10/27/2026
Alan W. "Al" Pickard (1878–1958), a native of Exeter, Ontario, and a prominent builder in Canadian hockey history who served as president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) from 1947 to 1950.
• Birth & Early Life: Born on John Street in Exeter, Ontario; played 7-man hockey in Exeter and graduated from Exeter Continuation School and the University of Western Ontario.
• Saskatchewan Career: Moved to Saskatchewan to farm, served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and RCAF, taught school in Regina, and worked as a principal in six Regina schools (with a street named "Pickard Street" and a school named "Al Pickard School" in Regina).
• Hockey Administration: Helped organize the Regina hockey league, coached and presided over the Regina Aces senior team, led the Western Canada senior league and Saskatchewan junior loop, and served as CAHA president (1947–1950).
• Later Life & Civic Work: Retired in 1960 and returned to Exeter, where he served on the Ausable River Conservation Authority and chaired Exeter's first planning committee (helping draft the town's zoning bylaw approved in 1965).
• Honours & Passing: Inducted into the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame on April 27, 1958, as a builder; passed away at South Huron Hospital at age 80, with funeral services held at Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Harold Snell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Pickard
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28495350/allan-wilfred-pickard
