• Jean Beardsley

    Athlete: CurlingYear Inducted: LegacyDate of Birth: February 16, 1927 In 1947, Jean Beardsley tossed her first curling stone, when the Horticultural Building was a sheet of pebbled ice seven decades ago. Her sporting life has come full circle as she will be welcomed into the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame in the same building, but…

  • 1999 Ottawa 67’s

    Memorial Cup Canadian Junior Men’s Hockey ChampionsYear Inducted: 2024 On May 23, 1999, the Ottawa 67’s delivered a moment enshrined in a generation of Ottawa sports fans’ memories. Coming into the 1998-99 season, there was already a buzz around the 67’s, who’d reached the Ontario Hockey League championship series the previous year. The team had…

  • 1974 Ottawa Sooners

    National Junior Football ChampionsYear Inducted: 2024 The Ottawa Sooners entered the 1974 season having lost in the 1973 national final – their third defeat in the championship game within six years. Ottawa came out on fire to start the season. A crowd of roughly 1,000 at the Mooney’s Bay Sports Complex watched the Sooners win…

  • Luke Richardson

    Athlete: HockeyYear Inducted: 2024Date of Birth: March 26, 1969Born in: Ottawa Hard-working, gritty, reliable, leader – Luke Richardson was a coach’s dream. So it’s only fitting that he’s now become a coach himself. For 21 seasons, Richardson was a rock-solid NHL defenceman. He competed in 1,417 games, which ranks him 36th all-time. The Ottawa West…

  • Lyndon Hooper

    Athlete: SoccerYear Inducted: 2024Date of Birth: May 30, 1966Born in: Georgetown, Guyana Lyndon Hooper has just about seen it all in the soccer world – from his first kicks in Zambia, to the local pitches in Nepean, to stadiums with 100,000+ fans in Mexico, and now helping the next generation of players and coaches in…

  • James Duthie

    Builder: MediaYear Inducted: 2024Date of Birth: May 13, 1966Born in: Ottawa Sidney Crosby’s Golden Goal, the Toronto Raptors’ NBA title, the Ottawa Redblacks’ long-awaited Grey Cup triumph. They are among the iconic moments where fans will ask, “where were you when…”? And if you ask James Duthie, the answer would be right in the middle…

  • Mike Bullard

    Athlete: HockeyYear Inducted: 2024Date of Birth: March 10, 1961Born in: Ottawa Fifty goals and 100 points – they are magical marks very few players have hit, but Mike Bullard reached both of those totals during his National Hockey League career. Much earlier, Bullard’s talents were first on display as a member of the East Ottawa Vanier…

  • Dr. Mark Aubry

    Builder: MedicalYear Inducted: 2024Date of Birth: November 24, 1954Born in: Rouyn-Noranda, QC When it comes to hockey and health, Dr. Mark Aubry is the one who lights the lamp. Now among the world’s leading sports medicine voices, Aubry was a team MVP in the Central Junior Hockey League once upon a time, and he also…

  • Marina Zenk

    Builder : Hockey Coach/RefereeYear Inducted: 2020-2021Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Marina Zenk enjoyed a stellar hockey career with the OCAA’s Seneca Sting Women’s Hockey team. In her final year, she recorded 30 points on 19 goals and 11 assists in 15 games, subsequently leading Seneca to a provincial championship. Following her playing career, Zenk established herself…

  • John Therien

    Builder : Martial ArtsYear Inducted: 2020-2021Born in: Ottawa, Ontario John Therien is synonymous with martial arts in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. A ninth degree black belt in Jiu Jitsu, John has earned the prestigious title of ‘Hanshi’, which means Leader of Leaders. Through his schools scattered throughout the region, John has coached and certified thousands…