After growing up in Moose Jaw where he played much of his minor hockey, Ed Staniowski moved to Regina to become the goaltender for the Regina Pats Juniors from 1971 to 1975. His outstanding junior hockey career resulted in him Read more →
After playing senior hockey for the Melville Millionaires, Eddie Shore turned professional with the Regina Capitals of the Western Canada Hockey League, and the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Hockey League. In 1926, he was traded to the Boston Bruins. Read more →
Fred Sasakamoose may be best known for his achievements on the ice, but he made his biggest contributions off it. As the first treaty Indian to play in the National Hockey League (NHL), Sasakamoose broke the barrier for generations of Read more →
Elwin “Al” Rollins began his sterling hockey career as a 16-year-old goaltender with the 1942 Moose Jaw Canucks junior hockey team. In 1947, playing with the Edmonton Flyers, Al played on the first of 2 teams that won the Allan Read more →
Alvin (Al) Ritchie holds the distinction of being the only coach to have won national championships in the junior ranks of hockey and football. Al Ritchie coached the senior Regina Roughriders during their fledgling years. Although successful with 9 western Read more →
Glenn “Chico” Resch was born in Moose Jaw, but he took to the ice in Regina. He then skated his way to a championship career with stops throughout North America and around the world. Working his was through local hockey Read more →
Claude “Chuck” Rayner was born and raised in Sutherland and played his minor hockey there. In the 1933-34 hockey season, the Sutherland Midget team with Chuck in goal, won the Saskatchewan championships. His junior career began in Saskatoon and while Read more →
After serving 3 years as a pilot overseas in World War I, William Beattie Ramsay returned to captain the University of Toronto Blues hockey team. They were university and Ontario Hockey Association champions in 1920, and then in 1921, Allan Read more →
Metro Prystai played bantam and midget hockey in Yorkton, but it was with the Moose Jaw Canucks that he made a name for himself (1943/44-1946/47). The team was the Western Canadian Junior champions in 1945 and 1947. In 1947, Prystai Read more →
Lanigan’s Brian Propp enjoyed an outstanding minor hockey career in the Melville area. His first team when he graduated to the junior ranks was the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the 1975/76 season. He led the Read more →
During his years in hockey, Dennis Pottage didn’t care who won the games. Instead, he was concerned with how the games were played. As one of Saskatchewan’s top officials, he helped develop hockey officiating on the local, provincial, national and Read more →
Allan “Al” Pickard was influential in organizing the YMCA Hockey League, the forerunner of the Parks League. In the 1920s he played, coached, and presided over the Regina Aces. Al’s administrative abilities were recognized as he was elected to the Read more →
Leo Parker was a long time booster of hockey in the Humboldt area. Leo joined the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association (SAHA) as a member of the executive in 1950. He was instrumental in forming the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in Read more →
Murray “Bert” Olmstead played in the Memorial Cup final with the Moose Jaw Canucks in 1945, his first season of junior hockey. During his professional career, Bert played for the Chicago Blackhawks from 1948 to 1950, the Montreal Canadiens from Read more →
Stanley “Stan” Obodiac’s achievements in the world of hockey were not restricted to Canada. Stan played for the Lethbridge Maple Leafs when they won the 1951 World Hockey Championships in Paris, France. He also coached and played on European teams Read more →