Farrell, Russ

Date of Death: 2011-09-05
Date of Birth: 1936-02-24

Born in Dauphin, Russ Farrell enjoyed over 35 years in hockey as a coach and manager. He served from 1980 to 1982 as President of the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association (Hockey Manitoba) and was the recipient of many achievement awards: in 1979 the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (Hockey Canada) Merit Award, in 1989 the Manitoba Interlake Sports Builder Award, in 1992 the Government of Canada Merit Award and was named a Life Member of the MAHA.