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14—THE MEDICINE HAT NEWS, Thursday, May 24, 1979CA HA bans checking in minor league hockeyLONDON, Ont. (CP)-The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association has forbidden body checking in age levels below peewee.The association also announced at the association’s annual meeting Wednesday a four - man committee to study a federal report on minor hockey.The report, critical of CAHA’s player development program, was written by Mr. Justice John Urie of the Supreme Court of Canada and submitted March 10 to IonaCampagnolo, then minister of state, fitness and amateur sports.However, Gord Renwick of Cambridge, Ont., past-chairman of CAHA, told a news conference the association was positive about the report but that he was “a little critical of the constant barrage of inquiries thrown at hockey from both the federal and provincial governments.”‘‘The government goes out and throws $20 million to the pros, but we couldn’t squeeze an extra $30,000 or $40,000 outof them.”Earlier this year, Campagnolo announced a plan to offer $18.5 million in Loto Canada earnings to Canadian cities acquiring National Hockey League franchises.Renwick said that if theCAHA implemented all of the programs suggested in the report, ‘‘we could be talking $10 million.”The association’s new body-checking rule will be enforced with two-minute penalties.Renwick also said the league is seeking greater enforcement by referees,coaches and local associations to reduce illegal sticks and high-sticking incidents through better rule enforcement.In another move to reduce injuries, CAHA’s representative with the Canadian Standards Association, Albert Watkins of Peterborough, Ont., said hockey helmets and face masks must meet CSA approval beginning March 1, 1980. No player will be allowed to compete after that date ifthe. masks do not have a plastic piece indicating the approval.CAHA also ruled Wednesday that arenas will be allowed to place advertisements on boards surrounding the ice surface.First vice-president Frank MacKinnon of Carman, Man., was elected full-time CAHA chairman on Wednesday. The chairman’s post was created in a restructuring of officers on Tuesday.Rattlersto hold tryoutcamoPedersen Floor CoveringCarpet Linoleum Tile Ceramic Expert InstallationBENT PEDERSEN9-0th St. N.W. 527-3951Crescent Hts. Shopping Centre
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Medicine Hat News
Medicine Hat, Alberta, CA
Thu, May 24, 1979
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