1. From The Rink

To many boys living in Canada, playing hockey is as much a part of life as attending school, because to Canadians hockey is more than just a game it's an institution.

One of these boys who carried skates as well as schoolbooks was Bill L'Heureux. Raised in Port Arthur, Ontario, Bill learned his early playing skills by participating in pee-wee, bantam, midget, and high school hockey. At the same time, he "hit the books" hard enough to earn a college scholarship at the age of sixteen.

While attending Assumption College at Windsor, Ontario, Bill played Junior "B" and later Senior hockey with the Windsor team in the Michigan-Ontario League. After graduation from college at the age of nineteen, Bill had to decide whether to accept or refuse one of three offers to join a National Hockey League club. After much thought, he refused them all in favor of a teaching career in physical education, for in this field he could combine his keen interest in sports with his desire to work with boys in athletics.

To obtain his teaching certificate, Bill attended the University of Toronto. While there, he played defense for the varsity hockey team, which, on a coast-to-coast tour of the United States, defeated 13 American college teams in 13 games.

Then, for the next 11 years, Bill taught physical education in Ontario secondary schools. During this period, Bill proved he could have a professional teaching career and still play Senior hockey in his spare time. From 1940 to 1950, Bill was a member of three Ottawa District championship teams - Cornwall, Hull, and Max-ville, and in 1947 he went to the Eastern Canada Allan Cup finals with the Renfrew Millionaires.

Bill later joined the physical education and coaching staff at the University of Western Ontario and eventually accepted the position of Professor and Head of their Department of Physical Education. Teaching and administrative duties forced him to give up the coaching he enjoyed so much at the university. But he couldn't stay away entirely, and in his spare time he worked with pee-wee and elementary school teams, which led him to accept the voluntary position of Head Coach for the London Minor Hockey Association. This organization serves over 100 hockey teams for boys ages 10 to 18, and Bill, as Head Coach, conducts clinics for developing coaches and acts as a consultant.

BILL L'HEUREUX explains a particular hockey play to one of the players before a practice session begins.

In 1954, Bill received his master's degree in physical education at the University of Michigan. The following year he wrote three books on hockey for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Aware that hockey was woefully lacking in instructional material, Bill undertook the technical direction of a series of eight films entitled "How to Play Hockey," which won the Grand Silver Medal of the Italian National Olympic Committee at the 1958 International Sports Film Festival.

Even the Canadian government recognized Bill's abilities, for in 1960 the government asked him to serve on the Physical Fitness Study Committee for the province of Ontario. This committee's work was the basis for the current national plan to encourage physical fitness and amateur sport.

Through his many varied activities, Bill certainly has proven the old adage that if you want a job done, give it to a busy man. For, during his life, Bill has served youth, community, nation, and - last but certainly not least - hockey.

BOBBY HULL, star left wing of the Chicago Black Hawks, was the National Hockey League's top scorer for the 1959-60 and 1961-62 seasons. In the 1961-62 season, he tied the league's all-time scoring record with 50 goals. Bobby was elected to the league's all-star first team both seasons.