TIL that in 1996, Dallas business man John Spano bought controlling ownership of the NHLs New York Islanders for $165 million dollars. After nearly a year it came to light he didn’t have nearly enough funds to complete his purchase of his team.
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JetPunk t1_iqu51r4 wrote
Seems like he'd fit right in on Wall Street.