A group of scouts in Western Canada are working toensure members of their community aren’t forgotten– especially those they’ve already lost
Press Release : WCPHS Foundation Announce New Award
BOB RIDLEY “Golden Microphone” HONOURARIUM The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation will be presenting its Bob Ridley “Golden Microphone” Honourarium for the first time at its 2025 Wall of Honour induction dinner. The award is a salute to Bob Ridley, the retired longtime radio voice — and bus driver — with the WHL’s Medicine …
WCPHS Foundation Announces the “Two Glens’ Honourarium”
TWO GLENS’ HONOURARIUM The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation has introduced a new award to itsworld. The Two Glens’ Honourarium will honour the memories of the late Glen Cochrane and GlenDirk, two respected members of the scouting community who passed away from cancer in early2024. Both were known and respected for their competitive spirit …
Remembering 9-11 > A Wayne Gretzky story about Ace Bailey
Wayne Gretzky shares a good story of his pal, Garnet “Ace” Bailey, who died tragically on 9/11 when United Airlines flight #175 crashed into the South Tower. https://x.com/hockey_samurai/status/1833908360778764331?s=12&t=4dYsCCNENLY8gI9mZ9y3Hw
Beyak, Drinnan come up Aces at WCPHS Foundation’s inaugural banquet
The legendary Glen Sather presents a shocked Dennis Beyak with the Ace Award during the WCPHSF induction dinner in Okotoks. Garth Malarchuk (right), the chairman of the WCPHS Foundation board, honours Gregg Drinnan with the Ace Award in the Falkland, B.C., Hotel. Yes, there was a dartboard to the left and a pool table in …
The Foundation’s inaugural Wall of Honour induction dinner drew a large and appreciative crowd.
Those of us involved with the Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation really couldn’t have asked for anything more than what we experienced at our inaugural Wall of Honour induction dinner in Okotoks, Alta., on July 30. The Foundation was born out of a burning desire to shine a spotlight of sorts on the profession …
A tribute to Ian McKenzie, scout
The Atlanta Flames selected Tim Hunter in the third round, 54th overall, of the NHL’s 1979 draft. He went on to play 16 seasons in the NHL, with the Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks. He had played two seasons with the WHL’s Seattle Breakers, totalling 116 points, including 22 goals, …
Inaugural Banquet Auction Packages
What if someone had two tickets to an NHL game, an Eagles concert and an NFL game — each of them in Las Vegas and on the same weekend? And what if you were given an opportunity to buy them? Well, if you are in attendance at the Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation’s inaugural …
Trotz Joins Wall of Honour Dinner’s Hot Stove Panel
The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation has finalized the list of panelists for the two Hot Stove sessions that will be a big part of its inaugural Wall of Honour induction dinner. Those festivities, during which 45 past and present-day scouts will be honoured, are scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, in the Foothills Centennial …
Davidson, Holland to Lead Hot Stove Revival at Foundation’s Inaugural Induction Dinner
The history of hockey’s Hot Stove goes back to the early days of NHL games on radio. Before its advent, according to the History of Canadian Broadcasting, “. . . between periods, radio listeners were entertained by the Luigi Romanelli Orchestra playing for dancers at Toronto’s Silver Slipper.” Eventually, what was then called the Hot …