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2018 Inductees
Player
Ron Delorme
Ron Delorme has been inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in the Player category. Delorme was born in North Battleford and grew up in Cochin. A popular player with his teammates and the fans, Delorme was a hero to Indigenous Canadians. Delorme became a role model for aspiring hockey players and athletes. "Chief," his nickname, spent a lot of his spare time encouraging Indigenous youth to aspire for great things like he did. He played his minor hockey in the area prior…
Player
William "Bill" Hicke
William "Bill" Hicke (Regina) has been inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in the Player category. Hicke excelled at many sports in his youth, but eventually, it was hockey that would consume him and steer his life to the big leagues. After being called up at the early age of 15, he would spend his entire Junior career with the Regina Pats between 1954-58. In 146 regular-season games, he scored 251 points including 142 goals. He led the league in goals and points…
Player
Hayley Wickenheiser
Hayley Wickenheiser (Shaunavon) has been inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in the Player category. Considered one of the best female hockey players in the world, Wickenheiser is a five-time Olympic medalist, four-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time world champion. Wickenheiser’s ascent to the top of the sport started in Shaunavon when at 15, she was the youngest member chosen for the Canadian Women’s National Team – a team she led to several…
Builder
John Kelly Lovering
John Kelly Lovering (Regina) has been inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category. Lovering was a teacher and a coach not only in Saskatchewan but all around the world. Although it was his coaching in hockey that become renowned, he also spent time coaching basketball, volleyball and football. Overall, he captured 14 provincial championships as a coach. In 1995, he received the Gordon Jukes Award, presented by Hockey Canada, to acknowledge exceptional…
Official
Lyle Wilhelm
Lyle Wilhelm (Moose Jaw) has been inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in the Official category. Wilhelm has spent 48 years as a true leader of hockey officiating in our province and country. He continues to make officials and officiating programs better. His contribution to the Saskatchewan Hockey Association (now Hockey Saskatchewan) and Hockey Canada in the development of programs and his vision of making hockey officiating better has been a great benefit to the game. As an…
Grassroots
Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson (Moose Jaw/Swift Current) has been inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in the Grassroots category. Hockey has been a part of Johnson’s life since the age of four when he started playing on the creek in Moose Jaw. He continued playing the sport until 60 when he retired from Old Timers hockey. Over the course of his time as a young player, he won the city scoring championship, played on the city all-star team and won a city championship. He later went on to win…
Grassroots
Dennis Loeppky
Dennis Loeppky (Swift Current) has been inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in the Grassroots category. Loeppky was a dedicated community volunteer who began lending his time back in 1967 selling programs in the brand new Centennial Civic Centre. He became predominantly known for his work as a timekeeper and scorekeeper for the Swift Current Broncos (WHL) and Swift Current Indians (SJHL) as well as at a variety of special community events for local hockey teams. His timekeeping…
Team
1987-1988 Notre Dame Hounds
The 1987-88 Notre Dame Hounds have been inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in the Team category. When the Notre Dame Argos folded in 1976, there was no indication that a Notre Dame team would ever be back in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). However, in the spring of 1987, the school’s Under-18 AAA Hounds team had gone to the Air Canada Cup final, losing a close game to a team from Quebec. It was then they made the decision to step up a level and join the SJHL…
