The Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation is mourning the loss of Don Paarup, a 2024 inductee into our Wall of Honour. He was 87. He spent 33 years scouting for the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche. Was a wonderful travelling partner and a terrific friend to a lot …
Celebrating Indigenous Hockey Legends Coming to Kelowna, BC
KELOWNA (May 26, 2026) — The non-profit Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation is bringing its annual celebration of Indigenous hockey to Kelowna. The second annual Celebrating Indigenous Hockey Legends dinner will be held at the Okanagan city’s Delta Grand Okanagan Resort on Sept. 29. That is …
PHSF Honours Four With Ace Award
OKOTOKS, AB (March 30, 2026) — Four men who combined have spent more than 100 years working for NHL teams will share in the Ace Award when the non-profit Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation holds its annual Wall of Honour induction dinner in Okotoks on Aug. …
Foundation salutes Delorme with Two Glens’ Award
OKOTOKS, Alta. (February 3, 2026) — Ron Delorme, a former NHL player who has spent 40 years scouting with the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks, is the 2026 recipient of the Two Glens’ Honourarium from the non-profit Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation. The Foundation made the …
WCPHSF honours Lazaruk with Golden Microphone Honourarium
Bob Ridley (right) congratulates Les Lazaruk on having been awarded the Golden Microphone Honourarium on Jan. 27 in Medicine Hat during a visit by the Saskatoon Blades. (Photo by Blair Reid) OKOTOKS, Alta. (Jan. 27, 2026) — Les Lazaruk, the longtime play-by-play voice of the ...