Gwen (Wall) Ridout showed an interest in running from an early age. By the third grade, she was already part of a city championship 4x100m relay team in her hometown of Saskatoon. By high school, Ridout had become a dominant 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: Cindy Moleski Photography Donna Veale was a fierce competitor who always understood the value of hard work. After graduation from Yorkton Regional High School, she enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan as a member of the Huskiette basketball 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 →
Caren Reindl was born and raised in Saskatoon and became the Saskatoon High School Champion at 100, 200, and 400 metres in 1974, 1975, and 1976. Following a stellar provincial high school career Caren’s successes continued at the Western Canadian Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Hockey Champions, 1989 (Memorial Cup) To cap off their remarkable season in 1988-89, the Swift Current Broncos captured the Memorial Cup, a symbol of junior hockey supremacy in Canada. The Swift Current Broncos were first “out of Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Hockey Champions, 1985 (Memorial Cup) The 1984-85 Prince Albert Raiders began their season never expecting such success; yet with the help of goal scorers like Dan Hodgson, Tony Grenier and Dave Pasin, the team soon reached the Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior “A” Hockey Champions, 1984 (Centennial Cup) 1983-84 was a season to remember for the Weyburn Red Wings Junior “A” Hockey Club. Having last competed for a national championship in 1970, the roller coaster ride of the 1983/84 Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) National Men’s Hockey Champions, 1983 The 1982-83 season was the culmination of a three year effort to capture the Men’s Hockey Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (C.I.A.U) Championship. The Huskies had lost the championship the Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Hockey Champions, 1979 (Centennial Cup) After capturing the Centennial Cup for the first time in 1977, the Prince Albert Raiders were driven to win the championship once again. They first had to beat the Moose Jaw Canucks Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Hockey Champions, 1977 (Centennial Cup) In May 1977 the Prince Albert Raiders won the Centennial cup for the first time. To reach the National Championship they had captured the Saskatchewan title by winning a best of seven Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Hockey Champions, 1974 (Memorial Cup) At the beginning of the season the Regina Pats were seen as contenders for the Western Canada Hockey League championship but it was not until halfway through the year they became frontrunners. Read more →
Accomplishments: Bronze Medalists, 1968 Winter Olympics (Grenoble, France) Coached by Saskatchewan’s Jack McLeod the Canadian team took the bronze medal in the 1968 Olympic Games. The Saskatchewan players selected to compete on the Canadian Olympic team were Marshall Johnston, Fran Read more →