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University of Saskatchewan Huskies Men's Swimming - Ned Feehan

Ned Feehan of Law breaking the provincial senior men's 100 yard breaststroke record.

Bio/Historical Note: Francis Michael ('Ned') Feehan graduated from Law in 1944. Feehan died in Edmonton, Alberta in 1986.

Bio/Historical Note: The University of Saskatchewan’s first pool opened in 1916. Located in the basement of Qu'Appelle Hall, it was 18 feet wide, 45 feet long and around 8 feet deep with a spring board and changing rooms. Speed swimming, diving, water polo and recreational swimming soon became popular activities in the long Saskatchewan winters. The pool closed soon after the Physical Education pool opened in October 1964.

University of Saskatchewan Huskies Men's Soccer Team - Group Photo

Posed indoor image of team members with a soccer ball, Names: Hudson (Emmanuel), Ewan (manager), Ernest Buglass (Agro), Roy (Eng), Atkinson (Emmanuel), Moar (Eng) (student mgr), Swain (Eng), Platt (Emmanuel), Ernest Geoffrey Flagg (Emmanuel), Smith Atimoyo (Emmanuel), Scott (Emmanuel), Hugh Carson (coach), Holtby (Agro), Crowder (Emmanuel).

University of Saskatchewan Huskies Men's Hockey Team - Lew Parres

Lew Parres, Huskies player, in uniform with his stick on the ice.

Bio/Historical Note: Alfred Lewis (Lew) Parres was born 19 February 1915. He was a juvenile and junior hockey star with the Nutana Athletic Club in Saskatoon. He also excelled at track and field, winning many awards. In 1932 his brother Jim entered Geological Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan with Lew following in 1934. Lew played hockey for the Huskies and after graduation could have had a career in hockey but chose the mining business instead. Parres was a staunch Northerner. He knew the North and loved the North. His vision in proposing a new Northern Province (which he called Precambria) was to keep the wealth (especially the tremendous mineral wealth) of the North in the North working to improve the lives of Northerners. His dream was to combine Northern Manitoba and Northern Saskatchewan and a small piece of Northern Alberta into one entity. His plan was backed by the local Chamber of Commerce in the early 1950s and made headlines across western Canada.

University of Saskatchewan Huskies Men's Hockey Team - Gerry Couture

Gerry Couture, right winger and captain, in uniform.

Bio/Historical Note: Gerald Joseph Wilfred Arthur (Doc) Couture was born 6 August 1925 in Saskatoon and attended St. Joseph's School. While there he experienced his first hockey success, playing on the Church League winners in 1936 and 1937. He played junior hockey for the Saskatoon Quakers in 1941-1942 and 1942-1943 and then joined the University of Saskatchewan Huskies where he starred for two seasons. Couture was an outstanding tennis player, joining John Leicester in doubles and often winning Saskatchewan championships. They played in two Canadian championships and once beat the Mexican Davis Cup doubles team. Couture also played some senior hockey at this time, including while serving with the Navy in Saskatoon. Couture started his National Hockey League career as a right-winger with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1945 Stanley Cup playoffs. He had an outstanding season in 1949-50 when he scored 29 goals - his best season in the NHL, and played on the Detroit team, which won the Stanley Cup. He scored four goals and one assist in the playoffs and his line scored the winner in the seventh game of the final against New York. Couture was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Bert Hirschfield in 1951. He played 10 games with the Habs in their 1951-52 campaign, posting one assist and amassing four penalty minutes before a laceration he suffered to his ankle brought his season to an early end. He was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in 1952 in return for financial compensation. Couture played two seasons with Chicago before announcing his retirement. Couture scored 86 goals and recorded 70 assists in his 385-game career. He played 45 playoff games with 9 goals and 7 assists. Couture joined the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Hockey League for three seasons, scoring 32 goals and winning all-star one year and scoring 33 goals another season. He later played for Saskatoon-St. Paul Regals and finished his career with the Saskatoon Quakers who went to the western final in 1959-60. He was the team coach and won the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League most valuable player award. Couture died 13 July 1994, a month after learning he had been accepted into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame.

University of Saskatchewan Huskies Men's Hockey Team - Dave King

Members of the Huskies lift their coach, Dave King, above their shoulders after defeating the Concordia Stingers 6-2 to win the Canadian Intercollegiate Hockey Championship in Moncton, N.B.

Bio/Historical Note: W. David King, a native of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, graduated from Walter Murray Collegiate in Saskatoon. King enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan in 1968 and graduated with a BAPE in 1971 and a BEd in 1972. King played on the Huskies hockey team for four years and was assistant coach with the team in 1972-73. From 1973-1979 he taught high school and coached in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and the Western Major Junior Hockey League. King was named head coach of the Huskies in 1979. He built a tradition of "Dog Hockey" that became a hallmark of the program. Under his guidance, the Huskies won the Canada West Championship three times - 1981, 1982 and 1983. The Huskies finished second at the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union championship in both 1981 and 1982 and in 1983 won the CIAU title in Moncton. King was selected as the Canada West Coach of the Year three times, the CIAU coach of the Year in 1980 and was awarded the Colb McEown Trophy as coach of the Year at the U of S three times. While at the University of Saskatchewan, he coached the Canadian national junior team to a world championship in 1982 and a bronze in 1983. King went on to become coach of Canada's national hockey team for three Olympics - 1984 (Sarajevo-fourth), 1988 (Calgary-fourth) and 1992 (Albertville-bronze). He also coached the Canadian national team at five International Hockey Federation world championships. In 1987 King coached Canada to the gold medal in the Isvestia Cup tournament in Moscow, becoming the first Canadian team to defeat the Russian national team in Russia since the 1972 Summit Series. King was head coach of the NHL's Calgary Flames from 1992-93 to 1994-95 and the Columbus Blue Jackets from 2000-01 to 2002-03 and an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens from 1997-99. He has coached in the Russian Super League and the Swedish Elite League. King was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1992. He was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1997, the International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2006.

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