Dianne Johnson

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 15th, 2007

Started playing ball at the age of 8 years old. At 16, she played for the Brockville Dave Jones Ladies Fastball Team, playing in Leeds and Grenville until 1998.

She started playing hockey in 1973 and went on to play for the Brockville Angels for 32 years. In 1980, she went ot Potsdam State. In Potsdam, New York, where she played for the varsity team (still playing for the Brockville Angels). During the three years she was with Potsdam State, she played in the University State Championship and was chosen to play in the American All-Star Games. In 1986, she joined a team from Toronto to play in Europe, travelling to Holland, West Germany and England in 1997-98. Dianne played “AAA” for Brockville, playing in a league in Toronto and Ottawa.

Dianne was President of the Brockville Girls Hockey Association and ran their annual tournament for many years. She coached a peewee and intermediate girls’ teams. In 2005, she retired from the Brockville Angels. The association retired her sweater at their annual tournament in February 2006. She is presently still involved in hockey.