Sports Hall of Fame

Athlete criteria

Athlete inductions recognize the accomplishments of St. Catharines athletes who have excelled at the provincial, national, or international level. To be inducted in the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame as an athlete, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Be born or raised in St. Catharines
• Live in St. Catharines for a significant period of time during their sporting career
• Demonstrate superior athletic performance or contributions to their sport
• Be retired from sport for at least three years
• Have competed at the provincial, national, or international level

Builder criteria

Builder inductions recognize local individuals who have contributed significantly to the development of sport in the city. Candidates for the builder category, must meet the following criteria:

• Be born or raised in St. Catharines
• Live in St. Catharines for a significant period of time during their sporting career
• Must be 50 years of age or older

• This can include coaches, officials, media personnel, sponsors, and sports administrators

2021 to 2025

2024 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2024:

Robert "Bob" Adams - Athlete / Builder - Football, Rowing, 

Bobby McLaren - Builder - Hockey, Lacrosse, Baseball, Rowing

F.F. Ted Nelson - Builder - Rowing

Walt Oprzedek - Athlete / Builder - Handball, Football

Carole Price - Builder - Rowing Curling

Andy Van Ruyven - Athlete - Rowing

2023 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2023:

Don Betts - Bowling

Clayton Brown - Rowing

Mike Iggulden - Hockey

Bob Miller - Builder - Basketball

Jane Tregunno Stamp - Rowing

2022 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2022:

Barbara Armbrust - Rowing

David Cullen - Hockey

Douglas Geddie - Curling

Daryl MacDonald - Rowing

Donald F. Thom - Rowing

2021 inductees

In 2021 there were no new inductees due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2016 to 2020

2020 inductees

In 2020 there were no new inductees due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 inductees

Here are the inductees in 2019:

• Ron “Swede” Burak – Rowing
• Wanita Dystra-May – Track and Field
• Ellard “Obie” O'Brien – Hockey
• William “Bill” Schenck – Rowing
• Tonya Verbeek – Wrestling

2018 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2018:

• Buffy Alexander – Rowing
• Pat “Speedy” McCready – Lacrosse
• Paul Papineau – Baseball
• Steve Toll – Lacrosse
• John White – Golf

2017 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2017:

• Henry”Hank” Ciesla – Hockey
• David Corman – Hockey
• Diane Hilko – Basketball
• Mark Johnston – Swimming
• Tim Twaddle – Harness Racing

2016 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2016:

• Les Bartley – Lacrosse
• Richard Duncan – Track and Field
• John “Wandy” McMahon – Lacrosse
• Lynn Polson – Basketball
• Rudy Wieler – Rowing

2011 to 2015

2015 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2015:

• Jim McMahon Sr. – Lacrosse
• Earl McNeil – Hockey
• Bob O'Doherty – Tennis and Football
• Wilfred “Fitzie” Pruden – Boxing
• Lee Randall – Hockey

2014 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2014:

• Sara Bauer – Hockey
• Toady Bradshaw – Softball, Basketball, Curling and Rowing
• Frank J. Hayden – Special Olympics
• Jack “Nick” Nicholson – Rowing
• Sandra Sutton – Tennis

2013 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2013:

• Elizabeth Earley – Golf
• William “Bill” Fitzgerald – Lacrosse
• Larry Miller – Basketball
• Keith Murphy – Boxing
• Ronald “Ron” Roy – Lacrosse

2012 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2012:

• Paul Fenwick – Soccer
• Edward “Ted” Howe Jr. – Lacrosse
• George “Moose” Korince – Baseball
• Dan Meagher – Basketball
• Todd Zavitz – Hockey

2011 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2011:

• John Macdonald – Baseball
• Daryl Mahler – Football, Running and Softball
• Ken Murray – Basketball
• Kevin Neufeld – Rowing
• Ron Winterbottom - Lacrosse

2006 to 2010

2010 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2010:

• Hugh Cosgrove – Basketball
• Richard DesChatelets – Wrestling
• Joyce “McComb” Gray – Softball
• Jim Harrison – Football
• Jamie Pagemdam – Boxing

2009 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2009:

• Bruce Erskine – Rowing
• Marianne Groat – Tennis
• Robert “Buff” McCready – Lacrosse
• George “Clickery” Taylor – Baseball
• Mark Walters – Hockey and Baseball

2008 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2008:

• Kenneth “Weiner” Croft – Hockey, Lacrosse and Tennis
• Norm DeFelice – Hockey
• Robert “Bobby” Gear – Baseball
• Johnny “Gypsy” Mouradian – Lacrosse
• Neil Stevens – Hockey, Figure Skating, Lacrosse and Rowing

2007 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2007:

• Peter Berge – Baseball, Hockey and Lacrosse
• Gloria Campbell – Curling
• Dean McBride – Hockey
• Robert “Rob” Stoddart – Swimming
• Mathew “Hap” Walters – Baseball

2006 inductees

There were no inductees in 2006.

2001 to 2005

2005 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2005:

• Jimmy Joy – Lacrosse
• Robert “Bob” Luey – Lacrosse
• Al McDonough – Hockey
• Terry O'Malley – Hockey and Baseball
• Doug Robinson – Hockey

2004 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2004:

• Levio “Red” Ferracuti – Football
• Donald “Nip” O'Hearn – Lacrosse and Hockey
• Carl Smelle – Hockey
• Tom Smelle – Hockey
• Craig Woodhouse – Bowling

2003 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2003:

• Bill Allan – Baseball
• David Dore – Figure Skating
• Colin Hearth – Cycling
• Clint Page – Rowing
• Virginia “Ginny” Thompson – Figure Skating
• Chester Worchal – Hockey and Softball

2002 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2002:

• Harry Argent – Baseball and Hockey
• Robert Davis – Brock Athletics
• Douglas James – Soccer
• Ken Hodgkins – Baseball and Hockey
• John Stevens – Lacrosse

2001 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2001:

• Harry Edmonstone – Rowing
• Dennis Hull – Hockey
• James McNully – Coaching
• Jim Robertson – Hockey
• Karen Strong – Cycling

1996 to 2000

2000 inductees

Here are the inductees for 2000:

• Brian Bellows – Hockey
• Gilmore “Gil” Boa – Rifle Shooting
• William B.C. Burgoyne – Rowing
• Ted Collins – Basketball, Volleyball and Hockey
• Jerry Fitzgerald – Lacrosse, Football and Basketball
• Gerry Hinton – Cross Country
• James “Jim” Lomore – Lacrosse
• Mike “Mr. Perpetual Motion” Martyk – Boxing
• Mark Pothier – Football

1999 inductees

Here are the inductees for 1999:

• Chris Critelli – Basketball
• Marvin “Mary” Edwards – Hockey
• Ronald French – Softball, Hockey and Basketball
• Dale House – Hockey, Baseball, Softball and Golf
• Ivan “Drivin' Ivan” Little – Motorsports
• Carl “Gus” Madsen – Lacrosse
• Douglas McNichol – Football and Baseball
• John Newman – Rowing

1998 inductees

Here are the inductees for 1998:

• Armand Difuscio – Soccer
• J. Stanley “J.S.” Elliot – Hockey
• Joan Gray-Brunshaw – Softball, Baseball, Track and Field and Bowling
• Dave Howes – Football
• Harvey Hutcheon – Rowing
• Benny Newman – Basketball
• Jack Rountree – Baseball
• Bill Sadler – Motorsports
• Elmer “Moose” Vasko – Hockey
• Ross Wilson – Tennis

1997 inductees

Here are the inductees for 1997:

• Helen Chyplik – Softball, Basketball, Golf and Curling
• Douglas Court – Hockey and Figure Skating
• Susan Erskine – Rowing
• Edward “Ted” Howe – Lacrosse
• Ed Moir – Golf
• Davey Moore – Motorsports
• George Staffer – Baseball

1996 inductees

Here are the inductees for 1996:

• Peter Bicknell – Motorsports
• Marty Calder – Lacrosse and Wrestling
• Wilfred Garrett – Softball and Basketball
• Allen Kellogg – Hockey
• Steve Oneschuk – Football
• Tim Rigby – Rowing
• Marg Schram – Softball
• Wendy Wiebe – Rowing

1990 to 1995

1995 inductees

Here are the inductees for 1995:

• Fred Conradi – Lacrosse
• Ed Dixon – Basketball and Softball
• Douglas “Doug” Favell Jr. – Hockey and Lacrosse
• Bill Frick – Baseball, Hockey and Lacrosse
• Douglas “Ozzie” Hill – Basketball
• Frank Martin – Hockey
• Joseph “Joe” McCaffery – Lacrosse and Hockey
• Angie Pastore – Basketball

1994 inductees

Here are the inductees for 1994:

• Marilyn Bodogh – Curling
• Douglas Cove – Lacrosse
• George “Toughy” Hope – Lacrosse
• Christine “Chris” Jurgenson – Curling
• Frank “Geezil” Madsen – Lacrosse
• Walter Marsh – Hockey
• Jim Minards – Rowing

1993 inductees

Here are the inductees for 1993:

• Peter Cameron – Baseball, Fastball, Hockey, Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Boxing
• Bill DeMars – Lacrosse
• Joe and Rose Engemann – Lacrosse, Soccer, Basketball, Softball, Ice and Floor Hockey
• George Howard – Hockey
• Craig Swayze – Rowing
• Robert “Bobby” Thorpe – Lacrosse and Hockey

1992 inductees

Here are the inductees for 1992:

• Marianne Allen – Softball
• Joe Cheevers – Lacrosse
• Brian Cullen – Hockey
• Warren Dell – Softball
• Douglas “Percy” Favell St. – Lacrosse
• Tom Garriok – Broadcaster
• George “Mooner: Manoogian – Rowing

1991 inductees

Here are the inductees for 1991:

• Lloyd Alguire – Softball and Track and Field
• Neil Campbell – Rowing
• Gerry “Cheesie” Cheevers – Hockey
• Dennis “Duke” Diggins – Basketball, Football, Softball, Baseball, Lacrosse, Running, Rowing, Hockey, Soccer and Golf)
• Jack Lowrey – Golf
• Rex Stimers – Broadcaster
• Vic Teal – Hockey
• Bill Whitaker – Lacrosse

1990 inductees

Here are the inductees for 1990:

• Jack Gatecliff – Sports Winter, Columnist and Editor
• Walter McCollum – Golf, Hockey, Lacrosse
• Stan “Stosh” Mikita – Hockey
• Ashton Morrison – Hockey
• Roy “Pung” Morton – Lacrosse
• Peter Neumann – Football
• Le Roy Pickard – Basketball, Baseball, Softball and Hockey
• Rudy Pilous – Hockey