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[Don Cherry]

post Eastern Conference news here week of 6-22

[Don Cherry]

Penguins' arena proposal tied to racetrack deal

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled plans to pay their share of a new $278.3 million hockey arena on Tuesday with $60 million from a group planning a horse racetrack with slot machines near the city.

Edson "Ted" Arneault, president and CEO of MTR Gaming Group, which owns Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort in Chester, W.Va., and Penguins president Ken Sawyer announced the deal at Mellon Arena, the oldest and second-smallest venue in the National Hockey League.

Arneault pledged the $60 million over 20 years from projected slot machine revenues at Keystone Downs, a thoroughbred racetrack and casino he's planning in Harrison Township, about 20 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
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[Don Cherry]

Signs a Two-Year Deal

The New York Islanders announced that they have re-signed forward Eric Godard to a two-year contract.

The 23 year-old winger was acquired from Florida in exchange for a 2002 third-round draft pick.

A native of Vernon, BC, Godard played in 19 games for the Islanders in 2002-03 season scoring his first NHL goal in October, and notched 48 penalty minutes. Godard played in 46 games for the Islanders' affiliate Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) where he led the team with 199 penalty minutes

Eric Godard
POS: Right Wing
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 227
Shoots: Right
DOB: 03/071980
Drafted: Vernon, BC
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