Bill Brewster

Hall of Fame

It started as a passion for hockey in Alberta when Bill Brewster played with the Canmore Legionnaires. He moved to the Yukon in 1950 — by then hockey was in his veins. Bill added coaching to his hockey resume in 1962 and spent the following 16 years strengthening and promoting minor hockey in Haines Junction. 

Bill served as the President of the Yukon Amateur Hockey Association and Chair of the Haines Junction Minor Hockey Association. In 1972, Bill proved himself as a key fundraiser for the Haines Junction hockey rink. He donated guided hunts from his outfitting company to be raffled off, and coordinated walk-a-thons and bottle drives. In gratitude for his tireless efforts, the community dedicated the rink to him and named it the Bill Brewster Arena. 

There most apt recognition possible came when Bill received the “Mr. Hockey Award” (1970-’71) from the Whitehorse Minor Hockey League and the same award from the Haines Junction Minor Hockey Association from 1962 through 1978. With so many awards on his mantlepiece, Bill retired from the Haines Junction hockey scene to serve his community on a great scale in politics.