Position: Defense Born April 3, 1961 — Parry Sound, Ontario Height 5.11 — Weight 180 Neil Belland grew up in Britt in the early 60’s skating and playing hockey on the Magnetawan River. He and his brothers took to the game, playing it for hours. Gary Sabourin, another Britt resident, was an inspiration for Neil… Read more »
Lynn Hurd
Born: July 10, 1962 – Parry Sound, Ontario Lynn Hurd was introduced to golf at the age of ten by her Uncle Jake Hurd and her late Aunt Shirley Hurd. Golf quickly became her passion and the great promise she showed at a very early age was soon realized. At 12 she won the Parry… Read more »
Frank Carson
Position: Right Wing Born January 12, 1902 — Bracebridge, Ontario Height 5.07 — Weight 165 — Shoots R During the lumber boom of the early 1900’s Donald Carson packed up his family in Bracebridge and headed west for Parry Sound. The Carson Family settled in at 33 Church Street, when Frank Carson was just a… Read more »
Floyd Thomson
Position: Left Wing Born June 14, 1949 — Sudbury, Ontario Height 6.00 — Weight 190 Floyd Thomson was born in Capreol, Ontario a healthy thirteen-pound baby. His mother taught him how to skate when he was just a toddler. And skate he did. When he played minor hockey in the Capreol – Sudbury area he… Read more »
Dave Burrows
Position: Defense Born January 11, 1949 — Toronto, Ontario Height 6.01 — Weight 175 Dave Burrows grew up in Toronto and began skating on the Pine Point Outdoor Arena in Etobicoke. Little did he know that his love of skating was an investment in his future. The only reason he started playing hockey was so… Read more »
Bill Beagan
Born: December 1, 1937 – Parry Sound, Ontario Born in Parry Sound, Bill Beagan was the second youngest of twelve children. After completing grade 10 at Parry Sound High he joined the Army Soldier Apprentices. He had an exemplary thirteen year military career serving as a United Nations Peacekeeper in Egypt, working at the National… Read more »
Bob Rice
Robert Lesley Rice grew up on Wasauksing First Nation, Parry Island. With the encouragement and example set by his brother John, Bob, as a child, took an interest in running. As a Grade 6 Student at William Beatty School, he entered his first cross country competition, The Nobel Road Race, placing a respectable third. He… Read more »
Anne Gluckstein
Anne Gluckstein, the youngest of five children, was born in Parry Sound in 1916. She and her family lived above Gluckstein Store located at 111 James Street. Her father, Jacob, bought the store in 1915, and operated it as a general store, gradually changing it over to ladies wear and a furrier. He made quality… Read more »
Wayne Clairmont
Position: Left Wing Born July 5, 1943, Parry Sound, Ontario Height 5.09 — Weight 170 Wayne Clairmont grew up on River Street in Parry Sound where he and his brothers Neil and Paul took a real interest in skating and playing outdoor hockey with sister Jean watching from the sidelines. He attended Victory Public School… Read more »
Gerald “Stub” Carson
Position: Defense Born Oct 10 1903 — Parry Sound, ONT Height 5.08 — Weight 175 — Shoots L Gerald “Stub” Carson was born in Parry Sound on October 10, 1903, at 33 Church Street the last of six children of Donald and Elizabeth Carson. He began playing hockey with his brothers Frank and Leslie on… Read more »
