Speed skating has become one of the most beloved winter sports in the world. Comparable to running a race by foot, speed skating requires only one skill to win: being faster than your competition. Female Manitoban skaters have put that skill to use, dominating events and competitions dating back as far as the early 1900s. …
Manitoba will never forget one of its greatest swimmers, freestyle specialist Shannon Shakespeare. A 14-time national champion and 11-time national record holder, Shakespeare’s accomplishments led her to the Olympic Games and World Championships. Born in Mission, B.C, Shakespeare began her swimming career in Thompson, Manitoba with the Thompson Northern Torpedoes, before eventually moving to Winnipeg…
Do you remember the main player who led the Chicago Bulls to six championships in the 90s? Of course, it was Michael Jordan. What about the head coach? Some of you might not remember his name as easily, especially those not in basketball circles. It was Phil Jackson. He helped get his players to buy…
A 23-year professional football career that extends into your late 40s sounds grueling. But for Bob Cameron, just getting there was the hardest part. Before he was punting balls down field for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Cameron was an all-star quarterback and punter at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. His career with the Axemen…
Rowing was first introduced into the Olympic Games in 1900 in Paris, France. But its competitive heritage can be traced back even further to the 17th century, when regattas, or races, were held on rivers in England. The Winnipeg Rowing Club started up amid those time periods, beginning in 1881 on the mighty Red River….
The Hall of Fame recently learned that Audrey (Haine) Daniels passed away on September 11, 2021 at the age of 94 in Ohio. You can read her obituary here. Inducted as an athlete in 2009 from the sport of softball, Daniels pitched for St. Vital Tigerettes in Senior Women’s play as a 16 year old…
The Hall of Fame has learned that Jim Ursel has passed away after a battle with cancer on September 29, 2021. You can find his obituary here. Jim was a champion curler, winning a Schoolboy Championship in 1954, a Manitoba Men’s Championship in 1962, six Quebec Championships in 1974-80, and the Brier in 1977. He…
A movie could be made about Corey Koskie’s path to the big leagues. Born in the small town of Anola, Manitoba, Koskie played hockey, baseball, and volleyball. At the age of 18, he earned a scholarship to play for the University of Manitoba’s Men’s Volleyball Team, and was committed to focus on volleyball full-time in…
‘70s Hoops Many people know about the fast-paced, end-to-end action, three-point shooting style that is today’s NBA. But back in the ‘70s, the game looked nothing like that. The three-point line did not exist, hard fouls were just ordinary fouls as flagrant fouls didn’t even come into existence until 1990; and if you wanted to…
The story of the National Hockey League cannot be told without the impacts made by goaltenders from Manitoba. Our net minding history stretches back as far as the 1920s with Charlie Gardiner and Hal Winkler, and into the present day with Chris Driedger, Calvin Pickard, and James Reimer. Sandwiched between those players is 100 years…