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P.A. Sports Hall of Fame banquet on Saturday

Apr 24, 2015 | 6:46 AM

On Saturday, the Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 25th annual induction banquet at the Ches Leach Lounge.

In preparation for Saturday’s banquet, here’s a list of this year’s inductees, along with a brief summary of their successes.

Herb Goldhawk—athlete, judo

Ever since Herb Goldhawk won his first gold medal in 1969 at a Prince Albert meet, he’s been heavily involved in the sport of judo.

He went on to become a first-degree black belt in the sport and a World Judo Athletes lifetime member. He also has quite the collection of gold medals at various meets across Western Canada, and participated at the Canadian Championships.

Harvey Lavigne—builder

Harvey Lavigne was a key figure in forming the Prince Albert Pistol and Air Rifle Club and has competed and volunteered from Day 1, since the early 1970s.

Lavigne has also been with the Saskatchewan Handgun Association for more than 30 years, four of those years as the club’s president. He’s also been the chief range officer for the Canadian National Pistol Championships for 16 years and helped bring the event to Prince Albert in 2002, 2005 and 2007.

Denis Pederson—athlete, hockey

Pederson grew up playing minor hockey in Prince Albert before a long professional career. Pederson played three full seasons with the Raiders, scoring 239 points and 413 penalty minutes. Pederson was also inducted to the Raiders Wall of Honour on Jan. 17, during a game against the Medicine Hat Tigers.

He was picked by the New Jersey Devils 13th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft before playing 10 years in the NHL and nine more in Berlin, Germany. He retired in 2011-2012.

Pederson also won gold for Team Canada at the World Junior Championships in 1994-1995, scoring four points in seven games.

Zenon Markowsky—builder

Zenon Markowksy joined the Prince Albert Mintos board in 1999 and help transform the team into the perennial contender they are today. Markowsky spearheaded the notion for the Mintos to recruit players from across the province, not just local talent. The Mintos have been the best recruiter Sask-born talent in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League and have become an ideal destination for elite players at the Midget AAA level.

Markowksy was also instrumental in constructing the Mintos dressing room and their three Telus Cup victories.

Jackie Packet—builder

Jackie Packet has had her fingerprints over a ton of Prince Albert sports for over three decades. Currently, she runs the Business Girls Golf League and an important organizer for the Ladies Northern tournament at Cookie Municipal Golf Course, as well as serving as a board member for the Prince Albert A&W Bears Female Midget AAA Hockey Team.

Packet has also been heavily involved in basketball and volleyball and curling as an official, instructor and participant.

Carlton Crusaders Senior Girls Volleyball 1993 and 1994—team

Back-to-back provincial titles in 1993-1994 earn the Carlton Crusaders senior girls volleyball team a spot in the hall.

Their first was at the highest Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association level, 5A, with their 1994 victory at 4A.

Jennifer Attig, Lori Bebenek, Staci Hayes (Hoffman), Christine Wright, Meagan Hawkins, Carlee Thorsen and head coach Leslie Foss were on both the 1993 and 1994 teams.

Prince Albert Mintos—organization

The Prince Albert Mintos won the 2014 Telus Cup in Moose Jaw, their third national midget AAA championship in their history—only three teams have more championships. The Mintos also won back-to-back Telus Cups in 2006 and 2007.

The Mintos have set numerous Telus Cup records, as they’ve not recorded a loss in their last 21 Telus Cup games they’ve played. Last year, the Mintos set two different records they surrendered just three goals in five round robin games which stands as a record. They also won the two longest games in Telus Cup history, a 4-3 triple overtime victory over les Grenadiers de Châteauguay in the finals last year, and beating the Calgary Buffaloes in 2006.

Jim Flynn— meritorious service

Jim Flynn has been a mentor to many, teaching those how to be better hockey players, softball umpires and better people.

Flynn has been involved with the Prince Albert Umpires Association since 1990, and the umpire in chief for Softball Saskatchewan’s Zone 8 since 2000. He’s called games at 14 Canadian Championships and at least 10 Western Canadian Championships, as well as teaching others how to umpire at various clinics. Flynn has also contributed to minor hockey since 1995, specifically with the midget AA female hockey team since 2008.

Flynn was also ran a curling league in the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in the late 1980s, earning an Award of Appreciation from the Solicitor General in 1989.

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