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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1968Winnipeg May Get Glimpse Of Junior Hockey FinalBy STERLING TAYLORNIAGARA FALLS, Ont. (CP) — At least two games of this year’s Memorial Cup final could be played in Montreal Forum, providing tonight’s game there attracts more than 7,000 fans.Niagara Falls Flyers won the first game of the best-of-seven series for the junior hockey championship '..of Canada . by defeating Estevan VBhiins 7*4 here Monday- night.The second game is scheduledfor Montreal tonight- and ‘\v«game back there if we can draw |7,000-10,000 fans,” says LloydPollock of Windsor, first vice-president of the Canadian Ama: teur Hockey Association.The next game in Montreal will have to be after the third match of the series, set for here Friday night.“We’ll consider taking the foiirtb. game there Sunday because the Stanley Cup series is being played Saturday this week,” Pollock said.'..Pollock said in a telephonemight take , at least another I interview Tuesday the unstablestate of this season’s finaloccurred because the CAHA was concerned about lack of seating space at Niagara Falls Arena. The arena seats just under 4,000.Hap Emms, general manager of the Niagara Falls club, is the host for the series and wanted as. many games as possible athis home arena.“He vvas willing to take the series to Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens, but they had previous commitments,” Pollock said. Pollock said the chief concernVancouver RoyalsBy DOUG MARTINVANCOUVER (CP) — Born amid confusion, the Vancouver Royals appear to be winning acceptance in a city where they-previously had difficulty ordering lunch. .. i ' *The Royalis ,appear to be oneof the most successful operations, both on and off the fi’eld, in the 17-team North American Soccer League.That’s one' giant step away from a team formed seven months ago from San Franciscoone in live home dates and lost two road games for an over-all respeetablfe record.And they may also have their* first Canadian-born player in goalie Ken Pears, a 33-year-old Vancouver veteran who is considered by many to be the best player at his position evter developed in this country. He is on a three-game tryout basis.“We feel things are really going ahead,” a club spokesman said. “It looks like we are really going to be acc'epted—the crowds ' are1 picking up everyBritish Columbia or Canadian all-star for more than 15 years, would help Vancouver overcome its biggest remaining obstacle.“Some of the fans have complained that we didn’t have a player from B.C. even though thtere are 14,000 age-class soccer players in the province,”. Puskas said.Pears still has to win a position with the Royals but his chances are enhanced by a concussion suffered in Vancouver’slast game by regular goalie Chris Vamavas of Cyprus.of the CAHA is how many fans the series will draw in places like Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg.“That’s right, we have an offer to take the last three games, if they are necessary, to Winnipeg Arena,” Pollock said. -The concern of the CAHA is well founded since the association receives 15 per cent of* thegross gate receipts after arena charges.Meanwhile, both clubs headed for Montreal TuesdayEste-van by bus and the Flyers by overnight train.There were no serious injuries to either club following Monday night’s . hard checking and brawling. Jerry Dionne of Es-tevan suffered a minor knet injury. *“It's nothing serious and he’ll be all right Wednesday night,” said Scotty Munro, general ‘manager of the Bruins.Munro is considering substituting Ken Brown for his regular goal tender — Gordon Kopp — in tonight’s game. Brown was picked, up from Moose Jaw, which plays in the Western Canada Junior Hockey League along with Estevan.“Both clubs are allowed to pick up two goaltendera when they are plashing outside theirregion,” Pollock said.Munro was unhappy afterKopp allowed three goals “between his legs’* in theopener.: •. Neither club plans any other chance* for tonight’s game.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Wed, May 08, 1968
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