Tom McMillan
Tom McMillan
Thomas Michael "Tom" McMillan, PCis a Canadian political scientist and former politician...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 October 1945
CountryCanada
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Think about it. It's a Friday in July in Pittsburgh and it's 4:30. You don't sell season tickets on Friday evenings in July. Our staff said they would stay until the phones stopped ringing. They stayed until midnight.
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With the Internet and 24-hour talk radio and sports cable stations, Sidney Crosby has been known for years ... As big a story as Mario was, the Canadian media didn't come to training camp. It's just a different media world.
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We've tuned it down to a mild roar. We've got to let him play hockey a little bit. That's the best marketing of all.
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No matter what other plans are out there, this is the best plan.
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For 200 years we've been conquering nature. Now we're beating it to death.
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We're delighted, ... Clearly, it's a great keepsake item for their family.
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We were hiring people as it went along. We were in the process of ramping up our staff. Some new people got a real indoctrination. We had to tell them it's not always like this.
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We were hiring people as it went along, ... We were in the process of ramping up our staff. Some new people got a real indoctrination. We had to tell them it's not always like this.
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I hope we get to that point. Those are nice challenges to have, but we're not there yet. It's an unprecedented time and we're riding the wave.
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Even if there is a substantial new investment in the team, Mario Lemieux will continue to be involved in all aspects of the operation.
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We are aware of the responsibility to the league as well. This isn't just a Penguin thing.
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A lot of this became grabbing the bucking bronco and going, because you couldn't plan. What you want to do is, you don't want to get in the way of what's already happening.
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As a policy, we're not going to comment and we're not going to confirm or deny any of these inquiries.
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People called us cash strapped which wasn't necessarily true, ... We just didn't spend money we didn't have.