Stories

WHAT’S IN A RING? It is human nature to value memorabilia that serve as reminders ...

RED DEVILS 1951Back Row: Bob Rigler, Charlie Turner, Max Henning, Johnny MacMillan, Cliff Guitard, Roy ...

Peter the Great… of Grande Prairie Through political and military action Peter the Great of ...

BERT BESSENT’S GRANDE PRAIRIE MIDGETS 1934Back: Bert Bessent –coachFront row: Bill Card, Frank Stojan, Max ...

GRANDE PRAIRIE LEGION 1950-51Back Row: Walt Hiekkila, Gordon Bond, Don Swanston, Harold Ayre, Deb Crough, ...

JOHNNY’S 1949 PEE WEE ELKS MINOR HOCKEY TEAMBack row: Johnny Macdonald, Wayne Harris, Brian Nelson, ...

Rung  # 9 – The Hockey Legend It is no mean feat to be nominated ...

Rung # 7 – The Hockey Coach Earlier it was noted that Murray sometimes mused ...

Rung # 5 – The College Hockey Player When Murray met Colleen Bonnett in Junior ...

Rung # 3 – The Minor Hockey Player in Grande Prairie Facing the prospect of ...

From Ponds to the Pros DARREN MCAUSLAND 1972- Life After Hockey Darren and his mother ...

From Ponds to the Pros DARREN MCAUSLAND 1972- To the ProsAlong with Darren’s Grovedale supporters, ...

From Ponds to the Pros DARREN MCAUSLAND 1972- Minor HockeyFollowing Darren’s early start in minor ...

From Ponds to the Pros DARREN MCAUSLAND 1972- The Early Years If the Grande Prairie ...

Continuing… I mentioned earlier that my experience of having a special “in” with Roy did ...

Continuing… I don’t have a great deal of information about Roy Peterson’s history as a ...

Continuing… In addition to individual volunteers the Kinsmen and the Elks were eager promoters of ...

Continuing… I was 10 years old. Nothing was more exciting and important to me and ...