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cuts that it was mak- e request for expendi- ng made by depart- both ministers, "I do ' them '"'making them- k ridiculous but I do n in their official posi- y make this country ulous."" backbenchers were sssed with Mr. Stan- ech. He didn't really ing, was their assess- By WAYNE WALTERS, of The Times Sports Staff servatives, it wasn't aid, it was the fighting id it that mattered. Matt Leyden, general mana- the Oshawa Generals, : by the end of the current Junior "A" hockey season approximately $80,000 will have been spent by the Generals' organization. | In order for the club to break 'even on the year, an aver- age of 2,200 fans are needed at each home game. TOUCHED JUDGES ON (CP) -- Cupid e hearts of three ap- judges. A 23-year-old -year jail term was nonths when her unof- ce testified he would and help her lead a e when she was re- lines used by the Generals' management to keep the team operating at a profitable level. In the case of a Junior '*A"| hockey team, the end-product of \:great deal behind the scenes} ¢ reat amily \BLE BY TRICK? ave @ one yeor acinst defects in 1d workmanship. (Can.) » Limited 3: 725-6582 3: 576-2287 ea Pe These are figures the fans seldom see. But, as in business, they are the guide-| |work, they indicate success or failure. The management of a Junior "A" club is a complicated and time-consuming business. Ley- iden, as general manager, is in charge of operations for the club. Not only must he have a knowledge of hockey, but he is often called upon to play the role of councillor, mediator and financier, SIGN PLAYERS His duties include the signing of hockey players to certificates any|and contracts, arranging for schools and jobs, giving per- sonal guidance to the players and keeping an eye on team expenses. Behind Leyden stands the seven-man Oshawa _ Generals' board of directors. This body GOALTENDER "BILL" YEO ...-Equipment Major Expense keep you Our Sanitone drycleaning will time clothes look- ing like new. Trust the care of your party. clothes to us! wy Sanitone Certified Master Drycleaner meets monthly to dis .ss finan-|that eight to ten dozen sticks' cial and progress reports in- volved in running a junior hock- ey club. Working closely with Leyden at the team level are coach "Ike" Hildebrand, team mana- ger Ivan Davie and trainer Wayne Daniels. Davie's job consists of assist- ing with the coaching, arrang- ing for team transportation and scouting the area for prospec- tive players. Scouting is a new job for the Generals' organization as it was handled in the past by the for- mer parent club, the Boston Bruins. This season NHL clubs have cut off all financial and organ- izational support from Junior "A" teams and certain duties, such as scouting, must be taken over by the junior clubs. BIGGEST EXPENSE Surprisingly, the biggest ex- pense for the Oshawa Gen- erals' organization this year lies in the field of education. Over two-thirds of the team members attend high school and the club pays a total of $53 tuition per player each month to the board of education. Osh- awa is one of the few clubs in junior hockey that pays such a high amount. R. D. HUMPHREYS HEADS GENERALS Ownership in the Oshawa Generals Hockey Club Ltd. is spread across a wide section of citizens in Oshawa. The 1967-68 executive con- sists of Russell D. Hum- phreys, QC, president; Dr. Charles Mcllveen, vice-pres- ident; Bruce Affleck, secre- tary-treasurer; and directors, Murray Johnston, Dr. W. M. Shaw, Dr. Peter Zakarow and Gerald Deegan. Oshawa Generals organiza- tion is a limited company. Any transfer or selling of shares must be approved by the Oshawa Generals execu- tive. The executive meets monthly or more depending on the situation to discuss financial and progress re- ports involved in the opera- tion of a Junior "A'" hockey team. Leyden stated that he keeps in close contact with the princi- pals of the various high schools for regular progress reports. Since the Generals' organiza- tion is responsible for the play- ers from September through the school year another major ex- pense is found in supplying room and board for the team members. EXPENSIVE YEAR This was a particularly ex- pensive year because of the extra large training camp held before the season was under- way. Approximately 68 play- ers were invited to this sea- son's camp, instead of the nor- mal 40-45. The club was re- sponsible not only for room and board, but for transportation to and from Oshawa as well. Leyden estimates that between $4,000 and $5,000 was spent for training camp alone. Besides salaries to the man- agers, coach and trainer, equipment counts high on the expense list. Between $6,500 and $7,000 goes towards the purchase and maintenance of hockey equip- ment. Skates, for example, cost an average of $63 a pair. Uni- forms are $1,000 for each home and away set and hockey sticks run $27-$30 a dozen. Trainer Wayne Daniels said iCost May Hit $80,000 Year | 'To Keep Generals On Ice were purchased before the sea- |son started and each player was jassigned two game sticks plus ja practice stick. On an average, jhe said, half a dozen sticks jare broken each week. | Other expenses include the 20 © |to 30 rolls of black tape used each week, tape per game and the bills for cleaning. HOCKEY OPERATION Discussing the purchase and |operation of a junior "A" hock- jey club Leyden said, 'I would- n't go into it unless I had $100,000 on top of the $30,000 needed to buy from the Ontario Hockey Asso- ciation." The biggest worries Suitable location to play and the necessary number of qual- ity players. A new club, such as the Otta- branch to branch players. This means the club is allowed to sign four players from outside the current OHA playing boun- daries. An existing club is allowed two branch players. The Gen- jerals, for example, have one on the team in defenceman Bob Stewart who is from Prince Edward Island. They have until ec. 31 to sign their second. When a player is sold in Jun- ior "A" hockey what a team is paying for is the player's re- lease from his previous club. A great deal of time and expense went into making the player sound hockey calibre and the money is in recognition of this. Usually the normal amount spent is $50 for a midget, $300 for a Junior "B" player and $500 for a Junior "A". DRAFT EFFECTS A number of players current- ly playing on the Generals' club were signed by various NHL teams prior to the sever- ing of relations this season. But a number were also signed after this occurrence and have no affiliation with any NHL club. These players will compete in Junior "A'" hockey until they reach their age limit and will then enter a universal profes- sional draft, Leyden said that the effect of the draft won't be felt for two or three years be- cause the boys will still be of junior age. Buying or Selling! GUIDE REALTY LTD. @ LLOYD CORSON, President @ DICK YOUNG, Vice-Pres. @ LUCAS PEACOCK, Sec.Treas 16 SIMCOE ST. S., OSHAWA PHONE 723-5281 r good i PICKWICK Dry Cleaners and 434 Simcoe South Shirt Launderers 728-5133 | Entertainment Showcase he Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1967 Youth and Home Features the roll of white * skate sharpening and uniform ~ the franchise © after © that, he said, were in finding a © wa '67 entry is allowed four § a i Fy CHECKING SCHEDULES IMPORT. wil ANT JOB «+. Coach "Ike" Hildebrand (on left) and Matt Leyden | TRAINER WAYNE DANIELS ... Uniforms Cost $1,000 Set Oshawa Times Photo NEXT WEEK'S ACTIVITIES AT THE AUDITORIUM DECEMBER 10th to DECEMBER 16th Sunday--December 10th 10:00 a.m.--1:00 p.m, U.A.W. Hockey League. 1:15 p.m.--3:15 p.m, Family Skating. 4:00 p.m.--6:00 p.m. Duplate Hockey League. 7:30 p.m.--Junior 'A' Hockey Oshawa Generals vs Hamilton, 10:00 p.m.--Midnight Industrial Hockey League. Monday--December 11th 11:00 a.m.--2:00 p.m. G.M. "Chevelle" Hockey League. 6:00 p.m.--8:00 p.m. Oshawa Minor Hockey League. 8:00 p.m.--10:30 p.m.--G.M. Office League. COMING EVENTS ICE RENTALS AVAILABLE Civic Auditorium 728-5162 /3 Friday--December 29th -- "Soul Crusade" Featuring Robbie Lane & the Disciples & George Oliver and the Mandala Tuesday--December 12th 4:30 p.m.--6:00 p.m. Oshowa Figure Skating Club. 7:30 p.m.--dJunior 'A' Hockey Oshawa Generals vs Niagara Falls. Wednesday--December 13th 6:00 p.m--7:00 p.m. C.Y.O. Hockey. 8:00 p.m.--10:00 p.m, Public Skating Adults Only, Children's: Arena 725-8071 Tentative Opening Date North Oshawa Arena--January 6th Thursday--December 14th 6:00 p.m.--10:00 p.m. Oshawe Figure Skating Club. Friday--December 15th 6:00 p.m.--7:30 p.m. N.H.L, Mites. 8:00 p.m.--Junior 'B' Hockey Oshawa Crushmen vs Cobourg. Saturday--December 16th 7:00 a.m.--12 noon Oshawa Protestant Church League. 12:00 noon--2:00 p.m. N.H.L, Novice. 2:00 p.m.--4:00 p.m. Children's Skating Under 14 (parent may accompany) Don Allman is back at his |post as announcer on the pub- lic address system of the Osh- awa Civic Auditorium after a brief absense. He is a member of the Per- !sonnel department of General |Motors of Canada here. Allman is "an incurable ho- |ckey bug," (to use his own | description). He frequently vis- jits distant points in Canada, |but he rarely misses an op-) | portunity to see a hockey game. | SKATES COST OSH game was a disappointment for him for two reasons - a tight air schedule didn't allow him time for a visit with Bobby Orr and Floyd Currie. Currie, now of the Canadiens' organization, played with the Generals in the 1940's when Allman was announcer on the PA system at the old Oshawa Arena. He attended the Generals game in Ottawa last night. People from coast-to-coast in- stantly recognize the name of He was at the Montreal For-|Oshawa as the home of GM, um recently to see the Can-|but Allman made another dis- GETTING READY FOR ROAD «++ The Hours Are Long bib ib isc SOI: SSIS RIS 8 aN RIC RES AWA GENERAL ORGANIZATION $63 PER PAIR ++. Joe Flynn Gives Skates Close Inspection in Dressing Room Hockey Generals Like GM Spread Name Of City Far nize it also as the home of the Oshawa Generals hockey team. "This happened to me in Ed- monton recently," he said. "The manager of a restaurant, and some of his patrons, talked so much about the Generals one would almost be led to believe that hockey ,was our prime pro- duct here. This, of course, is erroneous; but it was nice to hear what a fine job of public relations the Generals had done. It warmed the cockles of |my heart to no end, They will jadiens - Bruins game, but thelcovery - scores of them recog-|start to roll soon." DON ALLMAN «+.» Top Hockey Map