Jim Fowler

Hall of Fame

Originally from Ontario, it made sense Jim Fowler began playing hockey as a teenager. When he moved to the Yukon in 1965 he continued playing and started coaching youth hockey in Whitehorse.

He dreamed of opening a hockey school for new players; he developed his idea, opened the school and ran it from 1969 through 1989. Jim was always willing to help out Whitehorse Minor Hockey when they needed a qualified coach. He led a variety of representative teams between 1965 and 1986 and took part in many Provincial Playdowns. In 1974, Jim was one of sixteen coaches selected from across Canada to attend the Team Canada vs Team Russia hockey series in the former USSR. He jumped on the opportunity to attend hockey clinics and seminars with Soviet coaches and game officials.

As one of the founding members of the Yukon Amateur Hockey Association in 1979, he has been called upon to present and assist with coaching clinics across the Yukon. He was the first hockey coach in the territory to achieve Level V Certification — the absolute highest level attainable in Canada. Jim Fowler is recognized for contributing generously to Yukon’s hockey community for more than two decades.