CANADIAN PRO TEAMS KNOW THEY MUST LIVE WITH NO FINANCIAL AID

          Canadian team execs and league officials are
     "disappointed but not surprised" that the federal budget
     "will likely not provide any relief for [their] financial
     difficulties," according to Michael Grange of the Toronto
     GLOBE & MAIL.  Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment President
     Stephen Bellringer said that the "public debate that's been
     generated has been healthy," but he said that people need to
     realize that "only" 2-3% of the people working for the
     company, which owns the Grizzlies and Canucks, are athletes. 
     Bellringer: "We employ 1,500 people, let's talk about the
     other 97 or 98 per cent."  NHL Senior VP/Legal Affairs Bill
     Daly said that the league is "not discouraged" by the
     decision, as it "will continue to carry our case to the
     appropriate individuals in the federal government and to
     Canadian sports fans" (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 2/12).