Jack McLeod, a right winger, turned pro at 18 with the New York Rangers and spent 4 years (1949-1953) with them before moving into the Western Hockey League. He played with the Saskatoon Quakers, the Vancouver Canucks, and the Calgary Read more →
Jack, who was born in Moose Jaw and has been a resident of Indian Head since 1973, has a long outstanding hockey career in the Qu’Appelle Valley area. After retiring from active participation in hockey as a result of an Read more →
Vic Lynn’s very interesting hockey story began in Saskatoon. He had a short junior career with the Saskatoon Quakers that included a Memorial Cup appearance in 1942. Vic had a one game trial with the New York Rangers of the Read more →
Eddie was born in Neudorf and played his minor hockey in Weyburn. He became an outstanding player with the Regina Pats from 1949 to 1952 scoring 332 points in 197 regular season and play-off games for an outstanding 1.69 points Read more →
Elmer Lach played professionally with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Elmer remained with the team for 14 years until retiring after the 1953/54 playoffs. Lach centered the “Punch Line” between Maurice Richard and Toe Blake. During Read more →
Photo Credit: Hockey Hall of Fame Orland Kurtenbach began playing organized hockey when, at the age of ten, his family moved from Cudworth to Prince Albert. By the time he was eighteen, he was the leading scorer on the Saskatchewan Junior Read more →
Gordon “Gord” Kluzak was a hockey all-star by the age of 11, dominating minor hockey in southwest Saskatchewan. He played on 2 Saskatchewan pee wee championship teams in Swift Current, and later won the Canadian midget championship with the Notre Read more →
Dave King was born in North Battleford and began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in 1972. This experience led him to work at a number of levels in Saskatoon including bantam in Read more →
Wayne Kartusch was born in Regina where he began his love of hockey. Wayne played competitively in the Regina Pats Minor Hockey System before graduating in 1958 to the Regina Pats Junior Hockey Club. Following two seasons with the Pats, Read more →
Michael “Mike” Kartusch’s involvement with youth hockey teams began while he was in his early twenties. Locally, he organized, coached, and administered the city Parks Hockey League. Kartusch was also an administrator, coach, and president of the Senior Men’s Inter-City Read more →
Gordon Juckes played minor hockey in Melville and, in 1946, became the president of the Melville Millionaires. Gordon rose through the executive levels of amateur hockey, serving as president of the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League and the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Read more →
Dickinsn “Dick” Irvin played the game of hockey with such style and power that sports writers praised him as the “World’s Greatest Amateur Hockey Player”. As an amateur he played with the Winnipeg Monarchs and the Strathconas, the Regina Victorias Read more →
Saskatoon-born Bill Hunter has had a storied career that involves a multitude of sports. While growing up in Saskatoon in the 30’s, he founded the Saskatoon Dukes Football Club, the forerunner of the Hilltops. After attending Notre Dame College at Read more →
Fran Huck was born in Regina and played his minor hockey in the Regina Pats organization beginning with the Pats Midget “A” team at age 15. In the 1962/63 hockey season he moved up to the Junior “A” Pats from Read more →
Gordie Howe played for 25 years as a member of the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1946 to 1971, winning the Stanley Cup 4 times. Throughout his entire career he played in 1,767 regular season Read more →