thehockeynews.com - 8/27/2008
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Interesting news tidbit from the LPGA, which announced this week it will require its players to have at least a cursory grasp of the English language by 2009 if they wish to play for that organization. I wouldn t demand a similar regulation be imposed on NHLers that forces them to change. But it would behoove the league and NHLPA to stress to its European players the importance of getting a ...
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... require its players to have at least a cursory grasp of the English language by 2009 if they wish to play for that organization.
I wouldn’t demand a similar regulation be imposed on NHLers that forces them to change. But it would behoove the league and NHLPA to stress to its European players the importance of getting a firm handle on the primary language in which the game’s business is conducted.
-Adam Proteau of the Hockey News where you can read a little more and a warning- some Sundin talk too.
Unfortunately for the LPGA, Not Every Athlete Goes the Way of Alexander Ovechkin
The Sporting Blog —
... as is often the case, all that pressure eventually yielded one heck of a diamond. While Ovechkin will still occasionally let loose with a malaprop that will make you chuckle, his English, thanks to his extraordinary diligence, is excellent. There should be little doubt that his language skills makes it easier for him to communicate with both coaches and teammates, while also helping Ovechkin pocket plenty of extra cash thanks to expanded marketing opportunities -- opportunities that many of his countrymen who are less comfortable with English do not enjoy. ...
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