Eugene Hritzuk walked over to curl after hockey practice. Planted in goal with no face mask, the team took shots at him. After one puck whizzed past Eugene's ear and another hit him in the collarbone, it was time to try a safer sport. Strapping on suspenders and gnawing on straw from his corn broom, Eugene went to battle in the Saskatchewan playdowns and eventually won his first purple heart in 1985. He returned to the Brier in 1988 with Del Shaughnessy, Murray Soparlo and Don Dabrowski where they defeated Paul Savage in the semis and faced Alberta and the Ryan Express in a classic championship final. Eugene shares stories from that era and reflects on his early attempts to build a players association with Ed Lukowich.
Episode 88 - Dorenda Bailey
Episode 87 - Jim Waite
Episode 86 - Susan Seitz
Episode 85 - Larry McGrath
Episode 83 - Hersh Lerner/Wally Ursuliak and Will Pacarynuk
Episode 82 - George Karrys
Episode 81 - Heather Houston
Episode 80 - Al Hackner
Episode 79 - Joe Gurowka
Episode 78 - Orest Meleschuk
Episode 77 - Georgina Wheatcroft
Episode 76 - Don Lewis
Episode 75 - Erika Brown
Special Episode - Jim Wilson
Episode 74 - Rae Kells/Donna Boyle
Episode 73 - Don Aitken
Episode 72 - Terry Jones
Episode 71 - Elaine Dagg-Jackson
Episode 70 - Bert Gretzinger
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