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HockeyNEW YORK R P •—Defending champion Canada will meet aechoslovakia on the final day of the world hockey tournament At Colorado Springs, Colo., March 18. the tournament organizers announced Monday.Tentative arrangements are under way to televise this possibly key game in Canada.Canada and Czechoslovakia both were unbeaten and once-,land and West Germany finished seventh and eighth respectively and were to play Norway ami Britain, the first- and second - place teams in Group B. But Britain decided it was not 'strong enough and forfeited its challenge.IIHF officials, led by Presi- ! dent Robert Lebel of Chambly, Que., and Walter Brown of Boston. second vice - president.*!lied in the 1961 tournament in warned that they will crack Switzerland, but the Canadian down hard on West Germany if representative^. Trail Smoke it should qualify and then refuse Eaters, won the championship to play East Germany as it didAt « ■ M M •. . Iwith a better goals-for, goals against average. The Canada-lt; zecii match was a stirring 1-1 standoff.Canada s entry in the 1962championships will be Gait Terriers, 1960 Allan Cup champions.The directorate of the International Ice Hockey Federation, governing body of world amateur hockey, announced the 1962 schedule after a two-day meeting here. A total of 55 games I will be played in three groupings plus three eliminations.The 11-day tournament begins March 8 in arenas at Colorado Springs ami Denver The eliminations are set for the previousday.EIGHT TOP TEAMSEighteen countries are entered but only eight will challenge for the world crown in the Series A round-robin in which each country plays seven games. The challengers are Canada, Czechoslovakia, Russia; Sweden, the I nited States. East Germany, Finland and either West Germany or Norway, who Will take part in one of the elimination matches.Series B and i are more or less consolation r o u n d s butin Switzerland, forfeiting the game.Brown said the IIHF wants to stay out of politics, “but if WestGermany pulls out this time itcould be thrown out ot the federation.”For the first time m world hockey history the tournamentin the Unitedcompetition goes not counting theis being held Stales. World back to 1920,Olympics.CBC MAKING PLANSTwo games definitely will be piped into Canada over the CBC facilities and possibly tour if arrangements with CBS can be worked out. The American network plans to carry four games lover a United States - widehookup.CBC plans depend on the availability of CBS equipment, which it will use, and the times for the games—which still must ie decided.The CBC will televise the Canada - Russia game Saturday afternoon, March 10, and the Canada - United States match Saturday afternoon, March 17 CBS also will televise both games.Still:to be made final aresome countries' havY a chance jplans for the CBC to telev.se 1o advance to the top bracket (Canada vs. Sweden Wednesday in 1963 under a system of rele night. March 14, and the Can-tation. as in soccer. ada-Czcch game probably Sun-In the 1961 tournament, Fin -day night, March 18.
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Brandon Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Tue, Dec 19, 1961
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