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Kiwanis Club of Wascana

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  • began sponsoring high school football in 1954 when four teams – Central, Balfour, Campion and Luther – joined the league. By 2010 there were 16 teams in the Regina Intercollegiate Football League, four from outside the city.
  • awards bursaries to players, managers and trainers; presents Merit Award to school with best spirit; concludes each season with Banquet of Champions to recognize all-stars and Mom/Dad of the Year
  • assigned doctors to teams and with the assistance of dentists made mouthguards mandatory in the 1970s; put programs in place to develop student athletic trainers

Stewart Sam

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  • coached University of Regina Cougars men’s basketball team from 1944-61, helping to develop the program and giving the team its nickname; also coached Regina Crescents, who won seven senior men’s provincial titles in the 1950s and 1960s; coached senior men’s provincial team at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Zone trials
  • served as a basketball official until 1967, helping get Saskatchewan’s referees accredited by the International Association of Basketball Officials as an organizer, evaluator and head clinician of the Regina association
  • Played as captain of Army and Navy Veterans team that won the 1946 Saskatchewan senior men’s championship

Park Jim

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  • Saskatchewan Rally Championship winner in 1973, ’76, ’81, ’82, ’83 and ’88
  • Prairie Region Performance Rally Championship (Production Class) series champ in 1981
  • Prairie Region Navigational Rally Championship series driver champion in 1989
  • Western Canadian Performance Rally Championship (Production A Class) series driving champion in 1982 and 1983
  • organized rally events locally, plus volunteered in promoting safe driver skills with national events such as the Labatt’s Road Scholarship Program; long-time member of the Ambassadors Club

Pyne Rob

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  • played for CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders on special teams and as a defensive back from 1972-73, including two Western finals and a 1972 Grey Cup appearance against Hamilton Tiger-Cats; completed CFL career in 1975 after stints in Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton
  • after high school career at Luther, earned football scholarship at Tulsa University
  • joined Regina Rams from 1969-71 and won national junior football championships in 1970 and 1971
  • played basketball with University of Regina Cougars, earning conference all-star status in 1971-72, playing 16 games with 200 points and 114 rebounds

Sillinger Mike

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  • played junior 1987-91 with Regina Pats, initially part of team’s Pup Line, scoring 178 goals and 241 assists in 266 games; Western Hockey League all-star in 1990 and 1991
  • represented Canada twice
  • first-round draft choice of NHL’s Detroit Red Wings, 11th overall, in 1989
  • traded nine times; set NHL record by playing with 12 teams from 1990-2009 – Detroit, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators and New York Islanders. Played 1,049 NHL games with 240 goals and 308 assists; also 48 playoff games

Heward Jamie

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  • played junior 1987-91 with Regina Pats, initially part of team’s Pup Line, scoring 78 goals and 150 assists in 263 games; Western Hockey League all-star in 1991
  • represented Canada five times
  • first-round draft choice of NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, 16th overall, in 1989
  • played 394 NHL games between 1995-2009 with Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets, Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning, tallying 79 goals and 174 assists
  • played with six minor professional teams and in Europe
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