A total of 22 hockey players over the age of 80 were inducted into the Canadian 80-plus Hockey Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Saskatoon this past weekend.
Among those inducted were Saskatoon’s Don Reimer and Lloydminster’s Frank Fulop.
Mayor Charlie Clark took time to recognize the 22 inductees during Monday’s City Council meeting. The first council meeting to take place in person since the beginning of the pandemic.
“These are all hockey players that are over 80 years old and still active playing hockey. I had a chance to join in the event at the Western Development Museum and it was very inspiring.”
The event drew around 500 people to the WDM on Saturday night. Another induction ceremony is slated for October in Burlington, Ontario.
2022 Saskatchewan inductees:
Benderski, Howie
Martens, Peter
Bentley, Tom
McCarty, Clair
Exner, Sinc
Reimer, Don
Fulop, Frank
Reynolds, Garry
Gentle, Garry
Schafer, Marty
Grosse, Merv
Shychoski, Frank
Hubenig, Hugh
Sladek, Ray
Klassen, Walter
Thompson, Jim
Larson, Earl T
remblay, Paul
Lukey, Lawrence
Turner, Jack
Marshall, John
Wilson, George