Ken Craig
Ken Craig began his involvement in Minor Hockey as a coach in Calgary. In 1967, Ken became the Registrar of the Minor Hockey Association of Calgary. In 1970, he was elected the Zone 9 Minor Chairperson and served in that position until 1972 when he took over as President of the Minor Hockey Association of Calgary.
Ken remained in the Calgary organization until 1974, at which time he started working as an employee of Hockey Alberta. Ken worked for Hockey Alberta as the Secretary-Manager/Executive Director for 16 years and received the President’s Award in 1990.
Ernie Boruk
During his 22 years as an official, Ernie Boruk progressed to the highest level attainable in amateur refereeing (Level 6) and refereed all levels of Minor, Junior, Senior and University hockey, as well as international events. Ernie instructed officials clinics for Hockey Alberta, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Western Hockey League, and supervised officials from minor hockey up to Junior A and University.
Ernie also served on the Hockey Alberta Board of Directors. In 1985, he received the Hockey Alberta President’s Award and in 1993 was awarded a Hockey Alberta Life Membership.
Russ Barnes
Russ Barnes began volunteering in the 1940s as the Sports Director for the Edmonton Eastwood Community. In 1962, Russ joined the Maple Leaf Athletic Club and held positions ranging from Equipment Manager to President until becoming the Alumni President in 1988. Russ served Hockey Alberta as the Zone 8 Minor Chair and the North Vice-Chair.
Russ was one of the founders of Sports Central, an equipment supplier for disadvantage kids, and received the Hockey Alberta President’s Award, the Canadian Hockey Association Minor Hockey Week Award and Life Membership in the Maple Leaf Athletic Club.
John Kelly
From 1967 to 1972, John Kelly served on the Minor Hockey Association Board in Lloydminster. In 1973 John was elected Zone 2 Minor Chair, a position he held for seven years. In 1980, John became the Minor Council North Vice-Chair and in 1981, was elected the North East Zone Director, a position he held until 1989.
John also served as the president of the North East Alberta Junior B Hockey League and President of the Lloydminster Blazers Junior A Hockey Club.
