Wall of Honour
The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation will induct an inaugural class of 45 into its Wall of Honour on July 30, 2024, in Okotoks, Alberta. Below is our inaugural selection of honourees. We are adding biographies of each of the inductees leading up to the banquet.
Pioneers of Scouting
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Cecil (Tiny) Thompson
Chicago Blackhawks
Danny Summers
Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks
Frank Currie
Toronto Maple Leafs
George Agar
Oakland/California Golden Seals
Murray (Torchy) Schell
Toronto Maple Leafs
Early Era (1968-1980)
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Barry Fraser
Edmonton Oilers
Barton (Bart) Bradley
Boston Bruins
Bill Lesuk
Winnipeg Jets, Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins
Bob Owen
NHL Central Scouting, Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets
Charlie Hodge
Winnipeg Jets, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning
Clare Rothermel
Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals
Delbert (Del) Wilson
Montreal Canadiens
Earl Ingarfield Sr.
New York Islanders
Elmer Benning
Montreal Canadians
Gerry (Tex) Ehman
New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues
Gerry Melnyk
Philadelphia Flyers
Ian McKenzie
St. Louis Blues, Atlanta/Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes
Lorne Davis
St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers
Lou Jankowski
St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, NHL Central Scouting, New York Rangers
Marshall Johnston
Carolina Hurricanes
Pat Ginnell
St Louis Blues
Ted Hampson
CSS, St Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks
Modern Era (1981-Present)
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Scott Bradley, Craig Button, John Chapman
Al Murray
Los Angeles Kings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Hockey Canada
Archie Henderson
Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oiler's,
Barry Trapp
NHL Central Scouting, Toronto Maple Leafs
Bert Marshall
Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders
Blair Reid
Medicine Hat Tigers, Seattle Thunderbirds, Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins
Bruce Franklin
Chicago Blackhawks, Prince Albert Raiders, Swift Current Broncos, Montreal Canadiens
Bruce Haralson
Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Kamloops Jr. Oilers
George Fargher
Ottawa Senators
Gerry O'Flaherty
Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning
Glen Sanders
Nashville Predators, Prince Albert Radiers, Kamloops Blazers
Kevin Prendergast
NHL Central Scouting, Edmonton Oilers, Hockey Canada, Buffalo Sabres
Les Jackson
Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, Atlanta Thrasher, Florida Panthers
Peter Sullivan
NHL Central Scouting, Winnipeg Jets
Tony Feltrin
New York Rangers, New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues
Vaughn Karpan
Winnipeg Jets, Arizona Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens, Vegas Golden Knights
Wayne Meier
Portland Winter Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins
Major Junior
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Graham Tuer
Regina Pats, Moose Jaw Warriors, Kelowna Rockets, Central Scouting Service
Lorne Frey
Swift Current Broncos, Kelowna Rockets
Recognition and Dedication Service Award
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Ron Delorme, Garth Malarchuk
Don Paarup
Colorado Avalanche
Glen Dirk
New Jersey Devils, Regina Pats, Spokane Chiefs, Kamloops Blazers
Mike Penny
New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs
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