Builder : Freestyle Ski / Ski acrobatiqueYear Inducted: 2008Date of Birth: March 3rd, 1961Born in: Glasgow, Scotland Born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1961, Mike Nemesvary was on the ground floor of freestyle ski competition. His mastery of Aerials competition began with a gold medal at the 1976 Ontario Winter Games, followed by three Canadian national…

Builder : Softball / Balle molleYear Inducted: 1984Date of Birth: February 8th, 1926Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Clifton ‘Cliff’ Neill (deceased) was the Ottawa region top softball pitcher from the 1940s to the 1960s, mostly with Stittsville. On Ottawa and Eastern Ontario championships teams six times. Pitched two perfect games in 1956. Last of the top-calibre…

Builder – Basketball / Bâtisseur – Basket-ballYear Inducted: 1986Date of Birth: November 6th, 1861Born in: Almonte, Ontario Dr. James Naismith (deceased) was an educator, theologian, physician and one time gymnastic standout and football player whose Canadian creativity brought to the world of sport the game of basketball. Using a soccer ball and a pair of…

Builder : HockeyYear Inducted: 2015Date of Birth: Dec 5th, 1942Born in: Shawville, Ontario Bryan Murray’s life-long involvement in hockey has included 17 seasons as an NHL head coach with the Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators. His NHL coaching stats show 1,239 games with 620 wins (putting him in…

Builder : CurlingYear Inducted: 1986Date of Birth: October 20th, 1896Born in: Souris, Manitoba Cliff Murchison (deceased) was an avid sportsman who played a key role in Manitoba hockey and baseball. He was also involved in curling and, on moving to Ottawa, was instrumental in founding the Ottawa Valley Curling Association, the Granite Curling Club, and…

Athlete : HockeyYear Inducted: 2010Date of Birth: October 12th, 1904Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Shirley Moulds (deceased) lived in the same house in the Glebe for her entire life. What set her apart from most women who grew up in the 1920s was not the wide array of sports that she played – tennis, bowling, basketball,…

Builder / Bâtisseur : Skiing / SkiYear Inducted: 1967Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Hazel was born in Outlook, Sask. April 6, 1935. After moving to Ottawa she soon formed the Nepean Amateur Basketball Association where she was president from 1970 –1983. Hazel founded the Ottawa Rookies League, was president of the National Capital Basketball Association and…

Athlete : Figure Skating / Patinage artistiqueYear Inducted: 1994Date of Birth: October 12th, 1959Born in: Ottawa, Ontario At the tender age of 11 she won the Eastern Ontario Juvenile ladies skating title. Worked her way up competitive ladder adding the Eastern Ontario and Eastern Canadian junior and senior crowns. Capped her figure skating career with…

Athlete : Ski Jumping / Saut à skiYear Inducted: 1994Date of Birth: August 1st, 1917Born in: Toronto, Ontario Frederick ‘Fred’ George Morris (deceased) began skiing and jumping in mid-20s. Found niche in the sport in administrative capacity with Ottawa Ski Club in 1955. National Capital division jumping chairman 1963-76; chaired Canadian committee 1969-70 and 1976-80.…

Athlete : Boxing /BoxeYear Inducted: 1987Date of Birth: November 25th, 1921Born in: Ottawa, Ontario One of Canada’s top boxers in the late 1930’s and 1940’s. Won 85-pound division in the Eastern Ontario Golden Gloves, and upon his return from overseas in 1946, won Canadian Featherweight title. One of top athletes in many sports at the…