Nomination Process Members of the hall are eligible to nominate inductees including athletes, teams, volunteers, coaches, builders, anyone whose hard work and dedication deserves recognition. |
| Following are the 2009 Inductees. They were inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, October 8, 2009. |
Chris Biegler Athlete: Basketball ![]()
Bill Rickard Builder: Fastball ![]()
Glynne Williams Builder: Swimming ![]()
Frank Kovacs Athlete: Hockey ![]()
1956 Central Collegiate Boys Rink Team: Curling ![]() Members: Dave Williams, Bruce Beveridge, Ted Clarke, and Bob Hawkins.
Ed Boychuk Builder: Hockey ![]()
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| Following are the 2008 Inductees. They were inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, October 9, 2008. |
Doug Killoh Athlete: Multi-Sport ![]()
Kevin Holness Athlete: Soccer ![]()
Doug Mader Athlete: Golf ![]()
Ken Picot Builder: Football ![]()
University of Regina Cougars 2000-01 Women's Basketball Team Team: Basketball ![]() Players: Leah Anderson, Cymone Bouchard, Bree Burgess, Tara-Lee Crosson, Phoebe De Ciman, Heather Dedman Crystal Heisler, Kayla McKaig, Becky Poley, Jana Schweitzer, Rumali Werepitiya, and Corrin Wersta Coaches: Christine Stapleton, Diane Hilko, Dave Taylor
1954 Regina Govins Team: Softball ![]() Players: Verna Anthony, Jean Belanger, Mary campbell, Sylvia Fedoruk, Dorothy Fitch, Aileen Gates, Dorothy Griggs, Laura Malesh, Jean McBoyle, Marlene McEachern, Arleene Noga, Janet Perkin, Helen Roundy, Helene Sidaway, Joan Smith Coaches: Gil Strumm, Ben Wenzel, Willie Francis (Manager)
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| Following are the 2007 Inductees. They were inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, October 4, 2007. |
University of Regina Cougars 1996-97 Men's Wrestling Team Team: Wrestling ![]() Back Row: Dan McGee (Coach), Don Wells (UofR Pres.), Dean Schmeichel, Sean Thompson, Jared Kirkland, Adrian Gilmore, Josef Tezar, Fazel Anwar, Dick White (Dir of Athletics) Front Row: Lease Bertram, Mark Fitzpatrick, Scott General, Scott Schmidt, Rob Lang, Leo McGee (Coach) James Cuthbert Athlete: Badminton ![]()
Wayne Kartusch Builder: Hockey ![]()
Kappy Kaplan Builder: Fastball ![]()
Regina Panthers 1990 Girls Midget Softball Team Team: Softball ![]() Back Row: Tony Antonishen (Asst Coach), Bernie Perron (Manager), Joe Hlohovsky (Coach), Arnie Procyshyn (Asst Coach) Middle Row: Lori Eckert, Kyla Hubic, Helana Procyshyn, Denise Dubord, Joy Lynne Zolkavich, Laurie Perron, Marnelle Jalbert Front Row: Pam Grainger, Danita Michalski, Rhonda Holt, Nada Hlohovsky, Andrea Antonishen, Bonnie Lingelbach, Colleen Closson Doug Simon Athlete: Baseball ![]()
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| Following are the 2006 Inductees. They were inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, October 5, 2006. |
George Chiga Athlete: Wrestling ![]()
Rhonda Holt Athlete: Racquetball ![]()
Del Wilson Builder: Hockey ![]()
2005 Kyle George Rink Team: Curling ![]()
Kit Peterson Athlete: Handball ![]()
Tom Shepherd Builder: Football ![]()
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| Following are the 2005 Inductees. They were inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, October 6, 2005. |
Bill Cronin Builder: Football ![]()
Margaret (Esson) Elliott Athlete: Golf ![]()
Lorne Houk Builder: Softball ![]()
Bob Hughes Patron: Multi-Sport ![]()
2002 North Regina Little League All-Stars Team: Baseball ![]() Back Row: Mervin Barth (Coach), Shawn Wilyman, Scott Wolbaum, Kyle Richardson, Eric Bryce, Taylor Cameron, Chris Duda (Coach), Barry Richardson (Manager) Front Row: Evan Zerff, Brett Barth, Riley Mihial, Ryan Stevenson, Matthew Strueby, Jeremy Strass, Corey Dawson Brian Saip Builder: Multi-Sport. ![]() |
| Following are the 2004 Inductees. They were inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, October 7, 2004. |
Elaine (Silzer) Kelln Athlete: Softball ![]() Elaine Silzer was a star pitcher for the Luther College team that won city championships from 1947 to 1949. In 1950, she was selected most valuable player for Legion of the Girls Intercity Softball League, after winning 11 games – including tossing a 27-batter, no-hitter as a pitcher and hitting 313 while also playing outfield. Her pitching helped the Legion win city and provincial championships. In 1951, Elaine turned pro when she joined the Parichy Bloomer Girls of the National Girls Baseball League in Forest Park, Illinois. Unfortunately, knee surgery ended her pro career and in 1952 she returned to the Legion where she pitched another no-hitter, facing 28 batters. In 1953, the Legion won the Western Canadian championship and qualified for the world women’s softball championship in Toronto, where Elaine faced 30 batters while throwing a no-hitter. She continued playing softball until 1958. In 1972, she turned to coaching and worked with a number of teams including the Co-operators of the Rambler Park Men’s Softball League and the SGI team that she coached to a women’s city championship in 1981. In the 1990’s she became an umpire. Today, Elaine serves as a volunteer for the local gymnastics association, is a Food Bank agent for Mount Olive Lutheran Church and still maintains her love for the sport of softball. Doug Wickenheiser Athlete: Hockey ![]() Doug’s hockey career, which spanned 21 years, began in 1969, when he began playing as an 8 year old in Regina’s minor hockey programs. Doug established himself as a high-scoring player early, when in his 1972-73 season with the Earlybirds, he scored a record-setting 100 goals. As a midget with the Pat Canadians, he again was high scorer and received the Ernie Hicke Trophy for his accomplishment. In 1977, Doug joined the Regina Pats and in his final year with the team had 89 goals and 170 points in 71 games, claiming the WCHL scoring championship, helping the Pats win the league title and advancing to the Memorial Cup in Regina. That year he was selected the outstanding player in Canadian junior hockey. In June 1980, Doug was the first overall draft choice of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens. During his NHL career, he played for Montreal, the St. Louis Blues, the Vancouver Canucks, the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals. During his 556 regular season games, he scored 111 goals and made 165 assists. He also played in the International Hockey League, the American Hockey League, for Canada’s National Team, and professionally in Italy, Germany and Austria. Doug made his mark in St. Louis not only as a player but also as a representative of the St. Louis Blues hockey team in establishing the Gateway Hockey School. After his NHL career was over, Doug returned to St. Louis with his wife Dianna. In 1997, when he was diagnosed with inoperable cancer, the St. Louis Blues helped raise money to finance his treatments. Doug directed that money to assist children facing expenses for their cancer treatments. After Doug’s death in 1999, the Blues established the Fourteen Fund (Doug’s number while playing for the Blues) as their charitable trust. The fund is recognized with a flag that adorns the team’s arena. In March 1999, the Regina Pats retired Doug’s jersey – number 12. The Western Hockey League annually recognizes a player for contributing to his community with the Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy and the City of Regina has named an indoor rink in his honour. Jean (DeWitt) Owen and Joan (DeWitt) Moors Team: Figure Skating ![]() Jean and Joan DeWitt learned to skate on Wascana Lake at the age of five. They developed their skills at the Wascana Winter Club and were the Club’s pair champions from 1943-48 as well as being Western Canadian Pair Champions from 1947 to ’49. During this time, they were much sought-after performers at ice shows throughout Western Canada, traveling extensively in Saskatchewan and to Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary. In 1949, the DeWitt Twins turned professional. As professionals, they performed in skating shows starring two former Olympic champions, Canada’s Barbara Ann Scott and Norway’s Sonja Henie. Both shows traveled extensively throughout the United States, with the Sonja Henie Ice Review spending two months in Havana, Cuba, before closing in 1953. They also toured state fairs in New York, Iowa, Mississippi, Wisconsin and Illinois, with a summer show called, and “Holiday on Ice – Ice Varieties”. In 1954, the pair disbanded. Both women had become professional skating instructors in 1951, teaching at clubs in Moose Jaw and Swift Current when time permitted. After 1954, Jean continued as an instructor in Eastern Canada, before returning to the Wascana Winter Club. In 1984, Jean served as protocol chairperson at the 1984 Canadian figure skating championships and the 1986 Skate Canada in Regina. She is a member of the Friends of Figure Skating committee, which provides assistance to promising young skaters. Dick Stark Builder: Basketball ![]() When Dick was still a student, playing basketball at Moose Jaw Central Collegiate, he also coached the junior boys team. He continued his playing and coaching while at the University of Saskatchewan. He played senior men’s basketball from 1957 to 1966 and served as co-coach on the team that won seven provincial titles. He also spent three years coaching junior boys at Campion College before moving to senior boys and winning city and provincial championships in 1967. When Dick moved to Luther College, he helped to coach the senior boys team to the provincial finals in 1969 and ’70. In 1974, he was named head coach of Luther’s senior boys team, a position he help until 1987. During that time, the team advanced to the provincial finals in 1977, won the Luther Invitational Tournament in 1984 and the Campbell Invitational Tournament in 1986. During that time, he also coached a senior men’s team, co-coached Saskatchewan’s team at the Canada Summer Games, and handled regional teams for five years under the jurisdiction of Basketball Saskatchewan. Dick spent 1989-90 as head coach of the University of Regina Cougars and then returned to Luther as an assistant coach, before spending one more season as head coach of the senior boys team. While teaching at Luther, he was also an assistant coach with their football team that won two provincial championships, spent five years coaching the baseball team, and helped with track and field for 12 seasons. Dick has won the Regina High School Athletic Association merit award, Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association merit and service awards, was recognized by St. Athanasius Parish for his volunteer support of basketball, and was special guest at L.I.T. in 1994. During Dick’s tenure at Luther, he was the L.I.T. faculty advisor and director. He volunteered for the 1975 Western Canada Games and today, serves as a committee member for the University of Regina Cougar Ace Awards. Wilma Downing Builder: Multi-Sport ![]() Wilma taught English, health and physical education at Sheldon-Williams Collegiate from 1956 to 1990. During that time, she also coached basketball and track and field. Her girls’ basketball teams won nine city high school championships, including five straight from 1963 to 1967 and the track teams won 25 city championships. Wilma served as president of the Regina High School Athletics Association three times between 1958 and 1969, and was elected to the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association executive in 1968. The gymnasium at Sheldon-Williams was named in her honour in 1990, the same year that the Regina Intercollegiate Basketball League named its senior girls’ champions winners of the Wilma E. Downing Trophy. The Regina High School Athletics Association’s 20-year coaching plaques are the Wilma E. Downing Awards. She has won numerous awards over the years including: o Saskatchewan Physical Education Award of Merit, o Regina High School Athletic Association Award of Merit, o Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association Award of Merit, o Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Medal of Honour, o Saskatchewan Volunteer Recognition Award, o Regina Volunteer Award, o Regina Board of Education Superannuate Award, and o A plaque from St. Athanasius Parish for her volunteer efforts in basketball. Since retiring, Wilma has served as a volunteer coach with Sheldon’s track team and a youth girls’ basketball team. She also helps with the junior girls program at the Royal Regina Golf Club; volunteered for the 1995 Grey Cup committee, supervises girls’ sports at the Saskatchewan Institute for the Blind, and was president of two bowling leagues. Gordon Staseson Builder: Multi-Sport. ![]() Gordon began his involvement with Regina sports at the age of 12 when he organized the Coyotes hockey team. He continued playing hockey as a junior with the Regina Abbotts, while also coaching the pee wee Canadiens to a 1946-47 provincial championship. This team included future NHL players Bob Turner and Bill Hay. He spent one year with the US amateur champion Boston Olympics and later played senior hockey with the Regina Caps, winning a Western Canadian championship in 1949. Gordon produced two major ice shows while he served as an Executive with the Wascana Winter Club. His expertise in this area led to his involvement on the committee for the 1969 Western Canadian figure skating championships and to the position of chair for the 1984 Canadian figure skating championships. The profit from the 1984 championships was used to develop the Friends of Figure Skating Trust Fund, an assistance program for young skaters, which he has chaired since its inception. He joined the Saskatchewan Roughrider management committee in 1968, became team president for three years in 1979, and spent one year as chairman of the CFL’s board of governors. He was also instrumental in founding the Roughrider Plaza of Honor. Gordon has been involved in numerous activities in the community in such diverse areas as the Regina Riding Club, the Pelican Boat Club and the Wascana Golf and Country Club. He helped develop the Sask Derby Sweepstakes Lottery that was the precursor of the Western Canada Lottery. He has sat on at least eight committees covering everything from the Saskatchewan Pavilion at Expo 86 to the Adopt-a-Cougar program that assists women basketball players at the University of Regina. Gordon was awarded an honourary doctorate from the University of Regina in 1989, coached a Queen City Hockey League peewee team to a 1991-92 title, and was inducted into the Saskatchewan Roughrider Plaza of Honor in 1993. |
| Following are the 2003 Inductees. They were inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, October 9, 2003. |
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Lorne Davis Athlete: Hockey ![]() Lorne grew up near Lumsden and learned to play hockey on frozen sloughs. He played minor hockey with the Regina Commandos before joining the Regina Pats in 1947. He ended his junior career with a Memorial Cup appearance in 1950 against the Montreal Junior Canadians. As a Pat he had 95 points in 111 games. Lorne spent 14 seasons playing professional hockey, including six years in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadians, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins. He had 30 points in 95 games and earned another four points in 18 playoff games. Lorne was part of Stanley Cup winning teams in 1953 and 1955. In 1958, Lorne won the Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League and also won a Western Professional Hockey League Championship with the Edmonton Flyers. Lorne was an A.H.L. all-star and W.P.H.L. most valuable player. He served as player coach of the Muskegon Zephyrs of the International Hockey League, and also played with the Regina Capitals and Winnipeg Maroons. The N.H.L.’s St. Louis Blues hired Lorne as a scout in 1967. He later scouted for the New York Rangers and the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association. He served as coach and general manager of the Regina Pats and was part of the coaching team for the Canadian team at the 1980 Olympics. He is currently scouting for the Edmonton Oilers. Al Ford Athlete: Football ![]() Al attended Central Collegiate before going to the University of Pacific on a basketball scholarship. He earned an honours degree in arts with a physical education major. Al joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in 1965 and played slotback, punter, halfback, and defensive back before retiring in 1976. Al played in five Grey Cups and won the cup in 1966. He played in 179 consecutive games and holds team records for career punts and yards, and the Grey Cup mark of an 87-yard punt. He was elected to the Roughriders Plaza of Honor in 1991. Al became an assistant coach with the Roughriders in 1980 and served as assistant general manager from 1985 to 1988. He was general manager from 1988 to 1999 and during this time the Riders participated in two Grey Cups and claimed the title in 1989. Al is one of only two people who have won both Grey Cups with the team. Al has served as the volunteer president and chair of the Canadian Cancer Society in Saskatchewan, the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Don Powell Scholarship Fund. Al also coached high school basketball for several years. He is currently serving as the interim general manager of the Hamilton Tiger Cats. Fred England Athlete: Multi-Sport ![]() Fred was born in 1897 and passed away in 1962 but who he was and what he accomplished will never be forgotten. He was involved in hockey, lacrosse, baseball and soccer. Fred’s family settled in Regina in the late 1880s, and he established a jewelry and optician business before building the England Block on Hamilton Street. He was the official watch inspector for CPR and CNR, and installed the clock in the post office tower in 1912. Fred served on city council for 17 years and numerous other boards including the Balfour Technical School Board; Saskatchewan Land, Mortage and Trusts Corporation; Saskatchewan Jewelers Association, Kiwanis Club; Retail Merchants Association; Board of Trade; Regina and District Oldtimers Association; Regina Exhibition Association; and Western Canada Association of Exhibitions. England Road, in Regent Park, is named in his honour. Fred was one of the first in the city to play ice hockey, and he was a halfback with the Regina Soccer Team, which won the Sons of Scotland Cup for the North West Territories in 1897 and 1898. He was the captain of the original Capital hockey team from 1904 to 1907 and helped the team win the territorial championships in 1904 and 1905. Fred played on the lacrosse team that won the territorial championships in 1904, played baseball with the C. P. R. team which won the 1905 city championships, and he donated the first-known hockey trophy in Regina. Charles Leibel Builder: Football ![]() After his father passed away in 1968, Charles became responsible for running Queen City Minor Football and continued to operate the league until 1985. During Roughrider half-time shows he refereed and coached Kramer Kats and CKCK Mighty Mites. Along with a group of volunteers, Charles helped develop land, which had been donated by the City of Regina, into a sports field. He worked to develop the grass, underground sprinklers, grandstands, office and storage buildings, lights and a scoreboard. The City named the field Leibel Field in 1955. Charles coordinated uniforms and coaches for 12 teams practicing on playgrounds throughout the city. The teams involved 300 boys aged 6-12. Charles officiated high school, junior and CFL football, and played four years with the junior Regina Bombers. He was on the Riders roster in 1951, and was honoured by the team in 1982 as a builder of Regina minor football. In 1988 he received an honourary life membership from the football referee’s association. While in Grade 7, Charles played tennis and earned a scholarship at the Regina Tennis Club. He recruited for the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, supervised races at St. John’s School, and worked on construction at Camp Monahan, which was later turned over to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Regina. Charles has also been a member of the YMCA from 1936 to 2001 and has owned Business Printers since 1986. Ken MacLeod Builder: Baseball ![]() As a builder in baseball, Ken was the founder and served as the president of the Kiwanis National Little League and the Sasktachewan Little League District One. For 15 years he was the driving force behind the Regina National League, serving as coach, fundraiser and president. He also initiated an agreement with the Saskatchewan Baseball Association to access Sask Sport funding for Little League. Ken worked with the Regina Little League Association to establish a credo that is still used today: No child shall be refused. They are entitled to play baseball on decent fields with good equipment and have the best coaching we can provide. The Regina Kiwanis Club named Ken Dad of the Year in 1982 and a baseball diamond in Kiwanis Park is named the Honourable Ken MacLeod Field in his honour. He was an executive member of the Regina Boys Community Hockey League, was a celebrity runner in the Canada 2000 relay, received a Canada 125 Commemorative Medal, and chaired the Peter Gzowski Golf Tournament for Saskatchewan literacy. Ken is a former member of the Legislative Assembly, and was a managing partner in Balfour, MacLeod, McDonald, Laschuk and Kyle law firm. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1973 and Queen’s Court Judge two years later. Ken has had a long time affiliation with the Kiwanis Club, the national judicial committee, and the United Church. Laurie Artiss Patron: Curling ![]() Laurie is being inducted for his outstanding support in several sports. He began his career as a writer and editor at the Winnipeg Tribune before moving on to the Brandon Sun, the Regina Leader Post and CKCK-TV. Although he is best known for his achievements in curling, Laurie was the president of the Manitoba Minor Baseball Association and the Manitoba Senior Baseball League. He was also an executive member and referee-in-chief of the Manitoba Hockey Association. Laurie was chair of the Regina Bid Committee for the 1973 Silver Broom and later chaired that event. He served as president of the Association of Regina Curling Clubs, and chaired the 1976 Brier, the Saskatchewan Curling Association’s 75th anniversary extravaganza, and the 1983 Silver Broom. On the international scene, Laurie was the vice chair and later chair of the Canadian Curling Association International Committee, and was the Canadian representative for the International Curling Federation. Laurie began what is believed to be the first pro shop in curling at the Tartan Curling Club and started his own curling supply business. He became vice president of finance for Hexagon Curling International, which controlled sponsorship rights for the world curling championships. Laurie also formed Dominion Sports Marketing, a division of Laurie Artiss Ltd., which supplied souvenir pins to the Canadian Olympic Association and the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Laurie created the pin industry in amateur sports that lead to the trading of pins at many major sporting events. He has designed pins for the Canada Games, the Briers, and the Air Canada Cup. Laurie also designed and donated pins for several amateur sports teams. |
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