Regina Sports Hall of Fame inductions
Regina Sports Hall of Fame President, Tom SHepherd, announced that former Regina minor hockey players Mike Sillinger and Jamie Heward will be inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame. The eighth annual induction ceremony is slated for Thursday, October 7, 2010, inside the Regina Inn¦s Wascana Ballroom. Joining Mike and Jamie in this years induction class are Rob Pyne (athlete; football, basketball); Sam Stewart (builder; basketball); Jim Park (athlete; rally driving) and the Kiwanis Club of Wascana (patron; football).
The ceremony starts at 7 p.m. with snacks and a cash bar. Tickets cost $25 each and $15 for children (12 and under). Tickets are available from RSHF directors and ceremonies chair Cathy Glasser (584-7230).
Jamie Heward's Bio
-- played junior 1987-91 with Regina Pats, scoring 78 goals and 150 assists in 263 games; Western Hockey League all-star in 1991
-- part of Pup Line in 1987-88 with Mike Sillinger (¦10 RSHF inductee) and Frank Kovacs (¦09 RSHF inductee) before becoming defenceman
-- on Canadian national team 1994-95; played in world championships for Canada in 1995, 2003, 2004
-- first-round draft choice of NHL¦s Pittsburgh Penguins, 16th overall, in
1989
-- played 394 NHL games between 1995-2009 with Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets, Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning, tallying 79 goals and
174 assists
-- played with six minor professional teams in American and International hockey leagues, plus four seasons in Swiss Elite League and Russian Super League; AHL all-star in 1995-96 with St. John¦s Maple Leafs and 1997-98 with Philadelphia Phantoms, when he was also named AHL¦s outstanding defenceman
-- born March 30, 1971, and raised in Regina, where he played minor hockey
Mike Sillinger's Bio
-- played junior 1987-91 with Regina Pats, scoring 178 goals and 241 assists in 266 games; Western Hockey League all-star in 1990 and 1991.
-- part of Pup Line in 1987-88 with Jamie Heward (¦10 RSHF inductee) and Frank Kovacs (¦09 RSHF inductee); played centre
-- played for Canada at 1991 world junior hockey championship in Saskatoon and in 2000 was with Canadian team at world hockey championship
-- first-round draft choice of NHL¦s Detroit Red Wings, 11th overall, in
1989
-- traded nine times and set NHL record by playing with 12 different teams from 1990-2009 · Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jacks, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators and New York Islanders. Played 1,049 NHL games with 240 goals and 308 assists; also 48 playoff games.
-- had two short stints in American Hockey League
-- born June 29, 1971, and raised in Regina, where he played minor hockey
