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Truce declared, at least for nowOTTAWA (CP) — Sport Minister Iona Cam-pagnolo engineered a temporary truce Tuesday between the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and Hockey Canada.The two warring factions have agreed to meet World Hockey Association officials and the federal government in early November to discuss compensation for under-age junior players who turned professional this fall.CAHA president Gordon Renwiek said he will not try to scuttle an international series involving European teams and the WHA at a meeting of the world governing body in Vienna this weekend.The CAHA and Hockey Canada, which have battled for years for the right to represent Canada in international hockey dealings, disagreed on strategy to get compensation fromthe WHA.Renwiek had threatened to inform the International Ice Hockey Federation that the WHA, by using suspended under-age junior players, is not in good standing with theCAHA.The players were suspended by the CAHA because junior team owners were not compensated by the WHA. Cancellation of the series would have been a serious financial blow to the league.Hockey Canada disagreed with cancellation of the series and wanted the CAHA to proceed through the courts “to confirm the validity of the junior contract.”An escape clause in the contract calls for payment to the junior team of $40,000 for each year of eligibility remaining when the player turns professional.
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Brandon Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Wed, Oct 25, 1978
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