The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame recently acquired a large collection of memorabilia from the family of Honoured Member, Evelyn Moroz. The memorabilia includes game-used equipment from her days with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), along with a variety of souvenirs and scrapbooks that she acquired during her playing days and travel. The…
Photo credit: Free Press MSSA Media Roll of Honour: Randy Turner – A Legacy of Storytelling and Humanity There’s a photo of former Free Press reporter Randy Turner from a time he was writing a feature story related to youth hockey where, with his pen clenched in his teeth, Turner is helping a young…
Photo credit: Bison Sports 1999-2003 University of Manitoba Bisons Volleyball Team For four consecutive CIS (now U Sports) seasons, the University of Manitoba Men’s Bisons volleyball team was all-out dominant, capturing three national championships and placing third once. Led by previous Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame inductees Jim Schreyer (1999-2000) and Garth Pischke (2001-2003),…
Photo credit: Special Olympics Manitoba Brita Hall: A Champion’s Journey in Special Olympics Brita Hall is a decorated Special Olympics Manitoba athlete with six World Games gold medals. Over her 44-year career, Hall has excelled in multiple sports, including cross-country skiing, track and field, golf, and alpine skiing. When Hall was only nine weeks…
Jennifer Botterill: A Legacy of Excellence on and Off the Ice Jennifer Botterill is one of the most decorated athletes in Canada, a fixture with the women’s national hockey team program for 14 years. The Winnipegger represented her country in four Olympics, capturing three gold medals (2002, 2006, and 2010) and a silver (1998). …
Dr. Sandra Kirby: A Trailblazer in Safe Sport and Gender Equity The first time Dr. Sandra Kirby spoke publicly about sexual abuse in sport, she could feel the change in the air. It was 1994, and the University of Winnipeg sociologist had been invited to give a speech at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria,…
Photo credit: Pure Lifestyle Ltd. Russ Horbal: A Lifelong Commitment to Sports Medicine and Athlete Success With highlights that include supporting roles with the Winnipeg Jets, Blue Bombers, Goldeyes, and numerous Canadian Olympic contingents, Russ Horbal’s resume reads like a dream for sports medicine professionals. But if you ask Horbal himself, it’s not these…
Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Ted Irvine Ted Irvine’s Unlikely NHL Journey For most teenagers, being pulled out of a matinee by their father would be a life-scarring nightmare. But Ted Irvine was not most teenagers. In 1963, the 18-year-old was watching The Great Escape at the Metropolitan Theatre in downtown Winnipeg when his…
The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame joins those mourning the passing of legendary athlete Bruce Pirnie. Pirnie’s career in shot putting took him across the globe, and he reciprocated by providing guidance to organizations and young athletes. Pirnie’s career included several provincial championships and a selection to the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s All-Star team in…
On behalf of its Board of Directors and Selection Committee, the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2024. This year’s class encompasses three individual athletes, two builders, and one team, and features Special Olympics, hockey, volleyball, multi-sport, and sport medicine. “I want to congratulate the inductees for all they have accomplished…