Edward Lyman “Hick” Abbott was known throughout Western Canada as a great athlete, a true sportsman and an exceptional person. Even today, many sports historians consider Abbott one of Regina’s greatest athletes. Originally born in Orillia, Ontario, Abbott moved to Read more →
Bob Bourne, a native of Netherhill, SK turned his outstanding amateur hockey skills into an exceptional junior hockey career and four Stanley cup championships with the New York Islanders. In his three seasons with the Saskatoon Blades, Bourne showcased his Read more →
Wadena’s favourite son, Keith Magnuson, is also one of the Chicago Blackhawks most memorable defensemen. Magnuson’s journey to the National Hockey League (NHL) began in 1964 when he joined the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Saskatoon Blades. After one season, Magnuson Read more →
Claude Petit is not only a distinguished serviceman and athlete, but also a role model for the First Nations community. Born in Duck Lake in 1935, Petit kept his focus on Saskatchewan boxing circles, quickly becoming well known within them. Read more →
Brian Clark was an instrumental part of the Saskatoon Track and Field community. His association with the Riversdale Track and Field Club in Saskatoon began in 1969 and Clark devoted many hours to the development of the organization’s young track Read more →
For three consecutive seasons, the Saskatoon Hilltops dominated Junior Football in Canada. From 2001-2003 the Hilltops captured three Conference Championships and three Canadian Bowl titles. During the 2001 campaign the Hilltops finished the Prairie Junior Football Conference regular season with Read more →
Keith Roney participated in many familiar Saskatchewan sports, such as hockey, curling, and baseball as a young man growing up in Bulyea. It wasn’t until Roney was in his thirties, however, that he would discover the sport of Lawn Bowling. Read more →
Allan Semeniuk was left in a wheelchair after a motorcycle accident. He was advised to spend some time getting to know the chair, getting comfortable with using it, and that he should also try to get some physical activity. When Read more →
Garth Boesch began attending Notre Dame College in Wilcox in 1937.Playing as a right winger, he spent three years at Notre Dame. In that time, he scored seventeen goals in twenty-nine games. He finished his schooling at Notre Dame determined Read more →
Vern Pachal first displayed his impressive skills as a hockey player while still a young boy in his hometown of Yorkton. He led three Yorkton teams to provincial championships—at the Pee Wee level in 1943, the Bantam level in 1945, Read more →
Donald Gallo first encountered the triathlon while watching “The Wide World of Sports” on TV in the early 1980’s. Having recently moved to Saskatoon, he began to seek out and compete in triathlon events around Saskatchewan. He soon realized there Read more →
Chuck Armstrong completed his Bachelor of Education in Physiotherapy from the University of Saskatchewan in 1975. At that time, the field of sports medicine was in its infancy. As his career progressed, Armstrong would become a leading figure in advancing Read more →
The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) Huskies Football Team was Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) National Champion in 1998. It was the school’s third Vanier Cup victory in its history, and its second in three years. The Huskies finished Read more →
Photo Credit: Brandee McCormack Martinez Photography Mike Mintenko first joined the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Flying Fins Swim Club at the age of eight. By his teen years, he began to train for competitions more seriously. It was not long before Read more →
Photo Credit: University of Saskatchewan Huskies Athletics Darcey Busse was raised in Moose Jaw and proved himself to be a natural athlete who competed in many different organized sports as a youth. It was as a volleyball player, though, that Read more →