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by GRANT KERRVANCOUVER (CP) — Dave Keon grew up in rural Quebec with dreams of playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, just like older cousin Todd Sloan.Those youthful fantasies in Nor-anda became a reality. He gracefully played 22 years of professional hockey — the first 15 in Toronto where the Maple Leafs won four Stanley Cup championships with Keon as an inspiration to teammates.Keon reached the ultimate goal of National Hockey League players Wedrifesday night when he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame along with Serge Savard andLeo Boivin.“It seems like only yesterday as I stand here/' Keon said. “Tonight is time for personal reflection.“There are so many memories of friendships that go past the ice surface. It's a time to be humble when you join so many of your hockey heroes in the Hall of Fame.Keon, 46, won many individual honors as a centre with the Maple Leafs, including the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie in 1961, the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly play twice —■ he averaged just two penalties a year over his career — and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1967 as the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs.Savard, the towering giant on the Montreal blue line, like Keon, was humble in accepting his induction into the Hall of Fame after 16 NHL seasons.“This is the crowning moment in a year of complete fulfillment/’ said Savard, now managing director of the Canadiens, the 1986 Stanley Cup champions. “Looking back, I don't know where I’d be without the encouragement I received from so many teammates and friends in Montreal.“I owe so much to so many. To be remembered is the beauty ofbeing a member of the Hockey Hallof Fame.”Savard, 40, played on eight Stanley Cup championship teams with the Canadiens, a remarkable feat considering the Montreal native twice recovered from a badly-broken leg.He also won the Conn Smythe Trophy, in 1969, and the Bill Mas-terton Memorial Trophy in 1979 for | the qualities of perserverance, ! sportsmanship and dedication to 1the game.Perhaps the most surprised of the inductees was Boivin, 54, a hard-checking defenceman for 19seasons with five NHL teams, including 12 years with the Boston Bruins. His forte was body checking and positional play during an : era when defencemen defended rather than going on attack.“Over the years there were a lotof good memories,” said the native of Prescott, near Ottawa. “My only disappointment was to never have my name put on the Stanley Cup.”Also inducted into the Hall of Fame in the builder category was William Hanley of Toronto, for 26 years the seeretary-manager of the Ontario Hockey Association until his retirement in 1974.The NHL held the official induction ceremonies outside of Toronto, where the Hockey Hall of Fame is located, for the first time in 26 years and announced next year’s festivities will take place in Detroit.The league also paid tribute to Frank Udvari and William (Dutch) van Deelen, former directors of NHL officials.Four members of the media — Tim Moriarty of New York, Dick Johnston of Buffalo, Leo Monahan of Boston and Zotique Lesperance of Montreal — were placed in the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Brandon Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Sep 11, 1986
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