SSHF announces 2022 Hall of Fame Class

The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame (SSHF) is pleased to announce the five (5) newest members of the SSHF. The Class of 2022 features three athletes and two builders. The 2022 Class will join the 2021 Class that was announced in May of 2021 and be installed together at the 54th Induction Ceremony on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at the Conexus Arts Centre.

The 2022 inductees are:

IN THE ATHLETE CATEGORY:

Kelsie Hendry (Saskatoon) – Athletics

Harry Jerome (Prince Albert) – Athletics

Rueben Mayes (North Battleford) – Football

IN THE BUILDER CATEGORY:

Antonia “Toni” Beerling (Rosthern) – Athletics

Bill Brownridge (Vawn) – Hockey

 

After a standout career as a pole vaulter at the University of Saskatchewan, Kelsie Hendry won two national titles and went to two Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze medal in 2010. She also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Harry Jerome was born in Prince Albert and set seven world records as a sprinter. He was a three-time Olympian, winning a bronze medal in the 100 metres in Tokyo in 1964. At 19, Harry ran a world-record time in the 100 metres at the Olympic trials in Saskatoon.

Rueben Mayes had an incredible football career. He was the National Football League’s Offensive Rookie of the Year and he was a two-time Pro Bowler. He is the only Canadian-born player in the College Football Hall of Fame after setting 15 records at Washington State. He was the first Canadian to be nominated for the Heisman Trophy as the best player in NCAA Division I football.

Toni Beerling is a Level 5 international athletics official, the highest level attainable. She has officiated for 45 years first from her home in Saskatoon and then provincially, nationally and internationally. She has officiated at a world track and field championship, as well as Pan Am Games and Commonwealth Games.

Growing up in the 1930s with spina bifida, Bill Brownridge channeled his love of sport, particularly hockey, into areas where he could excel, as an author and a painter. For more than 70 years Bill has captured the spirit of hockey in those two mediums. He has written five children’s picture books and is an internationally recognized artist. He designed the logo of the Calgary Centennials junior hockey team, one iteration of the Calgary Flames uniforms and was the official artist of the 1988 Calgary Olympic bid. His paintings were a catalyst for the creation of Hockey Day in Canada.

The previously announced 2021 class features athletes Justin Abdou (Moose Jaw – Wrestling), Rod Boll (Fillmore – Trapshooting), Colette Bourgonje (Porcupine Plain – Athletics and Cross-Country Skiing), Kaylyn Kyle (Saskatoon – Soccer), and Lyndon Rush (Humboldt – Bobsleigh). Shannon Miller (Tisdale – Hockey) joins the 2021 class as a builder and the 2000-01 University of Regina Cougars Women’s Basketball Team and the 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club are being inducted as teams.

Tickets available for 2022 Induction Dinner & Ceremony

The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame has announced the five (5) members of the Class of 2022. These five individuals will join the previously announced eight inductees from the Class of 2021 who will become the newest members to be enshrined into the Hall of Fame. The Class of 2022 features three athletes and two builders, while the Class of 2021 features five athletes, one builder and two teams. They will be officially inducted at the 54th Annual Induction Dinner & Ceremony to be held at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina on Saturday, September 24, 2022.

Ticket sales for the Induction Dinner & Ceremony have closed.

The Atlas Hotel (4177 Albert Street, Regina) is the host hotel for the 54th Annual Induction Dinner & Ceremony.

Guests can book their accommodations by contacting the hotel directly at 1-306-586-3443 or by emailing [email protected] and quoting the following Block Code 092322SHF. You may also book directly through The Atlas website if you prefer:

• The Room rate is $139.95 (plus 11% tax & 3% Destination Marketing Fee) for a double room (2 Queen beds). Maximum occupancy five people per room (2 adults and 3 children). Additional adults will be charged $15 each.

Room rate includes a hot breakfast and complimentary parking

Check-in is at 4:00 p.m. or later. Check-out is 11:00 a.m.

The Atlas’ cancellation policy is as follows:

  • 24 hours or less (based on 4:00 p.m. check-in time) will result in a charge of 100% of one night’s total guestroom cost
  • 1 to 3 days’ notice (25-72 hours before check-in time) will result in a charge of 50% of one night’s total guestroom cost
  • 3 or more days’ notice (73+ hours before check-in time) will not incur a charge

The Block hold will be released on August 26, 2022. Individuals can still reserve rooms but now it will depend on availability and may be at a different rate.