Dave Adolph, Huskie men's hockey coach, in dressing room with players.

Bio/Historical Note: Dave Adolph, a native of Swift Current, played 117 games on defence for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies hockey team and won a national championship as co-captain in 1983. Adolph’s tenure as a head coach in university athletics began in 1989 at the helm of the Lethbridge Pronghorns, winning 32 games. Adolph took over coaching his alma mater in 1983. He amassed a 488-334-46 Canada West record between the two teams. In the 2014-2015 season Adolph broke the U SPORTS wins record once held by University of Alberta coach Clare Drake. A four-time Canada West Coach of the Year (1998, 2000, 2017, 2019), Adolph led Canada to bronze medals at the FISU Universiade in 2003 (Naples, Italy) and again in 2015 (Granada, Spain). He was also behind the bench for the Nagano Cup in Japan in 1996, leading Canada to a silver medal finish. In 2004, he was named an assistant coach with Hockey Canada for the Lotto Cup in Slovakia, finishing third. As head coach of the Huskies, Adolph has guided his team to 25 consecutive post-season appearances, seven Canada West Championship titles and 16 appearances at the University Cup. Adolph retired from coaching in December 2020. Former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock replaced Adolph.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 27 Feb. 1998 issue of OCN.

Individual photographs of Huskies players skating grouped. Names: [Stewart] McKercher, B. Gardiner, D. Morrow, O. Hanson (capt), Holoboff, R. Yauk, J. Kilburn, D. Hardy, M. Parsons, D. Shaw, Merle Byrnes, L. Clark, W. Culham, N. Horner, D. Johnson, M. Regush.

Huskies in action against an unidentified team; player at centre has a maple leaf on sleeve.

Likely an [intervarsity game at Rutherford Rink].

Head and shoulders image of Gary Wilson, Huskies hockey.

Huskie men's curling team members, back row (l to r): Mike Bracegirdle (coach). Front row: Rick Folk, Jim Spinney, Bob Thompson, Gerry Call.

Bio/Historical Note: A U of S mixed curling team was formed in 1974, with Rick Folk (skip), Tom Wilson, Cheryl Stirton (d. Dec. 2020) and Bonnie Orchard. It was the first time any of the members had curled on a mixed team. The team represented Saskatchewan in the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships five times. Folk skipped the Saskatchewan team to the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 1974. Folk attended his first Brier in 1978 as skip. In 1980 he won his first Brier and went on to win the World Curling Championship with Ron Mills, Tom Wilson and Jim Wilson. going undefeated. In 1983, Folk won another Canadian Mixed Championship, this time with Tom Wilson (d. 2008), Elizabeth Folk and Dorenda Schoenhals. After serving in government, Folk moved to Kelowna, British Columbia. He represented British Columbia at the Brier for the first time in 1989, and won his second Brier in 1994. He lost just one game at the Worlds that year. In 1995, Folk played in his last Brier. Folk and his rink from the 1994 World Championships were inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Folk has also been honoured by the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame as well as the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.

[L.E.] Kirk Trophy winners, unidentified members, one holding trophy, another member with emblems on his pocket - one says "Avonlea" another "Western Canadian Varsity Champions 1959."

Team members Rod Sjoberg, (skip), with H. Morton (third), W. Olauson (second), and L. Trickey (lead), sweeping the stone with cornbrooms.

Team members Rod Sjoberg (skip) watch as W. Olauson (second) and L. Trickey (lead), sweep the rock.

Team member L. Trickey (lead) throws a stone; [teammates] in background.