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Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame Welcomes Twelve New Members

Sports Energy Staff

he Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame
Twelcomed its newest members
on Saturday, August 16, and through
their recognition the wide world of
sports was well served.

In number, they were an even dozen,
but their cumulative accomplishments
are far greater. Without further adieu,
ladies and gentlemen, here is the
Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame class
of 2014.

Marc Crawford – Hockey – A
two-time Memorial Cup winner,
Crawford captained the Royals in
1981. He scored over 200 points in
three seasons and coached the Royals
from 1989-1991. He won the Jack
Adams Trophy as the top NHL coach
with Quebec and won a Stanley Cup
with Colorado in 1996.
2014 Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame Inductee’s - 1st Row, left to right: Brian Mulligan - Builder for Auto
Bob Currier - Hockey – Currier Sports; Roger Guevremont - Builder for Curling; Tony Joseph - Hockey; Daniel Racine - accepting for his
was the sixth overall pick NHL’s dad, Bernard Racine - Builder for Broomball; Wayne MacDonald - Football. 2nd Row, left to right: Corey Van
Philadelphia Flyers in 1969. He Loon - Canoeing; Neil Gallinger - Softball; Brian Tardiff - Builder for Girl’s Hockey; Dana McLean - accepting

played five seasons of minor pro for her dad, Jack Entwistle - Builder for football; Ian MacInnis - Hockey; Bob Currier - Hockey; Marc Crawford
hockey including four seasons in - Hockey. Photo Submitted
the American Hockey League with
spent 40 years of playing and helping and was the defensive coordinator at Pioneered the sport of broomball
the Quebec Aces and the Richmond
Robins. to grow the game of curling. He Acadia when they won the National during the 1940’s and fi fties. Bernie
spent countless hours helping youth Championship in 1981. played in four decades and was
Jack Entwistle – Football/Builder learn the game and started the school known as the Jean Beliveau of the
(Posthumously)- Played high school initiation program and was the 2002 Ian MacInnis – Hockey - Builder game displaying unparalleled stick
football at SLHS from 1952-1957 Lions Curling Sportsman of the year. –In 1982 MacInnis was part of handling ability.
and was a member of the Ottawa U the (then) highest scoring line in
Tony Joseph – Hockey – Joseph OHL history with Doug Gilmour & Brian Tardiff - Builder Girls
Gee Gees 1958-1960, and QRFU as a
member of the Cornwall Emards and began playing the game at age 11, Steve Driscoll. He was signed by Hockey – Tardiff took his love of
Vankleek Hill. He was a key organizer scored 33 goals, 63 points for the Chicago, and played one season in both hockey and softball and turned
Cornwall Minor Midgets and was Peoria, before an injury ended his it into a three-decade plus career of
in the development of football and
helped grow minor football, where drafted by Oshawa in the third round playing career. As a coach, he led coaching, mentoring and growing the
in 1985. He spent four years with the the Colts Junior “A” hockey club to sports in Cornwall. He is an integral
he also coached for 20 years.
Oshawa Generals. He scored a goal in the National Championship and was part of the Girls Hockey program. He
Neil Gallinger – Softball – An elite his second NHL game with Winnipeg coach of Team Canada East 2013. was a solid fastball player throughout
fastball pitcher during the 1960’s, then spent five years in the AHL, IHL his career in the CCSL & JDFL.

Gallinger pitched two opening day and SMLIIGA. Brian Mulligan - Auto Sports -
no-hitters and in 1980 during the end Builder - Consummate promoter Cory Van Loon – Canoeing – Van
of his career pitched a perfect game in Wayne MacDonald – Football – of the sport of DIRT racing and the Loon was the 1994 Jacques Richard
the competitive Sportsman League. MacDonald starred as an offensive Cornwall Motor Speedway. He’s Trophy winner. Van Loon has won
lineman during his high school, also a member of the South Stormont twelve Gold, nine Silver and one
Roger Guevremont - Builder Curling Junior and university football career. and DIRT Hall of Fame. Bronze medals in National and World
– Guevremont has been involved as a He became an athletic director and canoeing events. He’s the face of the
volunteer in many sports organizing coach at St. Francis Xavier University Bernard Racine – Broomball/ sport in SD&G.
events and conducting clinics. He Builder (Posthumously) Racine