The Elevator: Wishing happy trails to Gully and the Fisher King

By Ron Kantowski

Saturday, June 20, 2009 | 2 a.m.

GOING UP

Gully and the Fisher King: It goes without saying the Wranglers are going to miss Glen Gulutzan, the only coach (and GM) the team has ever known. But they’re also going to miss Josh Fisher, the Wranglers’ director of broadcasting and media relations and about 19 other jobs, who will be joining Gulutzan with the American Hockey League’s Texas Stars. Happy trails, fellas. You can play on my checking line anytime.

Strikes and Swanns: Last year when Jerome Bettis was inducted into the Bowling Hall of Fame celebrity wing, I joked that I wasn’t sure if that was an honor or an indictment of the Pittsburgh night life. Well, on Wednesday, Lynn Swann is going into the Hall during a ceremony at Mandalay Bay. Like I was sayin’ ...

SexyBack Nine: For the dad who has almost everything, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is offering what it calls the Ultimate Father’s Day Gift: A berth in the Oct. 14 Pro-Am at the TPC Summerlin. The package costs $7,500, but I can almost guarantee your old man will like it better than a necktie and a pair of socks.

GOING DOWN

Popping the question: To any reporter who asked anyone with missing teeth during the NHL Awards Show if pro pucks would succeed in Las Vegas, I would say only this: Until they move Maple Leaf Gardens to the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo, the point is moot.

Three-class system: When the NIAA tried to bring its members in for realignment, it ran over a giant pothole — some of the 4A schools said they had absolutely zero interest in moving down in classification to beat up on Disco Tech and Ridgemont High. So the proposal has been officially tabled until somebody changes his mind or Jeff Spicoli aces Mr. Hand’s American History final, whichever comes first.

Groin and bear it: The Toronto Blue Jays’ Roy Halladay, arguably the best pitcher is baseball, has been put on the disabled list with a right groin strain. If he would agree to a rehab assignment in Las Vegas, I bet there’s about a dozen people in the 51s’ front office who would buy him a new Jacuzzi.