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Junior Hockey Being Looked AtClose Vote ExpectedST, JOHN’S, Kild. (CP) - A close vote is cspcclud today on a propDsid to divide puilor hjcVey into a system.’Rie proposal, wWch came iH^fore a morning plenary scs-snn of Uie Canadian Aitiateui* lloeJcey Assudalion's sxmsl neeOcg, is a reci/nunuKialicQ) by Jack Hevine of Belleville* Ont., chflirmaii of the associa-ticn’s junior congress, it woiild place junior teams in three separate grtmpljigs according to tJielr eJadve length.Some rid agates appeared to foci Utt proposal needed luither discussion in the clcsed con* gt ess sessions before cumin g to a vote. *Fourteen oC the 27 jiiiiior c«i-gjess niembers supported llic proposal^ Devine said,said in an intenlew he jjHTodiiccd Iho proposal because “the niimemLs junior A teams are all out oi bnlnnne.*’“It seems that alracet nny league can call itself junior AEdmonton Has CkanceEDMONTOH (CP) - The head of the CanadiRu Rritb^h Empire Games committee says Edmcsiton has a “vay good” ciance of ^vinning the 1978 CbmmoD\vea1th Games.J. W. Davies of Montreal, In£dmc«loii for t^v*u days to in-vWtigate this city’s bid for the 1^78 affair', said Monday be tM^ sports facilities here are ‘TButasUc'' and prospects for fcture e^cpansion leave little to be desired.“I thinlf Edmonton has an extremely good chance.”Davies said there Is little doubt that Canada will be the host cnintry for tbo 1978 games.“VVe have bad applications from Vancouver, H a !n iUon, Winnipeg, Tm oato and Ddmt^-ton.”“Vancouver retrtcted its bid because U previously hukiing the games and Interest aj^ars to lack in Winnipeg and nam-illon. Hight hcpw I’d say it’s between Edmonton and Toronto.”just to get into Memoriai Cup competi^on.“rra just tntig te (3o this so «A*e could put teams s?hich me (iviouslv loo ^ong, such os tiie Montreal Ounior Canadiens, into flic separate section.”If the plenary session decided further d eUbcra Liaa we^e jieeded the prcposal would be scut back to toe jurJor congress.This would also delay a vote expeclod today or resol uBons by Manitoba and Alberta to l*iso the junior age limit to 21 wMle leaving too draft age at 20. ’Tuesday’s pletaTy se^ion decided that vS^kane, Wash- Jots of the British Cjlumbia Hockey League, reigning Allan Cup chajupions, wuW be allowed to enter the playoffs agate this year.The Quebec AmaCeur Hockey Assodation had proposed tont imited States teams are kept out of cmr.peUtiea for the trophy, emblematic of Canadian senior amateur hockey 9uprem-ac5'.Spokane was the first American team to m the cup in BL years.
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Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Wed, May 27, 1970
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