News from Wisconsin
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Junior defenseman  Sean Hill is scheduled to sign today with Montreal.
Hill said he will receive a two year contract plus an option year.  He
said it is a one-way pact, meaning Hill will be paid his NHL wage even if
he is sent to the minor leagues.  Hill declined to reveal the value of the
pact, but sources said it was worth $900,000.
[Methinks hockey salaries are following the lead of other pro North American
sports at last.]
 
Recruits
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Expected to sign today:
Twins Mark and Mike Strobel    Hill-Murray HS, Minn (defense, forward)
      Maco Balkovec            Merritt, British Columbia (defenseman)
 
Signed during fall:
      Brian Rafelski           Madison Capitols (Junior A) (defense)
      Chris Tok                Coleraine, Minn (defense)
      Kelly Fairchild          Grand Rapids, Minn (forward)
 
Above news from Wis. State Journal.  Corrections and comments welcome.
 
---the mg