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Nehkara · 12-15-2004, 06:54 PM

Associated Press

PHOENIX -- Today the biggest trade in CPHL history went down when 12 CPHL players moved in a single deal.

The deal breaks down as follows:

To Phoenix
Martin Biron
Keith Tkachuk
Anson Carter
Dainius Zubrus
Mike Rathje
Joe Nieuwendyk

To Calgary
Nikolai Khabibulin
Miroslav Satan
Jozef Stumpel
Patrick Traverse
Andy Sutton
Pierre Turgeon

Earlier in the day the Coyotes GM was seen having an anxiety attack, knowing that if he pulled the trigger on the deal it would be absolutely enormous.

Later in the day, after the deal had been finalized and approved he held a press conference... here are some excerpts:

"Well... Nikolai is a great goalie but we just weren't happy with his performance, maybe he needs a change of scenery... and we get a young, excellent goalie in return in Martin Biron!"

"Satan? Sutton? Well... they've been injured alot this year and although they are good players... it would help us more if they actually played. Again, great players were had in return so we lose nothing in that portion of the deal."

"We've had our eye on Tkachuk and Zubrus for awhile, we are very pleased to have them on our team and look forward to seeing what they can do!"

The gigantic move saw both teams #1 goalies and franchise wingers exchanged, something that does not often happen in any league, let alone the CPHL. This move comes after a long period of inactivity for GM Eric Olson of the Phoenix Coyotes, completing only a single trade recently besides the blockbuster today.

12-15-2004, 06:54 PM	#1
Nehkara Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Exp:	Associated Press PHOENIX -- Today the biggest trade in CPHL history went down when 12 CPHL players moved in a single deal. The deal breaks down as follows: To Phoenix Martin Biron Keith Tkachuk Anson Carter Dainius Zubrus Mike Rathje Joe Nieuwendyk To Calgary Nikolai Khabibulin Miroslav Satan Jozef Stumpel Patrick Traverse Andy Sutton Pierre Turgeon Earlier in the day the Coyotes GM was seen having an anxiety attack, knowing that if he pulled the trigger on the deal it would be absolutely enormous. Later in the day, after the deal had been finalized and approved he held a press conference... here are some excerpts: "Well... Nikolai is a great goalie but we just weren't happy with his performance, maybe he needs a change of scenery... and we get a young, excellent goalie in return in Martin Biron!" "Satan? Sutton? Well... they've been injured alot this year and although they are good players... it would help us more if they actually played. Again, great players were had in return so we lose nothing in that portion of the deal." "We've had our eye on Tkachuk and Zubrus for awhile, we are very pleased to have them on our team and look forward to seeing what they can do!" The gigantic move saw both teams #1 goalies and franchise wingers exchanged, something that does not often happen in any league, let alone the CPHL. This move comes after a long period of inactivity for GM Eric Olson of the Phoenix Coyotes, completing only a single trade recently besides the blockbuster today. __________________ Huge thanks to Dion for the signature!