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TIME OUTPain In The NeckThe World Hockey Association Is continuing to be one great “pain in tho neck” to the old and esiflbllshed National Hockey League. One might even go so far as to say It is stealing the thunder from the NHL, what with players like Mike Walton leaving Boston to sign with S:. Paul Snlnts, Serge Bernier deseiting Los Angeles Kings to play /or (Quebec Nordlques and Marc Tardlf bidding goodbye to Muntreat for the wanrier dimes of Los Angeles where the Sharks have made their pi’osence fell. But that^s nol the end. There will be other NI'IL name players lining up with WHA teams In the next few momhs.Th® biggest and most specLalt;jular achievement, ol course, was the signing of Ihe Ho^ve brothers — Mark and Marty — by Houston Aeros. No doubt before next week is out ihcir “old man,” Gordie, will join them. If he duos, he Will make major league hockey history because it will give him the opporiuniiy (o play with his two sons, sometlTing Uiat has never been done at the major league level. ..The Houston Aeros obtained tremondous valuable publidiy for iho upstart World Hockey Association just by opening negotiations witli Howe and his two bO)T?. Now they have sigtied Mark and Marty, the club will be the talk of the hockey world for months to come. Some of it, of course, will be critical. The Aeros will he blasted In some quarters because the Howe brothers are under 20 years of age and consequojilly still eligible for junior hockey.The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association is already upllght over the action of ihe Houston club. PasL-president Joe Kr'czka feels if olher WHA teams follow Houston’s lead, the whole structure of amateur hockey will go to pieces.We are inclined to agree with Krycika. And so Is Benny Halskin and the other owners of Canadian-based teams In the WHA. in the case of the Howe boys, one has to assume their father, who 1ms been through the hockey mill, knows what Is best of his sons and tlieir future,
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Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Jun 07, 1973
Page 53
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