The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.2002, Blaðsíða 40

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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Vol. 57 #3
up by Billy Finlay:
“The Winnipeg Falcons, con-
querors of America’s classiest hock-
ey teams, embark on the steamer
Melita this afternoon at St. John
where they are looking for more
worlds to conquer, when they will
carry with them the best wishes of
all Canadians in their efforts to
bring back to Canada, and
Winnipeg, the world’s amateur
hockey championship. That the
boys who upheld the name of
Winnipeg so nobly at Toronto,
when they lifted the Allan Cup and
demonstrated beyond all doubt that
they were the best amateur hockey
team playing the game in Canada,
can be depended upon to continue
their triumphs in the Olympic
games, goes without saying. They
have the winning spirit imbued right
into their systems and there are few
Canadians who would dare to say
that they will not return with the
world’s title. Conditions will be
much different from playing in
Canada. The rink will be narrow,
the seven man style of game will be
in vogue and the ice may not be as
fast as the boys have been used to
playing on, but the Icelandic boys
have shown the winning punch
under all conditions this year and
there is no reason to feel that they
will not carry it into Belgium with
them, where the majority of the lads
are right at home, from their
exploits in helping in the downfall of
the Huns. ”
It was regrettable that the Club’s great
manager, Steamer Maxwell, had to forego
the trip to Antwerp and all which that
entails. This was in keeping with Fred
Maxwell’s magnanimous, unselfish spirit
and showed the character of the man. He
was not looking for the glory but followed
his best judgement unerringly. On this
subject the Free Press commented:
“It is indeed unfortunate that
manager Steamer Maxwell finds it
impossible to accompany the boys
to Antwerp owing to business rea-
sons. Every player had implicit faith
in what Maxwell said, and though at
times he seemed to be rather gruff
and hard in his rulings, the boys
never lost faith in his ability to know
what was the best for them.
Steamer’s word was gospel all the
time and his presence with the boys
overseas would spell success. Let me
say right here that much of the suc-
cess of the Falcons this winter was
due to the strategy of Fred Maxwell.
He had the habit of studying the
other team, and he taught his boys
how to combat their style of game.
He showed splendid judgement in
handling the boys at Toronto, and
the fact that they went on the ice and
played faultless hockey and showed
wonderful condition despite the fact
that the boys hadn’t played a game
for seventeen days, is a credit to the
manager of the team. No better
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