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Canada PuckstersTo Cut U.S. TiesICtic•A-ifI.o!n.TORONTO (AP) — Thfi Cana-Amateur Hockey League, withdian Amateur Hockey Association hus decided In terminate a working agreement with the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States and negotiate a new one.' ’ - • •The decision at the CAHA’s two-day semi-annual meeting which ended Sunday was made after. Ihe U.S. body was accused y of violating the agreement in the matter of player transfers.The accusation was made hy the Ontario Hockey Association, which claimed that many OHA players are performing on U.S. amateur loams without having obtained a release .from their Canadian clubs.Bill- Hanley ol Toronto, OHA socrelary-maoager, said the chief culprit is a team iri Syracuse, N.Y., which plays only on weekends. He also charged two U.S. leagues, Ihe International Hockey League and the EasternMcIIIhenmillegally luring players from Ontario.He described there two circuits as really professional leagues.'1Lloyd Pollock of Windsor, Ont.,. second vice-president of the- CAHA, said professional hockey longues in both countries also violate the principle of the agreement by assigning players to these U.S. amateur circuits,V] The Canadians made a con-!1 cession on the waiver rule, Pollock said, permitting U.S. leagues to acquire Canadian players for a lfl-dsy period In allow lime lo negotiate I rails-fers. But Pollock said, in must instances, Ihe U.S. .team doesn’t attempt lo negotiate a-release and continues lo use I lie player.Horning Wins
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Pasadena, California, US
Mon, Jan 24, 1966
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