The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation’s second annual Wall of Honour induction dinner is scheduled for Okotoks on Tuesday (July 29). . . . Okotoks, the home of the BCHL’s Oilers, also is the home of the Wall of Honour. Yes, it’s right there in the Viking Rentals Centre. . . . That also will be the site of the induction dinner, tickets for which are available on the Foundation’s website (tickets.hockeyscoutsfoundation.com). . . . In the meantime, we are introducing folks to members of the Wall of Honour’s Class of ’25. This time we would like you to meet Milt Fisher. . . .
MILT FISHER
(March 28, 1950 — )
Born in Prince Albert, he spent almost 40 years as a scout and in all that time worked for only two teams — the Prince Albert Raiders and New Jersey Devils. . . . Started with the Raiders of the SJHL in 1979 — he won two Centennial Cups with them as national junior A champions. Was responsible for setting up their scouting system when they moved into the WHL in 1992. . . . Got into the NHL as a part-timer with the Devils in 1986 and moved into a full-time role in 1996. . . . Retired in 2017. . . . Won a Memorial Cup with the Raiders in 1985 and three Stanley Cups with the Devils (1995, 2000 and 2003). . . . Was inducted into the Raiders’ Wall of Honour as a builder on Jan. 17, 2015.
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