Hockey 50th story
By Mel Tsuji
PR Drive in High Gear for CJHL’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
For over a year, a group of eight Japanese Canadians has been meeting regularly to plan a historic occasion --- the 50th anniversary of the
Canadian Japanese Hockey League.
Today, they might not look the part, but these are the men who created and were the top players in the league. They’re mostly in their 60s and 70s, going grey, some white already, but they’ve been the driving force to the big celebration taking place on Saturday Oct. 22 at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.
Meetings have been stepped up recently, now once a month. They’re aimed at updating drives to inform as many people about the anniversary as they can reach by phone, email, publicity flyers, posters or word of mouth.
Everybody’s invited to the big shindig – former players, fans, family members. An estimated 5,000 probably played in the league over the 50 years, so it’s been a big net to cover.
Everything starts at 3pm on ct 22 with a social and reception when old friends can get together. Dinner starts at 6.30pm with a sumptuous buffet of all the great
JC favorites
Tickets are $85 a couple or $50 singles. To register, send checks made out to “CJHL Reunion” c/o Rick Matsumoto, 10 Dunmurray Blvd, Scarborough, On. MiT 2J9.
More information can be obtained by contacting Rick at rmast@rogers.com. Also available are Mel Tsuji at meltsuji@yahoo.ca and Bob Miwa at aniwa9@yahoo.ca.
You can also find us on Twitter, Facebook and google us at JChockey50@blogspot.com. (Mel Tsuji)
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