Kay and Vern Haggard were nominated to the Hall of Fame for their
contributions to hockey.
Kay started her extensive hockey career in 1976 as a casual time keeper
and by 1977 she was promoted to head time keeper. In this capacity
she was responsible for scheduling time keepers for all games
and training new volunteers. She also assisted with the Old Timer
organization. Not only did Kay show her support for hockey through
time keeping but she served on the executive of Whitehorse Minor
Hockey Association as their publicity director. She was well known
for being fair and supportive to all children involved in hockey.
Vern started his Yukon hockey involvement in 1976 by initiating the
Old Timers Hockey League and serving as their first president until
1980. He also spent many hours organizing the annual Whitehorse Old
Timer tournaments and travel to many "outside" tournaments. In 1981,
Vern became a certified referee and began refereeing Minor
Hockey. He was also a dedicated minor hockey coach from 1981 to 1991
and in 1982 he coached the Midget "B" team at an international
tournament in Sweden.
Both Kay and Vern have continued their involvement in hockey
since their induction in 1987. Kay has served as the Yukon Amateur
Hockey Association President and Vern has continued coaching
and instructing coaching clinics.