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| Vintage Western Hockey League & Portland Buckaroos Hockey
Trophies |
Game used puck, 1st ever goal scored, Memorial Coliseum, November 15, 1960
Presented to Arnie Scmautz, Portland Buckaroos |
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This game used puck trophy was presented
to Arnie Schmautz of the Portland Buckaroos for scoring the 1st goal in Memorial Coliseum history, on November 15, 1960.
On that night the Portland Buckaroos had their home opener at the Memorial Coliseum in front of a sold-out crowd. Up until that point the Buckaroos had been unable to play at home due to construction of the Memorial Coliseum running behind. This resulted in the Bucks having to play the first eight games of the season on the road. So, they finally returned home to Portland on November 15th for their home opener at Memorial Coliseum. They played the Spokane Comets that night and Arnie scored the 1st goal of the game at 15:29 of the 1st period. The Buckaroos, in recognition of this accomplishment had the puck made into this trophy which they then presented to Arnie several nights later.
I visited with Arnie on October 28th 2005 and at the end of our visit Arnie entrusted this trophy to me so that I could share it with fans of the Portland Buckaroos and Old Western Hockey League. This trophy represents an important timeline in the history of the Portland Buckaroos and Memorial Coliseum.
If you would like to read more about Arnie Schmautz, and his time as a Portland Buckaroo, then please take a look at his biography
The brass plaque on the front of the trophy is inscribed as
follows:
First Goal
by
Portland Buckaroos
in
Memorial Coliseum
scored by
Arnie Schmautz
15:29 First Period
Portland vs. Spokane
November 15 1960
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| Bud Meadows Perpetual Award - Portland Buckaroos Best Defensive Player Trophy
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This trophy was awarded to the Buckaroos best defensive player from 1967 until 1972. The trophy is named after Bud Meadows who was a well known car dealer that owned Bud Meadows Pontiac on 28th and Sandy Blvd in Portland for more than 20 years. Bud Meadows was a big supporter of the Buckaroos and was one of the prime sponsors of the team. He was a big advertiser in the Portland Buckaroo programs and for several years awarded dinner for two to a lucky fan that would take part in voting for the Buckaroos annual Player-Of-The-Year-Award.
Below are the years of the award was given out and the player picked as
the Buckaroos Best Defensive Player. |
| Recipients of the Best Defensive Player Award: |
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Year |
Player
Name |
| 1967-68 |
Mike Donaldson, 40 points |
| 1968-69 |
Dennis Kearns, 35 points |
| 1969-70 |
Rick Foley, 52 points |
| 1970-71 |
Connie Madigan, 50 points |
| 1971-72 |
Larry Long, 27 points |
| Ted Gamble Trophy - Portland Buckaroos Most Valuable Player
Award |
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This trophy was awarded
every year by the Portland Buckaroo Hockey Club, to the most
valuable player on the team. The trophy was named after Ted Gamble who was one of the principle investors in the club. The award was given out from 1961
until 1973.
Below are the years of award and the player picked as
the Buckaroos Most Valuable Player. |
| Recipients of the Most Valuable Player Award: |
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Year |
Player
Name |
| 1960-61 |
Don Head |
| 1961-62 |
Tommy McVie & Art Jones |
| 1962-63 |
Don Head |
| 1963-64 |
Art Jones |
| 1964-65 |
Pat Stapleton |
| 1965-66 |
Cliff Schmautz |
| 1966-67 |
Connie Madigan |
| 1967-68 |
Art Jones |
| 1968-69 |
Norm Johnson |
| 1969-70 |
Art Jones |
| 1970-71 |
Art Jones |
| 1971-72 |
Art Jones |
| 1972-73 |
Andy Hebenton |
| Portland Buckaroos Most Popular Player
Trophy |
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This trophy was awarded
every year by the Portland Buckaroos Booster Club, to the most
popular player on the team. The award was given out from 1962
until 1973.
Below are the years of award and the player picked as
the Booster Clubs Most Popular Player. |
| Recipients of the Most Popular Player Award: |
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Year |
Player
Name |
| 1961-62 |
Tommy McVie |
| 1962-63 |
Arnie Schmautz |
| 1963-64 |
Dave Kelly |
| 1964-65 |
Andy Hebenton |
| 1965-66 |
Connie Madigan |
| 1966-67 |
Bill Saunders |
| 1967-68 |
Mel Pearson |
| 1968-69 |
Roger Bellerive |
| 1969-70 |
Ken Campbell |
| 1970-71 |
Mel Pearson |
| 1971-72 |
Mel Pearson |
| 1972-73 |
Andy Hebenton |
| 500th Goal Trophy presented to Gordon Fashoway, November 1, 1961 |
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This trophy was presented
to Gordon Fashoway for scoring his 500th goal in regular League
play in the Western Hockey League on November 1, 1961. Gordon Fashoway at that time was one of only 3 players to have scored 500 goals in professional hockey. Due to the significance of this achievement, the Portland Buckaroos and Western Hockey League recognized it accordingly with this trophy.
The brass plaque on the front of the trophy is inscribed as
follows:
Gordon Fashoway
500 Goal
Regular League Play
Los Angeles
at
Portland
score 7-2
time 1:17 1st period
Fashoway from Jones
11-1-61
The puck mounted on top of the trophy (see right photo) is the
actual puck that Gordon Fashoway scored his 500th goal with on
Nov 1, 1961. It was dug out of the net that night in order to be
presented to Fashoway at a later date. It was then presented to
him as part of this trophy that the team had made.
The puck is inscribed in ball point pen as
follows:
Fash 500
Nov 1 61
LA at PTLND
If you want to know more about Gordon Fashoway and his career,
please go to
Gordon Fashoways Biography where you can see a photo of him,
a short biography and his entire career statistics. |
| 545th Goal Trophy presented to Gordon Fashoway, February 22, 1963 |
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This trophy is very significant in the history of the game of hockey - not just the Western Hockey League. This is due to the fact that up until Feb. 22, 1963 nobody else had scored more than 544 goals in all of professional hockey. This trophy was presented
to Gordon Fashoway for scoring his 545th goal in regular League
play on February 22, 1963. On that night Gordon Fashoway surpassed Maurice "The Rocket" Richards record of 544 goals to become the All-Time leading goal scorer in the history of hockey. Unfortunately today most people do not realize what a great hockey player Gordon Fashoway was, or the significance of his many accomplishments.
The brass plaque on the front of the trophy is inscribed as
follows:
545th Goal
Tops "Rocket" Richard's 544
Feb. 22, 1963
Fashoway (Jones, Donaldson)
:36 seconds 2nd period
Portland 2 at Edmonton 4
The puck mounted on top of the trophy (see right photo) is the
actual puck that Gordon Fashoway scored his 545th goal with on
Feb. 22, 1963. It was dug out of the net that night in order to be
presented to Fashoway at a later date. It was then presented to
him as part of this trophy that the team had made.
If you want to know more about Gordon Fashoway and his career,
please go to
Gordon Fashoways Biography where you can see a photo of him,
a short biography and his entire career statistics. |
| 4 Star Player Of The Game Stein, presented to Norm Johnson, November 4th, 1961 |
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| This Porcelain Stein was presented to Norm Johnson on November 4th, 1961 for being the most outstanding player of the game that evening. The Calgary Stampeders (who Norm played for) and the local TV station, CFCN-TV, Channel 4, would present the player that was most outstanding during that evenings game, with a porcelain stein, during home games. This stein would be painted with the players name, and the date of the game, and then would be presented to the star player at the conclusion of the game. During 1961 Norm was presented with many of these steins due to his outstanding play which resulted in him scoring 29 goals and adding 64 assists while playing in 69 games. |
| 4 Star Player Of The Game Stein, presented to Norm Johnson, November 11th, 1961 |
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This Porcelain Stein was presented to Norm Johnson on November 11th, 1961 for being the most outstanding player of the game that evening. The Calgary Stampeders (who Norm played for) and the local TV station, CFCN-TV, Channel 4, would present the player that was most outstanding during that evenings game, with a porcelain stein, during home games. This stein would be painted with the players name, and the date of the game, and then would be presented to the star player at the conclusion of the game. During 1961 Norm was presented with many of these steins due to his outstanding play which resulted in him scoring 29 goals and adding 64 assists while playing in 69 games.
If you want to know more about Norm Johnson and his career,
please go to
Norm Johnson's Biography where you can see a photo of him,
a short biography and his entire career statistics. |
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