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Before NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly flew over to Zurich to take another shot at finding a player transfer agreement that works for all sides, he attended and spoke at the monthly luncheon of the NHL Original Six old-timers.
In his address, Kelly confirmed reports that the NHL will indeed announce this week that the New Year's Day outdoor game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings will be held at Wrigley Field and he also opined that rather than expansion to places like Las Vegas and Kansas City, the NHL should look at putting one or two of its troubled franchises in Southwestern Ontario and Winnipeg.
Detroit senior vice-president Jim Devellano also was in attendance, receiving pats on the back for another championship season. In his 41 NHL seasons, Devellano has 13 championship rings: seven Stanley Cups (N.Y. Islanders 1980, '81, '82 and Detroit '97, '98, '02 and ‘08), three AHL Calder Cup championships with Adirondack (1986, 1989 and 1992), two Adams Cup championships in the Central Hockey League (Fort Worth 1978 and Indianapolis '82), and one Riley Cup title in the ECHL (Toledo 1994).
Devellano also has a Major League Baseball American League Championship with the 2006 Detroit Tigers. In June 2001, Wings-Tigers owner Mike Ilitch named Devellano senior vice-president of the Tigers.
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