12 years to be made a no 1 pick at the nil draft defens Eman roman hamrlik from the czech Republic was the no. 1 Choice by Tampa Bay in 1992. Jovanovski a selection Wasny to the Only Surprise at the draft which featured a blockbuster six player Deal involving Toronto a Wendel Clark and Quebec a Mats Sundin. The draft which Only completed the first two rounds tuesday night in the first split session in history was to be completed wednesday it was a night of Wheeling and dealing in which the Maple Leafs also acquired Mike Ridley from the Washington capitals and the Nordi aues traded Ron Sutter to the new York islanders for Uwe Krupp. But As it turned out the Maple Leafs actually outman severed themselves in the end. They had traded Clark Sylvain left Verc Landon Wilson and their 22nd pick to Quebec for Sundin Garth Butcher Todd Warriner and the nordiques�?T10th pick. The Maple Leafs idea was to draft Brett Lindros brother of Philadelphia flyers Star Eric Lindros. But the islanders got there ahead of them with the no. 9 pick which they acquired in the Trade with Quebec. Having lost Lindros the Maple Leafs gave Washington the 10th pick in Exchange for Ridley. Overall the panthers cleaned up in Quantity if nothing else Over the first two rounds with four selections among the top 52. Along with Jovanovski they picked three other players from Canada a defens Eman Nett Warrener from Saskatoon of the Western hockey league Forward Jason Podolla from Spokane of the who and Forward Ryan Johnson of the Thunder Bay Junior a team. The Edmonton oilers with two picks in the top six came away with two forwards from the Canadian major Junior ranks. They made Jason Bonsignore of Niagara Falls of the Ontario hockey league the no. 4 pick and Ryan Smyth of Moose jaw of the who no. 6. From wire reports Dallas a a week after announcing plans to move the Cotton bowl classic to Texas stadium in suburban Irving the Cotton bowl athletic association has decided it la stay in Dallas where it has been played for 58 years. Tuesday in a closed door meeting Board members voted unanimously to accept a counter offer by the City of Dallas to keep the bowl game at the state Fairgrounds. The Board earlier reached its decision to move the game after a proposal was made by Dallas cowboys owner Jeny Jones to put a retractable roof on Texas stadium. The City of Dallas responded by coining Back with an improved package. The City put together a new offer that included $4 million in improvements at the Cotton wins easily Secaucus . James a a buddy Mcgirt sent out a Clear message to per Nell Whitaker on tuesday night even if the wac welterweight Champion Wasny to there to see him Register a unanimous decision Over Kevin Pompey at the Mead lowlands convention Center. Mcgirt a two time world Champi on who lost to win taker in March 1993, dominated Pompey winning by huge margins on All a a a in a like him Whitaker right now Quot Mcgirt said. A i wish head Stop running from Mcl and fight like a Man. I want to get it Mcgirt an injured left shoulder lost on a Ucci Sion to Whitaker in their first meeting one of Only three losses 63-3-1 in the Brentwood by. Boxers career. Pompey of Troy ny., was never in the welterweight contest even if he did last 10 rounds and fell to 29-7-2. For Mcgirt the former 1bf Junior welterweight and wac welterweight Champion it was his fourth straight Victory since losing to Whitaker following surgery on his goes 2-for-3 Memphis Tenn. A Michael Jordan was 2-for-3 with an rib single and a double in Birmingham a 5-0 win Over the Memphis Chicks tuesday night Jordan is batting .202 53-for-263 with Mcgirt three judges world notes 24 runs 12 doubles one triple 26 Rols 28 walks 71 strikeouts and 20 stolen bases in 32 attempts Newton pleads guilty Dallas a Dallas cowboys offensive lineman Nate Newton pleaded guilty to reckless conduct while getting a driving while intoxicated charge dropped. Newton who was arrested dec 7 on dw1 charges for the second time in 39 months received six months probation and a $400 Fine according to court documents filed tuesday. Had he been convicted of Dpi Newton could have been Finty As much As $20,000 As a first time violator of the a Fly a substance abuse policy. Posse eyes Ward Las vegas a the Las vegas posse has received the Canadian football league rights to negotiate with Heisman trophy quarterback Charlie Ward. Posse officials confirmed a report in the Orlando Sentinel that the club has obtained wards rights from the Winnipeg Blue bombers fora limited Lime. The team reportedly has until july 8 to sign Ward or the rights revert Back to Groff indicted Bryan Texas a Texas a amp mrs athletic director Wally Groff faces Misdemeanour criminal charges in the latest fallout from a 10-month state and Fri probe a Brazos county grand jury handed up indictments tuesday against five a amp a employees. Four other University workers were charged separately bringing the number of accused to nine. Were indicted on charges of falsify pcs Groff and three other a amp a employee falsifying government records. They were accused of buying alcoholic beverages for school functions and then listing them on expense vouchers As food or soft on the air. Central european Tim an television baseball a Atlanta at Florida 1 30 . Friday. An radio Cincinnati at Philadelphia 1 30 . Friday. 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