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The hockey career of Yorkton’s Metro Prystai has been well documented. He had a storied career with the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings over a span of 12 years in the 1940s and 50s, scoring the Stanley Cup winning goal for the Red Wings in the 1952 finals, back when there were only six teams and only the very best made it to the top, let alone the Stanley Cup playoffs. He won two Stanley Cups with Detroit, and was named to the NHL All-Star team three times.


He was not the first with a Yorkton connection to make it to the NHL; he was one of several dozen. But he was Yorkton’s own, born and raised in a house on Ontario Avenue close to St. Mary’s Church, the second-youngest of seven children born to Harold and Annie Prystai, Ukrainian immigrants.


Metro and most of his contemporaries have passed on. But in 2003 he sat down with Terri Lefebvre Prince, then the city archivist, and they recorded two hours of conversation during which Metro reflected on his life. 


And Frank Block wrote and recorded an audio book, The Metro Prystai Story, in 2015. With the permission of both the City of Yorkton and Mr. Block, we have used those audio files, as well as information gleaned from online sources, for this podcast remembering the life of Metro in and outside hockey, much of it in his own words, with insights from those who knew him well.

The life of Metro Prystai

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Let me tell you stories about Yorkton

These are stories about people and events in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, which has been on the map since 1882 when a small group of men from Ontario, and originally from Britain, came to the District of Assiniboia, still largely unsettled prairie and aspen woodlands. 


There are many stories -- and perhaps some myths and mysteries -- to be explored.


We publish a new podcast at least once a month. All are available on this website, as well as all podcast directories. Simply search for Yorkton Stories.


These podcasts are a labour of love and respect for those who came before us, and who make Yorkton what it is today. As a former newspaper owner and editor, former city councillor, still-active community volunteer and local history buff, I know many of us have stories to tell. If you have one we should know about, get in touch.


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Words from a lifelong friend

Words from a lifelong friend

Words from a lifelong friend

I just listened to your podcast with Perry (Ehrlich). Perry is such a wonderful person. I went to high school with Perry, performed in The Troubadours with him and participated in music festivals in Yorkton. 


Another thing Perry and I share in common, as well as life long friendship, is that we both played piano/dinner entertainment at The Holiday Inn/The Mustache while attending high school at The Regional. 


My career since 1976 has involved teaching music in Canada, Alaska, Germany and The Netherlands. 


Just wanted to say, wonderful podcast with Perry Ehrlich. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you! You're doing great work!


--Kathleen (Kitty) Fournier (nee Reese), Ottawa

Favourite recipes

Words from a lifelong friend

Words from a lifelong friend

In Nebraska, bierock is referred to as runza, apparently a state treasure! They were a special treat in our family with my mom competing with our granny to see who was best. 


My granny would make a pan full of nothing but Spanish onions as a filling which was my dads favorite. We don’t eat chicken noodle soup without butterballs.


--Kenn Propp, Yorkton


Six degrees of separation

Words from a lifelong friend

Six degrees of separation

I find so many common threads and connections as I listen that bring back many fond memories. Less than six degrees of separation in Yorkton. Rick and I are products for example of Mrs. Ingham’s Blended Sound-Sight program at Columbia School and, if memory serves, of Mr. Vermette’s AV program at the Composite Jr High. 


Taking that a step further, Curt Keilback’s wife was my art teacher at the Composite.  My best friend in grade school was Bob Ries. Bob’s mom Sandra worked for many years at the Gladstone Inn, having previously owned it with her husband Bert (both originally from Rhein). I was briefly in a car club in Yorkton that had some meetings in the basement of the Balmoral (but I didn’t see any tunnels either). 


My wife’s family farm (Stachura) was the next quarter in from Harris’s on Highway 9 South, not far from Vermettes. 


As far as Gunn’s and Good Spirit - it is basically where we grew up. We spent every weekend from the time I was about eight years old at our cabin at Burgis Beach. Or as it was known then- Sunnyside Beach at Devil’s Lake. Likely some ways to connect us all to the Bronfmans, Levi Beck, etc. if we dig back far enough as well, but who knows. 


--Dean Bradshaw, Kelowna

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