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Ic Heating Halâ€"CooEgâ€"md' ‘u'cE Stouffville Home To Onji Is the proud - 8:00 P.M. '7 (WW w, m \ _ : _ "‘ 1» M m mm m (31 May January ‘ 2006 ' ' on: 1pplv See war male! 0! Tempstav com 10' details ’ ' A,‘ E-Im-r- . ,7 ‘~ IYM C AN FEEL ‘ Tempstar.com The professmnal skaters who came under their tutelage read like a list of the who‘s who of the skating world. All this dqu the "‘05! Important, and as most wm cnnfirm naah Those who knew them during that tume indicate the were unmatched In stature, public image and appearance As the late Toilet Cranston told me. “Margaret was atway: <0 posotwe. well apmnnted. glamorous and best of all. om great talent". Their Involvement in the sport started when Bruce. a prominent roller skater at the time. was asked by a friend to try danctng on ice skates. He was a natural and soon paired up With a beautiful young lady. Margaret Roberts. In 1947 they would become the first ever Canadian national ice dance champions. In 1949. when the Toronto Skating Club was looking for a professional dance coach. they asked Bruce to swnch tram being a competitive skater to take on the position. Bruce agreed and he and Margaret. who would marry in 1957. soon hit their stride. becoming prominent ieaders In the busmess For more than two decades they were the power and go-to couple in the Canadian ice skating protesstonr Figure skating reached its pinnacle the Second World War. during the sar hn their peak, - i975 auld marry in 1957. sobn hit their stride: ent ieaders In the busmess. For more than , were the power and 90-10 couple In the and as most wull'conflrm, péak golden age 91 ice skating. -ice Legends l intervuewed 56‘ Canadian ,men's cl Canada to seek fame unde} their guudance. to the podium under theur gurdance. They tramed and coached their students to the Olympics on five different occasaonsf They were the coaches for Marla and Otto Jelinek whenâ€"they claimed the World Championship In 1961 and 1962. They were there when Wilkes and Revell won Olymprc Silver and world bronze m 1964. Many other skaters from around the wortd came to ‘5 Debbi Wilkes and Guy Revell, Kurt Browning. Donald Jackson, Brian Orser. Elizabeth Manley and Peggy Flen’nng, just to name a few. flourished and rose sale in North America after a same period the Hylands Wang“... Obedience naming 6389 Main s;., Stouffvino MSW-8289 o wikhinkahoottcom “r - Walking ficelyw ona leash Puppy km Into Package (for puppies under 6 months) m dummy-offlouhlhm Pmnpup your pup' s socialization! Mammoth 104m) A ;even«time champion 6 WEEK SOCIALIZATION CLASS FOCUSING 0N: ‘ . Nipping 81 biting - Not coming when called "MM ~ 7‘“..- com As Toller Cranston told me, “The real le left upon‘ retiring was-that they were recog to all their fellow skating assocnates; wh or student." ~' Yes. these ice skating legends live Stoulfville. ' In 2014' théy were again feted. this during the events surrounding the 100th founding of The Canadian Figure Skating Skate Canada. When the Air Canada Centre opened in 1999. Bruce and Margaret were front and centre. They were presented to the audience as “National champions and legends In the ice skating qudi" ‘ On 1994_ they were Skating Hall of Fame. sport. From 1983 tHrough 2001 they organized and produced ice shows. year round. in the Interior of CountrySIde Mall. in Clearwater. Honda. ,,__ ””3 -V "3“”. anulUV: game d slight change in direction. They started a power skating school which became the largest In Canada, having over 3,000 students at one time. A numbel of exâ€"NHL players attended including Kent Douglas. both the Mahovluch brothers and Paul Henderson. The ,techniques the Hylands developed and taught are sml used m the training of many elate hockey players. Maunce Smith cén When the Olympic journey ended to: a twenty year stunt, they toured profes: Canada, the Unned States. South Atnc then produced skating shows that v Japan. Hawaii. Pekma and Mnntmal'c F Taller Cranston for this article shortly belore he died in January of this yefir. He said that the following episode took place between hlm and Margaret Hyland during the World Championships in Yugoslavia in 1970 after Toller had fallen dunng one 0! his early performances; Margaret. taking hlm asude, convtnced him that falling at the Worlds was simply not an option and then added, “you are not to do it agaln". Those few comments resonated and were taken so seriously by him that he would go on to periorm many more tlmes at the Worlds. and never fall agam. Remâ€"view MING! ranston for this honly before he anuary 01 this yefir. that the following 30k place between ynlplc Journey ended for the Hylands. aftel stint. they toured professionally throughout mted. States, South Atnca and Japan. They I skating shows that were performed nn Peking and Montreal's Expo 67. told me. “The real legacy the Hyiands u.-. u. , be reached at: maunéelp@roge_rs Inducted into the Canadian Flgufe as both coaches and builders of the again feted. this time m Ottawa ‘oacrm IQ of figure ing the 100m anniversary of the ’igure Skating Association ~ now were recognized as a’ friend ended for the Hylar ' Stouffville residents Margaret and Bruce Hyland. who became the firstâ€" ever Canadian ice dance champions in 1947, have coached some of the sport's biggest stars. whether competitor in Whitchurch skaIers came One of