The following article featuring Craig Brush, who played collegiately at Cornell (1969-72) and was a member of the 1970 Big Red NCAA championship team in 1970, appeared in the April 23 issue of the News-Press.

By Chris Umpierre
The News Press

It's rare for an owner of a professional sports team to leave his luxury box and talk with fans. It's even more unusual for an owner to field questions from some of his team's diehard fans for 80 minutes.

But that's what Florida Everblades minority owner Craig Brush did Monday night at Germain Arena's Big Cypress Club.

Nine days after his club was eliminated from the postseason via a three-game sweep by a lower-seeded team, Brush met with about 25 Blades fans. Brush set up the meeting so he could hear from fans in the wake of the club's first first-round playoff flameout since 2003.

Complete article can be accessed via the News-Press Web site by clicking here.