Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman has signed a one-year
deal with 989 Sports to provide consulting for its "NHL
FaceOff 2000." Bowman: "We're trying to get it more
sophisticated and get more realistic situations into the
game" (THE DAILY).....Pabst Beer is seeking presence at
Lambeau Field, although Packers' concessionaire Promotion
Management "has not yet recommended the beer lineup" for the
upcoming season. Old Style, Miller and A-B were served last
season at Lambeau. Pabst was last sold at the stadium "more
than 15 years ago." Packers Dir of Marketing Jeff Cieply
said that the team is planning a "reshuffle" of brands with
a decision coming "within 30 days" (JOURNAL SENTINEL,
6/21)....The Univ. of MN hockey team is switching from
Champion apparel, which it has used for the past three
seasons, to Nike (ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 6/22).
..Organizers of the Champions Conference, a golf trade show
scheduled for November 2-6 at the World Golf Village in FL,
have "recently canceled the show because they didn't have
enough manufacturers to attend the event" (GOLFWEEK, 6/21).
