“I told the players if they didn’t win, I was going to shut off their air conditioning,” Siegel said, jokingly. They celebrated together as the time ran out. Sitting a few chairs away from Siegel, Mentser talked strategy with the CEO before the last play. “Thank you very much for taking the team. “I can hop in any time need some help,” Mentser told Siegel. He was rewarded at halftime when Klaw, the Preds’ mascot, escorted him to the owner’s suite. The West Palm Beach resident drives 21/2 hours to Orlando for almost every home game. “What it really is, is our extended family here.”Īlan Mentser, a Preds fan and season-ticket holder for 21 years, was part of that extended family Saturday night. “We have a lot of barbecues,” Jackie said. Featured Products Combine Men’s Nike Short Sleeve Tee 45.00 53.00 Defender Women’s Long Sleeve Performance Tee 40.00 42. 25. It looked like a family reunion, except gatherings such as this are normal for the Siegels. “He seems like an owner I’m going to enjoy playing for,” offensive lineman Bryan Collins said.īusiness, family and fun commingled. The Preds (11-7) will host the Pittsburgh Power (15-3) in the first round of the arena-league playoffs at 2 p.m. Siegel met some players for the first time and told them, “That’s what I like to see. Kurz congratulated Siegel as he headed down to the field. “Israel just agreed to a cease-fire,” he said.Īfter the game, AFL Commissioner Jerry B.
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