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August 2017 to October 2017 SASKATOON Newsletter 2020SPORTS College Drive Saskatoon, Sask. HALL S7N 2W4 (306) 664-6744 OF Saskatoonsportshalloffame.com FAME Photos of all inductees on touch screen at Field House Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame on Facebook n behalf of the Board of Directors of the Saska- ings are a special event for the inductees, their family Otoon Sports Hall of Fame I hope everyone had a members and friends. Please join us in making this an great summer. evening for them to remember as we honour their Keith McLean This edition of our newsletter serves as a reminder accomplishments and contributions to the Saskatoon Hall of Fame president to all our readers that the annual Saskatoon Sports sporting community. Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and dinner are just Please remember that your support of our induction Builder inductee, 2006 around the corner. This year’s event is on Saturday, dinner also ensures that we will be able to continue to Nov. 4 at TCU Place. honour our athletes, builders and teams. I hope to see This is our 32nd annual Induction proceedings and we you all there. extend an invitation to all past inductees and board members to attend and honour the inductees for 2017. Tickets for the induction ceremonies can be obtained at: These inductees have made significant contributions to Al Anderson’s Source for Sports their sports at local, provincial, regional, national, inter- or by contacting Mary Green at national and Olympic levels. The induction proceed- [email protected] ___ ___ ___ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___ ___ Grid ___10 expectations ___ Saskatoon’s minor football program ___ ___ started in 1957. Kinsmen have _____ ___ sponsored the league since 1968. ___ ___ ___ ___20 ___ ___ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___30 ___ ___ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___40 ___ ___ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___50 ___ ___ ___ The names of six teams in the Kinsmen Football League he Hilltops asked Ed Henick, a for- honour six men who are enshrined in the Saskatoon Sports Tmer player with the club and a club Hall of Fame: director, to get a minor football league Arns Falcons ..................Bob Arn going in Saskatoon in 1957. Henick was Babineau Warriors .........John Babineau the league president when the first sea- Knoll Panthers ...............Blaine Knoll Ledingham Steelers ......Al Ledingham Ed Henick son began Sept. 3. Schoenhals Titans .........Paul Schoenhals Henick is enshrined in the Saskatoon Tinkler Raiders ...............Ron Tinkler Sports Hall of Fame. Ted Dushinski, who is being enshrined in the Hall Delisle Thompson, who was a league this year, played minor football in the first season governor in 1957, and Don Park, who in Saskatoon in 1957. Others players in the league in was a coach, are also enshrined in the the early years were Ron Zerr, who is in the Hall with Hall. a University of Saskatchewan Huskies track and field Delisle Thompson team, Keith Magnuson, who is enshrined in the Hall as a hockey player, and Jim Seaman, who is the Hall with Ted Dushinski a Hilltops team. SASKATOON SPORTS HALL OF FAME, AUGUST 2017-OCTOBER 2017 NEWSLETTER World of good Saskatoon’s presence in international hockey starts at the top he late Keith Allen will be He was called up to the Red Wings For the seventh time since the 1968 Olym- Tenshrined in the Saskatoon pics, the head coach of the Canadian men’s The season that they won Sports Hall of Fame in November. hockey team has roots in Saskatoon. With Gordie and Delvecchio Allen was a coach, general manager Willie Desjardins has been named They beat the great Canadiens coach of Canada’s team for the 2018 Winter and executive vice-president of the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Then we moved to Philly and Dad NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers for 44 years, Desjardins played for the University of became a king twice winning the Stanley Cup. Saskatchewan Huskies and was head coach And his Flyers won a Cup against Boston One of Keith’s son, Blake Allen, is of the Saskatoon Blades. And man we thought the time was endless Dave King will be an assistant coach in a singer/songwriter based in Penn- When Mom and Dad were young the 2018 Olympics. King is a former head sylvania. coach of the Huskies and was Canada’s Blake wrote Keith The Thief, a book coach in three previous Olympics. about his Dad. 1968 ..........................Jack McLeod Blake Allen plans to attend the Blake also wrote the song When 1984, ’88, ’92 ..........Dave King Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame 2010, ’14 ..................Mike Babcock Mom and Dad Were Young, about his 2017 induction banquet Saturday, 2018 ..........................Willie Desjardins parents, Joyce and Keith. Nov. 4 at TCU Place. Keith Allen book cedartreebooks.com Canada did not participateSaskatoon’s in the International Ice Hockey Federation bench world championship strength from 1970-76, nor in the 1972 and ’76 Olympics l 1934 World championship .... Canada represented by the Saskatoon Quakers... 1st l 1997 World championship ...Shannon Miller, Canada head coach ...................1st *Bert Scharfe, Quakers coach *Johnny Walker, Quakers manager l 1998 Olympics .....................Shannon Miller, Canada head coach ...................2nd l 1966 World championship .... *Jack McLeod, Canada head coach .................... 3rd l 1999 World championship ...*Willie Desjardins, Canada assistant coach .....4th McLeod played for the Saskatoon Quakers 1952-56, 1958-59, 1962-64 Desjardins played for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 1978-82 Head coach/general manager of the WHL Saskatoon Blades 1971-79 Head coach of the WHL Saskatoon Blades 1997-98 l 1967 World championship .... *Jack McLeod, Canada head coach .................... 3rd l 2000 World junior ..................Todd McLellan, Canada assistant coach .............3rd Head coach of the WHL Swift Current Broncos at the time l 1968 Olympics ......................... *Jack McLeod, Canada head coach .................... 3rd McLellan played for the WHL Saskatoon Blades 1983-87 Played for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 1988-89 l 1969 World championship .... *Jack McLeod, Canada head coach .................... 4th l 2001 World junior ..................Kevin Dickie, Canada assistant coach ..................3rd l 1972 Summit Series ............... Charles Hay, negotiator ........................................ 1st Head coach of the WHL Saskatoon Blades at the time As president of Hockey Canada, Hay made nine trips to Russia to arrange Dickie head coach of the WHL Saskatoon Blades 2000-03 an eight-game series between Canada, represented by players from the NHL, and the Soviet Union. l 2002 World junior ..................Marc Habscheid, Canada assistant coach .........2nd Hay played for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 1922-25, ’27 Head coach of the WHL Kelowna Rockets at the time Habscheid played for the WHL Saskatoon Blades 1979-82 l 1976 Canada Cup .................... *Keith Allen, Canada general manager .............. 1st General manager of NHL Philadelphia Flyers at the time l 2003 World junior ..................Marc Habscheid, Canada head coach ................2nd Allen played for City Park Collegiate 1940-41 Head coach of the WHL Kelowna Rockets at the time Allen played for Saskatoon Quakers 1940-41 l 2003 FISU Games ...................*Dave Adolph, Canada head coach .....................3rd l 1982 World junior ................... *Dave King, Canada head coach .......................... 1st Adolph played for the SAJHL Saskatoon Olympics 1976-77 King played for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 1968-70 Adolph played for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 1977-78, 1979-82 Assistant coach of the WHL Saskatoon Blades 1976-77 Assistant coach of the Huskies 1984-88 Head coach of the Huskies 1979-82 Head coach of the Huskies 1993-present *Bill Seymour, Canada general manager l 1983 World championship .... *Dave King, Canada head coach .......................... 3rd Seymour played for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 1965-66 Assistant coach of the Huskies 1982-84 l 1983 World junior ................... *Dave King, Canada head coach .......................... 3rd Head coach of the Huskies 1991 l 1984 Olympics ......................... *Dave King, Canada head coach .......................... 4th l 2004 World junior ..................Dean Chynoweth, Canada assistant coach ......2nd Head coach of the WHL Seattle Thunderbirds at the time l 1987 World championship .... *Dave King, Canada head coach .......................... 4th Dean Chynoweth son of Saskatoon Sports Halll of Fame inductee Ed Chynoweth. l 1988 Olympics ......................... *Dave King, Canada head coach .......................... 4th l 2004 World under-18 ............Dean Chynoweth, Canada head coach .............4th l 1989 World championship .... *Dave King, Canada head coach .......................... 2nd l 2005 World championship ...Marc Habscheid, Canada head coach .................2nd l 1990 World championship ... *Dave King, Canada head coach .......................... 4th l 2006 World championship ...Marc Habscheid, Canada head coach .................4th l 1991 World championship .... *Dave King, Canada head coach .......................... 2nd l 2009 World junior ..................*Willie Desjardins, Canada assistant coach .....1st l l 1992 Olympics ......................... *Dave King, Canada head coach .......................... 2nd 2010 Olympics ........................Mike Babcock, Canada head coach......................1st Head coach of the NHL Detroit Red Wings at the time l 1992 World