Dean (Vrooman) was back in the friendly confines of Portland’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday (April 1) night. Sure, he was there to watch the Winterhawks and Prince George Cougars in Game 3 of their first-round WHL playoff series. But the now-retired long-time radio voice of the Winterhawks also was there to be honoured by …

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’ …

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., …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …