The Jack Matheson Award is annually presented by the Manitoba Sportswriters

Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche (1994-2004, 2007-2008, 2010-11)[Credit: Wikipedia]Peter Forsberg was drafted 6th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, but was later traded to the Quebec Nordiques for Eric Lindros – so we wont consider his two seasons in Philly a reunion. Levine Toilolo Jersey . However, Forsberg moved with the Nordiques to Colorado where he spent the next nine seasons. Following the 2004-05 lockout, Forsberg spent time with the Flyers and Predators before returning to Colorado, but he only played 11 more games with the Avalanche before retiring due to injuries. Luc RobitailleLos Angeles Kings (1986-1994, 1997-2001, 2003-2006)[Credit: USHL]Luc Robitaille served three different stints with the Los Angeles Kings. He spent time with the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers from 1994-1997, then with the Detroit Red Wings from 2001-03 where he won his only Stanley Cup as a player. 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He retired 20 years to the day he was drafted and is currently the President of Hockey Operations for the Canucks.Alexei Kovalev New York Rangers (1992-1999, 2002-2004)Pittsburgh Penguins (1998-2003, 2010-2011)[Credit: New York Times]Alexei Kovalev was the first Russian born player in NHL history taken in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. He won the Stanley Cup in 1994 with the Rangers and was one of the first Russians to have his name engraved on the Cup. Just 14 games into the 1998-99 season, Kovalev was dealt to the Penguins. He was traded back to the Rangers in 2003. Nearly eight years and two NHL teams later he made a return to Pittsburgh when he was traded by the Ottawa Senators.Brendan Shanahan New Jersey Devils (1987-1991, 2008-2009)[Credit: NHL]Brendan Shanahan joined the New Jersey Devils when he was 18-years-old. By his third NHL season he emerged as a point-per-game player. 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But he also walks around with a tangle of metal screws, rods and plates after breaking his neck in 2006 playing high school football in Louisiana.WINNIPEG, MB., - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will honour the late Jack Matheson and Jack Wells on Thursday, two men who made a significant impact upon the Winnipeg Football Club and the CFL through journalism. In acknowledgement for their decades of dedication, the Blue Bombers are naming the press box located in the Bob Irving Media Centre, the Two Jacks Press Box to credit the men and their contributions to the team. "The two Jacks were both esteemed journalists, each a master at his craft. But more than that, they were good men who were admired and respected by everyone who knew them. Many of the journalists covering the Bombers today credit the two Jacks as being the inspiration for their own careers," said Bombers President and CEO Wade Miller. "This is one of many initiatives we are undertaking to recognize individuals who have made an impact on the Football Club." John Hampson "Jaack" Wells (1911 - 1999), better known to most as Cactus Jack Wells, was a Winnipeg-based sports broadcaster who covered the Winnipeg Blue Bombers extensively during his illustrious career, which began in 1939. Frank Ragnow Jersey. Cactus became the play-by-play announcer for Bombers games in 1941 and eventually became the first television voice of Western Division games for the CFL on CBC. Cactus Jack was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1988. John "Jack" Matheson (1924 - 2011) was a legendary Winnipeg-born sports journalist who covered the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the Winnipeg Tribune and CJOB radio for nearly four decades. Jack was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986. 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