Bob Wilson Memorial Award

 

 

The Bob Wilson Memorial award is given each year to the most sportsmanlike player in the pee wee program of the Portage Minor Hockey Association.

 

Bob Wilson started playing hockey at the age of seven at the West Kildonan Community Club in Winnipeg. In 1971 his family moved to Portage and Bob continued to play hockey becoming very active with the Northside and Westside Community Clubs.

 

In 1973 at the age of 17, Bob began his coaching career with the PMHA with the pee wee house league teams and then the atom age teams. Bob was very proud of his players especially in 1977 when he was the winning coach of the West End Minor Atoms when they captured the champioship during the Northside Community Club Tournament.

 

Shortly there after Bob’s coaching career came to an abrupt end when he was killed accidentally at work on June 16, 1977 at the age of 21.

 

The Wilson family knows if Bob were here today he would still be involved in coaching with the Portage Minor Hockey Association. He was a real asset to the community, always willing to lend a hand and he gave his best at what he did as a coach and as a player. Bob was a good role model showing true sportsmanship qualities. These qualities are being remembered by the Wilson family in presenting the “Bob Wilson Memorial Trophy” each year to one player from the Portage Minor Hockey Pee Wee house league who has given their best and has shown good sportsmanship.

 

Previous winners include:

 

1999/00 – Kyle Rushton

2000/01 – Devon Stone

2001/02 – Nick Syrenne

2002/03 – Kyle Czop

2003/04 – Glen Saunders

2004/05 – Jamie Kirkland

2005/06 – Cameron Mulder

2006/07 – Devon Shirtliff

2007/08 – Bradley Narvey

2008/09 – Quinn Ferris
2009/10 - Josh Spakowski