Guyle Fielder is considered the greatest minor league hockey player of all time. However, there wasn’t anything minor about his accomplishments. Beginning his career when there were only six teams and limited spots for players in the National Hockey League Read more →
From his humble beginnings in Yorkton to the Olympic Games, speed skating has taken Jason Parker around the world and home again. From his first race when he fell four times and finished dead last, to a silver medal in Read more →
When you think of Milos Kostic, you see an amazing athlete who has defied time while achieving greatness well beyond many of those half his age. Most recently this very unique athlete, who was born in 1941, captured his eighth Read more →
Cliff Koroll’s journey to the National Hockey League (NHL) began in Saskatoon. As a member of the Midget A Saskatoon Wesley’s, Koroll helped them win a Provincial Championship in 1961/62. He was also a major factor in the Wesley’s 1963/64 Read more →
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 →
For Jacqueline Lavallee one sport was not enough. During her youth her natural athletic talents took her to the Saskatchewan Summer Games as a member of the track team in 1992, the Western Canada Summer Games in 1995 with the 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →