Ukrainian
journalist seeking hockey heroes for "Go Ukes
Go"
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Hello
from Ukraine Chernyk,
I am
Andriy Seck from Kyiv, Ukraine. I'm the journalist.
I am
the fan of hockey & NHL. Recently I began write the
book about so-called ukie-players. Title "Go, Ukes,
Go! The chronicles of the great victories". It will
tell about players whose grandfathers were born in Ukraine,
and left in USA or Canada in 1890-1940 years. I located
(via internet and phone's books) a lot of ukes or their
relatives in Canada.
Other
subject of the book - history of Galician hockey before
WWII.
On the
web site of Ukrainian sport club "Chernyk" I
did read the information on Roman Kalytiak who in 1956
organized Ukrainian hockey team in Detroit. I know that
this man played hockey on the Western Ukraine in 1930th
and after war in Europe (as people from camps of "displaced
persons"). I search information about Roman Kalytiak
and other players who left Ukraine under the pressure
of Soviet Moscow. Also I want know in more details about "Flying
Ukes" and about great visitors of club Metro Prystai,
Tony Leswick, Vic Stasiuk and Terry Sawchuk in early
of 1950th.
I not
found on the 2003 Board of Directors name of hockey coordinator/director.
Do you can help me? Maybe you can give me email of person who can help me?
You can
see some of my work on the web site:
http://www.champion.com.ua/goukesgo
Thanks
for attention to me. Sorry for my English. I waiting
the news from you. I can tell about me and my project
in the next email.
Best
regards, Andriy.
