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Alberta Court To RuleThe Canadian Hockey Association has asked the Alberta Supreme Court for an interpretation of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association’s agreement with t h e National Hockey League in respect to draft payments.The notice was filed against Joe Kryczka of Calgary, president of the Alberta AmateurHockey Association — a branchof the CAHA — and the matter is expected to be heard in Calgary on March 3.The Canadian Hockey Association, in its first year of existence, seeks money totalling about $13,000 for players drafted by the National Hockey League last June through the provisions of the CAHA-NHL agreement.The CHA administers to theeight-team Western CanadaHockey League, out of which several players were drafted. The CAHA has refused to distribute money to teams, which were members of thei i CAHA last year but left this I; year to join the CHA, because [} in its view the teams are no longer in organized hockey.Gordon Juckes, executive director of the CAHA, said Monday he was informed of the move through the association’s legal staff, headed*by Martin Freedman of Winnipeg. Juckes said Freedman would be working with the Alberta branch in the matter.Meanwhile the CHA is to file legal action today in the Butch Goring matter. The CHA is expected to file civil actionagainst the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association, Goring and his parents as the result of Goring leaving Winnipeg Jets of the WCHL to join Dauphin.Goring last summer signed a contract to play for Jets until such time as he turned profes- j t sional,-but left the team 10 days! ago. The 19-year-old Winnipeg j ( broke a wrist in an exhibition ! c game last week while playing, j-for Kings and is expected to be = \ out of action for the remainder I \ of the season. j rThe CHA has said it would: c seek damages for the loss of j i Goring to the Winnipeg club and | a the league. Winnipeg owner Ben • c Hatskin said Monday that action j a would be served today. \ s
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Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA

Tue, Feb 18, 1969

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