A who’s who of hockey has been inducted into the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame.
It was an honor for us to be commissioned to create the commemorative limited edition prints each of the inductees received on July 22, 2018 at the gala in Canmore Alberta.
Class of 2018 Evening Introduction
The inductees were sent well wishes from their supporters, many of whom were in attendance for the induction ceremony.
Ron MacLean
Ron MacLean has interviewed the greatest players, coaches and personalities, and his extensive knowledge and passion for the game of hockey, combined with three decades of hosting Hockey Night in Canada, has made him one of the country’s most famous and beloved broadcasters.
Grant Fuhr
Grant Fuhr was one of the National Hockey League’s greatest goaltenders, playing on five Stanley Cup champion teams over a 20-year career (1981-2000) and earning induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 in his first year of eligibility. The Spruce Grove native is best known for his 10 seasons with the Edmonton Oilers (1981-91).
Mike Vernon
Mike Vernon is a two-time Stanley Cup champion and a Memorial Cup winner, who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League with four teams. Mike hoisted the Stanley Cup in 1989 with the Calgary Flames, and then again in 1997 with the Detroit Red Wings.
Wally Kozak
Wally Kozak is known as one of the best technical hockey coaches in the world. A career coach and past Head Scout and manager of Player Development for Team Canada Women’s Team, he has been an instrumental part of developing female hockey in Canada thanks to more than four decades of involvement at all levels of the sport.
1991 Team Alberta Female
The 1991 Canada Winter Games marked the first year female hockey was included as a sport, and the '91 Team Alberta Female squad made history as the first ever gold-medal winners in Female Hockey.
1999 Team Alberta Male
At the 1999 Canada Winter Games, Team Alberta U16 Male went on an incredible run, going undefeated throughout the games to capture a gold medal for Alberta.
Us your Hockey Spirit Artists
Elizabeth & Brian Urlacher
with Ron MacLean
Host of Hockey Night in Canada
Congratulations to all of the inductees, it was an honor to enjoy such a special evening of memories, laughter, valuable life lessons and most of all to celebrate with all of you!
May you always be able to reflect on this evening with enjoyment as you hang your Limited Edition Hockey Spirit prints on your Hall of Fame wall in your homes.
It was a heart-felt honor to create such a monumental award for each of you.
A special thank you to Tim Leer, Executive Director of the Hockey Alberta Foundation and Board of Directors for entrusting us with such a valuable piece of hockey history for each of our 2018 inductees.
It will forever be with pride that we both will visit the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame and see your Ltd. Edition Hockey Spirit Inductee art print on display for years to come.
