Saul "Red" Fisher, was a Canadian sports journalist who wrote about the National Hockey League and the Montreal Canadiens in his newspaper column. Fisher received the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1985. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, and became a Member of the Order of Canada (CM) in 2017.
Fisher in December 2009
Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award
The Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award is an accolade presented annually to a print newspaper columnist or reporter in recognition of their achievements covering the game of ice hockey. The award is "to recognize distinguished members of the newspaper profession whose words have brought honor to journalism and to hockey."
Red Burnett, the Toronto Star, reporter, was one of 17 inaugural winners in 1984
Red Fisher was one of six inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame when he was named an award recipient in 1985.