POCKLINGTON WANTS LOCAL BUYERS FOR OILERS BY END OF SUMMER

          Oilers Owner Peter Pocklington "said he would only go
     as long as September before looking at other offers" outside
     Edmonton to sell the Oilers, according to Jac MacDonald in
     the EDMONTON JOURNAL.  Pocklington said that while five or
     six prospective buyers have received background info on the
     team, "nobody has expressed further interest."  Pocklington:
     "The end of the summer is the maximum, then we will have to
     get busy."  Pocklington said he is looking for C$120M,
     C$100M for the team and C$20M for leasing rights to the
     Edmonton Coliseum (EDMONTON JOURNAL, 7/31).  Also from
     Edmonton, the SUN reports that the Oilers dismissed team
     Marketing Dir Stew MacDonald and Ticketing Ops Dir Sheila
     MacDonald of their duties.  Oilers officials could not be
     reached for comment (EDMONTON SUN, 7/31).