A Barrie sports living legend, Doris Laroche is the matriarch of girls softball in the area. Decades ago, the opportunities for girls to play sports in Barrie were very limited. Laroche’s love of the game of softball and her determination led her to realize a dream. In 1977, Doris single-handedly founded the Barrie & District Girls Softball Association and she organized and managed this organization for a number of years. She also established and personally funded the creation of a scholarship fund that would see bursaries awarded to players going to university. The BDGSA continues to flourish with volunteers inspired by Doris Laroche’s passion for the game. In celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the BDGSA, the Association president Marc Reynolds stated “I think that anybody who has got daughters playing sports in Barrie should be proud of this woman. She is a true pioneer.”

Nick Owen has been Mr. Baseball in Barrie for over 40 years. As a player his senior baseball career spanned almost two decades. During that periodhe played with 1 league champions, an OBA Championship team, won four individual batting titles, and was twice chosen as league MVP. He also played on the Canadian National Team in 1970 and 1971. Owen is renowned for his coaching abilities. His Midget, Juvenile and Senior teams have won numerous league titles, were OBA finalists on five occasions, OBA champions three times and in the Canadian Championships twice. His 1985 Marauders Juvenile team were Canada Games gold medalists.In latter years, he concentrated in the development of younger players, coaching for the Barrie Minor Baseball Association at the Mosquito, Peewee and Bantam levels 1994-98.His coaching talents didn’t go unrecognized. In 1985 he was appointed to the coaching staff of the CanadianNational Junior team. He ran OBA coaching clinics for seven years and junior level clinics for the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977 to 1979. He was the obvious choice as the first ever field manager for the Barrie Baycats, who began play in the Inter-County League in May, 2001.Owen was also an active fastball and slow pitch player. In fastball he has played on five championship teams as well as winning two batting titles. Among his Slo-Pitch achievements are a pair of league championships, the 1990 Northern Ontario Championship, an Ontario Masters Intermediate Championship leading to the 1992 National Championships, where the team lost in the final. Owen has also served as President of the Intermediate Fastball League, been on the executives of the South Simcoe Men’s League, Barrie and District Basketball Referees’ Board, Barrie Minor Baseball, York-Simcoe League, and the Barrie Men’s Slo-Pitch League. He was Barrie Director for Slo-Pitch Ontario, and was a Labatt’s Blue Slo-Pitch Advisor.

Jim Hamilton arrived in Barrie in 1968 to take on a teaching position at Eastview Secondary School. An avid rugby player he immediately became involved in high school rugby in 1969. He helped get the sport organized in the Simcoe County School area and lobbied the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association (OFSSA) to sponsor a provincial rugby championship. The first OFSAA rugby championship was hosted by Hamilton’s school.

For almost three decades Hamilton would oversee three teams and about 100 rugby athletes each year in the Senior, Junior, and Midget levels. His teams won more than 30 Georgian Bay titles, one OFSAA gold medal, three OFSAAA sil¬ver medals and several bronze medals. He took teams ona tour of Wales and England in 1981 and 1987. In turn his teams hosted sides from Scotland, England, Wales and other provinces many times. In the early 1990’s Hamilton helped establish girl’s rugby in the Simcoe County School area. 

His involvement with sport included more than just rugby. He spent about 15 years coaching high school basketball, working mainly with the younger age groups. During that time, he also organized an annual high school tournament. Hamilton’s basketball teams went to numerous Georgian Bay championships and won two titles. In addition to coaching he would also referee high school Basketball, Volleyball and Rugby. He would often referee three consecutive Rugby matches in a row.

Hamilton played rugby until the late 1980s. He helped establish the Barrie RFC Rugby Club. As a member and co-coach of the Barrie Rugby Club, he helped the team win a Toronto and District elite division championship in 1985, and went to the finals in two other seasons. He spent 15 years as a player and was team captain twice. He coached on a rotating basis for four years and served in several capacities on the club executive. Hamilton was also on the Recreation Advisory Committee of the Barrie Parks and Recreation Department and served as chairman of the OFSAA rugby board for 14 years.

Jim Hamilton lost his battle with cancer in 2004 but his legacy lives on. An annual Jim Hamilton memorial golf tournament is run by the Barrie RFC each year. A Jim Hamilton memorial rugby game is also organized each year by former students and city rugby players. Funds raised from the game go to the Jim Hamilton Memorial Scholarship fund. This scholarship is awarded each year to two graduating Eastview students (one boy and one girl) that exhibit excellence on the rugby field.

Bill McAleer’s name is synonymous with basketball in Barrie. He has served both the Barrie and Provincial basketball community for over 40 years. He is a co-founder of the Barrie District of Approved Basketball Officials (BDABO), which is the local chapter of the Ontario Association of Basketball Officials (OABO). He Currently serves on the BDABO Executive as Elementary Assigning Officer and rules Interpreter.

At the secondary school level, McAleer has officiated at both the AA and AAA level at a number of Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association (OFSAA) tournaments. He has officiated at the Community College level and the Canadian university level, in both men’s and women’s divisions. He has also worked several national university tournaments. In 1994, he ran the scorer’s table at the World Basketball Championships, which were held in Toronto.

McAleer was honored by the OABO as a recipient of their 40 yearService certificate for his dedication to basketball. The International Association of Approved Basketball Officials has also honored McAleer with a special plaque for his many years of service to basketball.

McAleer’s contribution to basketball alone would certainly qualify him for a local lifetime achievment award but, there’s more to McAleer than basketball. He was also involved in the local slo-pitch scene for more than two decades. He umpired fastball and slo¬pitch games for over 20 years and has served as the Barrie and area representative for the Slo-pitch National organization.

Innisdale Secondary School’s Dale Baker has contributed 33 years of service to athletics and physical education in Simcoe County. Thirty-one of those years have been in Barrie schools. She has been very active in the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) and the Georgian Bay Secondary Schools Association (GBSSA). She has coached numerous high school teams, with many of them capturing GBSSA championships and has helped organize and host five OFSAA provincial Championships. In addition, she has served as an OFSAA convener for four other provincial volleyball championships.

In 2008 Baker held off retiring from her teaching position to help organize the 2008 boys volleyball championships. Three Barrie high schools, including Innisdale, hosted this very successful provincial tournament. In the same year she also acted as OFSAA convener to the (GBSSA) boys volleyball league. She coached the Innisdale Boys AAAA Volleyball team to a GBSSA championship, giving them the right to represent this area in the OFSAA tournament that she helped organizes. In the tournament, her team reached the quarter finals before falling to the silver medalist Mississauga team.In 2009, Baker once again put off retirement to coach the Innisdale Boys AAAA volleyball team. Many of the players had been on her team for 4 or 5 years. They rewarded her retirement decision by winning the Georgian Bay championships sending her and the team to the OFSAA championships one more time.

Bakers work ethics have not gone unnoticed. In June 2008, the OFSAA presented Dale Baker with it’s prestigious Pete Beach Award. The award, presented annually is given to the person that exemplifies the former OFSAA executives’ dedication to sport and helping others. She has received OFSAA’s Leadership in Sport award for girls volleyball. She was the 2002 recipient of the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame Jean McCann Unsung Hero award. She was also nominated for the prestigious Ontario Volunteer Service Award.

Bakers coaching talents have also extended beyond school teams. She coached the Georgian Cubs Volleyball club for four years and was a Barrie Minor Soccer coach a number of years ago.

To many hundreds of hockey and softball players in Barrie, Ralph Webb’s face is as familiar as that of any coach or manager they may have had. Webb has served as a trainer, assistant trainer and equipment manager for hockey and softball/slo-pitch teams for more than 30 years in Barrie. Although at times he’s been given a small honorarium from teams that he has helped out, the vast majority of his work has been as a volunteer:

The Barrie native started out with the Barrie Flyers in 1970. He was with the team when they won the 1974 Allan Cup. Soon after, he took a volunteer spot with the Barrie Colts Junior B hockey team and served as one of the team’s most dedicated volunteers. He watched them graduate from junior B to provincial Junior A to the present day Ontario Hockey League team. One of his fondest memories of the past quarter century was the Colts’ Sutherland Cup Championship in 1992/93.

When the Colts moved into the Major Junior ranks, Webb became an assistant trainer with the club. During the summer months, in the 1970s and ’80s, Webb was trainer with softball and slo-pitch teams. He was also with the Tornado Junior B Lacrosse team that won the 2003 Founders Cup, He was, however, best known for his years on the bench with the Colts. In fact, it’s tough for many old hockey fans to imagine a Colts bench without Webb’s face at the end. He became a regularat hockey games in the Barrie Arena during the hey¬day of Senior and Junior hockey in the 1950s and ’60s. He and wife Fran have seen every hockey notable that has played in this city over the past 50 years. Webb’s dream was to be a part of a Major Junior franchise. His involvement with the Colts OHL team made that dream come true.

In 1995 Webb was named coach/official of the year, by the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame, for his volunteer work with the Barrie Flyers and the Barrie Colts hockey teams. Webb has alarge collection of hockey sticks that are signed by the players he has served. Many of them will be pleased to see him receive this award.

Born in Barrie, Wally Carruthers has been involved in its sporting scene in different capacities for many decades. He was a founding member of the Barrie and District Church Softball League. He was involved with the league for several years including a term as President. Carruthers was also President of the Barrie and District Industrial Hockey League. In 1954-1955, he was Secretary of the OMHA Juvenile B championship team. He coached Midget and Juvenile Hockey teams for the Air Force Association for several years. One of his star players, Dan Maloney, later had a long career in the NHL and was inducted into the BSHOF. Carruthers’ love of sports and community spirit saw him arrange excursions to Chicago Stadium as well as Maple leaf Gardens with the Barrie Boy Scouts. He was a board member of the 1973-1974 Barrie Flyers Allan Cup Championship team. Carruthers spent a number of years as Director of Barrie Parks and Recreation, including two years as Vice-Chairman. He has also been a member of numerous community events. During Barrie’s 150th anniversary, Carruthers was recruited to organize a reunion of the two former Memorial Cup Barrie Flyer teams. Former team members from all over Canada returned for the celebration. In the Ontario Winter Senior games, he was Chairman of hockey events and the musical entertainment for the Closing Ceremonies. In the early 1970’s he chaired the Barrie Winter Carnival, World Broomball tournaments. Residing close to Codrington Elementary School, Carruthers arranged with the City and Rotarians to place a rink on the school grounds. The rink was subsequently renamed by Rotarians as “Wally Carruthers Rink”. Carruthers was a charter member of the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame Society, and has been an active member on the BSHOFS Executive for many years. He was responsible for initiating a joint venture between the BSHOF and the Barrie Colts to recognize the Canadian troops. Carruthers has been a member of the Rotary Club of Barrie for fifty years.

Tom Stockdale is a retired teacher from Portage View Elementary School in Barrie. He coached the Portage View Panthers’ Wrestling team from 1980 to 2006. His teams have enjoyed tremendous success. During his period as coach of the Panthers, the team won seven Simcoe County Wrestling Team Championships. This competition often had more competitors than the Provincial Championships. Tom also organized and co-coordinated the Simcoe County Wrestling Championship five times in his career. His teams have won over 50 medals at various Ontario Championships. In 1997, the girls won the Ontario Bantam Championship and the boys duplicated this feat in 1999. In 1998 and 2001 the girls placed third in Ontario. Over the years many of his students have gone on to compete atthe High School and University level. Some have also gone on to compete at Provincial and National Championships. A former team member, Jonathan Goodman, has won gold medals in both Ontario and the Eastern Canadian championships. Tom coached a variety of sports and was loved by all he taught. Some still came back years later to assist in Stockdale’s program. In 2002, Tom received an award from his fellow coaches in Simcoe County to recognize his “Years of Coaching, Organizing and Promoting the Sport of Amateur Wrestling”.

Tom’s commitment to coaching and to his students is not limited to wrestling. On occasion he coached the Panther’s Cross Country Running team. Tom also organized and co-coordinated Barrie area cross country competitions from 1993 to 2001. Each spring, for 23 years, Tom helped organize and co-coordinate a Panther Track and Field Meet. At the same time he would coach the Portage View’s Track and Field team.

In 2006, Stockdale retired from Portage View Elementary School. However he did not stop coaching. In fact it only increased his passion for sports. In that year he took on a role of Head Coach for Junior Wrestlers with the Kempenfelt Bay Wrestling Club, which he continues to do today. Here he has helped shape and mold some of the best wrestlers in the country. Many of which have gone on to have success at the university level. In addition to this, Stockdale also works as an assistant coach with the Barrie Central Collegiate Wrestling team. The team is regarded as one of the top teams in the Province. The team has won back to back G.B.S.S.A. Championships. Throughout the week, Stockdale can be found at local high school wrestling tournaments where he volunteers his time as a Head Draw Master and official.

He is a truly remarkable person, and agreat ambassador to the city. Each year he will go to the City of Barrie and bring back “goody bags” full of pins and other items. He sends these to any athlete competing at a National Championships or International Events so that they “will remember where they come from”. Tom Stockdale has given of his time, for over 31 years, to Barrie athletes.

Victoria Pickett moved to Barrie when she was four years old and started playing house league soccer. She continued to develop her skills with the Barrie Soccer Club and St Pete’s Panthers. At the age of 15 years old, she made her entrance into the Canadian youth program. At the 2012 Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), Women’s Under 17 Championships, in Guatemala, Pickett helped Canada win a silver medal. This allowed Canada to compete in the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan. She was also with Canada’s team that finished sixth at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada.

Highlights of her 2015 season are:

• Competed with Canada’s team in the Pan American Games in Toronto. They finished out of the medals with 2-1 loss in the bronze medal game.
• Won a silver medal with Canada at the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship in Honduras. This win qualified the team for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua, New Guinea.
• Signed with the University of Wisconsin women’s soccer team.
• She appeared in all Wisconsin games, receiving the following recognitions :
  
  • Selected Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2015)
  • Named to the All-Big Ten Freshman First Team (2015)
  • Named to the All-Big Ten Second-Team (2015)
  • NSCAA NCAA Division 1 All-Great Lakes Third Team (2015)

Victoria Pickett has also participated in local basketball, volleyball and hockey.

Jacob Graves is a native of Barrie. He was born in Barrie in 1995 to a family with hockey running through their veins. His father played Junior hockey, 2 brothers play Junior ‘A’ and Junior `C hockey, his mother was a professional figure skater, her father a professional hockey player and 4 aunts or uncles who played Junior hockey or higher.

Jacob’s hockey career began in 2010/11 with the Toronto Titans Midget ‘AAA’ team. He split the 2011/12 season between the Mississauga Chargers of the Ont. Jr. Hockey league (OJHL) and the Mississauga St. Mikes Majors of the Ont. Hockey League (OHL) at the Jr. ‘A’ level. He spent the next 2 seasons with the Mississauga Steelheads of the OHL and then was traded to the Kingston Frontenacs for the 2014/15 season. The 2015/16 season was split between the Oshawa Generals and the London Knights. Known as a big, rugged stay at home defenseman, Graves had a career year in 2015/6. He played in 69 games, collected 21 points, 104 penalty minutes and was a plus 34. He had 18 assists in the playoffs and helped London capture the Memorial Cup, emblematic of Junior “A” hockey supremacy in Canada.

Jacob Graves was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets and signed to a 3 year entry level contract in 2016. He spent the 2016/17 season alternating between the Cincinnati Cyclones (of the East Coast Hockey League) and the Cleveland Monsters (of the American Hockey League), honing his skills in anticipation of a shot with Columbus in the NHL.

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Jacob Graves is a native of Barrie. He was born in Barrie in 1995 to a family with hockey running through their veins. His father played Junior hockey, 2 brothers play Junior ‘A’ and Junior `C hockey, his mother was a professional figure skater, her father a professional hockey player and 4 aunts or uncles who played Junior hockey or higher.

Jacob’s hockey career began in 2010/11 with the Toronto Titans Midget ‘AAA’ team. He split the 2011/12 season between the Mississauga Chargers of the Ont. Jr. Hockey league (OJHL) and the Mississauga St. Mikes Majors of the Ont. Hockey League (OHL) at the Jr. ‘A’ level. He spent the next 2 seasons with the Mississauga Steelheads of the OHL and then was traded to the Kingston Frontenacs for the 2014/15 season. The 2015/16 season was split between the Oshawa Generals and the London Knights. Known as a big, rugged stay at home defenseman, Graves had a career year in 2015/6. He played in 69 games, collected 21 points, 104 penalty minutes and was a plus 34. He had 18 assists in the playoffs and helped London capture the Memorial Cup, emblematic of Junior “A” hockey supremacy in Canada.

Jacob Graves was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets and signed to a 3 year entry level contract in 2016. He spent the 2016/17 season alternating between the Cincinnati Cyclones (of the East Coast Hockey League) and the Cleveland Monsters (of the American Hockey League), honing his skills in anticipation of a shot with Columbus in the NHL.

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Ryan Spataro was born in Barrie in 1982. He is a valuable member of the Barrie Baycats Baseball Club that plays in the top level amateur baseball league in Ontario, the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL). This league serves as a valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff. More than 40 IBL players have advanced to Major League Baseball or returned to the IBL following their major league careers.

Ryan Spataro broke the stolen base record this past season and is now the IBL all-time stolen base leader with 193 in just 380 games. The previous record of 179 stolen bases was accomplished in 834 games, more than twice the number of games it took Spataro. Besides the stolen base record, Ryan has been honoured with many individual awards in his career with the Baycats. His .374 average (regular season), 592 hits, and 141 extra base hits (regular season) are all highest on the Baycats. He was the IBL Batting Champ in 2005 and 2010, as well as the IBL MVP for those same years. He has been an IBL 1st Team All Star 7 years; an IBL 2nd Team All Star 4 years; and has been on 5 IBL Championship teams.

Ryan is presently a fireman in the City of Barrie, married with 2 children. He participates in many charitable events representing the Barrie BayCats organization.

Jessica Brouillette is a wrestler from Barrie. Born in 1995, she began her amateur wrestling in Grade 7 at Prince of Wales School and at the K-Bay Wrestling Club. She continued to wrestle very successfully while attending high school at Barrie Central Collegiate Institute. She won several GBSSA individual titles as well as Gold at the provincial level (OFSAA). This success led to International opportunities representing Canada as a member of the Cadet, Junior and Senior National Teams.

In her first 3 years at Brock University, Jessica won 8 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze medals at various University, Provincial, National and World Wrestling Championships.

In 2017, Jessica won Gold at the World Francophone Games (Women – 63 kg.) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She also dominated her weight class at the Canadian University level by placing first at both the OUA Tournament and the CIS Tournament and was named 2017 Outstanding Female Wrestler at the CIS Championship. In 2016 Jessica won Bronze at the 2016 World University Games in Corum, Turkey; won Bronze at NYAC / Bill Farrell International Open; won Silver at the Ontario Senior Championships; won Bronze at the International Canada Cup Tournament in Guelph; and placed 5^th at the XXI Torneo International Tournament in Sassari, Italy. In Oct. of 2017, Jessica was selected for “Next-Generation” Funding Support (targeting athletes with evidence of podium success at the 2024 Olympic Games). In 2018, Jessica competed for Canada at the World Championships in Budapest. She achieved a 7^th place standing in the 62 kg. weight class. She also became “Female Athlete of the Year” at Brock University in 2018. She was the first female wrestler to capture 5 consecutive team National Championships in a career. She was named a USPORTS First Team All-Canadian for the fourth time in her career and an OUA First Team All-Star. During the regular season, Brouillette placed 1^st at the Brock Open, 1^st at the Guelph open, and 3^rd at the Commonwealth Games Trials. She also represented Team Canada at the 2018 Women’s World Cup in Japan. Moreover, Jessica took 1^st place at the International Canada Cup Tournament in Guelph, and 1^st place at the SFU International Tournament in B.C.

Jessica has completed her Undergraduate Degree in Sociology. She continues to train hard as a member of Canada’s National Team. Jessica also runs an after-school active-play program for young children at the YMCA in St. Catharines, as well as refereeing local tournaments and running “Wrestling Clinics” throughout Ontario.

Jessica Brouillette is a wrestler from Barrie. Born in 1995, she began her amateur wrestling in Grade 7 at Prince of Wales School and at the K-Bay Wrestling Club. She continued to wrestle very successfully while attending high school at Barrie Central Collegiate Institute. She won several GBSSA individual titles as well as Gold at the provincial level (OFSAA). This success led to International opportunities representing Canada as a member of the Cadet, Junior and Senior National Teams.

In her first 3 years at Brock University, Jessica won 8 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze medals at various University, Provincial, National and World Wrestling Championships.

In 2017, Jessica won Gold at the World Francophone Games (Women – 63 kg.) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She also dominated her weight class at the Canadian University level by placing first at both the OUA Tournament and the CIS Tournament and was named 2017 Outstanding Female Wrestler at the CIS Championship. In 2016 Jessica won Bronze at the 2016 World University Games in Corum, Turkey; won Bronze at NYAC / Bill Farrell International Open; won Silver at the Ontario Senior Championships; won Bronze at the International Canada Cup Tournament in Guelph; and placed 5^th at the XXI Torneo International Tournament in Sassari, Italy. In Oct. of 2017, Jessica was selected for “Next-Generation” Funding Support (targeting athletes with evidence of podium success at the 2024 Olympic Games). In 2018, Jessica competed for Canada at the World Championships in Budapest. She achieved a 7^th place standing in the 62 kg. weight class. She also became “Female Athlete of the Year” at Brock University in 2018. She was the first female wrestler to capture 5 consecutive team National Championships in a career. She was named a USPORTS First Team All-Canadian for the fourth time in her career and an OUA First Team All-Star. During the regular season, Brouillette placed 1^st at the Brock Open, 1^st at the Guelph open, and 3^rd at the Commonwealth Games Trials. She also represented Team Canada at the 2018 Women’s World Cup in Japan. Moreover, Jessica took 1^st place at the International Canada Cup Tournament in Guelph, and 1^st place at the SFU International Tournament in B.C.

Jessica has completed her Undergraduate Degree in Sociology. She continues to train hard as a member of Canada’s National Team. Jessica also runs an after-school active-play program for young children at the YMCA in St. Catharines, as well as refereeing local tournaments and running “Wrestling Clinics” throughout Ontario.

Don Coulson was a very active and involved leader in the Barrie and Simcoe County area since he arrived to play on the 1947-48 All Ontario/ Eastern Canada Midget NHL Champion.

Don helped form the Barrie Minor Athletic Club hockey and baseball teams in 1947 through the 50s. Don, with his brother and Mr. Law, was a major force in getting the first lighted baseball diamond at the fairgrounds where he played shortstop for the Barrie ACs. He then went on to become the league representative for 12 years.

Don also was the manager for the Barrie Flyers Jr A team from 1952-1956 then help to form a Intermediate A Falcons hockey club that then jumped to the Senior A league to be Allen Cup Champions.

In 1959-64, Don took the role as president of the Barrie Intermediate Fastball League. And in 1971- 77, he served as a board member and the treasurer of the Barrie Winter Carnaval, which was responsible for sports programming in Barrie

With his wife Joyce, he was co-founder of Barrie Minor Baseball in 1974 and a coach for many years following.

In his later years of hockey, Don was the co-founder of the Barrie Credit Union Oldtimers in 1975. They won the Canadian National Title twice and represented Canada in tournaments in LA, Holland and Switzerland. 

Previously, Don has been awarded the Rotary Unsung Hero in 1990 for his community work.

September 8, 1933 – January 12, 2023

Jo-Anne Eyers (nee Cancilla) was an accomplished figure skater in her youth,  and even skated with Olympian Brian Orser.

Eventually, she transitioned into coaching with the Barrie Figure Skating Club and Mariposa School of Skating, which she continued to do for 43 years.

She was passionate with teaching younger skaters in Barrie Figure Skating Club. Jo-Anne was been a constant member of the organizing team for the yearly skating carnival that saw attendance from all over the region.

Jo-Anne played an instrumental role in developing the foundation for numerous young skaters as well as power skating training for Barrie Colts hockey teams.

September 26, 1961 – May 10, 2022