{"id":10191,"date":"2010-09-23T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=10191"},"modified":"2010-09-23T10:00:16","modified_gmt":"2010-09-23T14:00:16","slug":"penn-state-hockey-david-jones-qas-joe-battista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/09\/penn-state-hockey-david-jones-qas-joe-battista\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn State Hockey: David Jones Q&#038;A&#8217;s Joe Battista"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pennlive.com\/davidjones\/2010\/09\/a_qa_with_joe_battista_the_ang.html\"><strong>Q&#038;A with Joe Battista, the angler who landed Penn State ice hockey&#8217;s Moby Dick<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; <i>Patriot-News<\/i><br \/>\nA must read Q&#038;A by David Jones with <strong>Joe Battista<\/strong> of Penn State Hockey. JoeBa explains how he got to know benefactor <strong>Terry Pegula<\/strong>. He also talks about getting the text confirming the deal to make hockey a varsity sport was signed. Battista had just toured Boston University&#8217;s new arena with 1980 USA hockey captain <strong>Mike Eruzione<\/strong> &#8211; JoeBa was standing in the middle of the Commonwealth Ave. T tracks when the text came through.<\/p>\n<p>Battista needs to raise another $10 million in the next few years. I might have to find some spare change for him. A Winter Classic at Beaver Stadium might not be a bad idea either (even though it would mean those two Pennsylvania NHL teams I don&#8217;t like) for a little fundraising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q&#038;A with Joe Battista, the angler who landed Penn State ice hockey&#8217;s Moby Dick &#8211; Patriot-News A must read Q&#038;A by David Jones with Joe Battista of Penn State Hockey. JoeBa explains how he got to know benefactor Terry Pegula. 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