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 Patrick
Hardy
Wetaskiwin born Patrick Hardy, an around athlete is honoured
for his abilities, achievements and contribution to the
sport of football - an
outstanding football career in high school, at the junior
level and at the university level where he played for the
Calgary Dinosaurs for five years, and for over 50 games with
the Dinos Patrick was a starting player playing halfback and
corner. Now an avid golfer golfing to a single-digit
handicap and still plays hockey with the Usona Oilers.
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 Kelly
Kisio
Kelly Kisio was a dominant NHL player and an
inspiration to his team mates. Called "a coach's
hockey player" - heart, desire, coachable, desire, quick
shot and great hockey sense, he distinguished himself from
an early age. WHL Rookie of Year, New York Ranger's Fan
Favourite, captain, and averaged 70 points a season. In
San Hose, voted by the media as “Sharks
Player of the Year”,
assistant captain and led
team
in scoring. More recently as GM of Calgary Hitmen awarded the Lloyd Saunders
Memorial Trophy give to the WHL’s Top Executive and led
team to several division and league victories.
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 Brenda
Vergette - Wrist Wrestling/Arm Wrestling
During her thirteen year career, Brenda
won eight World Championships, eleven Provincial titles, six
Western Canadian titles, twenty Canadian National titles,
five Canadian Open Championships, one Can-Am title and one
Golden Bear Invitational Championship in Moscow, and was
runner-Up thirteen times - in 182 weight classes 120
first place finishes; 40 seconds; 10 thirds and
6 fourths for a
total of 176 times in the top four.
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Inductees 2008
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 Earl
Cooper Robertson
Earl was called up to
replace Detroit’s injured goalie in game four of the
1936-37 Stanley Cup semi-final playoffs against
Montreal. Against the New York Rangers he posted
shut-outs in game four and five and became the hero,
leading his team to a Stanley Cup victory.
"Robbie" stopped the first penalty shot ever awarded
during Stanley Cup play.
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 Brad
Hunker
In over one
hundred events in Brad’s career only four times did he
not finish in the top three. In a span of four years
(1985-89) Brad was undefeated in left arm competitions.
He won major titles with his left and right arm in both
the Stand-up and Sit Down styles of Arm Wrestling and
has competed across Canada, in the United States,
Mexico, Russia and South America.
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 Gene
Ziebarth
After a year competing on
the Teacher’s bowling team in Fort Saskatchewan, he
began to compete at higher levels. In a short
period of time he was representing the Central Zone in
the Alberta “Open” Championships, a feat that he has
accomplished for twenty-two of the last twenty-four
years.
He also holds a national record for the most consecutive
strikes, 26 in a row.
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