By Eric Welsh, as published in the Chilliwack Progress Newspaper For the first time this fall, the Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame will put the spotlight on the next generation of elite athletes with the introduction of U-18 Female and Male Athlete of the Year awards. At the annual Chilliwack Sports Dinner on Oct. 23 …
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By Eric Welsh The Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame class of 2019 has been announced. An Olympic level swimmer, curling’s biggest fan and a championship soccer squad will be inducted at the Chilliwack Sports Dinner Gala on October 23. The 2019 Chilliwack Sports Dinner, sponsored by Triple B Plumbing , will be held October 23 …
The Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame welcomes two new members this October. The inductees will be honored guests at the first annual Chilliwack Sports Dinner presented by Royal LePage, taking place Oct. 27 at the Squiala Hall. They’ll be officially inducted the following night at a Chilliwack Chiefs game at Prospera Centre. Lara Mussell Savage Lara Mussell …
The Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame welcomes its Class of 2015 this weekend. The induction ceremony will be held during the first period intermission of the Saturday night Chilliwack Chiefs game vs Prince George. Jack Covey is being honoured as an inductee in the Judy Fitzsimmons Builder Category Here is his story. Whenever Jack Covey …
More than two decades have passed since a Chilliwack hockey squad won this city’s one and only midget AAA provincial title. To Derek Cranfield and his teammates, it feels like a lifetime ago since they dispatched Cowichan 7-1 to hoist the trophy. But when Cranfield, one of the goalies on that 1993-94 team, starts reminiscing …
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One of the finest teams in Chilliwack Minor Hockey history will join local coaching legend Jack Covey in the Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame this fall. Covey will be the first inductee in the newly-named Judy Fitzsimmons Builder category. Involved for decades in local sport, Covey is best known for his work on the gridiron. As a …
It’s the spring of 1968. Carl Marsh and some of his 3-Field Squadron teammates are in the stands in a frigid rink in Petawawa, ON. On the ice, another hockey team is doing line rushes. Up and back Up and back. Up and back. CFB Rockcliffe has the ice for two hours and they use …
If you didn’t know Rick Klassen’s history before meeting him, you could make a very reasoned guess based on the first five minutes. First, the handshake, a crushing embrace of hands that you need to be ready for. Then, the air of intensity that surrounds Klassen wherever he goes and whenever he speaks. Sitting in …
One team and one individual will go in this year, with the induction ceremony taking place Oct. 25. Rick Klassen is being recognized for a 10 year Canadian Football League career that included a Grey Cup win in 1985. Klassen was an outstanding athlete at Sardis secondary school in the late 1970s, and played collegiately at …