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World Hockey Hopes Still Dim For CanadaBy MAURICE SMITH Free Press Sports EditorBERN, Switzerland (Staff) -There’s little likelihood Canada will he returning to world hockey competition in the for-sccablc future.At least that’s (lie only con. elusion one can draw after talking to the Canadian delegation attending the 1071 championships, and F. J. (Bunny) Ahearnc, European president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Earl Dawson of Winnipeg, Charles Hay, president of Hockey Canada, Lou LeFaivc, director of physical fitness for Canada, Gordon Juckes, executive director of (he CAHA and Fred Page, Vancouver, North American president of the HHF, arc the five Canadian officials here.According to Hay, Dawson and LcFaive, Canada has no in-********lenllon at this lime of applying for re-entry into international hockey at the present meetings of the IIHF congress sessions in Bern and Geneva* where Ihe second half of (he tournament will take place.“We have not come here with our hat in our hands like a bad***********************************************************Wlint are Canada's chances of getting back into the* World Hockey Championships?Free Press sports editor Maurice Smith deals with tills issue today from the scene of the 1071 World Hockey Championships in Bern, Switzerland.Smith has moved over to Bern after covering the World Curling Championships in Megeve, Franco, wonby Cunadn’s Don Duguld of Winnipeg.*****************************boy,” said Earl Dawson, “and we arc not prepared to make any deals with anyone.”What the Canadian officials are seeking is an open tournament to be held in Canada next September in which the lt;lo in inion would be represented by such NHL players as BobbyHull, Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and other outstanding professional stars.We have been talking lo delegates from Russia and Sweden and both countries appear to be in favor,” said LeFaivc,. “but we’ll make no special concessions lo got such a tournament. It’ll be on our terms or nothing.”The Canadian hockey officials believe Hint if it is possible to induce the Russians, Czechs. Swedes. Finns and United States lo participate, it might lead to an open world competition at some future dale. This was what Canada was asking for but was refused when it withdrew from the 1970 tournament.Let’s be realistic.” said Dawson. ‘The Soviels, in particular, need competition if they are to continue their amazing—Cont/nuedPlease See HOCKEY Page 13
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Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Mar 25, 1971
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