MANITOBA HOCKEY HALL OF FAME NEWSLETTER Summer 2009 Twelve individuals including first Manitoba Hockey woman and four teams to enter Hall of Fame Hockey Hall of Fame in October Induction Dinner Two veteran goaltenders and the first woman head the group of six players, six builders and four teams entering the Manitoba Date: October 3, 2009 Hockey Hall of Fame at the 2009 induction dinner to be held at Cocktails 5 p.m., Canad Inns Polo Park in Winnipeg, October 3. Dinner 6 p.m. Ed Belfour played 963 regular season NHL games for Chicago, Location: Canad Inns Polo Park San Jose, Dallas where he won a Stanley Cup and Toronto. Ken Winnipeg Wregget was in the nets for 575 NHL games with Toronto, Phila- Tickets: $100 with a $60 charitable tax delphia, Pittsburgh, Calgary and Detroit plus a final season with receipt. the Manitoba Moose. Wregget was on a Table of 10 - $950 Cup winner in Pittsburgh. Belfour was born in Carman, Man. while Wregget, like a num- Tickets and tables can be ordered from: ber of former big league goalkeepers, hails Jerry Kruk from Brandon. c/o 987 Arena Road Two former Winnipeg Jets are members of Winnipeg, MB R3C 2Z3 the class of 2009. Bill Lesuk, a two-way Phone: 204-668-0900 player, was valuable as a shut-down email: [email protected] forward on the Jets Avco Cup winning teams of 1976, 1978 and 1979. Ray Neu- feld, who was born in St. Boniface, played junior for the Flin Flon Bombers and suited up for 595 NHL games including four sea- Ken Wregget sons with the Jets. A solid minor leaguer, Murray Wilkie played all over North America, but logged a lot of time locally playing junior with the Brandon Wheat Kings, senior with St. Boniface Induction Dinner Program Advertising Mohawks, intermediate with Minnedosa and Neepawa, pro with the Western Hockey League Winnipeg Warriors and Brandon You can support our programs by Regals and oldtimers for a great many teams. purchasing a congratulatory or Bruno Zarrillo scored 119 goals in two seasons for the River East corporate advertisement in the Royals of the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League and then played 16 seasons in Europe where he was induction dinner program. a top scorer and a member of Team Italy in several World and Olympic championships. Full Page: $1,000 It would be difficult to find a better 1/2 Page: $600 candidate than Jill Mathez to be the first 1/4 Page: $350 woman to be inducted into the Manitoba Card Size: $100 Hockey Hall of Fame. She will enter as a builder along with five others with impres- sive credentials. A first-class player who Contact Don Kuryk at 204-669-3987, was named MVP of the Winnipeg Women's Cell: 803-3144 or Hockey League, Mathez had success email: [email protected] coaching midget, senior and college hockey at the University of Winnipeg. Bruno Zarrillo Continued on page 3… 2009 Inductees Hockey Hall of Fame News A Message From President Gary Cribbs Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Inc. This has been a most active year for the Manitoba Hockey 13-677 St. Anne’s Road Fall of Fame and Museum. As mentioned before, we did Winnipeg, MB have a name change; we carried on with a number of R2N 4C4 programs from the past years. We continued with the scholarship and referees awards; the extension of the Wall Mission Statement of Fame at the MTS Centre. We also introduced three new The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame is members to the Board of Directors, and we wish to thank an incorporated, non-profit organization them for their immediate involvement. dedicated to Manitoba’s hockey heritage, past, present and future. The various committees really worked hard and have achieved great results. The Reunion afternoon on Sept. 28 Board of Directors was a success and the 50-plus who attended enjoyed them- President: Gary Cribbs selves reminiscing. I would be remiss if I did not thank the Vice-President: Jerry Kruk committee who worked, and continues to do so, on the Secretary: Pat McKinnon Automated External Defibrillator (AED) program. As a result Directors: of contact with the City of Winnipeg, other communities and Ralph Borger, Jan Brown, Rick Brownlee, provincial sports, recreational and health groups and coordi- Bob Chrystal, Bryan Derrett, Jordy Douglas, nation with the Heart & Stroke Association of Manitoba, Al Dyker, R.A. (Sam) Fabro, Jeff Hnatiuk, AEDs are now in the majority of rinks in Winnipeg and Ted Holland, Don Kuryk, Laurie Langrell, numerous facilities throughout the province. We congratulate Frank McKinnon, Perry Miller, Kent Morgan, Kent Morgan and his group for all their hard work. Len Morrow, Walter Mueller, Don Raleigh, Ed Sweeney, G.R. (Jeep) Woolley This is the year of inducting new members in the Mani- Associate Directors: toba Hall of Fame. Frank Larry Evans—Neepawa Gerry Liske—Beausejour McKinnon and his committee Keith McCallum—Brandon has collected, agonized over, Morris Mott—Brandon and had to make some tough decisions for the Class of 2009. And now Jerry Kruk is This newsletter is published by the working hard in formulating Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. the ticket sales and the ar- Editors: Ted (Dutch) Holland rangements for the dinner, Kent Morgan Oct. 3, at the Canad Inns Polo Park. Contributors: Larry Evans, Tom Gill, Martin Harris, Laurie Langrell, Barry Swanton AED at Billy Mosienko Arena Photos: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, with HOF donation plaque. Society for International Hockey Research, Ted Holland, Gary Read, Bruce Unfried As usual, we do appeal to you to continue to belong to the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. Please send in your Printed by: Docuprint membership pledge of $15.00 per year, or for $100 a lifetime patron membership. We encourage you to promote Submissions should be sent via e-mail to membership to others as it’s important to expand our [email protected], by fax to (204)-489- numbers. This money assists us in carrying on the programs 6641 or mailed to the above address. as mentioned above. We strive to maintain our Mission Office Telephone: (204)-253-6982 Statement of dedication to Manitoba’s hockey heritage, past, present and future. 2 2009 Inductees (continued from page 1) Murray Williamson grew up playing hockey in Winnipeg, attended the University of Minnesota on a hockey scholarship, and went on to coach two US Olympic and several US national teams. Greg Lacomy played junior for the Winnipeg Monarchs and was a member of a NCAA national champion Denver University squad. He coached at a variety of levels in Manitoba from the Mustangs tournament team to several years with the University of Manitoba Bisons. Two builders will be inducted posthumously. Patty Ginnell coached junior hockey for 14 years and while at the helm of the Flin Flon Bombers earned WHL coach of the year honours three times. Heavy Evason was involved in junior hockey across Canada for 20 years as a coach, manager and scout and also coached in England. Entering the Hall in the team category will be the Canadian National Team that was made up of players from across Canada, but was based in Winnipeg in the 1965-1970 time period and the 1952-53 St. Boniface Canadiens that won the Western Canada junior championship. Canadiens were defeated in the Memorial Cup final by Barrie Flyers. The Hall of Fame selection committee also recognized the grassroots of Manitoba hockey by selecting for induction two intermediate teams from 1956-57. Pine Falls Paper Kings won the provincial intermediate AA championship and then the Edmonton Journal Trophy emblematic of Western Canada intermediate AA supremacy. Poplar Point Memorials had powerful teams for a decade in the intermediate B division. However, the 1956-57 edition of the club challenged and defeated Winkler, the Manitoba intermediate A champs. The Ultimate Father-Son Road Trip Winnipeg lawyer Curtis Unfried knew that the Anaheim Ducks invited their players' dads along on a road trip each year. He liked the idea and told his father Bruce Unfried that they should have a similar father/son outing some time. He decided that there could be no better opportunity than the New Years Day outside hockey game at Wrigley Field with Chicago Black- hawks hosting Detroit Red Wings. Curtis thought it was one of those things that "If you don't do it now, you may never do it." The first move was to obtain tickets, which he was able to do through a draw even though season ticket holders had first chance and there were 250,000 requests for the remaining seats. Next they booked the Sheraton Hotel downtown and Bruce Unfried and Ted Lindsay also picked up Chicago Bulls basketball tickets. On game day they hopped on the subway at 9 a.m., wanting to have lots of time to absorb the atmosphere before the puck was dropped at noon. Bruce said they had a chance to chat with Stan Mikita and Ted Lindsay. "There used to be a tough guy in the NHL from Winnipeg, his name was Bill Juzda," Lindsay said. He wasn't aware that Juzda passed away last year. "Then I met a woman who said her dad used to play," Bruce said. She was the daughter of former Red Wing and Toronto Maple Leaf star Red Kelly. Bruce told her that he recalled that her dad was an MP, which resulted in a brief political discussion since, like Kelly, he was a hockey player (Winnipeg Monarch juniors) and a politician (Mayor of The Pas from 1980 until 1992).