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Dynamiters' coach, Ralph Redding had real problems that fall, the Dynamiters depended on nearby frozen lakes and sloughs to hold their practices. With place to practice, and the hockey season soon to open, the Dynamiters were forced to set up camp in Nelson for a week; this turned out to be a
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