Sask. Sports Hall of Fame reveals Class of 2019

The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame revealed its inductees for 2019 on Thursday.

The athletes going in are Chris Biegler and Marg (Curry) Sihvon (both basketball), Wendel Clark and Colleen Sostorics (both hockey), Jacki Nichol (softball) and Kelly Parker (soccer). The builders being inducted are Clarence Campbell (hockey) and Bill Kinash (cycling).

The induction ceremony is set for Sept. 28 at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina.

Biegler, who hails from Regina, is the all-time leader in points per game, defensive rebounds and free-throw percentage for the University of Regina Cougars men’s team. Voted the top player in Canadian men’s university basketball in 1987, Biegler was the first U of R player in any sport to have their number retired.

Sihvon, a product of Moose Jaw, led the University of Saskatchewan Huskies to two Canadian women’s university finals and was named an all-star in 1967 and ’68. She played for Canada at two Pan Am Games, winning a bronze medal with the Canadian squad in 1967.

A product of Kelvington, Clark played with the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades before being the first pick overall in the 1985 NHL draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a two-time NHL all-star during a 15-season career that also featured stops with the Quebec Nordiques, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks.

Sostorics won Olympic gold medals with Canada’s women’s hockey team in 2002, 2006 and 2010. The Kennedy product also won three world championships with Canada and was the first woman inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame.

Nichol, who hails from Saskatoon, captained Canada at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and at the 2002 world championship tournament in Saskatoon. She also won a silver medal at the 1999 Pan Am Games and was part of teams that won 13 straight provincial titles.

Parker, who also is from Saskatoon, earned 40 caps for Canada’s women’s team and was part of the team that won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

Campbell, who was born in Fleming, first was hired by the NHL in 1936. He eventually served as the league’s president from 1946 through 1977, the longest tenure for the head of any major North American sport.

Kinash is the Hall’s first cycling inductee. The Reginan was the provincial team coach for eight years and spent time as president of the Saskatchewan and Canadian cycling associations.

Tickets for the induction ceremony are $100 apiece or $800 for a table of eight. Tickets can be purchased here.