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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …