Gordon Juckes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Gordon Juckes
- Gordon Wainwright Juckes (; June 20 or 30, 1914 – October 4, 1994) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator.
- He served as the president and later the executive director of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA), and as a council member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
- Juckes became involved in hockey as newspaper publisher and team president, then served as president of the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association.
- During World War II he was a Major in the Royal Canadian Artillery, and was honoured with the Order of the British Empire.
- He 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.
- He worked to promote minor ice hockey and player safety in Canada, and his efforts with the IIHF established the IIHF World U20 Championship.
- After 31 years as a hockey administrator, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
- He was also inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and the IIHF Hall of Fame.
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