The Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame is currently the centre of attention in Moose Jaw.
I applaud the nomination and induction of John Hunter. He is a tad over 65 years of age and is being recognized while he can still appreciate the adulation. John has given as much or more time than anyone to the youth and sports in Moose Jaw.
When I look at who have been inducted, I wonder why George Swarbrick, Jim Wiste and Ken Doraty have not been inducted. They are part of hockey royalty for Moose Jaw. Each made it to the NHL.
Swarbrick also played for father Bauer’s Team Canada; Wiste was co/captain 1968 University of Denver NCAA championship team; Doraty was a Maple Leaf and scored a Stanley Cup winning goal before coming to Moose Jaw and coaching junior and senior teams.
When I started writing this I thought Swarbrick , Wiste, Gillies, Smail, Low and Staniowski were the only NHL players from Moose Jaw. Not necessarily so. There exists a Moose Jaw athlete template that includes the six previous names and a whole lot more and It gives a brief history of each athlete.
What caught my attention is Cam Neely and Chico Resch who have some connection to Moose Jaw. I am guessing but Neelys father was in the Air Force and they must have lived here for a period. Its all very interesting googling names or going to Wikipedia...sports people of Moose Jaw.
I am wondering, will the foregoing qualify for a nomination of Swarbrick Wiste and Doraty? I also wonder, have they been previously nominated and not qualified for some reason?
Russell Ayerst
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