Jack Evans
Over his 40-year hockey career, Jack Evans influenced many individuals as a player and a coach. He was a professional hockey player for 23 years, 14 of those in the NHL with the New York Rangers (1948-58) and Chicago Blackhawks (1958-61), winning a Stanley Cup championship in 1961 playing alongside Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita. Jack also made appearances in the NHL All-Star games in 1961 and 1962.
Upon retirement as a player, he then began coaching for the WHL and then the NHL. During his time as a coach he received three Coach of the Year awards.
University of Alberta Golden Bears (1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80)
The University of Alberta Golden Bears reigned supreme in Canadian university hockey circles, capturing the CIAU national hockey championship for three consecutive years.
Several members of these teams – including Randy Gregg, Don Spring, John Devaney, Dave Hindmarsh, Kevin Primeau and coach Clare Drake – also represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Individually, three of the Olympians continued their careers in the NHL. The coaches – Drake and Bill Moores – went on to coach in the NHL and were both inducted into the University of Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.
Red Deer Rustlers (1970-71)
The 1970-71 Red Deer Rustlers capped off an extremely successful season by winning the inaugural Canadian Junior A Championship and Manitoba Centennial Cup, 4-2, over the Charlottetown Islanders in Prince Edward Island.
Along the way, Red Deer won the Alberta Junior Hockey League title, defeated the Penticton Broncos (4-3) to win the Doyle Cup and St. Boniface Saints (4-0) to captured the Abbott Cup. The Rustlers were also named Red Deer’s Team of the Year for 1971.
Anne Hayden
Anne Hayden volunteered as an active member of the hockey community in Alberta for over 40 years. Starting with her Local Minor Hockey Association in Vauxhall, Anne served as Secretary and Treasurer before becoming Zone 5 Chair for five years.
In 1985, Anne became the South Director of Female Hockey, eventually becoming Female Hockey Chair for Hockey Alberta in 1988-89. In 1992, she helped organize the South-Central AA League in Brooks, also serving as league Secretary, Treasurer and statistician.
Bob Bartlett
Bob Bartlett has had a remarkable impact on the Lethbridge hockey community, serving in many roles over more than four decades. Bob was an MVP player and an NCAA national champion with University of North Dakota, General Manager of the WHL’s Lethbridge Hurricanes, scout for the Lethbridge Broncos from 1974-1985, and coach mentor, instructor and evaluator for Hockey Alberta for more than 20 years. Bob was a board member with the Lethbridge Athletics Association and Lethbridge Minor Hockey and a Director with the Hockey Alberta Foundation. He was inducted into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame, the University of North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame and received the Hockey Alberta Centennial Award.
Edmonton Journal/Calgary Herald
In 1910-11, the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal agreed to co-sponsor a trophy for the Alberta Amateur Championship in partnership with the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association, which had formed just three years earlier. The trophy was commissioned and the initial winners were Calgary’s St. Mary’s who defeated the Edmonton Deacons.
