2025 Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame gala to be held in Red Deer next month

Meantime, Joe Nieuwendyk played 20 seasons in the NHL, nine of those with the Calgary Flames.

He helped the Flames win the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship before moving on to play for the Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers. After he retired, he became the general manager of the Dallas Stars from 2009-13

Throughout his career, he brought home plenty of hardware including the 1988 Calder Memorial Trophy, the 1995 King Clancy Memorial Trophy and the 1999 Conn Smythe Trophy.

He also won an Olympic gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011.

Legendary general manager Cliff Fletcher will be inducted after a 48-year NHL career where he served as the GM for the 1972 Atlanta Flames, that later turned into the Calgary Flames in 1980. He stayed in the position and helped Calgary win the Stanley Cup in 1989.

He also served as the GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1991, followed by short stints with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Phoenix Coyotes. He returned to the Leafs in 2001 as interim GM for six months.

Carla MacLeod is also headed to the Hall of Fame after a long career of representing her province and country on the ice.

She represented Alberta at the 1999 and 2001 National Championships and later played with the Wisconsin Badgers for four years in the NCAA.

She played in the 2003, 2004 and 2006 Four Nations Cups, where she won a pair of gold medals. She also won a gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2007 International Ice Hockey Federation World Hockey Championship.

After playing she went on to coach at Mount Royal University before becoming the assistant coach for the Japanese national team in 2012. Most recently in 2023, she was named the head coach for the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s Ottawa Charge.

Furthermore, Howie Draper, who now coaches after a five-year playing career with the University of Alberta men’s hockey team until 1990, is headed to the Hall of Fame.

Seven years after he finished playing, he became the head coach for the University of Alberta’s women’s hockey team until 2023. During that time, they won eight national championships.

In 2023, he became the head couch for the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s New York Sirens but has since returned to the U of A as the head coach for the 2024-25 season.

Meanwhile, Garry Unger had a storied career which included 16 seasons in the NHL and a league record for most consecutive games played in the regular season with 914.

During his playing career, he suited up for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Atlanta Flames, Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers.

After his time in the NHL, he played in the British Hockey League for the Dundee Rockets and the Peterborough Pirates. He scored 95 goals in only 30 games with the Pirates.

Finally, the 1995 Calgary Canucks who won the Centennial Cup National Championship in the Canadian Junior A Hockey League will be the final inductee for the class of 2025.

The Canucks won the title with a 5-4 overtime victory scored by Jason Abramoff over the host Gloucester Rangers.

The team earned their spot in the tournament by winning the Alberta Junior Hockey League playoffs.

by rdnewsNOW staff

2025 Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame gala to be held in Red Deer next month

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