Portfolio: Awards
Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame 2017 Community Award
The MANITOBA HOCKEY HALL OF FAME COMMUNITY AWARD is an annual prize that goes to a Manitoba community to assist in the development of programs, initiatives or facility upgrades that better the game of hockey. For the 2017 award, The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame has once again partnered with, SIGFUSSON NORTHERN LTD, who has...
Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame 2016 Community Award Winner
The 2016 winning entry for the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Community Award is Clearwater, Manitoba. The winning submission identified the local arena as a popular and essential component of their hamlet and surrounding community. Award funds will go towards arena improvements. Winnipeg Free Press article ... moreThe Sentinel Courier ... moreApplications for the 2017...
Ed Sweeney Memorial Award Recipient Randy Turner "back In The Bigs"
The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that the first winner of an Ed Sweeney Memorial Award is Randy Turner, for his book Back In The Bigs. Turner's book is carefully researched, clearly written, and beautifully illustrated. It celebrates the return of NHL hockey to Winnipeg in 2011, and also outlines the...
Ed Sweeney Memorial Awards and Memorial Research Grants
In 2015 the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame established the Ed Sweeney Memorial Awards and the Ed Sweeney Memorial Research Grants. They were named in honour of long-time MBHHF researcher Ed Sweeney, who passed away in 2013. He had been inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005, in recognition of his tireless...