[BCMA] BC Sports Hall of Fame opens new temporary exhibit "Anniversaries - Celebrating Great Moments in BC Sport"

Tue Apr 21 16:00:52 PDT 2015

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vancouver, BC - April 21, 2015        

Anniversaries - Celebrating Great Moments in BC Sport  is the newest
temporary exhibit at the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

For close to 50 years the BC Sports Hall of Fame has showcased exceptional
athletes and teams who have accomplished memorable moments in our province's
sporting history. Our newest temporary exhibit features a few of these
moments in the sports of ice hockey, golf, basketball, baseball, wrestling
and triathlon. Explore 800 square feet featuring artifacts and a highlight
video from sporting events marking significant anniversaries this year. 

2015 marks the:

.         15th Anniversary of the 2000 Olympic gold medal wins of Simon
Whitfield and Daniel Igali

.         60th Anniversary of the 1954-55 Penticton Vees' World Hockey
Championship victory

.         70th Anniversary of the 1944-45 Vancouver Hedlunds' Canadian
Championship - fourth of five national championships 

.         90th Anniversary of the 1924-35 Victoria Cougars' Stanley Cup
Victory 

.         100th Anniversary of the 1914-15 Vancouver Millionaires' Stanley
Cup Victory

.         100th Anniversary of the birth of one of BC's greatest
professional golfers Stan Leonard

.         105th Anniversary of baseball's Bob Brown's arrival in Vancouver

Just some of the BC Sports Hall of Fame's exceptional artifacts featured in
Anniversaries - Celebrating Great Moments in BC  Sport include:

.         A 1939 Trail Smoke Eaters team jacket was worn by Jim Morris after
the team, representing Canada, won the 1939 World Ice Hockey Championship in
Switzerland 

.         Masters Tournament book given to Vancouver's Stan Leonard while
competing in the golf tournament during the 1950s  

.         Smashed pocket watch from 1914 belonging to baseball's Bob Brown 

.         1944-45 Vancouver Hedlunds' women's basketball team sweater was
worn by guard Noreen Stoddart (image attached)

.         1914 rare Vancouver Beavers' pennants earned from winning their
second Northwest League 

.         Original 1925 Stanley Cup program kept by Victoria Cougars' player
Harold 'Slim' Halderson (image attached)

The new temporary exhibition also features original artwork of Jennifer
Ettinger. On display you can see a number of Jennifer's vibrant and unique.
Sport, especially baseball, has always keenly interested her and is
reflected in her art. Jennifer has said that through her art she explores
the mythology and need for heroes. She portrays sport heroes who have traits
she admires as well as those players who have human frailties. For this and
many other reasons, displaying her work at the BC Sports Hall of Fame is a
perfect fit. Of the exhibit Jennifer says, 

"As an artist who specializes in sports art, I am especially interested in
the historical aspects of the sports heroes that I paint.  My work has
progressed through many hours of practice and experimenting to find my
personal style.  The finished portrait or landscape is my way of celebrating
outstanding athletes.  I am honoured to have this exhibition of my work at
the BC Sports Hall of Fame where athletes, and the people who celebrate
these athletes such as myself,  gather and feel the accomplishment these
incredible sports heroes share with us."

Anniversaries - Celebrating Great Moments in BC Sport at the BC Sports Hall
of Fame is open to the public seven days a week from 10 am to 5 pm at Gate A
of BC Place in Vancouver.

Go there. Experience. Be proud. Be inspired. 

To plan your visit:

http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com

About the artist Jennifer Ettinger 

Jennifer Ettinger graduated with a Degree in Fine Arts from Emily Carr
Institute of Art and Design.  She has had numerous shows in Canada as well
as in the U.S.  Some of her more memorable shows include a shared show with
W.P. Kinsella, a slide presentation at the SABR Convention in San Francisco,
and three of her "Reflections on Baseball" pieces being included in A Good
Eye: Artists at the Ballpark, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA.   A number of
book covers feature her work including "Our Game" (Polestar Publishers) with
one of her hockey paintings on the cover and the book "Ted Williams:  A
Tribute" (Jim Prime and Bill Nowlin) includes one of her Williams' painting
and a short description written by the artist.  Jennifer has a studio in
Gibsons, BC and can be reached through her website www.ettinger.ca 

About the BC Sports Hall of Fame

The BC Sports Hall of Fame is located at Gate "A" of BC Place with an
inspiring Hall of Champions, Vancouver 2010 Gallery and many other
exceptional galleries. The BC Sports Hall of Fame, a non-profit society, is
the 'go to' organization for BC sport heritage. For over 40 years, we have
honoured BC's teams, builders, athletes, pioneers, and media through the
annual induction ceremony the Banquet of Champions. To date 354 individuals
and 57 teams have been inducted onto the BC Sports Hall of Fame. The
collection of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum includes over 25,000
artifacts and 20,000 archival documents representing 100 years of sporting
accomplishments in British Columbia. In everything it does, the BC Sports
Hall of Fame honours, educates, and inspires through the Hero In You Youth
Education Programs. The BC Sports Hall of Fame is open daily at Gate A of BC
Place from 10am-5pm. Go there. Experience. Be proud. Be inspired. For more
information please visit:  <http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com>
http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com follow us on twitter at bcsportshall and like
us on facebook/bcsportshall

ALLISON MAILER
Executive Director

BC Sports Hall of Fame
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