Juckes played hockey in Melville, Saskatchewan as a youth. He quit hockey at age 18 when he did not make the local junior team as a right-winger. He worked for the local Melville Advance newspaper as a printer, reporter, advertising salesman, and collections agent, and later became its publisher and owner.\n', '

Juckes enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery as a Gunner in 1940, and was later promoted to the rank of Major. For his service during World War II, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire on December 15, 1945. He was also honoured with a Canadian Forces Decoration.\n', '

Juckes returned to Saskatchewan after the war, serving as president of the Melville Millionaires hockey team from 1946 until 1948. He was then elected president of the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League, and joined the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association (SAHA) executive committee. Juckes continued his work with the Melville Advance, and in 1951 was appointed Melville\'s civil defence officer. Later in 1951, he became vice-president of the SAHA, and coordinated coaches\' and referees\'s training programs. He was elected president of the SAHA in 1953, and served until 1955.\n', '

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