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Tier Two leagues seek help from Ernie McLeanVANCOUVER (CP) — Former coach Ernie (Punch) McLean has been approached by four Tier Two junior hockey leagues in western Canada to investigate the possibility of the teams getting payment for drafted players from National Hockey League teams.The NHL currently has an agreement with the three major junior leagues in Canada regarding scaled payments for drafted players from those leagues who play in the NHL.Fred Page, president of the B.C. Junior Hockey League, said Monday that McLean has been asked to act as a consultant and spokesman for Tier Two leagues in Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Alberta and B.C.“We’re concerned about drafting of players by the NHL with no reimbursement back to amateur hockey,” said Page in a prepared statement. “It's also apparent to us that players are enticed to U.S. colleges by NHL scouts to circumvent payment.Page said a meeting of representatives of the four leagues was held recently in Calgary and further meetings with McLean are planned.McLean was not available for comment at his suburban Coquitlam home. The former coach of New Westminster Bruins of the Western Hockey League won two Memorial Cup championships before selling his franchise to Nelson Skalbania three years ago.
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Brandon Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Tue, Feb 01, 1983
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