GORDON JUCKES | PAST RECIPIENTS


Wally Kozak, Calgary, Alta. (Hockey Alberta)

Wally Kozak has spent a lifetime coaching … and not just hockey. Kozak spent 25 years as a coach in football, wrestling and track and field. He made his mark, though, in hockey, starting out as a coach in Bantam and Midget hockey, moving through the junior ranks, spending time with Canada’s National Men’s Team in the 1980s and, finally, ending up as a coach in women’s hockey. Kozak was an assistant coach for Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where Canada won the first of back-to-back gold medals. Kozak’s reach in the game has gone beyond North America. From 1995-98, he acted as senior advisor to the Japan Ice Hockey Federation, helping the senior men’s and women’s teams prepare for major competitions including the Olympics.

HOCKEY CANADA ORDER OF MERIT | PAST RECIPIENTS

Lauchie McIsaac, Antigonish, N.S. (Hockey Nova Scotia)

Lauchlin, or Lauchie as he is known to friends, started serving amateur hockey in Nova Scotia in 1964. For 45 years, McIsaac has given back to the sport, even though he was never a player. Lauchie and his wife Betty put their four sons in minor hockey. Lauchie started because of his kids but has continued because of all kids in the sport. Aside from his work at the rink, Lauchie has found time for other organizations and charities. He served as town representative of Antigonish

Lou Battochio, Schumacher, Ont. 
(Ontario Hockey Federation)

Lou Battochio has given his time to the growth of hockey for over 60 years. He has spent time as a player, coach, official and administrator within the Ontario Hockey Federation. Battochio was a member of the 1945 Schumacher Lions Juvenile team, which won the All-Ontario championship. After completing high school, Battochio went to North Bay Teachers’ College and also started officiating in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. He spent 20 years as an official in Senior A, Junior A, and Juvenile hockey. Lou, a proud father of twin boys, also spent time as a coach. In the 70s, 80s and 90s, Battochio was co-chair of the Schumacher Day Festival, an organization that raised more than $400,000, a large portion of which benefitted minor hockey in the town.



Bill Ennos, Victoria, B.C. (BC Hockey)

Bill Ennos has spent the last 30 years servicing various committees within BC Hockey. He has worked in the female development and male high performance programs, has spent time as chair of Hockey Canada’s initiation program and development committee, and has served as a member of the minor hockey summit committee. Through it all, Bill has been an invaluable resource to those around him. Ennos started his hockey career as a player in Weyburn, Sask., and suited up for the famed Weyburn Red Wings. He was drafted in the ninth round of the 1972 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Instead of going pro, Bill chose to play five seasons with the UBC Thunderbirds. He would later coach the team, before moving on to BC Hockey.

FEMALE BREAKTHROUGH | PAST RECIPIENTS


Cathy Phillips, Dundas, Ont. 
(Ontario Women’s Hockey Association)

Cathy Phillips got her start in women’s hockey as a player in the 1970s. A goaltender, Phillips competed in the inaugural Canadian national senior female hockey championship in 1982 and later helped Canada win gold on the international stage at the first IIHF World Women’s Championship in 1990. Two months after the 1990 worlds, Phillips was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which ended her elite playing career. Phillips’ many supporters organized the “Winning the Big One with Cathy Phillips” celebrity hockey game, with money raised being donated to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Through it all, one thing has remained constant and that is Phillips’ dedication to the female game. Her work continues to have a positive impact on women’s hockey worldwide.

HAL LEWIS AWARD | PAST RECIPIENTS


Corey McNabb, Calgary, Alta. (Hockey Canada)

Hal Lewis Award (Hockey Canada staff person of the year)
Corey is the senior manager of player development at Hockey Canada. In his position, Corey oversees development programs for all minor hockey in the country. McNabb, a native of High Level, Alta., has been with Hockey Canada since 1997. Throughout his career, McNabb has shown dedication to Hockey Canada. His hard work can be seen during his time on the ice with minor hockey players and in the Hockey Canada offices with other staff.

OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR | PAST RECIPIENTS


Doug Hayward, Kirkland, Que. (Hockey Quebec)

From minor hockey to Major Junior, and even the NHL, Doug Hayward’s officiating career has taken him to all points of Quebec. The Lac St-Louis native got his start as an official in his local minor hockey association, working games at all levels from 1976-85. He moved up the ladder in 1984, joining Hockey Quebec as chair of the supervisors committee, overseeing officials at the Midget AAA, Junior AAA and university levels while continuing on the ice as an active official in Lac St-Louis. After 16 years with Hockey Quebec, Doug moved to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 2000, joining the league first as its director of officiating and now as director of league supervisors, while keeping involved with Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada.

LIZ MCKINNON AWARD | PAST RECIPIENTS

Denise Costello -(Spousal award of a Hockey Canada volunteer)