Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame facts for kids

The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum is a special place that celebrates the history of ice hockey in Manitoba. It's like a museum and a "hall of fame" all in one. You can find it in downtown Winnipeg, right inside the Canada Life Centre.

The Hall of Fame started in 1985. That's when the first group of people and teams were honored. Special plaques were put up to remember their amazing achievements. The first group was very large. It included many Manitoba players, coaches, and teams. They were recognized for their success at all levels of hockey. New members were added every year or two until 1993. Since 1995, new members have been added every two years.

Inside the museum, you'll find different areas. The Players Wall is near the main entrance. The Builders Wall is in another corner. Builders are people who helped grow the sport, like team owners or organizers. There's also a Wall of Champions for teams that have been honored. The museum also has a special display for Olympic gold medal winners. You can see cool hockey items in a protected area. The Hall of Fame used to be in the Winnipeg Arena. It moved to the MTS Centre (now the Canada Life Centre) in late 2004. There's also a photo gallery of Hall of Fame members at the Canad Inns Polo Park in Winnipeg.

Manitoba's Best Hockey Players and Coaches

In 2000, the Manitoba Hockey Foundation chose the best hockey players and coaches from a century of hockey in Manitoba. They called these groups the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame All-Star Teams.

1st All-Star Team

• Goal - Terry Sawchuk
• Defence - Babe Pratt, Jack Stewart
• Forwards - Andy Bathgate, Bobby Clarke, Bill Mosienko
• Coach - Dick Irvin

2nd All-Star Team

• Goal - Chuck Gardiner
• Defence - Ching Johnson, Ken Reardon
• Forwards - Frank Fredrickson, Bryan Hextall, Reg Leach
• Coach - Billy Reay

Player of the Century

Terry Sawchuk

Coach of the Century

Dick Irvin

Referee of the Century

Andy Van Hellemond

Honored Players

This section lists many of the talented hockey players who have been inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.

A

• Reg Abbott
• Gary Aldcorn
• Jack Armytage
• Chuck Arnason

B

C

• Randy Carlyle
• Bruce Carmichael
• Art Chapman
• Ron Chipperfield
• Elliot Chorley
• Bob Chrystal
• Bobby Clarke
• Cam Connor
• William Cockburn
• Joe Cooper
• Art Coulter
• Rosario Couture
• Joe Crozier
• Wilf Cude

D

• Joe Daley
• Bill Derlago
• Ernie Dickens
• Jordy Douglas
• Tom Dunderdale
• Fred Dunsmore
• Red Dutton

E

• Brian Engblom
• Dean Evason
• Bill Ezinicki

F

• Bill Fairbairn
• Pat Falloon
• Gord Fashoway
• Wilf Field
• Bob Fitchner
• Rod Flett
• Marcel Flett
• Mike Ford
• Jimmy Foster
• Bill Fraser
• Frank Fredrickson
• Karl Friesen
• Theo Fleury

G

• Chuck Gardiner
• Herb Gardiner
• Cal Gardner
• Curt Giles
• Randy Gilhen
• Billy Gooden
• Magnus Goodman
• Paul Goodman
• Butch Goring
• Ted Green

H

I

• Dick Irvin
• Ted Irvine

J

• Gerry James
• Ching Johnson
• Dan Johnson
• Jim Johnson
• Tom Johnson
• Bill Juzda

K

• Robert Kabel
• Pete Kapusta
• Vaughn Karpan
• Mike Keane
• Mickey Keating
• Pete Kelly
• Bill Kendall
• Sheldon Kennedy
• Trevor Kidd
• Neil Komadoski
• George Konik
• Dick Kowcinak
• Arnie Kullman
• Ed Kullman

L

• Gord Labossiere
• Gord Lane
• Pete Langelle
• Wayne Larkin
• Reggie Leach
• Grant Ledyard
• Butch Lee
• Chuck Lefley
• Bob Leiter
• Bill Lesuk
• Victor Lindquist
• Clem Loughlin
• Ron Low

M

N

• Eric Nesterenko
• Ray Neufeld
• Ulf Nilsson
• Baldy Northcott

O

• Chris Oddleifson
• Harry Oliver

P

• Ross Parke
• James Patrick
• Steve Patrick
• Mitch Pechet
• Cliff Pennington
• Alf Pike
• Paul Platz
• Babe Pratt

R

• Bill Ranford
• Don Raleigh
• Chuck Rayner
• Ken Reardon
• Terry Reardon
• Billy Reay
• Tom Rendall
• Art Rice-Jones
• Curt Ridley
• Mike Ridley
• Gus Rivers
• Romeo Rivers
• Bill Robinson
• Duane Rupp
• Church Russell
• Jack Ruttan

S

T

• Harry Taylor
• Ted Taylor
• Jimmy Thomson
• Len Thornson
• Del Topoll

W

• Ernie Wakely
• Nick Wasnie
• Bill Watson
• Blake Watson
• Murray Wilkie
• Neil Wilkinson
• Carey Wilson
• Cully Wilson
• Steve Witiuk
• Bob Woytowich
• Ken Wregget

Y

• Terry Yake
• Mike Yaschuk
• Norm Yellowlees
• Susana Yuen

Z

• Chick Zamick
• Bruno Zarrillo

Honored Builders

"Builders" are people who helped create, organize, and grow hockey in Manitoba. They might be team owners, managers, or people who worked behind the scenes to make hockey happen.

Honored Officials

These are the referees and linesmen who have been recognized for their important work in hockey games.

Honored Media Members

This section lists people from the media, like journalists and broadcasters, who have been honored for their contributions to hockey.

Champion Teams

Many teams from Manitoba have won important championships over the years. Here are some of them:

Stanley Cup Winners

• 1896 Winnipeg Victorias
• 1901 Winnipeg Victorias

Olympic Gold Medalists

• 1920 Winnipeg Falcons
• 1932 Winnipeg Hockey Club

IIHF World Champions

• 1931 University of Manitoba Grads
• 1935 Winnipeg Monarchs

Avco Cup Winners

• 1976 Winnipeg Jets
• 1978 Winnipeg Jets
• 1979 Winnipeg Jets

Edinburgh Cup Winners

• 1956 Winnipeg Warriors

Canadian University Champions

• 1965 University of Manitoba

Allan Cup Winners

• 1911 Winnipeg Victorias
• 1912 Winnipeg Victorias
• 1913 Winnipeg Hockey Club
• 1915 Winnipeg Monarchs
• 1916 Winnipeg 61st Battalion
• 1920 Winnipeg Falcons
• 1923 University of Manitoba Junior Hockey Club
• 1932 Winnipeg Hockey Club
• 1928 University of Manitoba Varsity Hockey Club
• 1964 Winnipeg Maroons
• 1994 Warroad Lakers
• 1995 Warroad Lakers
• 1996 Warroad Lakers
• 2003 Île-des-Chênes North Stars

Edmonton Journal Trophy Winners

• 1952 Dauphin Kings
• 1955 Brandon Wheat Kings
• 1957 Pine Falls Paper Kings
• 1964 Warroad Lakers
• 1966 Flin Flon Warriors

Hardy Cup Winners

• 1974 Warroad Lakers
• 1983 Winnipeg North End Flyers

Memorial Cup Winners

• 1921 Winnipeg Junior Falcons
• 1923 University of Manitoba Junior Hockey Club
• 1931 Elmwood Millionaires
• 1935 Winnipeg Monarchs
• 1937 Winnipeg Monarchs
• 1938 St. Boniface Seals
• 1941 Winnipeg Rangers
• 1942 Portage Terriers
• 1943 Winnipeg Rangers
• 1946 Winnipeg Monarchs
• 1957 Flin Flon Bombers
• 1959 Winnipeg Braves

Centennial Cup Winners

• 1973 Portage Terriers
• 1974 Selkirk Steelers

Abbott Cup Winners

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