OKOTOKS (July 23, 2025) — John Chapman is returning to Okotoks. Chapman, who was inducted into the Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation’s Wall of Honour a year ago, will be in attendance at the 2025 induction dinner at the Viking Rentals Centre on Tuesday (July 29). The evening is being billed as A Night …
Pedersen Show to open Wall of Honour day celebrations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OKOTOKS (July 9, 2025) — The celebration surrounding the non-profit Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation’s second annual Wall of Honour induction dinner will get underway on the morning of July 29. While the dinner is to be held that evening at the Viking Rentals Centre in Okotoks, home of the Wall …
New Partnerships: Jada Yee and Elevate Auctions
OKOTOKS (June 23, 2025) — The non-profit Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation continues to add to its organization . . . and always with an eye to the future. The Foundation has added Jada Yee of Regina as its cultural advisor, while also entering into an agreement with Elevate Auctions to provide a presence …
Brent Dodginghorse Announced as Special Guest for WCPHSF “Celebrating Indigenous Legends” Event
Brent Dodginghorse, the 2025 Canadian winner of the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award, will join the Foundation at a dinner in Regina.
The WCPHSF Partners with HNLIVE for Upcoming Summer Banquets
OKOTOKS (June 10, 2025) — HNLIVE has signed on as the official broadcast partner of the non-profit Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation. Garth Malarchuk, the Foundation’s chairman of the board, and HNLIVE owner Corrie Brough made the announcement today. The WCPHSF has two banquets scheduled for this summer — its second annual Wall of …
The WCPHSF Announces Partnership with Harvard Media
REGINA (June 4, 2025) — The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation hasentered into a promotional agreement with Harvard Media involving the Celebrating Indigenous Hockey Legends banquet that is to be held in Regina. Earlier, the non-profit foundation partnered with the Regina Hotel Association for the banquet at the Conexus Arts Centre on Sept. 30, …
WCPHSF Announces ‘Celebrating Indigenous Hockey Legends’ Dinner
REGINA (May 13, 2025) — The non-profit Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation is partnering with the Regina Hotel Association to celebrate Indigenous hockey. A dinner, billed as ‘Celebrating Indigenous Hockey Legends’, is scheduled for Sept. 30 at the Conexus Arts Centre on Lakeshore Drive in Regina’s beautiful Wascana Park.The dinner also is being held …
Vrooman presented with award during Winterhawks game
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 …
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., …