13 N'o., 35 Wednes day, 31,91983 20 ww w Localý resideënts Ilned Whltby-streets, Saturdlayrmornlng toget, agllmpse of a great sportlng mo ment from the past. Members'of the -1958 Whitby DùunIops world hockey champlonshlp team paraded from downtown Whltby to Iroquois Park Arena. Pictured here are Mayor Bob Attersley and Boston, Bruins general manager Harry Sinden. Free Press StaffPhoto .Dunrnies-reunit ed< BY TIM BAINES Communlty Editor The acenario was the same. A hockey team was proudly parading through the atreetas of whitby. The only difference was a time period of 25- years. The Whitby Dunlops had returned home to the grounds from which they laun- ched an attack, destmned hi wrestle away the world'hockey title from a powerful Russian squad. As the- Dunlops- reunited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of the highlights in the annals of Whitby history,- they were greeted by a wide scope of agea. Our youth, only havlng read 0f the Dun-, nies i the back pagea of hockey encyclopedias or, through tales by their parents, did not quite know wbat hi make of the occasion. After ail; where was Wayne Gret- zky or- Mike Bossy? These are the names they can associate with hockey greatness. Some of those old enough to remember the Dunnie dynasty were shedding tears. It seemed 1ike just yeste'r- day, Wnen over 4,000 screaming fans turned out to greet the team af- ter the stunning 4-2 vic- tory over the Rus sians. Bob Atteraley fired two goals and added an assist in that final win. He recailsthe team as being close and aaid the champioshp, "made us better Canadians". 1"I1 always aaid those twogoalsagainst -the Russians made me the mayor,"1'he joked. The reunion began Thuraday as the playera and their wives gathered for a dinner and golf tournament in Haliburton at Pinestone Inn, owned by- Wren Blair, who was the team's general manager. A civic reception and dinner at *the Whitby Municipal Building was held Friday night. Saturday's parade covered a two-mile route, ending up at the Iroquois Park Complex. This was followed in the evening by a dinner and dance featuring the music of the Carlton Showband. Sýunday's events in- cluded aluncheon at On-' tario Place in Toronto.' Two members of the Dunnies, Jean-Paul Lamirande 'and Gord Miles, are deceased. The only other absentee waa -goalie Long John Henderaon, who now lives w Vancouver. Four Dwmniea remain directly- involved with hockey. Wren Blair la now the .director of player personnel for Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. Harry Sinden ia general manager of the Boston Bruina.' Ted O'Connor la a scout for the Kinga. Frank Bonello la general manager of the Toronto Marîboro junior team, while maintaining a full- time job as a beef trader for Canada Packers. Bob Attersley, la, 0f course, the mayor of Whitby. Alf Treen, who stiB resides in Whitby, owns a general contrac- ing business. Playing/coach Sid Smith, also a three-time winner 0of the Stanley Oup while with .the Toronto Maple Leafs, la sales manager for a pprcompany. Roy Edwards owns a building company. George .SamoleInko and Fred, Et cher are foremen with: General Motors iOshawa. Jack McKenzie and Doug Williams are high sehool principals. Ed* Redmond. la a trucking' company 'executive in Peterborough. Bus Gagnon and Charlie Burns both found succes south of the border. Both are business exctv, Gagnon i Dallas and Burns iNew Haven. Sandy Air la vice president of a brokerage bouse while Conue Broden holds down the same statua with a brewery. Tom O'Connor ia an Oshawa civie employee and George Gosselin works for Ontario Hydro in North Bay. For Sid Smith, the oc- casion waa both happy and touching. "'It was a big tbril meeting all the guys again," he 'said.' "At Pinestone, each guy got and said his own thing., It was very moving. " He also recalled the pride that flowed through the team when the victory was com-, plete and the Canadian national anthemn began "t was very emotional thing with us. When the flag went up, a lot 0f the gUys got choked upl"with tsars," he.said. He added the Dunniea overcame a lot of ad- versity hI advance tbrough the champion- ships undefeated.. ."We had hi adapt hi the European rules and the open-air ice." Al Treen shared these sentiments. "It'a been a, fantastic weekend whlch bas brought back a lot of memnories,"l he said. " The team was like a family then and it st la now." Because much of the team lived and played tôgether for six-years, Treen said -there were so many recollections, there could be a book made out of them. "And somne 0f the situations ,were 50 comical, they weren't evený funny, " he added. As the team viewed the video of the cham- pionship game, Treen says everyone was ex- tremely moved. "It 'vould be easy to say there wasn't a dry eye there."' 1,