1.   He brought a hockey, drop-your-gloves-and-fight fierceness.

2.   He brought hockey to a part of the country where nobody ever thought it would succeed.

3.   He brought hockey, the sport of his native Canada, to the beaches of Southern California.

4.   In many ways, he brought hockey out of the dark ages.

5.   Yet, here are two media giants, Disney and Fox, battling for the rights to bring you hockey in the next millennium.