Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame Honours 150 Years of Peterborough Lacrosse
/The Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame (CLHOF) has awarded Peterborough with a scroll of honour to commemorate the city’s 150 anniversary of the sport in a ceremony at the Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame on Friday.
Tim Barrie, Hall of Fame lacrosse goaltender (left) with Matthew Black, Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame chair with the Mann Cup, Ed Arnold’s book ‘Peterborough’s Perfect Season: With Benny and His Jets’ and a scroll of honour. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Several current Peterborough Hall of Famers were in attendance at the ceremony including goaltender Tim Barrie and three-time Mann Cup champion John Grant Sr. Major Series Lacrosse commissioner Doug Luey also appeared at the event.
The scroll commemorates players, builders and teams involved in Peterborough lacrosse that have already been inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
“150 years is quite the milestone but to see that it's not petering out but it's actually just expanding and growing,” said Matthew Black, CLHOF chair.
“I’m totally blown away that an organization can survive that period of time with all the changes we've went through,” said David Soul, CLHOF executive director. “World War I, World War II, recessions, everything so my hat's off.”
Both Hall of Fame delegators attribute Peterborough’s long success to the grassroots programs and lacrosse community members giving back to the sport after their playing careers.
“They have the tradition, a lot of the players have given back. After their careers are over, they come back as coaches and builders and give the continuity,” said Soul. “When you get some of the finest and greatest, giving back and helping the young children come up through the ranks, that's something that doesn't happen in most communities.”
“You have the family connections here,” said Black. It’s part of the culture. The history here, the enthusiasm, everything is so conductive to a positive experience and competitive experience as well.”
The following are honoured members and teams of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame affiliated with Peterborough:
1965 - Lloyd “Moon” Wootton
1969 - Ross Powless
1971 - Harry Wipper
1972 - Ike Hildebrand
1973 - Douglas Miller
1974 - Bobby Allan
1976 - Bob Oliver
1977 - Arnold Dugan
1980 - Pat Baker and Paul Parnell
1982 - John “Curly” Mason
1984 - Johnny Davis
1985 - Cy Coombes
1989 - Larry Ferguson
1991 - Ben Floyd
1992 - Terry Davis
1994 - Grant Heffeman and Lou Nickle
1995 - Don Barrie
1997 - Brian Evans
1999 - Jim “JJ” Johnston
2002 - Peterborough Timbermen (1951-56)
2003 - Bob Wasson and Jim Wasson
2004 - Tim Barrie
2005 - Ted Higgins and Clinton “Mick” Magee
2006 - Greg Thomas
2007 - Paul Evans, Kerri Hardill and Lee Vitarelli
2008 - John Grant Sr.
2009 - Ken Ruttan
2010 - Peterborough PCOs Team (1972-1975)
2012 - Bob Curtis and Craig Stevenson
2013 - Bill Armour and Joey Todd
2014 - Andy Ogilvie
2015 - Peterborough James Gang (1981-83)
2017 - Clinton “Jan” Magee and Peterborough Maulers (1986-87 & 1989)
2018 - Brian Hall
2020 - Jamie Batley and Paul Day
