Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame

Sports Museum in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
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Established1978
Location219 South May Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario
TypeSports Museum
Public transit accessBus interchange Thunder Bay Transit via City Hall Terminal

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WebsiteNorthwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame

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.[citation needed]

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

  1. ^ "Allan Cup 1927 Fred Kearney". allancup.ca. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Page, Frederick – Biography – Honoured Builder". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. ^ March, Ashley (April 28, 2015). "Who is Fred Page, and why do hockey players battle for his trophy?". Cornwall Seaway News. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Page, Frederick (Fred)". The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. December 26, 1997. p. 31.
  5. ^ "Deaths: Sargent". The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. September 29, 1988. p. 31.
  6. ^ "Frank Sargent dead at 86". The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. September 29, 1988. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Dave Siciliano". Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1995. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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