43 Facts About Gordon Juckes

Gordon Juckes served as the president and later the executive director of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, and as a council member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Gordon Juckes was the first full-time employee of the CAHA, and a key proponent for the early development of the Canada men's national ice hockey team and the 1972 Summit Series.

Gordon Juckes worked to promote minor ice hockey and player safety in Canada, and his efforts with the IIHF established the IIHF World U20 Championship.

Gordon Juckes was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and the IIHF Hall of Fame.

Gordon Wainwright Juckes was born in Watrous, Saskatchewan, on either June 20, or June 30,1914, depending on the source.

Gordon Juckes played hockey in Melville, Saskatchewan as a youth.

Gordon Juckes quit hockey at age 18 when he did not make the local junior team as a right-winger.

Gordon Juckes worked for the local Melville Advance newspaper as a printer, reporter, advertising salesman, and collections agent, and later became its publisher and owner.

Gordon Juckes enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery as a gunner in 1940, and was later promoted to the rank of major.

Gordon Juckes returned to Saskatchewan after the war, serving as president of the Melville Millionaires hockey team from 1946 until 1948.

Gordon Juckes was then elected president of the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League, and joined the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association executive committee.

Gordon Juckes continued his work with the Melville Advance, and in 1951 was appointed Melville's civil defence officer.

Gordon Juckes was elected president of the SAHA in 1953, and served until 1955.

Gordon Juckes joined the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association executive in 1955, serving as second vice-president until 1957.

Gordon Juckes served as first vice-president of the CAHA from 1957 to 1959.

Gordon Juckes served as president of the CAHA for one year from 1959 to 1960, succeeding Robert Lebel.

Gordon Juckes held talks with the Western Intercollegiate Hockey Association to curb further player recruitment, this time supported by Clarence Campbell of the National Hockey League.

Gordon Juckes was named secretary-manager of CAHA on May 24,1960, after the death of George Dudley, becoming the first western Canadian to hold the post.

Gordon Juckes became the CAHA's first full-time employee with the appointment.

Gordon Juckes worked mostly by himself doing CAHA administration, with only a part-time secretary assisting with correspondence.

Gordon Juckes was the CAHA delegate to the International Ice Hockey Federation from 1960 to 1977, and was an IIHF director from 1966 to 1972.

Gordon Juckes authored a report for the CAHA after Canada's 1960 Winter Olympics results, arguing for more coherence and continuity in its international representatives, as opposed to sending amateur club teams.

Gordon Juckes supported giving financial assistance to teams representing Canada, instead of the clubs raising funds on their own for travel costs to international events.

Gordon Juckes supported Bauer's proposal, and advocated it with the rest of the CAHA executive.

Gordon Juckes helped set up the national team with Father Bauer in 1962, then established the first CAHA office in Winnipeg in 1964.

Gordon Juckes later facilitated the joint effort between Bauer's national team with the Winnipeg Maroons to perpetuate the national team program by bringing in more coaches and players, effectively merging the two teams.

Gordon Juckes supported creating a second national squad prior to the 1968 Winter Olympics, to have more players with the same type of training and experiences to increase the talent pool, to reduce the workload of extensive exhibitions tours through Europe.

Gordon Juckes was chosen to be part of the Canadian delegation to the meetings in 1969, which aimed to negotiate the use of professionals in IIHF competitions, before Canada ultimately withdrew from international competition in 1970.

Gordon Juckes is credited with the efforts that established the World Junior Championship.

Gordon Juckes used his position as an IIHF director to negotiate an upper age limit of 20 for the juniors, which had been a main point of contention with European delegates, and prevented any previous agreement for sanctioned events.

Gordon Juckes was considered an authority for interpreting CAHA by-laws and hockey rules, and was well respected for his ability to negotiate with Europeans.

Gordon Juckes sat on the board of the Canadian Olympic Association and of Hockey Canada.

Gordon Juckes retired as executive director of the CAHA in 1977, and was replaced by David Branch.

Gordon Juckes felt it more effective to host the 1970 World Ice Hockey Championships under protest, then withdraw if necessary.

Gordon Juckes mentioned that the withdrawal of the Western Canadian Hockey League teams from the CAHA was one of his biggest regrets.

Gordon Juckes received the AHAUS citation award in 1962, for appreciation of contributions in American amateur hockey.

Gordon Juckes was honoured in 1976 as the CAHA Executive of the Year, received the CAHA Order of Merit, and was named a life member of the SAHA.

Two years later, Gordon Juckes was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and was made a life member of the CAHA.

Gordon Juckes became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1980, and was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.

Gordon Juckes was posthumously inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame, being among the first group of honourees in 1997, and was inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.

Gordon Juckes was married with two sons and two daughters, and was a cousin of NHL player Bing Gordon Juckes.

Gordon Juckes was attending the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Italy when he suffered a heart attack, but was able to see Canada win the gold medal from his hospital bed via a recording.

Gordon Juckes was remembered by past CAHA presidents Fred Page and Don Johnson.