Ralph Hurley

INDUCTED INTO THE BROCKVILLE & AREA HALL OF FAME JUNE 9. 1994.

RALPH’S HOCKEY EXPERIENCE SPANS ALMOST FOUR DECADES OF PLAYING AND COACHING. HE WAS CAPTAIN OF THE INKERMAN ROCKETS THAT SET A JUNIOR RECORD OF 37 WINS, NO LOSSES IN ONE SEASON. THAT TEAM WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME IN 1992. IN THE 40’S THE ROCKETS PLAYED IN THE MEMORIAL CUP 4 TIMES IN 10 YEARS. IN 1947 THE KEMPTVILLE ROYALS WERE RE-BORN AS THE BRAIN CHILD OF RALPH. IN 1951 BROCKVILLE BUILT A NEW ARENA AND RALPH WAS THE FIRST PLAYING COACH OF THE REVISED MAGEDOMAS. IN 1961 RALPH WAS INVOLVED WITH THE PRESCOTT-KEMPTVILLE COMBINES, LATER THE MORRISBURG COMBINES, WHO WENT ON TO THE ALAN CUP PLAYDOWNS 3 OF 7 YEARS. RALPH WAS THE FIRST COACH OF THE BROCKVILLE BRAVES IN 1963 AND COACHED THEM FOUR OTHER TIMES DURING THE EARLY 70’S.

RALPH AND HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW CHARLIE GUY BUILT AND DESIGNED THE HIGHLAND GOLF CLUB IN 1964 AND THEN RALPH BUILT AND DESIGNED THE SHERWOOD GOLF CLUB IN 1969. RALPH OPENED THE BROCKVILLE SPEEDWAY IN 1969 AND IN 1970 THE CORNWALL SPEEDWAY. RALPH WAS ALSO AN EXCELLENT BALL PLAYER HAVING PLAYED BALL IN TORONTO AND MONTREAL.