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Jim Riddell’s Sports Talk with Area Seniors

Ellery Maloney – Lifelong Friendships through Sport

ornwall businessman Ellery
CMaloney had quite a successful
athletic career but there were a few
initial challenges that had to be
overcome. Born in 1930 with two
club feet, Ellery had to endure thirty
surgeries at the Shriners’ Hospital
in Montreal before he was able to
start walking at five years of age.
Skating was good therapy as the
foot was forced outward, and by
the time he was seven Ellery was
skating on the Cornwall Canal. To
this day Ellery remains thankful
for the Shriners and all of the good
work that they do. C.O.V.I. Winners
Shown above are members of the Stormont Blue Devils hockey team,
As a teenager Ellery began Photo Submitted winners of the Central Ottawa Valley loop crown by virtue of their
playing lacrosse in Cornwall’s successful series with Maxville Millionaires. Left to right are Ellery
OCOT (Our Citizens of Tomorrow) played for; the team being coached Maloney, goal; Rene Ouellette, Mike Germain, Freddy Bonneville, Harley
league. There were some very by Maxville’s Art Hoople, with Coleman, Jimmy Seekings, Orval Graham, Dalron Ouderkirk, Harold
Shaver, Gerald MacPherson, Jean Paul Payette, Ellery McMonagle,
good players that came out of this many of the players being from Henry Payette (playing coach), Ted Langstaff, Earl Bickes, trainer,
league with some going on to play an Air Force team out of Ottawa. Herb Shaver, dressing room manager. Missing are John McRae and L.
at high levels. Ellery played for The Cornwall Calumets played the Davies, sub-goal. Photo Submitted
several seasons saying, “It was box Eastern Canada Sr. league from taking some shots in practice one to Cornwall, purchasing the Miller-
lacrosse, it was rough, and you got 1947 -51 and Ellery played a few day before that night’s game against Hughes Ford dealership. Fifty
knocked around a lot, - I lost three different intervals for them. “There the Cleveland Barons, with Barons’ years later the dealership is still in
teeth playing that sport.” was only one penalty box and Police
Chief Earl Landry sat in the middle goalie Johnny Bower standing the family and is being operated
Ellery was a goaltender in hockey behind me watching. When he by Shawn with Ellery’s grandson
of the box to ensure that nothing
and played for several different carried over from the ice.” realized how young I was he started Brad also being presently involved.
teams over the years. Attending to give me some much appreciated Ellery made many friends through
high school at CCVS he played for It’s funny the things people advice.” sports, saying that when he and
the school junior team later playing remember” Ellery chuckled, “one In 1950 Ellery started working Melinda got married that “Pete
for the Finch Blue Devils. “Father day after church about sixty years for Traders Finance in Cornwall. Piquette and Geordie Buckley
O’Brien was the priest in Finch at later, Earl comes over to ask me if In 1953, Ellery married his wife were in the wedding party and all
the time and he recruited seven or I remembered that game against the Melinda Bonneville, and in 2018 three of us were goalies. We had
eight of us to go and play there.” Quebec Aces where Jean Beliveau they celebrated their sixty-fifth all played at one time with the
scored on me. Beliveau had shot Calumets and before that Pete had
One of the teams that they played wedding anniversary. Melinda and
the puck from between the blue line been with the Oshawa Generals in
against was the famed Inkerman Ellery have three children, Debbie,
and centre ice, putting it over my the OHL, finishing second to future
Rockets. Leo Boivin, a future Julie, and Shawn. In 1960 Ellery
shoulder and into the net. It was Toronto Maple Leaf captain George
Boston Bruins’ defenceman was a bit embarrassing at the time, but was transferred to London where
a member of the Rockets and they spent the next seven years. The Armstrong by one vote for league
after he became famous it wasn’t so MVP.” Pete and Gordie along with
Ellery remembers him as having Maloney family liked London, but
bad anymore.” Mickey Flannigan, Guy Henri, and
a “very heavy shot and one of the in 1967 Ellery left Traders Finance
Duncan twins always seemed to be In 1949 Ellery was in Ohio to take an administrative job with Donnie Batten were just a few of
in front of my net”. The Maxville playing for the Toledo Buckeyes Ford Motor Co. in Toronto. In several teammates that became
Millionaires were another team he in the International league. “ I was 1969 the Maloney family returned lifelong friends.

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