• Olmstead Bert

    Murray “Bert” Olmstead

    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 →

  • Jim Neilson

    James “Jim” Neilson

    Jim “Chief” Neilson was born in the small town of Big River, but his hockey aspirations would see him become one of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) top defensemen in the 1960s and 70s. Enjoying a seventeen-year career in the Read more →

  • Nick Metz

    Nicholas “Nick” Metz

    During the fall of 1934, Nicholas “Nick” Metz went to the Toronto Maple Leafs.  After a stint with Syracuse, a farm team, he was back in Toronto for the playoffs. In 12 seasons with the Leafs, between 1934 and1948 (minus Read more →

  • Don Metz with the Toronto Maple Leafs

    Donald “Don” Metz

    Donald “Don” Metz began his hockey career under Père Athol Murray at Notre Dame College.  From 1931 to 1933, Don played for St. Michael’s College in Toronto.  Don then played for the Toronto Goodyears for 3 years. Metz moved to Read more →

  • Jack McLeod

    Jack McLeod

    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 →

  • Victor Lynn

    Victor “Vic” Lynn

    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 Litzenberger

    Edward “Eddie” Litzenberger

    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 portrait

    Elmer Lach

    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 →

  • Orland Kurtenbach

    Orland Kurtenbach

    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 →

  • Gord Kluzak

    Gordon “Gord” Kluzak

    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 →

  • Dick Irvin

    Dickinson “Dick” Irvin Sr.

    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 →

  • Fran Huck

    Anthony “Fran” Huck

    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

    Gordie Howe, O.C.

    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 →

  • Bill "Red" Hay

    William “Bill” “Red” Hay

    William “Red” Hay played hockey with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies and the Regina Pat Juniors before moving to the Colorado College Tigers in 1955. In 1959, Bill joined the Chicago Blackhawks and played on what would become known as Read more →

  • Glenn Hall

    Glenn Hall

    Glenn Hall joined the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1951, but mainly played on the farm team, the Edmonton Flyers until 1955.  After 2 full seasons of play (1955/56-1956/57) with the Red Wings, he was Read more →