Athlete: HockeyYear to be Inducted: 2026Date of Birth: May 10, 1907Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Born in 1907 in Ottawa, John Allan Shields was a sensational hockey player, remembered for his rapid rise to professional hockey success and his solid defensive presence on the ice. In his early years, Shields played the sport on outdoor neighbourhood…

Athlete: HockeyYear to be Inducted: 2026Date of Birth: June 18, 1906Born in: Sussex, New Brunswick Joe Lamb, a Lieutenant-Colonel and Canadian Armed Forces World War II veteran, led an incredible sports career in the early National Hockey League and in golf. Lamb was born in Sussex, New Brunswick as one of eight children to the…

Athlete: Speed SkatingYear to be Inducted: 2026Year of Birth: 1911Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Before Barbara Ann Scott captured Canada’s hearts with her 1948 Olympic figure skating title, there was another lesser-known Ottawa woman on blades who excelled on ice. Born in 1911, Françoise Desbiens (Mougeot) was a speed skating marvel. She started as a “playground…

Athlete: SkiingYear to be Inducted: 2026Date of Birth: July 10, 1910Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa’s William G. “Bud” Clark enjoyed a storied career on snow in the 1930s and in Canadian sport leadership. Born in 1910, Clark became a champion Nordic Combined skier when the discipline included cross-country skiing, alpine skiing and ski jumping. The…

Athlete: GolfYear to be Inducted: 2026Date of Birth: April 24, 1930Born in: Smiths Falls, Ontario Vera Charlebois reigned the capital region’s women’s golfing ranks for a quarter-century during the 1970s, ’80s and early ’90s. Born in 1930, Charlebois took up golf in the early 1960s. The left-handed golfer won the Chaudière Golf Club women’s club…

Team: LacrosseYear to be Inducted: 2026 In the early 1900s, Ottawa’s summer sports schedule centred around lacrosse, with the Capital Lacrosse Club drawing crowds similar to modern-day National Lacrosse League gatherings. The 1906 season proved to be a historic one for the Capitals, although it started off on the wrong foot when the season’s first…

Athlete: BoxingYear to be Inducted: 2026Year of Birth: 1899Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Born in 1899, Joe Barber carried on a family tradition of success in sport, although his pursuit differed from that of his horse racing father, Paul Barber. Boxing gloves were the younger Barber’s ticket to notoriety as he became one of the region’s…

Builder: Horse RacingYear to be Inducted: 2026Born in: Kentucky, USA Paul Barber was among Ottawa’s most successful horse trainers and harness racing reinsmen around the turn of the 20th century. Born as a child of slaves in Kentucky, he learned how to care, train, ride and race horses on the Barber Farm. Once he landed…

Team: HockeyYear to be Inducted: 2026 The Rockland Nationals will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of their Centennial Cup national Junior A hockey championship as they’re inducted into the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame. In just their third season since the club was moved from Hull (when the Olympiques arrived), the Nationals enjoyed a miraculous…

Builder: CommunityYear to be Inducted: 2026Date of Birth: June 11, 1929Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Known as the “Mayor of Mechanicsville,” Keith Brown’s extensive volunteerism in sport spans more than seven decades. The 96-year-old has mentored countless young athletes, always emphasizing personal growth. He’s organized youth soccer clinics, school programs, local leagues in many sports, charitable…