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June 15, 1951
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Players Production Center Gives Kids Night To Remember
SASKATOON, Sask.— It was a big night for young Saskatoon hockey talent. The occasion was the annual Kinsmen Pee Wee Hockey League banquet at The Bessborough where the players of all six “Little N.H.L.” clubs and the three midget clubs under Kinsmen jurisdiction got together for a big dinner and the presentation of awards. Dr. Ray Dickson was chairman at the enjoyable function. The local Kinsmen Club had as its guests, as well as the pee wees and midgets, hockey stars Gordon Howe and his brother Vic, Gerry “Doc” Couture, Vic Lynn, Bill Brennan, Ralph Almas, Harvey Jessiman, Charlie McCullough and Keith Burgess. Many of the originators of the loop also attended. There was Al Hulme, Regina, first president of the Saskatoon Kinsmen Pee Wee Hockey League way back in 1936; Jim…
THE FAN FORUM
IRVIN TOPS Dear Sir, It Is beyond me how anyone can vote for xanybody but Dick Irvin as All-Star coach. Living in New York, I’m certainly not prejudiced. Tommy Ivan’s coaching genius of course can’t be denied but with a power packed All-Star squad such as he guided who could not boot them home first. Irvin, on the other luand had to break in nine rookies, exactly half the squad, and was hurt by Doug Harvey’s indifferent play throughout most of the season. He had phenomenal success with the rookies such as Gerry McNeil, Tom Johnson, Paul Meger etc. You can bet that improper handling of these youngsters would have ruined Canadiens. So, it’s hats off to Dick Irvin, the best coach in hockey today. Harold McLeer Brooklyn. N.Y. CLEAN PLAY FAN Dear Sir, I am a very keen hockey…
Where The Stars Get Starts
It was a big night for young hockey players here recently when the Saskatoon Kinsmen Club, sponsors of the Kinsmen Pee Wee and Midget Hockey Leagues, threw the doors open to members of their leagues for a big dinner and presentation ceremony. In the top left picture on the right, Al Hulme, Regina, is seen presenting the Pee Wee League championship trophy to John Campbell, captain of the Rangers whose team downed Bruins in the 1951 “little N.H.L.” final. Al Hulme was president of the league when it opened in 1936. At the right side, top, modest Gordie Howe, 1951 National League scoring champion, is seen after presenting the high scoring awards to Brian Edwards (left), Pee Wee League scoring titlist, and George Genereux, Midget League point champ, Genereux played in eight…
Juniors Click, Split A Juicy Playoff Melon
HALIFAX, N.S.— The Canadian hockey fan still prefers the Junior A brand to all other categories. He paid over $100,- 000 through the playoff turnstiles in 1951,. the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association was informed at its annual meeting by secretary-manager George Dudley. The huge take, largest in CAHA history, provided for a split that will enable some clubs to bear the heavy burden of a junior team next winter. All branches of hockey showed a profit in the 1951 season, even the intermediate teams getting bonuses of from $50 to $100 per game. While the finals of the new major series were somewhat of a disappointment, the competing clubs were still able to take home a bonus of $450 per game. But junior hockey was far and away the best producer. Biggest cut…
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