Grand Falls-Windsor, NL- the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame will be welcoming nine new members to the Provincial Hall in Corner Brook, when Hockey NL holds their Annual Induction Ceremony at the Corner Brook Civic Centre on Saturday, November 5, 2022.

Hall of Fame Selection Committee Chair, Jack Lee of Gould’s, announced that among those being bestowed the honour for their dedication to the sport are Brian Casey of Grand Falls-Windsor, Steve Cleary of St. John’s, and Kirby Dumaresque of Forteau, Labrador, all in the Player Category; Jack Casey of St. John’s, Paul Glavine of Grand Falls-Windsor and Joe Lane of Port aux Basques in the Builder Category; Dennis Laing of Gander and Rebecca Russell of St. John’s in the Athlete-Builder Category, and Robin Short of St. John’s in the Media Category.

Brian Casey is being recognized for his long career playing professional hockey; primarily in Europe, where he helped lead teams to championships in both the Slovakian Elite League, and the Danish Elite League. While in Europe, he was also a member of two Canadian national teams that captured the prestigious Spengler Cup.

Jack Casey has been the driving force behind both the Caps Minor Hockey Association, and the St. John’s Caps senior hockey club. In his role with youth hockey, he was a part of volunteer organizations that attracted a number of national and international events to St. John’s, including the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, the Canadian World Junior Training Camp, the Four Nations Cup, and the National Midget Telus Cup.

Steve Cleary played 13 seasons of senior hockey with the Flatrock Flyers and the Conception Bay Cee Bee Stars, where he was a six-time Avalon East League Defenceman of the Year, and a four-time Herder Memorial Trophy champion.

Kirby Dumaresque was a champion at multiple levels of hockey in this province, and beyond. In addition to being a part of teams that twice won St. John’s Junior Hockey League and Atlantic Junior B championships, Dumaresque also helped lead teams in St. John’s and Flatrock to four Herder Memorial Trophy titles.

Paul Glavine was both president and assistant coach with the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts; helping build a senior hockey team that would go on to play in four Allan Cup Canadian senior hockey semi-final games — eventually winning the Canadian championship in 2017; one of just three teams in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador to capture an Allan Cup.

Dennis Laing played his entire senior-hockey career in his hometown of Gander, where he helped the Flyers win the Herder Trophy in 1980. Throughout his seven years with the Flyers, he amassed a total of 146 points in as many games; the point-a-game pace ranking him 16th overall among all defencemen in Newfoundland Senior Hockey League history.

Joe Lane has been a jack-of-all-trades for the sport of hockey in Port aux Basques for over 40 years. Throughout his career, he’s spent time as a coach, an official, and an executive member at every level of the game, from minor through junior and senior, and into the female division. Along the way, he’s collected an assortment of awards and honours, including Hockey NL’s Brian Wakelin Award as Provincial Executive of the Year.

Rebecca Russell first made a name for herself in the United States as a member of the St. Lawrence Saints NCAA Division One women’s hockey team, where she racked up a number of scoring records before moving on to spend five seasons in the pro ranks with the Calgary Oval Extreme in the Female Professional Hockey League. Upon retirement, she returned to her home province, and began coaching. In 2018, while coaching the Clarenville Caribous, she made provincial hockey history by becoming the first female head coach to lead a team to a Herder Trophy championship.

Robin Short covered sports for The Telegram newspaper for 36 years; the last three decades as the paper’s Sports Editor. During that time, he helped tell the stories of some of this province’s greatest hockey history, from countless senior hockey league seasons through to the arrival of professional and major junior hockey to St. John’s. He was regarded as among the best of the best in minor-hockey coverage, culminating with him being honoured with the American Hockey League’s Ellery Award for excellence in journalism.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1994 to recognize, honor and pay tribute to all individuals on the basis of playing ability, sportsmanship, and character and who have achieved extraordinary distinction in hockey whether that distinction be achieved in amateur and/or professional hockey.

The Hall of Fame has been located on the upper level of the Corner Brook Civic Centre since 2000 and is home to 206 inductees

MEMBERS 

Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame are:

 

1994

Player — Frank “Andy” Cahill, Alex Faulkner, George Faulkner, Doug Grant

Athlete/Builder — Jack Reardigan, Terry Trainor

Builder — Msgr. George Bartlett, Robert S. Furlong, Don Johnson, Brian Wakelin

1995

Player — Jack Faulkner, Jim “Bucky” Hannaford, Joe Lundrigan, John Murphy, Bill Scott

Athlete/Builder — Joe Byrne, Roger Howse, Hugh Wadden

Builder — Walter Clarke, Carl Hansen, Harold Hillier, Vince Rossiter, T.A. “Gus” Soper

1996

Player — Frank “Danky” Dorrington, Al Dwyer Jr., Frank Finlayson, Robert Petrie, Frank Walker

Athlete/Builder — Herbert Augustus “Gus” Herder

Builder — Claude Anstey, Cliff Gorman

1997

Player — Stan Breen, Cal Dunville, Hugh Fardy

Builder — Eric Dawe, Ron Taaffe

1998

Player — Watson John “Wats” Goobie, Wilson “Copper” Leyte, Harry “Moose” Watson

Builder — George “Daddy” Dawe, Sam Rose

1999

Player — Charlie Cahill, Mike Kelly, Bill Martin, Leo Murphy

Athlete/Builder — Walt Davis

Builder — Arthur Johnson

Media — Bob Cole

2000

Player — George Connors, Jimmy Dawe, Zane Forbes, Merv Green, Don Howse, Jim Kennedy, Ed Philpott, Terry Ryan Sr., Harold Stanley

Athlete/Builder — Bob Badcock

Builder — Neil Amadio, Peter Duffy, Ambrose O’Reilly, William Parrott

Media — John M. Tobin

2001

Player — Terry Gilliam, Rob Gladney, Jim Temple

Athlete/Builder — Rick Babstock

Builder — Mel Andrews, Charlie McCarthy

Media — John Mayo

2002

Player — Randy Pearcey, Jim Penney, Tony White

Athlete/Builder — Ray Bowe

Builder — Ron Healey

Female — Colleen Tapper

Media — George MacLaren

2003

Player — Ian Campbell, Brian Gibbons, Ernie Hynes, Dick Power

Athlete/Builder — Joe Maynard, Gerry Taylor

Builder — Don Walsh

Female — Glennis (Thorne) Thomey

Media — Joe Mullins

2004

Player — Ted Gillies, Jimmy Guy, Hubert Hutton, Gerry Lahey, Cyril Power

Athlete/Builder — Stan Cook

Builder — Claude Browne, Howie Meeker, Wayne Mercer, Mike Squires

2005

Player — Bill Breen, Roger Dean, Bern Fitzpatrick, Alfie Hiscock, Andy Sullivan

Athlete/Builder — Wes “Bucko” Trainor

Builder — Frank Moores

Female — Debby Power

2006

Player — Nigel Facey, Roger Kennedy, Doug Squires

Builder — Francis Wiseman

Media — Don Gibbon

2007

Player — Mike Anderson, Alex Blanchard, Leo Kane, Harry Katrynuk

Builder — Len Butt, Gerry Kelly

Media — Bill Callahan

2008

Player — Eg Billard, Jake Critch, Clar Goulding

Athlete/Builder — Ed O’Brien

Builder — Wayne Russell

2009

Player — Al Bargery, Ford Metcalfe, Ed Oates

Media — John Murphy

2010

Player — Jim Grant, Art Hamlyn, Ed Lawrence

Media — Bruce MacDonald

2011

Player — Kirk Johnson, Ed O’Quinn

Builder — David Brazil, George Fardy

Media — Dee Murphy

2012

Player — Bert Brake

Athlete/Builder — Jim Hornell Sr.

Builder — Jim Hayward, Danny Williams

2013

Player — Ron Cadigan, Len Coughlan, Wayne Faulkner, Todd Stark

Athlete/Builder — Art Barry

Builder — Michael Dinn

2014

Player — Clobie Collins, J.C. Garneau, John Slaney

Builder — Marv Ryder, Glenn Stanford, Leo Rose

2015

Player — Darren Colbourne, Darren Langdon, Dwayne Norris

Builder — Jim Hornell Jr., Rosemary Marshall, Ken Williams

2016

Player — Charlie Babstock, Juan Strickland

Builder — Wally Dalley

Media — Brian Rogers

2017

Player — Glenn Critch, Michael Ryder, Ed Kearsey

Athlete/Builder — Darryl Williams, Derek Clancey

Builder — Kevin “Fox” Fagan

2018

Player — Ryane Clowe, Dan Cormier, Jim Heale, Kevin Morrison, Cec Thomas

Athlete/Builder — Bob Jackman

Builder — Bonnie Evans

2019

Player — Sheldon Currie, Pat Dempsey, Harold Druken, Bob O’Neill

Builder — Dec LaCour

2020

Player — Daniel Cleary, Tony Cuomo, Charlie Greene, Jack Hill, Teddy Purcell, Mac Tucker

Athlete/Builder – Chris Peach, Mark Robinson

Builder – Don Kelly

Media – Brendan McCarthy

2021

Player — Sandy Gibbons, Colin Greening, Jason King, Dave Matte, Adam Pardy

Builder – Randy Browne, Jim Hare, Bob Molloy

2022

Player — Brian Casey, Steve Cleary, Kirby Dumaresque

Athlete/Builder – Dennis Laing, Rebecca Russell

Builder – Jack Casey, Paul Glavine, Joe Lane

Media – Robin Short

 

 

For more information please contact:

Craig Tulk

Executive Director,

Hockey NL

[email protected]

709-489-5512