Flames forward wins $1 million betting the Swedish ponies
Puck Daddy —
So the odds even out for Kristian Huselius: Forced to play under the iron fist of Mike Keenan in Calgary all season, and then breaking the bank at the horse track. On Saturday, Huselius won something called the V75, which sounds like a nerve gas a Bond villain might utilize in a world domination plot but is actually a wagering challenge in his native Sweden. On a $300 bet, he selected five winners out of seven races at a track in Gothenburg; a feat which earned him six million Swedish kronor, which is about $1 million Canadian, which would make him the richest man in the U.S. based on the current strength of the American dollar. From the ...
$1 Million Weekend for Huselius
KK Hockey —
From Allen Cameron at the Calgary Herald,
Fresh off hitting for a $1-million payout in a harness-racing wager in his native Sweden on Saturday, the talented forward responded with his best game of the playoffs Sunday night at the Pengrowth Saddledome, assisting on Owen Nolan’s eventual game-winner in the first period and playing a role at both ends of the ice in Calgary’s 2-0 series-tying win over the San Jose Sharks.
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