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Quebec Hockey School Looks After YouthSomething Southern Alberta Could UseQUEBEC — lt;CP) —You had three major penalties tontght, son You know the rules Stay home tomorrow, you're suspended for one game ” That Jean Paul Poulin, coach at Quebec’s hockey school, talking to a scrappy boy on a midget squad after a 7-2 win The boy walked quietly cut of the dressing room Pou’in, who handles three of the schools 80 teams, explained: “These kids have to learn to be gentlemen is well as hockey plav-crs We don’t want them to make up /or the lack of ability by bashing thf ir opponents’ heads He’l! be careful next time outMinute* before, another player choking back the tears, had been 1 lt;dby Poulin to the dressing room after suffering a cut lip and a black eye from somebody* stick*That lad learned something, too,” said Poulin as he gave his juvenile team a drill in hockey fundamentals Hell keep his head up next time he tries to cut through* the defence ” The 35-year-cld mentor is one of dozens of former hockey players who put several nights a week in the development of hockey talent here Among them nre Leo Bourgault. former defenceman with Montreal Cnadiens of the National Hockey League ana two former American Hockey League goalies, Lionel Bour-rette and Maurice Court*au Bourgault, who also coaches at Laval University, and Phil Watson, coach of Quebec Citadels of the Quebec Junior Amateur Hockev Association, think the hockey school is paving off for them Nine player* from Roqrgault’asenior intercollegiate team have graduated fxom the school, Watson savs there Is enough talent performing on five open-air jinks here to supply Citadels for the next six years Six grads of the school now are with his junior A team.Former star pupils include defenceman Butch Houle and Goalie Luclen Deschesnes of New Westminster in the Pacific Coast League and right-winger Jackie Leclair of Quebec Aces in the Quebec Senior Hockey League*The school for about 9M youths from 10 to 18 yars la supervised by the Quebec District Committee of minor hockey leagues, an affiliate of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association After humble beginnings 10 years ago it is still operating on a shoe-string.Bqt committee chairman Gerard Bolduc, a provincial government employee, figures the system is paying off. Teams from Quebec have won five provincial Juvenile championships and one provincial midget titleTrophies and prizes are donated by sportsmen while the committee or the Oeuvres des Terrains de Jeux (Playgrounds Association) supply sticks, sweaters and some equipmentSchools and parish sports organisations sponsor most of the clubs from pee-wecs to Juveniles In teaming lower town Limoilou district, for instance, there are 40 teams.The school is good training ground for referees, toe The QAHA. assigns aspiring officials to the games to pick up experience. They work without pay.
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Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Sat, Jan 26, 1952
Page 8
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