FINAL FACE-OFF 2020
During 2020, the hockey community has lost many Manitobans, some with a connection to the sport of hockey in our province. Also included are earlier deaths not mentioned previously or brought to...
Read MoreDuring 2020, the hockey community has lost many Manitobans, some with a connection to the sport of hockey in our province. Also included are earlier deaths not mentioned previously or brought to...
Read MoreDue to the uncertainty surrounding all activities during the Covid pandemic, the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame is extending its nomination deadline to February 1, 2021. If you know of someone with...
Read MoreThe Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame was saddened to receive word on the passing of Jim Hargreaves. Jim was a rugged top defenceman with the WCHL Winnipeg Junior Jets for two seasons in 1968/69 and...
Read MoreANNUAL 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...
Read MoreMORLEY MEYERS June 20, 1939 - October 24, 2020 Morley was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 20, 1939, He enjoyed a 35-year career officiating hockey at all levels (from...
Read MoreThe Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame is pleased to present Geoff Kirbyson with an Ed Sweeney Memorial Award for his excellent The Hot Line: How the Legendary Trio of Hull, Hedberg and Nilsson...
Read MoreThe 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,...
Read MoreLOU JOYAL April 31, 1931 - September 18, 2020Lou passed away peacefully at home, in his sleep, at the age of 87. He will be dearly missed by his wife Irene; daughters: Jenny, Diane and Carol Wood...
Read MoreCAM MILLAR September 9, 1927 - July 9, 2020 It is with sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Campbell Millar on July 10,2020 at the age of 92. Cam was born in Portage La Prairie,...
Read MoreBUREGA, William (Bill) March 13, 1932 - August 23, 2020 On Sunday, August 23rd. Bill, beloved husband of Beth (Bradley), his loving wife of 65 years. Bill was the much-loved father of three sons:...
Read MoreWILLIAM (BILL) FREDERICK BOND After a short illness, this happy gentle giant got the call up to join the hockey team in the sky. He is survived by his loving wife Susan of 39 years, son...
Read MoreAs 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...
Read MoreOn 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreOn 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...
Read MoreCanstar 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...
Read MoreKent 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...
Read MoreManitoba 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreThe Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame extends condolences to the family of Brian English. Brian was a member of the 1965 Canadian champion University of Manitoba Bisons hockey team. from the Winnipeg...
Read MoreManitoba 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...
Read MoreOn 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...
Read MoreJOHN 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...
Read MoreManitoba 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...
Read MoreDilello'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,...
Read MoreGordon McClean Simpson, aged 91, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2019, due to complications of diabetes, in Kelowna, BC. Gordon will be remembered forever by his wife Ida; son Matthew...
Read MoreThe Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that St. Claude, MB is the 2019 Community Award recipient. The Community Award dollars will go towards rebuilding the...
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