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 →
Photo Credit: Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club The Roughriders were Canadian Football Champions in 2007, only the third championship in the team’s long history. Their victory in the 95th Grey Cup game was the culmination of a remarkable season. Prior to Read more →
Accomplishments: Vanier Cup Champions, 1996 During the 1996 Canada West football season, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team, led by head coach Brian Towriss, took a bite out of their western opponents en route to a 7-1 record. During Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1996. The regular season got off to a slow start. In their first game, the Hilltops lost to the Edmonton Wildcats 34-24. They followed that with an unimpressive 14-14 tie game against the Regina Rams. Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1995 Some people consider the number 13 bad luck. In 1995, it was a number the Regina Rams Football Club eagerly embraced. On the strength of Canadian junior football titles the previous two years, the Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1994 After coming off of their success as the 1993 Canadian Junior Football Champions, the 1994 Regina Rams were keen to collect their 12th national championship. With a proud tradition, winning ways and strong roots Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1993 The 1993 Rams were class of the Prairie Junior Football Conference (PJFC) enjoying a perfect 8 and 0 season. Their league play saw them defeat the Edmonton Wildcats 44-25, the Edmonton Huskies 28-14, the Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1991. The 1991 version of the Saskatoon Hilltops began their season with three straight victories in the Prairie Junior Football League (PJFL). Their only loss of the year came in their fourth game when their Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) Football champions, 1990 (Vanier Cup). The 1990 University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team became the first football team in that university’s long involvement to win the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) championship. Their 24-21 Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Football League Champions (Grey Cup), 1989. The “greatest fans in the world” had waited a long time for November 26, 1989. After winning their first Grey Cup in 1966 (also on November 26), the Saskatchewan Roughriders had been Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1987. When the Rams entered the 1987 season the mentality on the team was to win another national championship. With the majority of their players returning, Coach McCrystal thought this was a good bet. They Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1986. On November 6, 1986, the Regina Rams Football Club issued a press release stating that the Rams had won the Canadian Junior Football Championship (CJFC) in 1966 and 1976, and asking “will 1986 end Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1985. The motto of the 1985 Saskatoon Hilltop Football team was often described by the media as “They bent, but they didn’t break.” The team received this inscription during the regular Prairie Junior Football Conference Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1981. Although the nucleus of the 1981 team remained the same as the successful 1980 team, the expectations were different. The Rams were expected to win – and win they did! The Rams went undefeated Read more →