An individual who was a prominent part of Calgary Flames and Canadian hockey history has passed away. Numerous media sources are reporting that Sonia Scurfield, a former co-owner of the Flames, has passed away after a battle with cancer. She was 89 years old.
Originally hailing from Hafford, Saskatchewan, Sonia attended the University of Saskatchewan and University of Manitoba. She met Ralph Scurfield while working in Edmonton and after they married in 1954 the pair settled in Calgary.
Ralph was one of the original ownership group – along with Nelson Scalbania (who soon sold), Harley Hotchkiss, Byron Seaman, Daryl Seaman, Norman Green and Norman Kwong – that bought the struggling Atlanta Flames and moved them to Calgary.