In less than two months, the Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation will salute 29 past and present-day scouts by inducting them into its Wall of Honour. That will all be part of a July 29 dinner in Okotoks, Alta., where the Wall of Honour is housed in the Viking Rentals Centre. . . . It also is being billed as A Night With the Sutters, with members of the hockey-playing Sutter family on hand to take part in a hot stove session or two. Tickets for the dinner are available at tickets.hockeyscoutsfoundation.com. . . . As the big date nears, we want you to meet the inductees, and this time it’s Tim Lenardon.
TIM LENARDON
(May 11, 1962 —)
Born in Trail, B.C., he played for his hometown junior Smoke Eaters (1979-83), as had his father, Norm. Tim put up 476 points, including 234 goals, in 148 games with the Smokies. . . . Went on to Brandon University where he starred with the Bobcats (1983-86), leading the team in scoring in each of his three seasons. . . . Got into scouting on a part-time basis with the Vancouver Canucks in 2000. Was hired on a full-time basis in 2010 and remained on the team’s staff through the 2021-22 season. . . . Injuries, including concussions, brought his playing career to an end after two seasons (1991-93) with the IHL’s Kalamazoo Wings. . . . A free-agent signing by New Jersey, he played 15 NHL games, scoring once in seven games with the Devils and once in eight games with the Canucks.
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