Bob’s long tenure into hockey started at the age of 8 when his parents signed him up with the local hockey organization. When Bob finished playing hockey he stayed involved with the game by becoming the equipment manager for minor hockey. In the late ‘50’s Bert Woodhouse convinced Bob to put his skates on and… Read more »
Roger Galipeau
December 2, 1940 – August 14, 1997 From humble beginnings in Nobel, Ontario, to the big city of Toronto, and on to the Big Ten at U of M followed by the Fort Wayne Komets, Roger Calixte Galipeau made an impact on people both in the world of hockey and in life with his character… Read more »
Rick Thomas
Rick was born in Parry Sound on February 16, 1947 at St Joseph’s Hospital. The oldest son of Betty and Earl Thomas, Rick has three brothers, Paul, John, and Gord. Rick originally lived at the pumping station with his grandmother and grandfather. The family eventually moved to Foster Avenue, a small street off of Isabella… Read more »
Peter Conacher
Born into a legendary Canadian family of athletes, Pete Conacher could have simply rested on the laurels of his famous father and uncles. Instead, he chose to create his own story, in his own way. Charlie Conacher, Pete’s, dad, and his uncles Roy and Lionel, have their stories written up in other Halls of Fame.… Read more »
1969 Mactier ‘Legionnaires’
In a geographic area that is best known for producing hockey players, it is interesting that some of the most noted local teamwork stems from a different sport altogether; specifically, MacTier Fastball. Fastball history in MacTier dates back to the 1930’s where teams played both softball and fastball. The war broke up baseball in the… Read more »
Rod Dixon
Rodney A.F. Dixon was born in Hamilton Ontario in 1932 . The only son of Alexander and Helen Dixon, Rod attended Central Public school and then later Westdale High School until he moved to Waterdown where he finished high school. Rod played high school basketball, football and track and field. After high school he attended… Read more »
Josée Brunatti
Marie Josee Doris Racine was born in Lachute, Quebec on December 2nd, 1962. She was the youngest of two children, to Alice and Jacques Racine. Josee has one brother, who is 3 years older, Michel Noel Racine. She lived in Brownsburg, Quebec for the first seven years of her life. Her father, Jacques, worked in… Read more »
Rod Bloomfield
Roderick Alan Bloomfield was born in Bracebridge in 1948. The Bloomfield family originated in Haliburton where Rod’s grandparents owned a farm. Rod’s father, Roy, began in the mechanical trades in Gravenhurst. When the company, Clift Bros, began to expand, Rod’s father relocated the family to Parry Sound where he and his partner, Dennis Kennedy, operated… Read more »
1961/62 Bantam All Stars
Fifty years ago Parry Sound was a hockey mad town with a reputation for great teams and incredible community support. The Intermediate Shamrock teams once led by the likes of Doug Orr and the Ryder Brothers filled the arena with fans. In 1961, Parry Sound became part of the Boston Bruins Farm System and professional… Read more »
William ‘Bill’ Peachey
William “Bill” Peachey was born in 1905 in Tottenham, England, one brother of a large family of ten sons and one daughter. After the death of his father fighting in WWI, his mother and the ten boys moved to Canada to join the only daughter of the family, Joyce, who had married a Canadian serviceman… Read more »
