Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame explained
The Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, established in 1978 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, is dedicated to the people of Northwestern Ontario who have achieved greatness in sport. It is located on 219 South May Street in Downtown Fort William.
Notable inductees
- Andrea Cole, former Paralympic swimmer.
- Fred Kearney (1897–1998), former Canadian ice hockey player for the St. Louis Flyers.[1]
- Fred Page (1915–1997), president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and vice-president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame[2] [3] [4]
- Frank Sargent (1902–1988), president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and Dominion Curling Association, inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame[5] [6]
- Dave Siciliano (born 1946), ice hockey coach for the Lakehead Nor'Westers, Thunder Bay Flyers, Edmonton Ice, Owen Sound Platers, and the Sioux City Musketeers[7]
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Allan Cup 1927 Fred Kearney . allancup.ca . live . February 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310182358/http://www.allancup.ca/AllanCup1927FredKearney.htm . March 10, 2016 .
- Web site: Page, Frederick – Biography – Honoured Builder. Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. November 25, 2018.
- Web site: Who is Fred Page, and why do hockey players battle for his trophy?. March. Ashley. April 28, 2015. Cornwall Seaway News. November 25, 2018.
- News: Page, Frederick (Fred). December 26, 1997. The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. 31.
- News: Deaths: Sargent. September 29, 1988. The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. 31.
- News: Frank Sargent dead at 86. September 29, 1988. The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. 3.
- Web site: Dave Siciliano. 1995. Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Thunder Bay, Ontario. August 7, 2021.