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COMING ALUMNI EVENTS General Supper Meeting Wednesday, May 20, 1970 at the Reform Club 82 Sherbrooke St., W. , Cocktails 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Supper 7:00 p.m. $5 .00 (Roast Beef) General Meeti ng 8:00 p.m. Drinks:-Liquor $1.00 Beer $0.50 Other $0.25 Loyola alumnus Member of the American Alumni Council. Features ... THE ASSOCIATION The Warriors ... Hockey WILLIAM H. WILSON, JR. '53 President The Warriors ... Basketball ROBERT G. BEAUREGARD '60 1st Vice President Alumni involvement at Loyola. J . LAWRENCE DOHERTY '48 Centerfold insert... 2nd Vice President HARRY J. RENAUD JR. '61 Treasurer BRIAN O'N. GALLERY '57 Departments Secretary EDWARD H. McNICHOLL '43 Alum news Director Obituaries DESMOND LARTIGUE '49 Director Weddings, Births DR . JOHN F. McMULLAN '53 News in Brief. Director JOHN WOSCHIZ '57 Director Editorial Board ... ROSS N. BRADY '64 Managing Editor Director BERNARD H. McCALLUM '43 ROBERT LECLERC '65 Director . Editor JOHN W. COLL YER '66 Director C.A. (BILL) VALLEE LINDA SHESHKO '68 Director Art Director MICHELLE BOURBEAU '69 TERRY TOMALTY Director PAUL LUTFY '70 Circulation Director L.M.S.A. Representative SHARRON REYNOLDS JOHN J. PEPPER, Q.C. '49 Past President LAWRENCE J. BOYLE '57 Advertising Vice president and Chairman of the Student Loan Fund THE FORMAN AGENCY TERRENCE E. O'NEILL '54 Toronto President BERNARD H. McCALLUM '43 Director of Alumni Affairs VERY REVEREND PATRICK G. MALONE, S.J. Loyola Alumnus - Loyola of Montreal - Montreal 262, Canada. President, Loyola of Montreal REV. J. GERALD MATHIEU, S.J . '56 POSTAGE PAID AT MONTREAL. Chaplain Loyola Alumni Association with the Haligonians. If one had to Herb English, Mike Labrosse, Gary pick out a good memory from the Dineen, Bernie McCallum, Jack Mc 1970 Nationals, it would have to be Mullan, Connie Mandala, Roger WARRIORS Alf Flannigan, the eternally effer Wilding, Ed Meagher, Hank Harbin vescent Maritimer. son, Ivan Velan, Mike Condon, Ricky Hockey This year's edition has to be Dawson, Joe Schnurr, George Lack ranked among the best in the col enbauer, Connie Broden, Mike Cul By Terry Pye lege's history, closely following the len, and Bob Brodrick, to name a The odyssey began four months powerhouse that went to the Cana few. Lowe has added his name to ago back in the Maritimes, and it dian finals two years ago, dropping this list of hockey's Who's Who at ended there in early March. Two a 5-4 decision to the University of Loyola. defeats to start the season, and two Alberta Golden Bears in the last 17 No story of this year's team would to finish it. But squeezed in between seconds. Spirit was there to excess be complete without mention of were 30 straight games without de on a team that had just the right team captain Chris Hayes, a kid feat, including 28 wins and two ties. mixture of veterans and rookies. who leads by example and doesn't When you get used to winning so It was a team that never quit, and know the meaning of the word quit. much, setbacks are hard to take, and this is best exemplified by four ga A small-towner from the unknown the Warriors and their coach are mes, two against Sherbrooke and and unsung hamlet of Chapeau, known for hating to lose. On those one against RMC and Toronto. Quebec, Hayes is a coach's ideal two days in Charlottetown, they were Down three goals in an early sea player, and they come few and far beaten by better teams. On another son encounter against Sherbrooke, between. He played a large part day, on another sheet of ice, things the Warriors came back to salvage in Lowe's phenomenal success this would have been different. The, a 4-4 saw-off. Royal Military College year as his centre, getting 48 as Holy Grail of college hockey would jumped into a 3-1 lead against the sists in 35 games. Only a journey have to wait another year. Warriors, only to have the latter man player with the Oshawa Gen Alfie Flannigan sat hunched over storm back for a 4-3 verdict. The erals when Bobby Orr was cock of in one of the cubby holes deep in Toronto Varsity Blues were leading the walk, Hayes has blossomed into the depths of the Charlottetown Fo the Loyolans 3-2 late in a game when his own and was named OSL 1st rum that goes by the misnomer of Dave Draper pulled goalie Rocky team All-Star centre, the only una dressing room. He could easily be Martin for an extra attacker and the nimous choice of all selections. taken for Johnny McKenzie's dou move paid off when Chris Hayes Replacing him after his final year ble. Sitting there naked after a work netted the equalizer with 15 seconds next season will be a gargantuan out prepping for his play-off game remaining to play. And finally, task. the next day with the Charlotte against Universite de Sherbrooke In three years at Loyola Dave town Islanders, sweat glistening off in the OSL playdowns, overcoming Draper has carved a niche for him his body, his face still masked by a 1-0 deficit to capture the champ self in Canadian college hockey an a boyish grin, he reminisced. ionship 2-1. There the Hollywood nals. His record stands on its own; " I played for the Moncton Hawks script ended, but the sobriquet 76 wins, 17 losses, and 4 ties! The back in '61 , you know. That's the 'choker' was discarded to hockey's fourth estate talks about Loyola year St. Mike's won the Memorial lexicon limbo. as being chippy, a dirty hockey Cup. We played them in the Eastern It was Mike Lowe's banner year team , sore losers, and the like, but finals. Well, you might say we watch at Loyola, a season which saw him when you 're winning, everybody tries ed them play. They beat us three surpass the century mark in goals to knock you down. They can beat straight in the Gardens, 11-2, 11-3, and break Mike Labrosse's all-time you in the committee room, but and 6-2. They had a great team, school record. Not since the halcyon they can't do it on the ice. The OSL and the Drapers and Larry Keenan days of Labrosse in the late '50 's teams may hate Draper, but his were really flying. So tonight, I'll have Loyola fans seen a player of players would go through the boards come full circle and cheer for the this calibre. He finished the season for him. They go all out for the man Warriors against St. Mary's." as Canada's highest scoring college to whom defeat is anathema. No It was to take more than Alf player with 49 goals and 35 assists one could ask for more. Flannigan's support to beat the Hus in 34 games. In one game he scored The mentor of Loyola's hockey kies that night. If you weren't polite, a record-shattering seven goals, six fortunes is not known for his verbo you'd call Alf a hockey bum. He coming in one period. What can you, sity. His actions speak louder than had played Senior hockey in the say about the most electrifying col words, but he does have some de Eastern League, in Charlottetown, lege hockey player in Canada that finite ideas on the season just closed Moncton, Summerside, Amhearst, hasn't already been said? He turn and the upcoming one. In his low Windsor; he was a teammate of Ro ed down a lucrative pro offer to keyed demeanor, Draper gave his ger Wilding's in Halifax. He had return to Loyola, which says a lot views on the season. " I never saw skated on a lot of ice surfaces, and about the boy, his family, his coach, those great teams in the '50' s but he gave the dubious distinction of and his school. Loyalty does mean I feel safe in saying that this year's the worst rink he had played in to something! team is possibly the greatest ever the Charlottetown Forum. He quali Loyola has long been known for iced by the college. The spirit was fied Loyola as the best skating team its hockey tradition. According to tremendous, even better than at in the tournament, " one of the best old-timers around the Loyola hockey St. Mike's or Tech. On and off the skating teams I've seen anywhere in scene, Lowe rates right behind Paul ice, every player was concerned amateur hockey, but you 'll have Haynes as Loyola's all-time hockey about his teammate's problems. your work cut out for you on that great, and there have been a lot After dropping that play-off game ice." Alf was to lose a day's pay of illustrious names down through last year, we reset our goals and so he could see the Warriors tangle the years. Players of the ilk of planned accordingly." 2 " Sure, we had a great record and won the OSL, the Centennial Tour nament, and Coupe de Quebec, but I mean greatness too in the type of players I had to work with this year. We didn't win the National championship, but we got a taste of it and next year we hope to be back. We got great mileage out of individual players, but the key wa<c. the way everybody pulled together in a team effort.