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2025 WCPHSF Honourarium Recipients Announced

OKOTOKS, Alta. (March 26, 2025) — Veteran scouts Dean Malkoc and Jesse Wallin, along with retired broadcaster Dean (Scooter) Vrooman, will be honoured by the Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation at its second annual Wall of Honour induction dinner in Okotoks on July 29. Malkoc and Wallin will be presented with the Two Glens’ …

WCPHSF, Igniter Tickets thrilled with partnership

NEWS RELEASE The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation has entered into a long-term agreement with Alberta-based Igniter Tickets to handle online ticket sales to its functions. The first event to be handled by Igniter Tickets is the Foundation’s second annual Wall of Honour induction dinner. It is scheduled to be held in Okotoks, Alta., …

Scouts Foundation reveals 2025 Ace Award Recipients

Scouts Foundation reveals 2025 Ace Award Recipients

OKOTOKS, Alta. (March 4, 2025) — Two veteran scouts — Mike Penny and the late Barry Fraser — will be saluted at the Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation’s second annual Wall of Honour induction dinner in Okotoks on July 29. The Foundation announced today that the two will be presented with its most-prestigious honour, …

Induction Dinner Tickets on Sale

There’s good news if you are wanting to attend the Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation’s second annual Wall of Honour induction dinner. It is to be held in Okotoks, Alta., on July 29 — in the Event Hall at the Viking Rentals Centre — with the theme of A Night With the Sutters, featuring …

A Night With the Sutters

The second annual Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation’s Wall of Honour induction banquet promises to be a most memorable evening. Scheduled for July 29, 2025, the gala will take place in the Events Hall at the Viking Rentals Centre in Okotoks, AB. Adding to the excitement, the evening will feature a special Hot Stove …

Press Release: 2025 WCPHSF Honourees

OKOTOKS, Alta. (Jan. 7, 2025) — The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation will add 29 names to its Wall of Honour when it holds its second induction dinner this summer.  The foundation announced today that the 2025 class will include three pioneers of scouting, seven from the early era (1968-80), 17 from the modern …

Press Release : WCPHS Foundation Announce New Award

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 …