Sutherby & Limpright Inducted into Warriors' Hall

For Brian Sutherby and Shawn Limpright, the best years of their hockey career were playing on a line together in Moose Jaw.

On Friday night, Sutherby and Limpright were together again as they went into the Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame in the Class of 2018.

"This night couldn't be any more special than going in with him," said Sutherby. "Limps, for me, he was linemate for the better part of three years, played together for four and he was my best friend while we were here, and one of the guys that I've stayed in touch with the most."

The duo joins other legends like Theo Fleury, Ryan Smyth and more in the hall of fame, and will have their bronze plaques mounted on the North end of Mosaic Place.

"I just got a tour of the dressing room to see the names on the [hall of fame plaque] and to see my name on it, it's a pretty humbling experience to see the other names on it," said Limpright.

Sutherby and Limpright both joined the Warriors in 1998-99 and went on to play 208 and 264 games, respectively.

Sutherby went from being a sixth-round pick in the 1997 WHL Bantam Draft to a first round pick, 26th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He scored 79 goals and 178 points during his time in Moose Jaw and then went on to play 460 games in the NHL with Washington Capitals, Anaheim Ducks and Dallas Stars.

"My time here in junior hockey in a lot of ways was the real pinnacle of my hockey career, moved on to play pro, was drafted rather high, didn't reach the levels that I expected at the NHL level and that's why this place is so special for me," said Sutherby. "It was the time in my hockey life, 18-19 years old, when I was the most confident and enjoying hockey to its fullest, absolutely love everything about this team, this city and this organization."

Sutherby, 36, now works as a Western Pro Scout with the Washington Capitals and won the Stanley Cup with the organization in 2018, along with 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee Jason Fitzsimmons.

"This summer was like no other, I literally pinch myself every day over being a part of it and winning it," said Sutherby. "I'm so proud of all the players and everyone that was involved, it was awesome."

Limpright was a second-round pick of the Warriors in the 1996 WHL Bantam Draft. He finished with 93 goals, 220 points and 540 penalty minutes over his four seasons in a Warrior uniform. The Winnipeg product also served as a captain of the team in 2000-01.

He's known as one of the most tenacious players to ever play for Moose Jaw and Sutherby said that Limpright fit what it means to be a Warrior.

"Shawn Limpright was the most competitive and dirtiest hockey player that I've played with," said Sutherby. "He competed more than any player that I've ever played with in my whole career, he dragged his teammates into the fight every single night and I loved every minute of playing with him."

Limpright said he enjoyed the "extracurricular" part of the game, "It's not something that I didn't like doing and felt I had to do," he said. "I know fans like that style and I liked it myself, the only person that probably didn't would be my parents.

"To be remembered and to be inducted, obviously I left some type of impact on this city and fans, so very thankful for that and cool to get back here and see everyone."

Limpright went on to play 360 games in the East Coast Hockey League, 197 in the Central Hockey League, which included winning the title in 2011, and 45 games in the American Hockey League. He also won an Allan Cup title in 2014-15 with the South East Prairie Thunder.

Limpright, 37, now lives in Winnipeg and works with the Winnipeg Police Service.

The final part of the line with Sutherby and Limpright, Steve Crampton was in attendance on Friday night and inducted Limpright into the hall.

Both inductees will be on hand on Saturday night when the Warriors host the Regina Pats in the Hall of Fame Game at Mosaic Place. Puck drops at  7 p.m. and the Pre-Game Show is on the air at 6:40 p.m. on Country 100.