Gold Medal 1972,Canadian A Mens

Hockey Players from Saskatchewan

Gordon "Gordie" Howe, C (born 31 March 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers. He is often referred to as Mr. Hockey, and is generally regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, being most famous for his scoring prowess, physical strength, and longevity.
Howe made his NHL debut in 1946 at the age of 18, playing right wing for the Detroit Red Wings. He quickly established himself as a great goal scorer and a gifted playmaker. Using his great physical strength, he was able to dominate the opposition in a career that spanned five decades. In a feat unsurpassed by any athlete, in any sport, Gordie Howe finished in the top five in scoring for twenty straight seasons. It was said that a Gordie Howe hat trick was a goal, an assist, and a fight.

Howe led Detroit to four Stanley Cups and to first place in regular season play for seven consecutive years (1948-49 to 1955-56), a feat never equaled in NHL history. During this time Howe and his linemates, Sid Abel and Ted Lindsay, were known collectively as "The Production Line", both for their scoring and as an allusion to Detroit auto factories. Howe had been in his prime during a defensive era, the 1940s and 1950s, when scoring was difficult and checking was tight

The Red Wings were consistently contenders throughout the 1950s and early 1960s but began to slump in the late 60s. When Howe turned 40, in 1967, the league expanded from six to twelve teams and the number of scoring opportunities grew as the game schedule increased. Howe played the 1968-69 season on a line with Alex Delvecchio and Frank Mahovlich. Mahovlich was big, fast, and skilled, and Delvecchio was a gifted playmaker. The three were dubbed "The Production Line 3" and Howe's scoring returned to the levels of his youth, topping 100 points for the first time which included 44 goals and a career-high 59 assists

Another milestone in a remarkable career was reached in 1997 when Howe played professional hockey in a sixth decade. He was signed to a one-game contract by the Detroit Vipers of the IHL and, almost 70 years old, made a return to the ice for one shift.

Howe has been married to Colleen Joffa since 15 April 1953; two of their sons, Marty and Mark, were his teammates on the Houston Aeros and the Hartford Whalers. Colleen is the founder of the Detroit Junior Red Wings, the first Ontario Hockey League team in the U.S.

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Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born 26 January 1961) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently part-owner and head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes.

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Born in Brantford, Ontario and nicknamed "The Great One," Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the NHL calls Gretzky "the greatest player of all time".[1] He is generally regarded as the best player of his era and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever"[2] by many sportswriters,[3][4][5] players,[6] coaches, and fans. Along with his many awards and achievements, he is the only player to ever have his playing number, 99, officially retired across the entire National Hockey League.Identified as a hockey prodigy at a very young age, Gretzky regularly played at a level far above his peers.[7] He became a full professional at the age of 17 in the World Hockey Association, leading to a long career in the NHL. He set 40 regular-season records, 15 playoff records, 6 All-Star records, won four Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers, and won 9 MVP awards and 10 scoring titles. He is the only player ever to total over 200 points in a season (a feat that he accomplished four times in his career). In addition, he tallied over 100 points a season for 15 NHL seasons, 13 of them consecutively.He retired from playing in 1999, becoming Executive Director for the Canadian national men's hockey team during the 2002 Winter Olympics. He also became part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes in 2000 and following the 2004-05 NHL lockout became their head coach

Habscheid

Marc Joseph Habscheid (born March 1, 1963 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former National Hockey League forward. He was drafted in the 6th round, 113th Overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. He played 345 games in the NHL over parts of 10 seasons, amassing 72 goals and 163 points.
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Habscheid played 3 seasons with the Western Hockey League's Saskatoon Blades before turning pro. This included the 1981–82 campaign where Habscheid had 151 points, second only to Bruce Eakin in team scoring. He also played in the 1982 World Junior Hockey Championship, leading Canada to its first ever gold medal at the tournament. That season he played 7 games with the Oilers, scoring 4 points. He played 4 more seasons with the Oilers, before he was suspended by the team for refusing to report to the AHL's Nova Scotia Voyageurs and subsequently dealt to Minnesota in December, 1985. Habscheid played 7 more NHL seasons with Minnesota, Detroit, and Calgary. He also represented Canada internationally twice, at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 World Championships. Habscheid went on to play 5 more seasons of hockey (2 in Switzerland, 2 with the IHL's Las Vegas Thunder, and one final season in 1995–96 with the DEL's Augsburg Panthers.) He retired officially in 1996.

Habscheid got his start in coaching in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He then moved on to coach the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. On November 29, 1999, he was named head coach of the Kelowna Rockets. Habscheid achieved great success with the Rockets. He won a Hershey Cup in 2002 and a Memorial Cup in 2004. He was also named the CHL Coach of the Year in 2003. Habscheid was also head coach of the 2003 Canadian World Junior team, becoming the first player to represent Canada at the tournament as both a player and coach. He was subsequently named head coach for all international tournaments on July 29, 2005. He won a gold medal at the World Championships in 2004 and silver in 2005. As well, Habscheid served as an assistant coach for Canada at the 2006 Turin Olympics. Habscheid also spent one season as an associate coach with the Boston Bruins.

    * List of NHL players
    * List of NHL seasons

    * Marc Habscheid's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
    * Marc Habscheid's biography at Legends of Hockey

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Don Kozak    
   
Born Feb 2 1952 -- Saskatoon, SASK
Height 5.09 -- Weight 184    
     
Selected by Los-Angeles Kings round 2 #20 overall 1972 NHL Amateur Draft


   

Garry Peters         Center
Born Oct 9 1942 -- Regina, SASK
Height 5.10 -- Weight 170 -- Shoots L    
     

Season     Team     Lge     Type     GP     W     L     T     OTL     Pct     Result
1974-75     Syracuse Blazers     NAHL     Head Coach     74     46     25     3     0     0.
Dave Schultz

Piladelphia, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Buffalo

It's hard to believe that Dave Schultz started out on the Prairies of Saskatchewan as a quiet, shy lad. His way to the the big leagues, however, transformed his style of self-expression to the point that, in the NHL, his persona was a defining element of the game of his day.

After two seasons of junior with the Swift Current Broncos, Schultz headed east where he made a strong, two-fisted impression with the Salem Rebels of the EHL and then the Quebec Aces of the AHL.

David James Williams was born on the 3 February 1954 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is a former professional hockey who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974-75 to 1987-88.

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    * Shoots: Right
    * Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
    * Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)

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Dave "Tiger" Williams was drafted in the second round (31st overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the third round (33rd overall) in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. Despite being drafted by a WHA team, he never played in the WHA. He chose instead to play in the NHL.

Seabrook

Brent Seabrook (born April 20, 1985, in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman playing for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL.
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Seabrook was selected 14th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He was selected as the 1st choice of the Chicago Blackhawks. He also represented Canada at the 2004 and 2005 World Junior Championships. A very budding defenceman, he usally is paired up with another young defenceman in Duncan Keith.

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Cam Barker
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Position     Defence
Shoots     Left
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Weight     6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg/15 st 5 lb)
NHL Team     Chicago Blackhawks
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Born     April 4, 1986 (1986-04-04) (age 22),
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NHL Draft     3rd overall, 2004
Chicago Blackhawks
Pro Career     2006 – present

Cameron Barker(born April 4, 1986 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the 1st round, 3rd overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.

Barker currently plays for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League. He was signed to an entry-level contract by the Blackhawks on August 22, 2005, but played only one game with the team before being returned to his junior team, the Medicine Hat Tigers. This may have been a blessing in disguise for Barker, as he had another shot of representing Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship. Barker was a part of the 2005 gold winning team, but got mononucleosis mid-way through the tournament. He was the only returning player from the previous year on the 2006 team. The team repeated as gold medalists, defeating Russia in the final.

Friesen
Retired ,Stanley cup winner with New Jersey,Good Carrer ,happy Trails   !Meadow Lake ,SK. Pride! Jeff Friesen
Jeff Friesen

September 20, 2008, Jeff Friesen will try to return to San Jose during Sharks training camp to rejoin his old team. Jeff Friesen was a Sharks favorite in the early 1990s and will attempt to make a roster spot directly out of juniors as he did back in 1994. [1]Friesen and his wife Rhonda have one daughter, Kaylee (born in 2005)

SC BRONCO
On December 30, 1986 midway through their first season back in the Western Hockey League, the Swift Current Broncos were involved in a tragic accident. While on the way to Regina to play the Pats, the Broncos team bus slid off the highway and rolled. Four members of the team passed away as a result.

To ensure that the memories of these four players are never forgotten, the Swift Current Broncos retired their numbers and designed a patch, which every Bronco player will always wear on the shoulder of their jersey. The patch incorporates the four numbers in a four-leaf clover design.

Trent Kresse, Scott Kruger, Chris Mantyka, & Brent Ruff Memorial Service - Jan. 4, 1987

Swift Current Broncos in the autumn of 1986

Back Row (left-right) Gord Hahn (Trainer), Dan Lambert, Sheldon Kennedy, Mike Wegleitner, Todd Sceviour, Chris Mantyka, Brent Ruff, Tracy Egeland, Todd Oliphant, Scott Kruger, Lorne Frey (Ass't Coach & Assis't GM)
Middle Row (left-right) Andres Froid, Clarke Polglase, Kevin Clayton, Ryan McGill, Ian Herbers, Warren Babe, Tim Tisdale, Joe Sakic, Richard Wiest, Trent Kaese, Gene Patterson
Front Row (left-right) Mike Sutherland, John Rittinger (President), Graham James (Coach & GM), Kurt Lackten, Gord Green, Trent Kresse, Janis Bugg (Secretary), John Foster (PR), Pat Nogier

Up to 1993-94,the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy was awarded to the Most Valuable Player
in the WHL. As of 1994-95, the WHL Player of the Year .

Donald Rae Wittman (October 9, 1936^[1] – January 19, 2008) was a Canadian sportscaster for the CBC network.

Born in Herbert, Saskatchewan, Wittman attended the University of Saskatchewan and got his start in the field of broadcasting as a news reporter with CFQC radio in Saskatoon in 1955.^[2]

As a sportscaster, Wittman covered many sports including athletics, baseball, basketball, golf, and was most known as a commentator and announcer for the CBC's CFL coverage, on Hockey Night in Canada, and for major Canadian and international curling tournaments.^[2]

He joined CBWT's supper-hour news program 24Hours in 1970 as sports anchor alternating with Bob Picken. He also worked on Winnipeg Jets television and radio broadcasts.

Vic was born in Saskatoon in 1925 and played football and hockey while attending Technical Collegiate. He played midget hockey for the Embassy club, then moved up to the Junior Quakers. After finishing school, he joined the New York Rovers, then turned professional in the 1942-43 season with Indianapolis. His first NHL action occurred in 1943-44, when he played three games with Detroit.

The following season, while with Buffalo, he was called up for two games with the Montreal Canadiens. He joined the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1946-47 season, played with them for four years and helped them to three Stanley Cup wins. Vic also saw service with Boston and Chicago. When he left the NHL, Vic returned to Saskatoon to play for the Quakers. In 1958-59, Lynn was the guiding force of the Quakers when Saskatchewan boasted a strong Senior Hockey League. Over the years, Vic led the club to seven Saskatchewan championships and four Western Canada titles.

Garry Peters played for four teams in eight National Hockey League seasons and, after serious knee injuries, settled in Saskatoon where he coached and became active in Special Olympics and Kid Sport programming

Garry was born in Regina. Hockey seemed to be in the family future early and Garry went from backyard hockey to all age classes in the Regina playground system, playing on five Regina city championship teams.

Garry played junior hockey for the Regina Pats for four years, was team captain twice, won the league scoring title one season and the league's most valuable player award another season.

He turned professional with the Omaha Knights, won the rookie-of-the-year honors in the Central Pro League, and by January in 1965, he was called up to the Montreal Canadiens. He played on the Canadiens, who won the Stanley Cup in a 1965 series against Chicago, was later traded to New York Rangers for a season and then re-acquired by the Canadiens.

Garry went to the Philadelphia Flyers at the start of the 1967-68 season, the first expansion year in the National League. Garry wore No. 15 for the Flyers and he made his mark in the NHL as a checking centre and penalty-killer.

Garry joined the Boston Bruins in 1971-72, was the most valuable player at their American League farm team but was called up near the end of the season. He injured his knee, missed the playoffs but had his name inscribed on the Stanley Cup. He later played two seasons in the World Hockey Association.

In Saskatoon, he played fastball with Saskatoon College Lads, who won three provincial senior championships, became coach of the Western Hockey League's Blades for part of the 1978 season and coached minor teams in the Flyers zone, winning five city titles.

Garry played with the Saskatoon Old Pros and also played with the Montreal Canadien Old timers in many of their exhibition games for 20 years. With the Old timers, most of the proceeds went to charity, like the Special Olympics,  and he was also the key organizer of a dinner in honor of former teammate Dave Balon, who received a van from the Canadiens to help him cope with his muscular sclerosis.

He has been active with Kid Sport for seven years and with Sask Sport for two, and it was a Sask Sport function where he was reunited with other NHL veterans in Regina.

Ed Van Impe was one of the first players to join Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League's expansion in 1967-68 and, as fortune would have it, the Flyers became the first-ever expansion team to win the Stanley Cup.           

Ed played midget and juvenile hockey in Saskatoon Riversdale and played three seasons with the Saskatoon Quaker juniors.           

He turned pro with Calgary of the Western League in 1960-61, spent four seasons with Buffalo of the American League and was called up to Chicago Blackhawks for regular defence duty in 1966-67.  He was drafted by the Flyers and their first close call came in 1972-73 when they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the semifinals.           

In 1973-74, they beat Atlanta and New York Rangers along the playoff trail and then beat Boston, four games to two, including a 1-0 victory in the final game. In 1974-75, they beat Toronto and New York Islanders in the first two rounds and then beat Buffalo, four games to two, including 2-0 in the final game. 

Ed played 700 NHL games, getting 27 goals, 126 assists, 153 points and 1,025 penalty minutes. He played in 66 playoff games. He was captain of the Flyers for four seasons. He was selected to play in two of the NHL’s all-star games.           

Ed was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in March 1976, and played a full season before retiring.

Darcy John Regier (born November 27, 1957 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada) is the current general manager of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He also played 26 games in the NHL for the Cleveland Barons and New York Islanders as a defenceman. Regier joined the Sabres in 1997 and since has become the longest-serving GM in Sabres history.

Regier started his notable career with the Lethbridge Broncos of the Western Hockey League in 1974. After two seasons with the Broncos he was drafted by the California Seals of the NHL, and made the NHL in 1977-78 with the Cleveland Barons, who had moved from California the season he was drafted. He played 15 games with the Barons before being sent down to the minors. He was traded on January 10, 1978 to the New York Islanders with Wayne Merrick for J.P. Parise and Jean Potvin.

Regier stayed in the minors until 1982-83, when he was called up to the Islanders. However he only played in 11 NHL games during the next two seasons, and then retired as a player to join the Isles' front office.

Regier served under various capacities with the Islanders, before becoming an assistant coach with the Hartford Whalers for the 1991-92. He served as Assistant GM to Don Maloney and served as interim GM when Maloney was fired during the 1995-96 season. Regier was hired as GM of the Buffalo Sabres in the summer of 1997. In his second season as GM (1998-99), his Sabres made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals before losing to the Dallas Stars in six games.

Over his years in Buffalo, he has been in charge when the Sabres drafted and developed such players as Maxim Afinogenov, Henrik Tallinder, Ales Kotalik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Derek Roy, Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek. He has also made some important acquisitions as well, such as trading for Chris Drury, Tim Connolly, Daniel Briere and J.P. Dumont while trying to maintain a strict budget. Now the Sabres have developed as one of the league's elite, making it as far as the final four in 2005-06                                                                            top

Rob Guenter, a Saskatoon-born pitcher, achieved his greatest softball dream when he pitched Canada to a 1-0 victory over the United States in a 14-inning gold medal game at the 1979 Pan-American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

One of Rob’s early successes was in 1972 when he pitched the Saskatoon Roadrunners to victory at the Saskatchewan Summer Games.

As a rookie in the Saskatoon senior men’s league, Rob pitched three no-hit games in 1973 and led K&K Olson to the provincial title. He also won Saskatchewan championships with Olsons in 1976 and Saskatoon All-O-Matics in 1978 and 1979.

He was picked up by Victoria to pitch at the Pan-American Games and he allowed only five hits and struck out 18 in beating America’s top pitcher, Ty Stofflet, in the final.

Rob pitched in five Canadian finals, winning with Victoria in 1981 and 1982. In 1977, he pitched for the Interstate Batterymen of Worcester, Mass., winning 33 and losing nine in the Atlantic Seaboard League.

In 1980, Rob pitched for Team Canada at the world championships and pitched three victories, striking out 40 and giving up only two runs in 24 innings. After retiring from competitive softball in 1990, he joined a Canadian team in 1994 for the world masters and pitched his team to a gold medal.

In 1979, he was selected Saskatoon’s athlete-of-the-year and twice since, has been selected Victoria’s athlete-of-the-year.

Pete Zacharias started playing ball in Saskatoon in 1959. He played in the commercial league with the Nutana Royals, Stodola Mixers and K & K Olson teams. Pete then moved up to the senior division and joined the College Lads. He then went on to pitch for the Saskatoon Jacks in the very competitive Western Major Fastball League.

Zacharias later played for the Merchants and coached them for two years. The Merchants won the 1969 Canadian championship and that team was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. He has been the recipient of many awards, including most valuable player in 1966 and 1969, and most valuable player in 1965 at a tournament in Plentywood, Montana.

Pete also played hockey for several years in the Saskatchewan Valley League. He also coached a hockey team that won the Saskatoon midget championship in 1974.

Jerry Friesen came out of Bedford Road Collegiate as an offensive lineman. But it was while he was with the Saskatoon Hilltops in 1973 and 1974, he was converted to linebacker. It was a position he’d play for three years with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies and then three years with Montreal Alouettes and six years with Saskatchewan Roughriders. While with the Huskies, he was voted All-Canadian in both 1976 and 1977. He joined the Alouettes in 1978 and played in Grey Cup games during his first two seasons with them. With the Roughriders, he was honored with the CFL’s Tom Pate award in 1986. He became defensive co-coordinator with the Huskies in 1988, sharing in a Vanier Cup win in 1990.

After a year as a coach with the Roughriders in 1996, he became assistant coach with University of Calgary in 1997 and head coach of University of Alberta in 2001. He was CIS coach of the year in 2004.

A softball player with championship credentials for many years, Harvey Hildebrandt’s enjoyment of sports took him into later success as an umpire in softball and supervisor of officials in hockey.

Harvey was born in Hague and played softball, hockey and competed in the 100 yards and broad jump at high school level.

After moving to Saskatoon, he played Commercial League softball with Soberg Brothers and senior men’s softball with the Royals, Osler Monarchs, K&K Olson and College Lads. He played on nine Saskatoon championship teams and played on Saskatchewan champions in 1955, 1963, 1965, 1965 and 1967, each year advancing into the Western Canada playoffs. He was a second baseman and .300-plus hitter.

Harvey went into umpiring almost immediately after retirement as a player, earned a Level 5 rating from the Canadian Amateur Softball Association and worked Canadian, world and international tournaments.

After officiating in Saskatoon minor hockey, Harvey became a linesman in the Western league, then a supervisor in both the Saskatchewan and Western leagues and held the WHL post for 12 years. At least six current NHL referees started under Harvey’s wing in the WHL.

McWillie was born in Humboldt and lived for a time in Watson before moving to Saskatoon as a youngster. He started playing softball as a student at Thornton school, but he commenced as a centre fielder. When he got a chance to pitch, he did just fine and has been tossing balls and strikes (mostly strikes) ever since.

Gene has recorded so many perfect games, no-hitters and one-hitters that no one can come up with the exact figure. As soon as he moved up to the senior level he was picked to play with the Weyburn Canadians in 1987. Weyburn went on to win the Canadian championship.  hat team has been enshrined in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.

Locally he has performed for the Merchants, Molsons, Rempel Brothers, and the Jacks of the Old Western Major Fastball league and All-o-matic A’s. He was honoured in 1986 at a “Gene McWillie Day” by his many friends. He has appeared in Canadian championships and world championships and gained a gold medal at the Pan-American Games.