2023 Inductees « Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame

Player

Jeffrey “Jeff” Friesen

Jeff Friesen honed his early hockey skills during the frigid winters of Meadow Lake on a homemade rink in his backyard. He was a member of local minor hockey from 1981-91 where Friesen was instrumental in the U15 A Meadow Lake Stampeders winning back-to-back provincial championships in 1989 and 1990. Friesen left home at age 15 to play U18 AAA for the Saskatoon Contacts for the 1991-92 season. In his first year with the Contacts, Friesen amassed a whopping 37 goals and 51 assists for 88 points…

Player

Ronald “Ron” Greschner

Goodsoil, Sask., is where Ron Greschner began skating at age three and learned about his love for the game of hockey. He still fondly cherishes meeting future SHHOF inductee Gordie Howe at a youth hockey camp in Saskatoon before playing against “Mr. Hockey” years later in Howe’s final NHL season. Before reaching that milestone, Greschner was a member of the Goodsoil Minor Hockey system and wound up being drafted by the Junior A Chilliwack Bruins of the British Columbia Hockey…

Player

Wade Redden

Wade Redden is a former professional ice hockey defenceman who had a successful and accomplished career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played his minor hockey with Hillmond, Lloydminster as well as the Mid West Red Wings. Redden started his Junior A career as a Lloydminster Blazer at 15 years old during the 1992-93 season. Redden spent his three Western Hockey League (WHL) seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings from 1993 to 1996. He was selected second overall in the 1995 NHL Entry…

Builder / Grassroots

King Family

The King family has been inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame under the category of Builders/Grassroots, recognizing the significant contributions they have made to the development of hockey in the province, specifically in their hometown of Meadow Lake. Brothers Dwight and Dwayne “D.J.” King, along with sisters Danene (King) Kopperud and Dayna King, are a family of hockey builders and grassroots enthusiasts who have made significant contributions to the sport in…

Official

Mark “Wheels” Wheler

Former top NHL linesman Mark Wheler began to ref minor hockey in the Battlefords area at age 13 in 1978. He was introduced to officiating by his brother Ken, a future SHHOF inductee, and soon progressed to lines Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) games by the time he could obtain a driver’s licence. After graduating high school, Wheler moved to Saskatoon to take his officiating career to the next level and joined the Western Hockey League (WHL). While working games for the WHL, he…

Team

2005-06 / 2007-08 Meadow Lake Stampeders

The Meadow Lake Stampeders hockey club was a dominant force in Saskatchewan Senior (Sr.) A hockey during the 2005-06 and 2007-08 seasons. During the 2006 playoffs, they were undefeated against Onion Lake, Kindersley, Rosthern, and Saskatoon on their journey to a hard-fought battle against the Southey Marlins in the final. All series at the time were in a best-of-three format, and the Stampeders suffered a 7-3 loss in the first game where the team struggled to stay out of the sin bin with…