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tricounty considers vast expansion plan stnff photo trophies oalore were handed out saturday afternoon ot the acton minor hockey associa tion banquet held at the community centre receiving awards were mike field steven aacln- tyre chris tennant barry elliott ken owen steve goy jim barden don ford pete marzo allan mckenzie and dave hunter former red wings goalie frocks barrage of queries denis riggin former goalie with detroit red wings stole the limelijiht satin da a tie moon at the communitv cenlre when oer 80 oung pluirrs coaches and manageis enjcnecl the liist annual acton minoi hockev as sociation banquet mi riggin demonstialecl two goalie masks uluch he used and gave mam interesting iinecclotes about his goaltendmg clioies in showing the masks lie pointed out two ciacks in one mask and stated eddie shack ol the tot onto maple lents had accident ally caught him with an elbow to cause one bieak met a haul hot trom boom boom geo 1 1 ion had caused the other mistake on the second mask the e goalie pointed out itieiulh wheie he had removed a bai across the opening for the mouth dining an exhibition game in quebec and as a result lost his tiont teeth when a puck sliuck him he told the oung hoike pla ers the masks cost from 200 to 500 to bnv and b accident he- had learned the person who makes them invested roughh s loi matenals the guest speaker said ho was in nh l hocke 14 veais and is one ol the gieatest games in bis estimation three points theie aie thiee things in lite to lememoei he said education chnstianitv and icci cation in stiessing the impoi tance of n education mi riggin said edu cation is the hardest to get and the easiest to cam ecione wants to he an nh l pluei but out of a population ol aiound 21000000 only 120 plaeis make the nhl 1 in emphasizing the tehgious aspect of hie mr riggin told the interested voungsteis the detioit red wings arue at a cit to pa a sum game exeivone goes to church he stiessed the nnpoi lance of chnstunm thi- oughout life in dealing with te- cieation he stated hocke was a gieat game and taught a per son hie good clean iecieation is hie and the heioes in each the acton free press thursday april 28 1966 pounding the sports beat its customary to write paeans of praise extolling the pass ing of piolessional hocki season at this pal ticulai time ol the yeai the picsciation ol canada s laonie spot t is a mallei ol concein to most spoils minded cimicks and ihe like to leel he moguls who guide pro hockev s clcslim think along similar lines hocke is a cinacliin game spawned and developed on the frozen ponds and cicvks i he length and bieadth ol the countn in the last decade hockc s appeal has spread liom this counti and a lew northxmii united stales cilies to i mope it is on the thieshold ol such countiies as lapin china red and mexico natuialk ou le delighted at the games spieading populu it it shows races and peoples ol all shades ol opinion aie leallv alike when it comes down to appreciation ol a last stimulating spoi t re quiung specialized skills im like to leel hockev iclleets oiu ni tional image how we icilk tcel about ouisehes its no wondei iliui theie ik nun mm s ol discontent and disbehel when the national hoke i eaeue announced expansion plans did not include one canadian cil 1 he enliie expansion n ill take place in the united stales j indignation liom nvwiiiuiulliiul to bntish columbia fourtd its chief expression in lilleis to the eehloi newspapci eaitooiis and edttoiials but most canadians pmhabu telt it was iust anothei sellout to the ankvc dolln and kepi the him to thenisekes the were disappointed in the canadian hockcx men llu telt tnst con sideration toi the game should have been loi canadians who attei all will be supplxmg tlw pet sound loi mil teams loi some time to come deleneleis e the hoiki hieiaieln told then eompati lots hoc ke was nc longei a eontist hetvecen a tew small towns it s a bus iness the saiel and nituialk the businessman goes wheie the most monev is one expit male caiuie k explained he would be sup plxing n ii 1 hoekce to the hall million toinui canadians in call forma the piotests fell on ek il eois when stanlex cup time rolled around canadians had an opp tumt to show then disappioxal ot the tactics ol the shi heads b staxing awn liom the rinks there could hae bein an cconomu blockade a mutvi of clolfais and cents businessmtn ucwlil lime undii stood instead tb weie filled to the lafiu- so when ll comes down to it the people who pay the freight for the mhl dont gic a dam where the best hockev s played so long as thev have their amusement everv saturday night same for those who watch it on t screens well squawk and aim shafts at those responsible for selling our national game down the river but were not reallv prepared to go out and do some thing about it if it involves much fuss or bother were too com fortable beat bits teams in- making plans for the approach ing softball season its likvh both the town league and inteicoun tv will opeiate again this mii ineieountv head seottv patterson said theies an excellent diaiiee rockwood will ioin the league this- season georgetown plants urn n the llalton countv intermediate baseball season on widnodav t i is entei taming campbvllv ille meichants seveial ot the- ciiants will hail tiom acton again this season thev held then lirsr uoikom this wxek congratulations to both the legion town league ind the veton mmoi hockev asso ciation for staging a fnc wind up to the hockev season with ban quels saturdav the qualltv ot ice at the communitv centre this i season has diavvn piaise liom all who used it retleeting the hard work arena manager herb ritchie dank thompson jim rolston and jim inghs put in comments weie also widespread at the nn provsement in the centres cleanliness trout fishing season opens i saturdav and anglers in this distuct are oiling reels tving flies and digging worms in preparation where to fish trv the eramosa rivi er manns creek blue spring creek twelve and sixteen mile head waters for brooks spetklcd and browns many from acton are enjoying the allan cup semifinals between guelph regals and sher i brooke beavers looks like rcgak will wrap it up community arc iho youngsters who plav hockev to be a heio is tough and it gets toughet as vou go in conclusion he uiged the bovs to set a good example at home unci combine education chnstianitv and icci cation to be successlul thioughout jile dining a question and answer peuod mr riggin answered queues including who had the haidest shot fastest skater quickest bteaker and how many shutouts he had autographed sticks school the guest asked all patents to use with him as he proposed a toast to the voungsteis lor their welfare prosperity and guidance in the tutuie he autogi aphed two hockev sticks which weie piesented to kenns witheis and carl reed dave manes owner of ledgeis iga stoie donated a week at hockev school during a luckv draw which was won bv jim baiclen mi manes also pies ented trophies he donated to plavers of one team eddie owens was master of ceremonies lor the progiam and rev a h mckenie said grace prior to the dinnei the buffet luncheon of tuikey with all the trimmings was served bv the ladies auxiliary ol the hockey association present trophies special trophies were pres ented at the conclusion of the banquet the referees associa tion trophy for best spoitsman- slup went to allan mckenie the don toid awaid for best defenseman in the midget league was icceived by ken owen the most valuable player aw ard in the bantam league donat- ed b herb dodds and haiold townslev went to dave dunbar most valuable player trophies donated bv robin hood oats co went to steve gov juvenile league pete maro bantam mike field pee wee barrv el liott midget and chi is tennant novice the george green memorial tropin was piesented to the most valuable plaver in the nov ice league steven mclntvie bv the late mi greens biolhei who lives in rockwood and tor onto head table guests included ronnie moknight staunch sup porter of the montreal canad icns association pi evident doc harklev mr riggin rev a h mckenzie eddie owens haitlev coles president of acton lions club murrav harrison represen- mg the referees association ed die mcgillowav don fold and i c green a vast expansion ipiogram which could eventually swell the ranks ol the tricounlv hotkey association to covei 22 towns and cities was discussed at leng 111 when ille association held its annual mecling in milton on sun day ill lei noon tn county now with ii membei owns is tonsideimg un expansion piogiarri that could itsuit in iho addition ol ii more towns in tune lor the stait ol next season wjth this in mind irrvrtntiqrrs were sent to ii towns to have icpiesentalion at the as sociations annual meeting delegations liom lout ol 1 he- towns showed up and indicated a willingness to oin the associ ation four attend representatives liom chingua- cousy liloia slieetsville and el in attended while the olhei seven invited towns ailluit dundas gall kitchener wale loo shelbuiiie and limit a weie not lepiesenled chinguatousy which toulcl enter the associa tion as an a minor town would likelv be leprcseiilcd bv midget uniilaiii pee wee and novite en- lues slieetsville would likelv be a b entiv and would- have teams- in the juvenile midget and bantam leagues eloia would be a c enliy and would slait with entiles in all live div isions ei in indiciited ii would stait wilh midget and pee wee enliies j i he general imptesslon at the meeting was lluil expansion was lavoied the expansion commit- lee ol bill rownev am mcdulle hank walt les mocovk and i lovd mavbe was asked to con tact lln- olhei communities that had been invited to attend the meeting allei lhit they weie to have a iccommeiulalion ready bv the end ol august ii a huge nuiiibei ol towns was accepted then it would pionablv he necessaiv to have the a and a minoi teams plav in one- league and the b c and d towns plav in a second division possibly willi an inleilockmg schedule v hlull photo trophy winners at the acton legion minor sports banquet saturday afternoon nro shown above with their wares included in the picture are jeff townsley robin inscof steven bru- nelle brendan irwin john ashley steve paplllon mike pope steven marshall ron death dale fisher tirn mclntyre brian carrier clarence snow garry kflly davn rydnr and wayne deforest ward trophies 250 youngsters whoop it up at legion minor hockey banquet i ir i a t picsenlcd to steie bum lam haguc was icceived by coach ci in nee hill and captain kennv acton legion aiiditoimm echo son w as piesented to steie biun ed with chceis satuidav alio ell noon when ovei 2s0 young hncj novice league kev plaveis coaches maiiageisn ihe tom watson tiophv was and head table guests eheeied picsvnlcil to the- hamilton li am when liophies weie handed out i with coach bob aimstrong and at the- annual legion minoi hoc i captain lim mclntyic icteivuig kvv banquet i ihe awaul high seoiei tiophv acton i cgion ladies auxihav i ucl lo lim mclntvie and most membei s assisted b hockev unpimed pkivct auaid donate i bovs mothcis pioiided a hcailv ln cluuli piphci was picsmkd toast heel dmnei with all the lo ron death liimmiiigs and weie kept busv as plate altei plate of roast biel was devoiued head table goidon mccutchcon was mas lei ol ceiemonies loi the award piesentalions and introduced the pee wee league the- cleveland team lepresenl ed bv conh haiold dctoiest and captain biendail iivmii leeeived the acton c iianier v tropin high seori i aviiidwent lo dale lislui and the canidian legion spoils lam haguc was icceived by coach ci in nee hill and captain kennv mai shall liom ihe heisfiev team high scoici went to wavne de- ion st and most impioied playei awaid donated bv goid james went to clarence snow midget league the acton legion minor sports championship tiophv in the mid get league was leeeived bv dave rvdii captain ol the montieal kam with high scoier award going lo gaiiv kellv most tin- piovcd plavei awaid the john keiitiut ji tiophv presented bv continued on page live name hammond tricounty prexy a former president of the ti i countv minoi hockev association i inks was returned to povvet on sundav afternoon tred hammond ot oakville one ol the founding membei s of the association was elected president ot the- ssoeia hon tor the 1066 term at us an nual ineeting in milton mr hammond replaces am c dutfe of milton as president stnfr pholo denis riggin former detroit red wings goalie was guest speaker at the minor hockey association banquet saturday at the community centre he is shown above autographing hockey sticks for ken withers and carl reed merchant veterans miss first spring practises well probably end up with enough bodies but it looks as i hough weie going to lose some valuable plavers practice sessions were held on satuidav sundav and monday but not manv ol last vcii s pei loimers turned out ejii who was in charge ol the mondav night piaeticv said al wingrove bill elliot fclmct diedge ken moore and jack roberts were the onlv icgulars besides him sell who tinned out for at least one of the tnst sessions othei membei s of last vears team who showed up weie john nicholson rav griswold and art biooks missing howevei were stan hendeison hairy hamilton don jovce geoige chester larrv mc phail and slu king the gencial impiession seems to be that vet eran all stai stan henderson will hang up his spikes this seas on and if he tuinsoul al all it continued on page five it never rains but it pouts may be a lute old expiession but on the campbcllv ille base ball fiont it applies peileetly this season altei veais of dominating plav in the halton countv intet me diate league the mightv camp bellville meichants aie lunning into tiouble this veat mond w night the free press chatted with veteian village first baseman earl can ns and he indicated trout season tali fish stories should start to circulate this weekend as the trout season opens in hal- ton county on saturday fish- ermen who have been waiting anxiously for the start of the season are expected to flock to halton streams in efforts to catch at least a few of the more than four thousand speckled trout stocked in halton wa ters within the past few weeks halton game warden jim mllford reports speckled trout have been stocked at carlisle pond the ponds in the terra cotta conservation area the black creek flow ing into the credit river from acton limehouse and further upstream as well as in the twelve mile creek along no 10 sideroad east of campbell- vlllc and at kelso the free press will not be sponsoring a fishing contest this year but anglers who are lucky enough to land big ones should contact the free press so their names can be included in a story for next weeks issue on the ones that didnt get away head table guests representing ophv lot lln most unpioved nlavei wis iicclied bv michael pope ilanlum i eague the- geoige molozi ijophv aw wdeel lo the lop team in the ban the- leleiecs association viele mmiav hairison and richaid gammon mavoi les dubv liom town council gordon james inst vice piesident ol blanch 197 bob loutett bill buchanan ted pope and chat he- thomson repiesenting the legion minoi sports committee- mayor dubv congratulated the legion loi itsfnteiest shown in pioviding hockev for the voung steis and said council appreciat es what the legion is doing foi the bovs and without the help ol ihe coaches and managers and everyone who assisted this tould not be possible gordon james thanked everv one who assisted in hockev this veai and said without coaches and managers hockev eouldn i have been possible following arc the awards pre sealed jollowing the dinner atom league the john dang kentner tio phv awaided by giandsofl of the late hockev plaei was received bv coach and managor barry in stoe and george ware and cap tain john ashlev the high seoiei awaid donated bv the le gion was shaied bv jeff towns lev and steve papillon who were tied the 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