One of the hockey’s great goaltenders, Glenn Hall, will be among 12 individuals and teams to be inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame at the induction ceremony May 27 at the Capri Centre, it was announced Wednesday.
Hall started his hockey career with the Western Hockey League’s Edmonton Flyers in 1952 before moving onto the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings in 1955. He spent two season with the Wings before spending 10 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks. He later played four years with the St. Louis Blues.
He played 552 games in the NHL and was named to the all-star team eight times, won three Vezina Trophies and was the only netminder to be voted onto the first all-star team with three different teams. In 1961 he backstopped the ‘Hawks to the Stanley Cup and in 1967 he led the Blues to the Cup final and won the Conn Smythe trophy as the playoffs MVP.
Val Fonteyne, who spent 23 years in the NHL with Detroit, the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Edmonton Oilers will also be inducted along with former Edmonton Eskimo head coach Norm Kimball.
Kimball was also set the ground work for what Football Alberta is today and worked with the organizing for the group that started the first coach’s clinic for amateur football in Alberta.
Long time broadcaster Ken Newans of Calgary, who also served on the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum board for more than 25 years, will be inducted as a multisport builder.
Peter Guterson of Calgary, a world class freestyle wrestler in the 97-kilogram class, synchronized swimming builder Christine Hampshire of Calgary, disabled skiing athlete Lauren Woolstencroft, who won five gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic, and weightlifting builder Dr. Roy Sinclair will also be honoured. Multisport builder Art Davis, who was involved in baseball, hockey, soccer and golf, will receive the Pioneer Award while the Achievement Award goes to swimming builder Ted Thomas.
Two teams — the 1963 and 1966 Memorial Cup champion Edmonton Oil Kings, and the 1950 World Hockey Champion Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys — will also be inducted.