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 announcement today. Delorme, 70, will be honoured at the Foundation’s …
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 WHL’s Saskatoon Blades, will receive the Bob Ridley Golden Microphone ...
WCPHS Foundation Mourns the Passing of Gary Sutter
The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation is mourning the loss of Gary Sutter after the first family of hockey’s eldest son died on Wednesday (Dec. 31) in Viking, Alta. He was a week from his 71st birthday. “The Foundation joins in hockey fans from around the world in offering deepest condolences to Gary’s family and friends,” said Garth Malarchuk, the WCPHS Foundation’s chairman of the board. “We all know how much the Sutters have meant to hockey and Gary was an integral part of the family.”
Bzdel, Bailey headline Wall of Honour’s 20-member Class of 2026
OKOTOKS, Alta. (Nov. 18, 2025) — Jim Bzdel, a veteran of more than 30 years in the scouting game, and Garnet (Ace) Bailey, who was part of seven Stanley Cup-winners as a player and/or scout, headline the Class of 2026 that will be inducted into the Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation’s Wall of Honour …
Scouts Foundation Shares its Good Cheer with Medicine Hat Groups
MEDICINE HAT (Nov. 10, 2025) — The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation, a beneficiary of the inaugural Yuill Foundation Golf Classic, is spreading some of that largesse around the Medicine Hat community. The WCPHS Foundation received $93,000 from the Yuill Foundation after the Golf Classic was held at Desert Blume Golf Course on Sept. …
With Successful Past, Foundation Looks Ahead to Exciting Times
The scouting report has arrived: “A short but solid past . . . looking at a bright future. May even have to wear sunglasses at night.” The scout in question was, of course, referring to the Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation, which is now in the early days of its third year of existence. …
Let’s be honest! If you can’t be there …. READ MORE
Let’s be honest! The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation would love to see you at our Celebrating Indigenous Hockey Legends, presented by Bouchier, banquet and festivities in Regina’s Conexus Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept. 30. And we know that you would love to be there. But we fully understand if you aren’t able to …
CELEBRATING INDIGENOUS HOCKEY LEGENDS BANQUET: A Young Artist’s Vision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGINA (Sept. 23, 2025) — CELEBRATING INDIGENOUS HOCKEY LEGENDS BANQUET A young artist’s vision is helping to shape a powerful night of reconciliation and celebration. The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation (WCPHSF) is proud to announce the winner of its special student art contest, created …
Davis: Still feisty, Tiger Williams honouring Indigenous ‘family’ during Pro Scouts event
Article by Darrell Davis, Regina Leader Post Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation paying tribute on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation https://leaderpost.com/sports/davis-still-feisty-tiger-williams-honouring-indigenous-family-during-pro-scouts-event?itm_source=local-sports
NHL Donation Backs WCPHS’s Indigenous Hockey Legends Banquet with Prestigious Trophies on Display
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 21, 2025 Regina, SK — The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation (WCPHS Foundation) has received a donation from the National Hockey League (NHL) to further its mandate of assisting individuals, charities and communities associated with hockey that might require support and/or financial assistance. The WCPHS Foundation, which is two years ...