June 6, 1935 – January 19, 2025 Members of the Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation are in mourning today following the death of Tom McVie. McVie, 89, died on Sunday night in Portland, Ore. McVie is one of 29 scouts who will be go into the Foundation’s Wall of Honour at its second …
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 …
Hockey Scouts group names new award after Bob Ridley
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Remembering Their Own
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, …