The entire Province of Saskatchewan has about the same number of people as the metro area of Salt Lake City, Utah. This place of approximately a million souls has produced a surprising number of people who've gained national and international acclaim for their achievements.
Some are alive; some are no longer with us. But all are Saskatchewan folks (a few aren't, but we claim them as our own) who've distinguished themselves in their chosen areas of endeavour.
Wendel Clark (1966- ) Hockey great Clark was born in Kelvington, Sask. A left winger revered in Toronto for a decade after being drafted by the Maple Leafs in 1985, Clark was named captain of the team in 1991. He scored 46 goals in the 1994-95 season before being traded to the Quebec Nordique. He was twice traded back to the Leafs. When he retired in 1999, he had 330 career goals and 234 assists.
