569:
90:, in 1972. Hatskin knew that the credibility of the WHA depended on getting established hockey stars to join its teams. He aggressively sought out the services of
797:
777:
74:
Hatskin began raising racehorses and his wealth grew as the
Hatskin family invested in everything from lumber companies to juke box distributorships.
817:
587:
623:
792:
629:
772:
653:
271:
802:
822:
787:
535:
298:
812:
807:
782:
156:
86:
franchise during the league's expansion. His bid failed, which fueled his desire to help create a new, rival league, the
272:"14. Ben Hatskin," 100 Things Jets Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, By Jon Waldman and Dave Babych, 2015
677:
242:
46:
parents. As a standout football player in high school, he became one of the first
Canadian students to win an
27:
160:
54:. He also played junior hockey in Winnipeg with the 1936 Kildonan Stars. In 1936, Hatskin signed with the
528:
291:
95:
149:
87:
59:
117:. Hatskin had to ask for a public subsidy to keep the financially troubled Jets alive after 1974.
179:
513:
276:
521:
284:
133:
121:
114:
110:
106:
83:
51:
544:
307:
220:
55:
767:
762:
47:
98:, and eventually signed Hull to a contract estimated to be worth at least $ 1.75 million.
8:
192:
145:
62:, playing six years and helping the team win Grey Cup championships in 1939 and 1941.
683:
416:
707:
641:
464:
129:
392:
43:
124:
with
Hatskin selling the Jets to Barry Shenkarow. The club later relocated to
756:
733:
701:
689:
549:
502:
434:
422:
398:
344:
312:
741:
671:
665:
659:
647:
635:
605:
599:
593:
482:
476:
458:
446:
440:
404:
386:
380:
368:
350:
332:
326:
71:
713:
695:
611:
470:
428:
362:
338:
246:
617:
575:
563:
452:
374:
356:
101:
Although it was one of the more successful teams in the WHA, winning 3
91:
581:
410:
50:
to an
American university. He played football for the Sooners at the
23:
719:
488:
102:
39:
543:
306:
125:
215:
213:
210:
155:
In 2010, he was elected as an inaugural inductee into the
159:
in the builders category. He was also a member of the
754:
22:(September 30, 1917 – October 18, 1990) was a
529:
292:
152:'s best goaltender was named in his honour.
33:
798:Players of Canadian football from Manitoba
536:
522:
299:
285:
778:Canadian people of Russian-Jewish descent
793:Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame inductees
755:
120:The team was absorbed into the NHL in
517:
280:
157:World Hockey Association Hall of Fame
818:Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) executives
773:20th-century Canadian businesspeople
82:In 1967, Ben Hatskin tried to win a
26:businessman and the founder of the
13:
65:
14:
834:
803:Oklahoma Sooners football players
265:
193:"Honoured Members: Hatskin, Ben"
77:
38:Ben Hatskin was born in 1917 in
16:Canadian businessman (1917–1990)
823:World Hockey Association owners
788:Ice hockey people from Winnipeg
235:
223:. Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
185:
173:
1:
813:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
808:University of Oklahoma alumni
166:
783:Jewish Canadian sportspeople
197:Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
161:Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
7:
10:
839:
243:"WHA Hall of Fame Members"
139:
558:
321:
182:. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
88:World Hockey Association
34:Early life and education
551:29th Grey Cup champions
314:27th Grey Cup champions
84:National Hockey League
52:University of Oklahoma
546:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
309:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
56:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
48:athletic scholarship
740:Assistant coaches:
249:on October 17, 2018
146:Ben Hatskin Trophy
94:for his team, the
750:
749:
684:Cliff Roseborough
511:
510:
417:Cliff Roseborough
830:
552:
547:
538:
531:
524:
515:
514:
315:
310:
301:
294:
287:
278:
277:
259:
258:
256:
254:
245:. Archived from
239:
233:
232:
230:
228:
217:
208:
207:
205:
203:
189:
183:
177:
20:Benjamin Hatskin
838:
837:
833:
832:
831:
829:
828:
827:
753:
752:
751:
746:
708:Chester McCance
642:Wally Chikowski
588:Bernie Thornton
554:
550:
545:
542:
512:
507:
465:Chester McCance
317:
313:
308:
305:
268:
263:
262:
252:
250:
241:
240:
236:
226:
224:
219:
218:
211:
201:
199:
191:
190:
186:
178:
174:
169:
142:
130:Phoenix Coyotes
128:and became the
80:
68:
66:Business career
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
836:
826:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
748:
747:
745:
744:
737:
736:
729:
728:
722:
716:
710:
704:
698:
692:
686:
680:
674:
668:
662:
656:
650:
644:
638:
632:
626:
624:Cliff McFayden
620:
614:
608:
602:
596:
590:
584:
578:
572:
566:
559:
556:
555:
541:
540:
533:
526:
518:
509:
508:
506:
505:
498:
497:
491:
485:
479:
473:
467:
461:
455:
449:
443:
437:
431:
425:
419:
413:
407:
401:
395:
393:Herb Mobberley
389:
383:
377:
371:
365:
359:
353:
347:
341:
335:
329:
322:
319:
318:
304:
303:
296:
289:
281:
275:
274:
267:
266:External links
264:
261:
260:
234:
209:
184:
180:Jews in Sports
171:
170:
168:
165:
141:
138:
134:1995-96 season
132:following the
79:
76:
67:
64:
44:Russian-Jewish
35:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
835:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
760:
758:
743:
739:
738:
735:
734:Red Threlfall
731:
730:
727:
726:Benny Hatskin
723:
721:
717:
715:
711:
709:
705:
703:
702:Bud Marquardt
699:
697:
693:
691:
690:Art Stevenson
687:
685:
681:
679:
675:
673:
669:
667:
663:
661:
657:
655:
651:
649:
645:
643:
639:
637:
633:
631:
627:
625:
621:
619:
615:
613:
609:
607:
603:
601:
597:
595:
591:
589:
585:
583:
579:
577:
573:
571:
567:
565:
561:
560:
557:
553:
548:
539:
534:
532:
527:
525:
520:
519:
516:
504:
503:Red Threlfall
500:
499:
496:
495:Benny Hatskin
492:
490:
486:
484:
480:
478:
474:
472:
468:
466:
462:
460:
456:
454:
450:
448:
444:
442:
438:
436:
435:Bud Marquardt
432:
430:
426:
424:
423:Art Stevenson
420:
418:
414:
412:
408:
406:
402:
400:
399:Eddie Kushner
396:
394:
390:
388:
384:
382:
378:
376:
372:
370:
366:
364:
360:
358:
354:
352:
348:
346:
345:Martin Gainor
342:
340:
336:
334:
330:
328:
324:
323:
320:
316:
311:
302:
297:
295:
290:
288:
283:
282:
279:
273:
270:
269:
253:September 14,
248:
244:
238:
222:
221:"Ben Hatskin"
216:
214:
198:
194:
188:
181:
176:
172:
164:
162:
158:
153:
151:
148:given to the
147:
137:
135:
131:
127:
123:
118:
116:
112:
108:
104:
99:
97:
96:Winnipeg Jets
93:
89:
85:
78:Winnipeg Jets
75:
73:
63:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
31:
29:
28:Winnipeg Jets
25:
21:
742:Bert Warwick
732:Head coach:
725:
672:Herb Peschel
666:Fritz Hanson
660:Jimmy Lander
648:Bill Ceretti
636:Wayne Sheley
630:Wilf Daniels
606:Frank Mulvey
600:Art Kolisnyk
594:Jack Manners
501:Head coach:
494:
483:Martin Platz
477:Hal Davidson
459:Jeff Nicklin
447:Harry Badger
441:Alan Haycock
405:Herb Peschel
387:Fritz Hanson
381:Bert Iannone
369:Bill Ceretti
351:Wayne Sheley
333:Frank Mulvey
327:Jack Manners
251:. Retrieved
247:the original
237:
225:. Retrieved
200:. Retrieved
196:
187:
175:
154:
143:
119:
100:
81:
72:World War II
69:
37:
19:
18:
768:1990 deaths
763:1917 births
714:Johnny Lake
696:Andy Bieber
678:Ken Preston
612:Bill Boivin
570:Jim Lindsay
471:Johnny Lake
429:Andy Bieber
363:Carl Krisko
339:Bill Boivin
757:Categories
654:Cec Ludwig
618:Mel Wilson
576:Ken Draper
564:Nate Shore
453:Bill Nairn
375:Mel Wilson
357:Greg Kabat
167:References
92:Bobby Hull
582:Lou Mogul
411:Lou Mogul
227:April 28,
202:April 29,
103:Avco Cups
720:Les Lear
489:Les Lear
40:Winnipeg
24:Canadian
140:Honours
126:Arizona
70:During
58:of the
255:2013
229:2017
204:2017
144:The
122:1979
115:1979
113:and
111:1978
107:1976
724:67
718:66
712:63
706:60
700:54
694:53
688:52
682:47
676:44
670:43
664:40
658:39
652:37
646:36
640:34
634:33
628:28
622:26
616:24
610:20
604:19
598:18
592:16
586:15
580:14
574:11
493:67
487:66
481:65
475:64
469:63
463:60
457:58
451:57
445:56
439:55
433:54
427:53
421:52
415:47
409:44
403:43
397:42
391:41
385:40
379:39
373:37
367:36
361:35
355:34
349:33
343:32
337:20
331:19
325:16
150:WHA
105:in
60:CFL
42:to
759::
568:4
562:2
212:^
195:.
163:.
136:.
109:,
30:.
537:e
530:t
523:v
300:e
293:t
286:v
257:.
231:.
206:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.