The Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame unveiled its newest members at the Moose Jaw Events Centre on Thursday.
The induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. Tickets are now available at the Moose Jaw Events Centre Box Officer, sasktix.ca or by phone at 306-624-2050. Tickets will be available until 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20.
Being inducted into the hall of fame as the Class of 2024 will be:
- Kenneth (Ken) Bradley, Athlete/Builder - Golf/Athletics
- Walter (Wally) Boshuck, Builder - Speed Skating
- Troy Gottselig, Athlete - Basketball
- Brian Montague, Athlete - Powerlifting
- Murray Swayze, Builder - Basketball
Kenneth (Ken) Bradley, Athlete/Builder: Golf/Athletics
Bradley was a teacher in Moose Jaw and coached football and basketball, winning three SHSAA provincial football and basketball titles. Bradley became the physical education and health consultant for the Moose Jaw Public School Board in 1981 until his retirement in 1997.
As a consultant, Bradley researched and reorganized all high school football, basketball, and track records dating back to 1970.
He was a mentor to young basketball officials and was the commissioner for a number of provincial high school events in Moose Jaw. He also spent 37 years as a basketball referee.
As an athlete, he played three years with the U of S Huskies football team. He played and coached senior men’s basketball for 20 years and captured 11 city titles.
Bradley began golfing at the age of 14. Upon retirement, he won several club and senior tournaments. He won three provincial senior titles and made seven provincial teams. He finished second in the Canadian Super Seniors category in 2015. He’s won the Saskatchewan Super Seniors event four times and the Legends category six times.
Some of the awards he has won include the SHSAA Service Award, SPEA Initiative, SHSAA Executive, CAHPER Service, SHSAA Merit, Wink Willox Merit, and SHSAA 30-Year Referee Service.
Walter (Wally) Boshuck, Builder: Speed Skating
Boshuck started speed skating in 1944 in Saskatoon and was a member of the first Saskatoon team to compete in the Canadian Speed Skating Championships in 1947.
His career was cut short due to arthritis in 1951, but he turned to coaching and administration.
He began coaching in 1948 in Saskatoon before starting a new skating club in North Battleford in 1952. He transferred to Moose Jaw in 1968 where he coached, officiated, started learn-to-skate programs, and raised money to support the new speed skating club.
Boshuck served on the Saskatchewan Speed Skating Association as a director, president, and chairman of the Winter Games skating events. At the national level, Boshuck helped develop a modern constitution for the Canadian Amateur Speed Skating Association. He was manager of the Canadian speed skating team at international events in Holland and Norway.
In 1989, the City of Moose Jaw honored him with the naming of a rink, the “Wally Boshuck Arena.” The Moose Jaw Kinsmen Speed Skating Club has presented the Wally Boshuck scholarship and Outstanding Skater of the Year award annually since 2003.
Other honors Boshuck has received include CASSA Life Member, CASSA Hall of Fame, Sask Sport Coach of the Year, Dairy Producers Fitness, City of Moose Jaw’s Mayor’s Award, and Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.
Troy Gottselig, Athlete: Basketball
Born in Moose Jaw but grew up on a farm near Findlater, Gottselig attended A.E. Peacock Collegiate where he excelled at football and basketball from 2002 to 2005.
Recruited by the U of S to play football, Gottselig opted to attend Medicine Hat College to play basketball where he was named the team’s Most Valuable Player. He would go on to join the U of S Huskies from 2007 to 2010, winning Canada West and CIS basketball championships in his final year.
After university, Gottselig made the Canadian Men’s Development Team roster in 2010. He spent six seasons as a professional basketball player across Europe and North America. He represented Canada at the FIBA Americas 3-on-3 basketball tournament held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and qualified for the World 3-on-3 Tour Final in Istanbul, Turkey.
From 2016 to 2018, Gottselig returned to Moose Jaw to run youth elite skill development and exposure basketball camps for athletes across Saskatchewan.
Brian Montague, Athlete: Powerlifting
Another product of Pyle’s Gym in the early 1970s, Montague began powerlifting as a teenager. He won several Saskatchewan Open titles including five gold and two silver. He also added a Western Canadian title. In 1978 and 1979, he won the Saskatchewan Bench Press Championships.
He served as the first Saskatchewan Powerlifting Association executive as vice president from 1974 to 1978. In 1996, he was elected as vice president of the Saskatchewan Drug-Free Powerlifting Association and was vice president and president of the Canadian Drug-Free Powerlifting Association from 1998 to 2001.
Montague retired from powerlifting in 1980 but returned to competition in 1994 in the Masters category where he won six provincial titles, a Western Canadian title, and seven national championships.
He set a number of provincial and national records right up to his retirement. At his last nationals in 2001, he set the national records in all three lifts in the Masters 45-49 class including a 611 lb. deadlift.
Montague received the SPA/CPU lifetime achievement award in 1999 for 25 years of outstanding contributions to the sport of powerlifting.
Murray Swayze, Builder: Basketball
Swayze began his career in 1966 as the Recreation Program Head at the Saskatchewan Technical Institute, where he coached the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Along with coaching, he served as a referee for over 30 years at various levels in the province.
As an administrator, Swayze’s roles included secretary-treasurer and president of the Saskatchewan Amateur Basketball Association. He was a committee member for the Saskatchewan Summer Games in 1974 and the Winter Games in 1987 in Moose Jaw. He was a site selection committee member to choose the location for the 1975 Western Canada Games that were held in Regina and he was a signatory for the creation of the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.
Swayze was a founding member of the Prairie Athletic Conference and the 4-West Championship that brought together similar provincial leagues from across Western Canada.
On a national level, Swayze was an executive member of the Canadian Amateur Basketball Association (CABA) from 1972 to 1980 and served as president from 1974 to 1976. He represented CABA as a Canadian Olympic Association member at the World Basketball Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1974, the Pan-Am Games in Mexico City in 1975, and was host for the Montreal Olympics in 1976.
His accolades include the Basketball Canada President’s Award, MJHSAD Honoured Guest, COPABA Founder’s Plaque, and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.
More information about the Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame can be found at www.mjdshf.com.