Summary
Visit Richard Bloch's website - Blochmagic.com - and you can read the story about how in 1946 Lou Costello (yes, that Lou Costello) asked Bloch's mother if the young Rich could stay in Hollywood "to learn the trade." Add Lou Lamoriello, Jay Grossman and Ilya Kovalchuk to the list of people that wish Bloch's mother had said, "Yes."
Rich Bloch grew up to be the arbitrator that ruled against Lamoriello, Grossman, Kovalchuk and the NHL Players' Association on Monday by upholding the NHL's rejection of Kovalchuk's 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils. Bloch, an accomplished magician who first learned the craft as a boy in an East Orange magic shop, pulled off a nifty trick by ruling that, though all aspects of the contract comply with the collective bargaining agreement when taken individually, added together they represent a circumvention of the CBA.See the full content of this document
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Abracadabra! Nhl Is Holding the Cards
The significance of this ruling went far beyond forcing Lamoriell...
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