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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 3042811" data-attributes="member: 2012">From Sportsnet.ca!Hockey HearsaySeptember 01, 2006Pens ready to be all they can beDon't be surprised to hear, "Thank you Sir, can I have another!" after each Penguin goal in 2006/07. In an attempt to build team-bonding and leadership, the team will begin training camp under the watchful eye of J.B. Spisso, first sergeant of the New York Army National Guard.The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting about a week before the season starts, the Penguins will participate in Spisso's custom-tailored program designed to promote team-building and leadership. Spisso was with the Elite Army Rangers for 10 years, was a drill instructor at Fort Benning, served in Panama and Haiti, and works with the corps at the United States Military Academy."It's a luxury to be able to bring your team there," Penguins coach Michel Therrien said. "After the season, I was thinking about team-bonding. When Ray [Shero, the new general manager] got on board, he came up with the idea, and we put all those things together. I like the discipline. I like the leadership. I like the team-bonding. We have a lot of new players and a lot of new people."The idea is not unique to the league, both the Rangers and Flyers completed the program in the past. Prior to last season, the Rangers participation helped them exceed expectations by racking up 100 points to finish sixth in the Eastern Conference and make the playoffs.Coach Therrien also hopes the boot camp will help in choosing a new captain for the year; an honour many have speculated will go to sophomore Sidney Crosby.Calgary fans cool to suite ideaWith Rumblings the Saddledome could soon undergo a major facelift, some longtime Flames fans are concerned they may be relocated to make room for luxury suites.With Rumblings the Saddledome could soon undergo a major facelift, some longtime Flames fans are concerned they may be relocated to make room for luxury suites.Dan Fantini, who has been a season-ticket holder with the Flames since 1980, told the Calgary Sun he fears a repeat of the upheaval of 1995 that saw him forced to move to new seats and worries ticket prices may soar to pay for either option.The Flames have hired consultants to price out both options and determine if a Saddledome retrofit would be able to accommodate the changes needed to boost the building's revenue streams.A new state-of-the-art facility, meanwhile, would cost in the neighbourhood of $250 million.</blockquote>

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