Honourary Col.
Trevor Kennerd
Bill Ranford today
1964-65 U of M Bisons
made it extra special for me.”
Extra special, indeed. He not
only made an impact, he was
named winner of the Conn
Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
These days, Ranford is still
deeply involved in the game.
In fact, he’s a two-time Stanley
Cup winner as a coach – the
goaltending coach of the Los
Angeles Kings.
It’s a good thing that coach in
Summerside asked him to come
back. Hockey would be a lot
poorer without him.
Meanwhile, it took a legend to
get young badminton superstar
Haley Nakonechny really excited
about playing badminton. Turns
out, the legend still has a pretty
good eye for talent.
It is unlikely that there has been
a coach more responsible for the
identification, teaching, nurturing
and creation of racquet sport
athletes in Manitoba than Archie
Chawla.
Born in India, Chawla, 64, has
been the veritable king of racquet
sports in this province since the
day he moved to Winnipeg more
Ken Opalko
Ken Opalko wit
h
Team Canada
back in the 1970
s
than four decades ago. He has
been a Squash, Badminton and
Tennis professional throughout
his career, both in private clubs
(Wildewood Club, C