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MANITOBA HOCKEY HERITAGE DAY

ANNUAL MANITOBA HOCKEY HERITAGE DAY, DECEMBER 20th December 20, 2020 will mark the 130th anniversary of the first organized hockey game in Western Canada. This was a seminal event in Manitoba's...

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame & Museum Inc. Fund

The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame & Museum has partnered with The Winnipeg Foundation to establish a permanently endowed Manitoba Heritage Trust Fund to support our work. Until March 31, 2021,...

MANITOBA HOCKEY: AN ORAL HISTORY

As Manitoba celebrates its 150th birthday in 2020, it's another great chance to reflect on the exquisite hockey history that the keystone province possesses. In "Manitoba Hockey: An Oral...

BOB HOLLIDAY WAY

On Wednesday, July 22, Sadler Avenue in St. Vital was given the honourary name 'Bob Holliday Way' in recognition of Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame member Bob (Doc) Holliday's contributions to the...

2020 MBHHF Scholarship Recipients

The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum sponsors two awards including the Ken "Friar" Nicolson Award for a male high school hockey player and the Sami Jo Small Award for a female hockey...

Manitoba's World Champion Falcons 100th Anniversary

On April 26, 2020 the Province of Manitoba celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg Falcons winning the first Olympic Gold Medal for hockey at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games. The...

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame leads the Way with AED Installations

Canstar Community News writer T. Kent Morgan penned an article on the role that the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame took towards having Automated External Defibrillator (AED) machines installed in...

FINAL FACE-OFF 2019

Kent Morgan has put together a roster of those members of the Manitoba hockey community that we lost in 2019. From amateur to pro, these individuals wrote about, made, played, and called our...

World's Oldest Living Former Pro Hockey Player

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame writer Ty Dilello penned a great article on the oldest living former pro hockey player, Wilf Beaulieu. Born in 1918 in Winnipeg, Wilf would sign with the Portland...

2019 MBHHF Community Award Winner

The 2019 Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Community Award recipient is St. Claude and Haywood District. MBHHF President Don Kuryk and Director Murray Allen attended the St. Claude Winter Carnival on...

A Brits Unique look at Winnipeg's Hockey History

The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame received an inquiry awhile back from a hockey fan in England. He'd assembled the history of the old Wesley Rink that sat behind Wesley College along Ellice Avenue...

2019 Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Dinner

The 2019 Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame dinner was held at CanadInns Polo Park on October 5, 2019. The event marked the induction of Bob Fitchner, Larry Bolonchuk, Susana Yuen, Trevor Kidd, Marty...

2019 SAM FABRO AWARD RECIPIENT - MEGAN NEDUZAK

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Director, Jan Brown recently presented defenceman Megan Neduzak of the UofM Bisons Women's Hockey team with a $1,500 Sam Fabro Scholarship. From Morden, MB Megan is a...

2019 Sam Fabro Award Recipient - Sean Christensen

On October 27, 2019 Don Kuryk, President of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame presented 5th year Manitoba Bison defenseman Sean Christensen with a $1,500 scholarship as the recipient of the 2019...

John Rodger

JOHN R. A. RODGER It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of John R. A. Rodger on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at the St. Boniface Hospital. John was predeceased by his parents, John...

Ted Green

The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame is saddened to learn that Honoured Member (1985) Ted Green has died. He was 79. Green died on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 just three days after he and his 1957/58...

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame & Museum Inc. Fund

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame & Museum Inc. Fund The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame & Museum has partnered with The Winnipeg Foundation to establish this permanently endowed Manitoba...

TY DILELLO RECEIVES 2019 SWEENEY AWARD FOR GOLDEN BOYS

Dilello's book, Golden Boys: The Top 50 Manitoba Hockey Players of All Time, looks at fifty players that have shaped the history of hockey in Manitoba. Golden Boys features detailed biographies,...

2019 MHSAA Scholarship Winners

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame President Don Kuryk and Board Director Jan Brown were on hand to present the 2019 Manitoba High School Athletic Association scholarships; The Manitoba Hockey Hall of...

2019 Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Dinner

The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Dinner Canad Inns Polo ParkSaturday, October 5, 2019. Cocktails: 5:00 PM Dinner: 6:30 PM Tickets for the event are $140.00 For information on...

MANITOBA HOCKEY HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2019

The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2019 has been announced. This year's Honourees will be formally inducted on October 5, 2019 at Canad Inns Polo Park. Tickets for the event are available...

A 1908 Road Trip

A remarkable trip was made by the above Hockey team to Gilbert Plains in 1908. The game was arranged by Glen Campbell, MP of that town and Walter Scott of Elphinstone. The transportation which we...

R. A. Sam Fabro Scholarship recipient Byron Spriggs

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame President Don Kuryk presented University of Manitoba Bisons goaltender Byron Spriggs a $1500 Sam Fabro scholarship at a recent home game. A former member of the...

R. A. Sam Fabro Scholarship recipient Erica Rieder

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame President Don Kuryk presented University of Manitoba Women Bisons defenceman Erica Reider a $1500 Sam Fabro scholarship at a recent home game. Rieder, who was a U...

Pioneer Arena renamed to honour Charlie Gardiner

- Article by T. Kent Morgan The Pioneer Arena in Winnipeg has been renamed the Charlie Gardiner Arena to honour the Winnipeg goalie who died in St. Boniface Hospital two months after leading the...

Deadline for 2019 Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Nominations

Deadline for nominations for the 2019 Class of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame is Midnight, December 20, 2018. Nominations for induction into the Hall of Fame are welcomed from the public....

For the Love of the Game

Lou Mainella, 80, has been involved with the North Kildonan Old Timers Hockey League for 45 years. While he says his playing days are behind him, he books the icetimes and keeps the league going...

Ab McDonald 1936 - 2018

The hockey world lost one of its true 'good guys' on September 5, 2018 with the passing of Ab McDonald at the age of 82. Born on February 18, 1936, Ab grew up in the Weston area of...

Ed Sweeney Memorial Award Recipient

The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame is pleased to award an Ed Sweeney Memorial Award to Will Jones for his documentary production Iced: The Lost History of Hockey at The University of Winnipeg. The...

Tommy Marshall

THOMAS WILLIAM MARSHALL It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, grandpa, and great-grandpa Tommy Marshall. Tommy passed away peacefully in Winnipeg on April 11,...