OTTAWA, ON – The Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame is set to welcome five new members and honour two teams come its 2024 ceremony on Tuesday, May 28 at Lansdowne Park’s Horticultural Building.

The new inductees include two former NHL players, a Canadian men’s soccer team veteran, one of our country’s most respected sports physicians, and an iconic sports broadcaster. For the first time, the Hall of Fame will honour teams bringing prestige to Ottawa.

Among the new inductees is Luke Richardson, who spent 21 seasons in the NHL. The former Ottawa West Golden Knights player competed for six teams, including the Ottawa Senators. He played his final game 15 years ago, then launched his coaching career. Luke is now the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks. Luke and his wife Stephanie have also been instrumental in raising money and awareness to support youth mental health initiatives. “Do it For Daron” was launched in 2010 following the tragic death of their 14-year-old daughter Daron.

Joining Luke from the hockey world is Mike Bullard, who grew up in Ottawa and went on to play 13 seasons in the NHL. Mike was a pure scorer. He had a 51-goal season with Pittsburgh and twice hit the 40-goal mark. Maybe his best season was with Calgary in the late 1980’s, when he topped the 100-point mark. He wrapped up his playing career in Europe nearly 20 years ago and has been coaching in Europe and junior rinks in Southern Ontario ever since.

Few Canadian players were better on the soccer pitch than Lyndon Hooper. He is the sixth-most-capped player in the history of our national team. He will be inducted into the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame alongside his sister Charmaine Hooper, another soccer star who is also a member of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

Dr. Mark Aubry has had a long career in sports medicine. He has served as the Chief Medical Officer of the International Ice Hockey Federation, Hockey Canada and for Canada at the Olympics. He is a respected world leader in concussions and injury prevention in minor hockey and has been a longtime physician with the Ottawa Senators.

James Duthie joins the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame in the media category. He grew up in Ottawa, cut his teeth in broadcasting at CJOH, now CTV Ottawa, and has gone on to a storied career with TSN and as a best-selling author. James has been part of TSN’s coverage of nearly every major sporting event. He has amassed dozens of awards for his work. In 2022, James was awarded the key to the city by the Mayor of Ottawa.

Finally, the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame will honour two national championship teams as they reach their anniversary years.

It has been 50 years since the 1974 Ottawa Sooners won a national junior football championship, the Little Grey Cup – a first for our city.

The 1999 Ottawa 67’s won their club’s last Canadian Junior Hockey Championship, the Memorial Cup, 25 years ago.

This year’s celebration of the people and teams that have enriched Ottawa’s sports community will take place on the evening of Tuesday, May 28th, at Lansdowne Park’s Horticultural Building.

Tickets are $125 each or $1,200 for a table of 10. They can be purchased via the link below:

All of the new inductees and representatives of the honoured teams are expected to be in attendance.

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Contact:

Dave Best
Chair, Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame
613-799-9415
Chair@OttawaSportHall.ca

Terry Marcotte
Director, Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame
terrymarcotte1@gmail.com

About the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame:

The Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization, which documents, curates and celebrates outstanding achievement in local sport heritage. The Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors, which works to maintain and preserve Ottawa’s rich sporting legacies. Each year, the Hall of Fame Board receives nominations from the public, and selects new inductees to be represented in the Hall.