Continental Hockey League to Compete with NHL

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Clo Clo posted 2/7/2008 from www.bizofhockey.com [flag]
Gazprom , a company with a market value of $304 billion, has taken the first official steps toward creating a rival to the National Hockey League: " Alexander Medvedev , Gazprom's deputy chief executive officer, and Russian Hockey Federation President Vladislav Tretiak signed an accord in Moscow to create the Continental Hockey League by April 15, the federation said on its Web site [link]

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