Bill Sim

Hall of Fame

Arriving in the Yukon in his thirties, Bill Sim brought a commitment to service with him.

During his career in the Canadian Armed Forces, Bill spent a dozen years in the Military Police serving with NATO Forces as well as the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces. He received an Honours Diploma in Correctional Social Work in 1974 and then undertook a new career with the Community Corrections Division of the Department of Justice here in the territory.

The day he landed in the Yukon is the day Bill became heavily involved in the community sports scene. He represented the Yukon at the Canadian National Fastball Championships, and in 1976 he picked up a hockey stick and began playing with the newly forced Old-timers Hockey League — where he stayed involved for two decades and held executive positions. In the mid-eighties, Bill centred his interests on minor hockey and soccer, where he played several roles including coach, referee and executive administrator. 

An untiring volunteer and community leader, his latest contribution was as a founding president of the Yukon Claim Jumpers Junior Hockey Club in 1998-99. It was his stake in the newly expanded Western States Hockey League. In his honour, the league now presents the Bill Sim Memorial Trophy to the team winning the northern division.

We thank Bill for his contributions to hockey and soccer and know his legacy of service lives on in many.