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NEW DEAL IN EDMONTON KEEPS OILERS AT SKYREACH THROUGH 2004

          After 18 months of negotiations, Edmonton Northlands
     group and the Oilers have agreed on a deal that will keep
     the NHL team as the "prime tenants" at Skyreach Centre until
     2004, according to Florence Loyie of the EDMONTON JOURNAL. 
     Under a '98 deal, Northlands "regained control" of the
     facility from former Oilers Owner Peter Pocklington.  The
     deal allowed the team to use the building for $1 per year,
     which leaves Northlands with an annual C$4.8M shortfall. 
     The city will pay C$2.4M as its share, and the rest of the
     deficit will be made up between the team and Northlands. 
     Oilers Investors Group Chair Jim Hole said that both sides
     in the talks "made major concessions," but he did not
     specify what those concessions were (EDM. JOURNAL, 12/15).  
          OWNERSHIP COMING TOGETHER? A member of the Oilers
     ownership group said that rifts "among his colleagues have
     appeared to have been smoothed over."  The member: "I think
     things are going to get better now.  Everybody had a few
     days to think about what happened last week.  It was real
     ugly and we don't need that to happen again.  I think the
     group will come together now" (EDMONTON SUN, 12/15). 

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