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Volume 4, Issue 2 Ne w s l e t t e r Winter 2011 Strikes Gold at Past Canada Winter Games

s the 12th Canada Winter Games gets underway AFebruary 12 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, athletes have some lofty goals to achieve. In the first 11 Games – one of which was held on Nova Scotia soil in Cape Breton in 1987 – provincial athletes won 21 gold medals, 32 silver and 43 bronze. In 2007 in , , only one gold was won – by half-pipe snowboarder Alexandra Duckworth in a demonstration sport. There were three silvers and four bronze medals won in those games. Obviously, the bar has been set to exceed that total and, maybe, to match or better the 14 total medals won in 1979 in Brandon, , or in 1995 in Grand Prairie, . Research on the websites from 1967’s first Winter Games in City to the most recent four years ago, as complete as possible, lists the following as Nova Scotia gold medallists, a lofty achievement in a variety of sports, many against long odds and almost all against provinces with larger numbers of competitors chosen from a huge population pool. Gold medalists: 1967 – Chris Clarke, Halifax, proudly displays his 1975 Canada - G. Jones, , 160 lb Games gold medal won in the 125 class. Chris, a 2006 1975 – inductee to the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame, later won a - Chris Clarke, boxing, 125 lb gold medal in the lightweight division at the Pan-American - Graham Eldridge, weightlifting, middle Games and fought for Canada in the 1976 Olympics in heavyweight . In 1979, he won the British Commonwealth 1979 – Brandon welterweight title over Clyde Gray before 10,000 fans at - Robert Macdonald, weightlifting, 110 kg Halifax Metro Centre. - Mike Nickel, boxing, 54 kg 1987 – Cape Breton - James Jones, boxing, 63.5 kg - Men’s 1983 – Saguenay-Lac St. Jean - Angela Coady / Glenn Maccara, figure skating, - Graham Mauger, weightlifting, 110 kg + novice dance - Derek Logan, , 54 kg - Elizabeth Rutt, table , U-13 1991 – 1999 – , NL - Jason Peebles, boxing, 54 kg - Amanda Berry / Kate MacDonald, target - Jim Dan Corbett, weightlifting, snatch, 75- shooting, team air pistol 82.5 kg - John Mattatall / Christa Wilson, figure - Jim Dan Corbett, weightlifting, clean and skating, novice pairs jerk, 75-82.5 kg 2003 – Bathhurst/Campbellton, NB - Jim Dan Corbett, weightlifting, total, 75-82.5 - James Blood, figure skating, men’s Special kg Olympics level 2 1995 – Grand Prairie - Curtis White, boxing, 67 kg to 71 kg class - Jennifer Hanna, , balance 2007 – Whitehorse, Yukon beam - Alexandra Duckworth, half pipe (demo sport)

Past Games Athletes Jones Named to Games Star on World Stage Hall of Honour

✒ , a ne of Canada’s great Canada Games athlete in 2003, Ocurlers, a two-time has been a hockey superstar world champion and six- since he was a youth player in time national champion (A Cole Harbour. He has starred Canadian record), as well as in the Quebec Major Junior a multi-winner of the Nova league, was chosen first in Scotia championship, Colleen the NHL draft by Pittsburgh, Jones has been named to was the youngest captain ever the Canada Games Hall of named by the team, led them to the in 2009, Honour. and has won many individual awards including the NHL Induction into the Canada scoring championship, NHL MVP and Canada’s Male Games Hall of Honour occurs every two years during every Athlete of the Year. Canada Games. The Hall of Honour recognizes, honours and celebrates exceptional Canada Games alumni who ✒ JOE DIPENTA played in Canada Games in 1993. Growing up in Cole have distinguished themselves as athletes, coaches, officials Harbour, he was drafted 61st overall by the or administrators, or who have made an outstanding . He played with Halifax contribution to the development and advancement of the Mooseheads and Boston University and Canada Games Movement. eventually was a Stanley Cup champion At the 1979 Canada Winter Games in Brandon, Manitoba, defenseman with the 2007 Anaheim Jones helped Team Nova Scotia capture a silver medal. She Ducks. played an important role to help secure the 2011 Canada Games in Halifax. Jones won four consecutive Scott ✒ DAVID KIKUCHI, a gymnast in the 1995 Canada Tournaments of Hearts between 2001 and 2004 and, Games and a coach of the gymnastics team in 2007, besides her world wins in 2001 and 2004, was runner up competed in every discipline in the 2004 Athens and 2008 in 2003. She is a member of the Canadian Hall Beijing Summer Olympics. His best finish was 9th in the of Fame. team all-around Colleen will be recognized at a ceremony February10 at competition in the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame at which time speed 2008. His top skater Catriona LeMay Doan, and builders Jim Morell individual showing of Fredericton and Guy Rousseau of Quebec will also be was a 23rd in rings celebrated. in 2008. Basketball Gold Still a Thrill 24 Years Later evin Veinot looks back at the 1987 Canada Games He said many people made sacrifices to be part of that Kbasketball gold medal win with pride. team... the players, of course, but the coaching staff, and Now principal at North East Kings Education Centre in the coaches and teams for whom the Canada Games team Canning, and an assistant coach of Acadia Axemen, for members played who gave up their players for that one- whom he starred in the 1980s, Veinot says the championship week period (and practice time, too). game win against Quebec was like “David and Goliath. We “Everyone made a commitment,” says Smith. “Today did something (against a much larger province with a large (teammate) Augie Jones is head coach of the 2013 Canada basketball base) that no one had ever accomplished, and Games men’s basketball team and I’m his assistant. We stress still hasn’t in winning the basketball gold medal.” to the players they can’t take anything for granted and stress Inducted in 2005, the 1987 team went 6-0 in preliminary how difficult it is, and will be, to attain our goals. We were rounds in the Cape Breton Games, then whipped British 21 and under in 1987. Now the Games team will be 17 and Columbia 116-86 in the semi-final before taking on Quebec under so there is a different dynamic with our players.” in the final. He says they impress on their players that the “game owes With 1,200 people packing a jammed gym, Nova Scotia you nothing. You owe it the sweat and tears and sacrifice. jumped to a 38-35 halftime lead before running away with You have to play hard, with no excuses. These are things I a 91-76 win. took away from my 1987 experience.” “It had to be the biggest emotional win of all of our basketball Many members of the 1987 team have made their mark careers,” Veinot says. “We had all been on provincial teams on society in the 24 years since. While Smith and Veinot for the previous four to five years and hadn’t really won are in school administration, Jones teaches at Dartmouth much, but this was the ultimate victory. While coaching High, Scott Borden is a probation officer, Jason Wilson a today, I stress to our players that it doesn’t matter the size corrections officer, Keith Donovan and Charles Ikejiani of the community you come from, it’s the size of the fight are medical doctors. Grant MacDonald is an engineer and you have in you to achieve. I certainly use that win as a James McQuaid runs a music studio and promotes young motivator.” artists. Others are still working and living in the province. Wade Smith, vice principal at Sir John A. Macdonald High Many are still involved in basketball. Borden, Smith and School in Tantallon, reflects that the longer he’s away from Wilson all coach minor basketball with the latter also assisting that win, the more significant he feels it is in the history of at Dartmouth High. Manager Mark Parker, who works at Nova Scotia sport “as a member of the first and only Nova the QEII Health Sciences Centre, is a coach at Citadel Scotia gold medal basketball team at the Games.” High. Jones is an assistant with Saint Mary’s University men’s team. Games team coach Bev Greenlaw is head coach of Acadia University women’s team. “It’s great to be able to give back,” says Smith. “As get older we realize the accomplishment we made and the sacrifices people made for us to do that.”

Back Row: Mark Parker (manager), unknown, David Brown, Stephen Woodman, Grant MacDonald, Kevin Veinot, Scott Gordon, Jason Wilson, Bev Greenlaw (coach) Front Row: Wade Smith, Charles Ikejiani, Keith Donovan, Peter Leppard, James McQuaig, Augie Jones Hall of Fame Inductees Who Have Been Canada Games Participants – Winter & Summer (Listed by Induction Year) ATHLETES: Na m e Sp o r t Cana d a Ga m es Yea r Yea r In d u cte d Richie Spears Basketball 1969 1980 Lyle Carter 1969 1984 Susan Mason MacLeod 1973, 1977 1985 Nancy Garapick Swimming 1973 1986 Rob McCall Figure Skating 1975 1993 Andrew Cole Swimming 1981, 1985 1993 Anne Dodge / 1973 1994 Karin Maessen 1975, 1989 1994 Karen Fraser Moore Volleyball 1979 1996 Bob Piers Tennis 1969 1997 Mike Henderson Hockey 1975 1999 Cecilia Branch Athletics 1973 2001 Barry Shakespeare Tennis 1969 2003 Ricky Anderson Boxing 1975 2003 Chris Clarke Boxing 1975 2006 Ken Reardon Tennis (coach) 1981, 1985 2006 Carroll Morgan Boxing 1971 2008 Don Brien Canoe/Kayak 1977 2008 Cindy Montgomerie Tye Soccer 1993 2010 Janice Cossar 1985 2010 Robyn Meagher Athletics 1985 2010 Ross Webb Soccer 1977 2010 TEAMS: Sp o r t Cana d a Ga m es Yea r Yea r In d u cte d Softball 1981 2001 Basketball 1987 2005 Builders (includes coaches and managers, as known, not referees, umpires or officials): Na m e Sp o r t Cana d a Ga m es Yea r Yea r In d u cte d Eddie Gillis 1977 1980 Freda Wales Ski (athlete) 1971 1981 Owen Sawler 1973, 1985 1987 George Kehoe Hockey 1967 1988 Nigel Kemp Swimming 1977 1989 Keith MacKenzie Basketball 1975, 1979 1991 Joyce Myers (athlete) 1967, 1971 1996 George Athanasiou Soccer 1993 1997 Al Yarr Basketball 1967 2000 Terry Henderson Softball 1977 2002 Bernie Chisholm Athletics (athlete) 1969 2004 Hugh Matheson Hockey 1971, 1975, 1979 2004 Steve Konchalski Basketball 2001 2007 Don Koharski (athlete) 1969 2007 Wayne Finck Lacrosse (athlete) 1969 2008 Gus Fahey Hockey (athlete) 1967 2009 Kevin Heisler Athletics 1981, 1985, 1989 2010 Carl Buchanan Games President 1987 2010 Members of Inducted Teams Who Participated in Canada Games (as known)

Joan Selig Langley, Merle Richardson, Judy Rice, Nancy Dunbrack Tokaryk, Helen Castonguay, Kathy Mullane – 1975 Canada Games Field Hockey team - inducted with team in 1995 Judy Lugar – - athlete 1985, manager 1993 - inducted in 2006 Andreas Josenhans – Sailing manager, 1981 - inducted in 1983 Glen Dexter – Sailing athlete 1969 - inducted in 1983 David Brown, Scott Borden, Keith Donovan, Charles Ikejiani, Augie Jones, Peter Leppard, Grant MacDonald, James McQuaid, Wade Smith, Kevin Veniot, Jason Wilson, Stephen Woodman, Mark Parker (Manager), Bev Greenlaw (Coach) – 1987 Men’s Basketball - inducted in 2005 Karin Maessen, Karen Fraser Moore – Women’s Volleyball 1982 - inducted in 2002 Paul Long, John Butts, Greg Patton, Carl Smith, Scott Billard, Darrell Hadley, Harold Lowe, Mike Hart, Craig Cavicchi, Jeff Whitman, Jim Fitzpatrick, Paul Blackmore, Dave Fraser, Danny Ryan, Jim Hoffman (Asst. Coach), Ron Clarke (Coach) – 1981 Canada Games Junior Softball - inducted in 2001 Terry Henderson (Coach), Hughie Matheson, Robert Putnam, Mike Henderson – 1980 Brookfield Elks Softball - inducted in 1988 1905 Pitcher now on Display at Hall With Love: On the Back of a Harley Davidson

t 5 o’clock on June 7, 1905, the room by her father, she played for the Stewiacke Awas decorated in purple and white – the Ladies, before moving to Massachusetts. colours of the hockey Lorne gave his daughter the silver pitcher, team. With three cheers and the Ramblers shortly before he passed away in 1951. chorus, the Ramblers Club greeted Lorne She kept it until she passed away when the Simpson and his bride, Miss Annie Higgins. pitcher went to Earlene, Lorna’s daughter The wedding was underway. (Lorne’s granddaughter). One of the greatest hockey players in the Earlene and her husband cared for the Maritimes, Lorne was also a member of pitcher until 2010. They realized it belonged Ramblers Club. He was dedicated to sports. in Nova Scotia, so they got on their Harley When the ice had melted for the season, he Davidsons and drove about 1000km from worked to keep baseball and football clean their home in Massachusetts to the Nova and respectful. Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. It was not just a wedding, though. Lorne Now, the pitcher is back in Nova Scotia and had taken a job in , so this was the Hall of Fame will keep it and its story also a goodbye. The Ramblers Hockey for all to enjoy, because it is not just a silver Team presented the young newlyweds with pitcher, is it? It is over 100 years of history, a beautifully engraved silver water pitcher, born from the Nova Scotian love of hockey “From RHT 1905”. Then off went the and the love shared between two people. So, pitcher and the happy couple to Edmonton. Soon, however, grab someone you love and bring them to the Hall of Fame, the Simpson family returned permanently to Nova Scotia, because even hockey can be romantic. setting up a home in Stewiacke. Hall of Fame intern, Tinisha Stilling, prepared this story. Lorne’s daughter, Lorna, was also a hockey player. Coached BlackBerry Sponsors Hall of Fame Theatre

lackBerry has signed a three- Byear sponsorship agreement obtaining naming rights to the BlackBerry Theatre in the Hall of Fame. The theatre area is a marquee location hosting schools, groups, media conferences, corporate meetings, receptions and thousands of visitors to the Hall. Executive Director Bill Robinson stated “BlackBerry is a great international Canadian company with which we are proud to be associated with. The new Hall of Fame has attracted over 80,000 visitors annually in its first four years of operation.

Chris Flynn First Non-Pro Named to Hall of Fame Since 1963

he Canadian Football for most TD passes in a season and career; leading rusher THall of Fame is about to QB in CIS history; and the ultimate mark of greatness, his slightly alter its all-professional unprecedented three times as national MVP Hec Crighton player focus to include amateur Trophy winner. From 1987 to 1990, Chris led Saint Mary’s athletes. to a 27-2 regular season record, both losses coming on the Chris Flynn, former star road in 1987; four AUAA championships; a 2-2 record in quarterback with Saint Mary’s four Atlantic Bowls; and two appearances. In Huskies in the 1980s, a three- 1988, ’89 and ’90, Flynn and the Huskies lost only three time Hec Crighton Award games, one each season and all to the eventual national winner as the outstanding champions. player in Canadian University football, was recently elected into the Canadian Football On The Go Hall of Fame. Winter 2011 – Volume 4, Issue 2 He was a Canadian college quarterback who could do it all Publisher – Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame mechanically, yet through an intuitive art of improvisation Editor – Joel Jacobson had an uncanny ability to call the right play in any given Layout & Desktop – Paula Yochoff situation. The vision of Chris Flynn scrambling in the backfield, warding off defenders, and controlling the play Research – Shane Mailman, Tinisha Stilling until he uncovered his receiver, was a sight that fans will Contact – Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame forever cherish in the career of an exceptional athlete. Tel: 902.421.1266 His individual distinctions were awesome; four-time AUS Website: www.nsshf.com All-Star QB; three time CIS All-Canadian QB; CIS records Email: [email protected] Nova Scotia Teams Win Major Hockey Championships

ova Scotia hockey teams, in several categories, have Al e x a n d e r Cu p – Tier Two senior men’s championship Nexperienced considerable success at the national level. ✒ 1952-53 Halifax Atlantics * The list below ranges from professional to senior men’s, ✒ 1953-54 Halifax Atlantics * junior men’s and university men’s. Ha r d y Cu p – Tier Two senior men’s championship Ca l d e r Cu p – playoff champions of the American Hockey ✒ 1989-90 Dartmouth Moosehead Mounties League ✒ 1971-72 Nova Scotia Voyageurs * Ro y a l Ba n k Cu p – Junior A championship ✒ 1975-76 Nova Scotia Voyageurs ✒ 2001-02 Halifax Oland Exports ✒ 1976-77 Nova Scotia Voyageurs Ca n a d i a n Interuniversity Sp o r t Un i v e r s i t y Cu p ✒ 1992-93 Cape Breton Oilers ✒ 1993Acadia University ✒ Al l a n Cu p – senior men’s championship 1996 Acadia University ✒ 1934-35 Halifax Wolverines * ✒ 2004 Francis Xavier University ✒ 1997-98 ✒ 2010 Saint Mary’s University * inducted in the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame

Nova Scotia National Champion Basketball Teams

Ca n a d i a n Interuniversity Sp o r t ✒ 1964-65 – Acadia University * ✒ 1970-71 – Acadia University * ✒ 1972-73 – Saint Mary’s University * ✒ 1976-77 – Acadia University * ✒ 1977-78 – Saint Mary’s University ✒ 1978-79 – Saint Mary’s University ✒ 1992-93 – St. Francis Xavier University ✒ 1998-99 – Saint Mary’s University ✒ 1999-200 – St. Francis Xavier University ✒ 2000-2001 – St. Francis Xavier

Ca n a d i a n Ju v e n i l e Bo y s ✒ 1932 – New Waterford St. Agnes * ✒ 1950 – Queen Elizabeth High School Lions * ✒ 1956 – Queen Elizabeth High School Lions Fred Perry Jr. celebrates St. F.X. national championship in 2001. ✒ 1961 – New Waterford Central High School ✒ 1964 – Queen Elizabeth High School Lions Ca n a d i a n Me n ’s In t e r m e d i a t e Ca n a d i a n Me n ’s Se n i o r ✒ 1946-47 – New Waterford Strands ✒ 1972-73 – Halifax Wandlyn Inn ✒ 1947-48 – New Waterford Strands ✒ 1977-78 – Halifax Budget Rent-A-Car * inducted in the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame ✒ 1980-81 – Halifax Budget Rent-A-Car Stars Shine on Induction Night 2010 gala November night brought together six athletes of Fame was recognized Aand three builders as the newest inductees to the Nova November 6th. Inductees Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. were Carl ‘Bucky’ Buchanan, Pictures tell the proverbial 1,000 words. The joy on the builder; Janice Cossar, faces of the new entrants to the provincial Hall of Fame multi-sport; Mike Forgeron, shows the excitement of being recognized among the rowing; Kevin Heisler, elite in provincial sport history – as athletes and builders. builder; Robyn Meagher, Memories created on induction night will live forever in the athletics; Rick Rivers, hearts and minds of the nine new Hall of Fame members builder; Gary Sabean, Hall of Fame inductee Gary and their families and friends. karate; Cindy Tye, soccer; Sabean is interviewed on stage by and Ross Webb, soccer. emcee Bruce Rainnie. The 2010 Induction Class of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall

Pat Daly Named 2010 Volunteer of the Year

ong-time volunteer, Pat Daly, was presented the LVolunteer of the Year award at Induction Night last November. The president and CEO of Marcap Realtor Managers, a property management company, is a former member of the Hall’s board, chaired the Hall of Fame Tournament for the last 14 years through he helped raise over $300,000, and was a major player in the capital campaign to develop the current Hall of Fame site. Pat, an original Gold Club member, is a former national women’s ski team coach. “He’s a doer,” says Hall of Fame executive director Bill Robinson. “With his passion for the Hall, he has been one Bill Robinson (right) and John Randles (left), a long-time friend of of our most consistent, long-time volunteers.” Pat, making the presentation last November. Updated Graphics Excite Simulator Users he Tim Hortons Sports Simulator is more Trealistic than ever as men and women, boys and girls, test their skills against the computer- generated athletes on screen. A new software package has been added which shows better graphics as hockey, soccer, basketball, football and baseball enthusiasts —people of all ages—live their dreams of outsmarting the computer athletes. The response time of the computer is quicker which adds to the enjoyment of the participants. Did You Know…

✒ Sydney-native PAUL BOUTILIER was a member ✒ Port Hood claims two Hall of Canada’s 1980 World Junior Championship Team and of Famers. Hockey superstar AL was voted the best defenceman in the tournament. He was MACINNIS, with a Stanley Cup drafted 21st overall by the New York Islanders in 1981. In ring, Olympic gold medal, the first 1983, his first year as a pro, he played 29 regular season Nova Scotian to win a winter gold, games and two playoff games with the Islanders and earned and multi-all-star recognitions, a Stanley Cup ring. He was and football inducted in 1994. icon BRUCE BEATON, a two- Paul’s Team Canada Sweater is in time champion and many-time the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. conference and league all star, both hail Note the misspelling of his last name. from the small Cape Breton community. He was BEST DEFENSEMAN in MacInnis was inducted in 2008 and the tournament and they STILL got Beaton in 2009. it wrong. ✒ MIKE HENDERSON, Brookfield, played in the ✒ Three basketball inductees had tryouts with National 1975 Canada Winter games as a hockey player but was Basketball Association teams and one played a season in the recognized by the Hall with induction as an individual world’s top basketball league. BRIAN HEANEY (inducted athlete in 1999 as an athlete for his stellar long-time 2009) played with Baltimore Bullets after a superb career performances with Brookfield Elks fastball team. That club at Acadia University. RICHIE SPEARS was inducted in 1988 for winning the 1980 national senior (1980), New Waterford, started with the men’s championship. Axemen in the 1950s and 1960s, then had a tryout with St. Louis Hawks but ✒ PAUL MACLEAN, Antigonish, made chose to remain in Nova Scotia. MICKEY a splash in the hockey world by playing FOX pictured right (2009), a many-time Major Junior hockey, CIS hockey with All-Canadian with Saint Mary’s Huskies, , leading them to their was drafted by Detroit and Portland first AUS hockey title, was a member but remained in Nova Scotia to build a of Canada’s national team, and had a teaching career. 10-year career in the . He scored more than 40 goals ✒ DOUGLAS “DUGGER” MACNEIL, three times, finished 11th in league scoring in 1984-85 with Halifax, has been inducted to the Hall 101 points and scored 324 goals and 349 assists in a 719 of Fame THREE times – as a member game career, he’s now an assistant coach with Detroit Red of the 1948 Saint Mary’s hockey juniors Wings. Paul was inducted in 1995. (inducted 2002), the 1952 through 1954 Halifax Atlantics (1980) with whom he was a player-coach, and as an individual athlete, a tough defenseman with every team on which he played (1988). In Memoriam aul Mason, Bedford, N.S., a member of ✒ WILLIAM NJOKU, Halifax, Fisherman’s Market Midget Boys Fastball starred for the Saint Mary's Basketball P team. The 6'8 Centre was all-Canadian national champions, passed away December 11, and voted Canada's top CIS University 2010 in Halifax. He was also an active hockey player in 1992-93. William was drafted player and coach, an avid runner and promoted in the second round of the NBA draft by healthy living. The team was inducted to the the Indianna Pacers. Hall in 2006.

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