HOCKEY

GEORGE McPHEE, General Manager, Washington Capitals, March 14, 2003
CZIKOWSKY: How is the team adjusting to being without the services of (injured player) Jarmoir Jagr?
McPHEE: Well, short term, I think most teams quite often play better when their top players are out of the lineup. Everyone else looks forward to the extra ice time and responsibilities, but long term we certainly miss him.

TED LEONSIS, owner, Washington Capitals, October 1, 2003
CZIKOWSKY: Are you going to the Czech Republican to find any Czech talent to consider signing?
LEONSIS: Hi ya—I hear Prague is beautiful; Jagr and Lang have done great things here. We wish (the Czech people) well!

GARY BETTMAN, National Hockey League Commissioner, February 26, 2008
CZIKOWSKY: How are all the teams doing financially? Are there any teams in danger of folding? BETTMAN: Unlike the era before the work stoppage, our franchises are healthier than ever. While there still is some room for some of our franchises to improve, all of our franchises are in better shape and none is in danger of going out of business.