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Suspicious minds: Officials will be subjects of concernTORONTO (t’F) — Kuropean ici* hockey hockey (lele«ates are as suspicious of North American officials as we are of theirs, says Alan KaKleson, the man responsible for s»‘ttmK u|) the ('anada Cup hockev tournament Sept. 2-17.“The problem we’ve heen faced with in this tournament from the start is the Kame officials,” EaKh'son said Thursday at the unveilinK of the Canada Cup trophy, a half maple leaf cast in silver and valued in the vicinity of $25,()00 for the metal alone.We are jiartial to North American professionals and satisfied they are the best,” said Easleson, a Toronto lawyer who is aKcnt to a number of professional athletes in their contract negotiations and executive director of the National Hockey League Flayers’ Association.“The Europeans, of cour.se, favor their amateur officials and feel they are best for amateur tournaments.”Becau.se of the underlying suspicions on the part of both sides of the Atlantic, 23 of the top referees and linesmen from the competing countries will take part in a training camp here Aug. 27-31.The outstanding 18 from the camp, as evaluated by Scotty Morrison, referee in chief of the National Hockey League; Andre Starvoitov of the Soviet Ice Hockey Federation; Bob Nadin, referee-in-chief of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, and Hal Trumble,, executive director of the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States, will get to work in the Canada Cup tournament as either referees or linesmen.The officials will be based in Toronto for the duration of the series, commuting to the games.
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Brandon Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Fri, Aug 27, 1976
Page 37
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