Hockey

Geoff McMullen

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 10, 2016

Geoff grew up playing a number of sports, including baseball, track and field and hockey. He was a member of the first Brockville Bunnies Team. Hockey was his love. He played in the BMHA and at age 13 decided to become a goaltender. He was a member of the Brockville Juvenile Championship team in 1965-66. He played two seasons with the Brockville Braves and helped the Braves into the playoffs in his second season before playing with the Smiths Falls Bears.

At Algonquin College, he was named the OCAA’s Top Goalie in 1968-69 and then again in 1969-70. He was inducted into their Hall of Fame.

At Colgate University, he earned his way into the record books by making 72 saves in a single game. He was drafted in 1972 by the New England Whalers of the WHA, where he played for two years. He has participated in the Canada Senior Games.

George Hunter

Inducted into the Brockville and District Hall of Fame June 10th, 2011.

George Hunter was an orphan whose parents were killed in a car accident
in 1914 in Glasgow, Scotland. He and his older brother William were sent to
Canada to the Fairknowe Home where they grew up.

George shared his love of sport by setting up a Brockville team to play in the
Ontario Scottish Soccer Association for men under age of 30. This league
for men age 30 ran from 1931-1941 when World War Two called several
players including George. After the war, he established a Walk-in Boxing
Centre for Brockville youth on Perth Street in 1947. This ran until 1952
when his love for the game of hockey took over. In 1955 he established a
hockey team for premier young players called the CE Hunter Flyers. George
financed this team with his own money. The team became the present day
Brockville Braves. George served as a founding trainer for the Braves until
1976. If a player showed up and didn’t have the equipment, George would
purchase it for the player. George’s belief was the youth were better off
playing sports than getting in trouble. He was voted Brockville Kinsmen
Sportsman of the Year for six years in a row from 1962 to 1967.

Gerald Shorty Wormington

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame June 15th, 2012.

Gerald “Shorty” Wormington was a gifted athlete in many sports.

He was Prescott’s ace pitcher in Junior and Senior Baseball and their best hitter when he switched to softball. He played shortstop and continued his hitting prowess.

In hockey he was a smooth playmaking centre described by Sly Apps of the Toronto Maple Leafs as having big league material.

In 1944-45 he had 75 points in 19 games to lead Prescott Juniors to win The St. Lawrence Junior “B” League Championships and the Gill Cup and the Ottawa District Junior “B” tile and the Citizenship Shield.

Gerry Devaney

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 11th, 2005

Prescott’s Gerry Devaney was a talented and versatile athlete in hockey, baseball, fastball, golf and curling. In his younger days, his stellar play as a goaltender earned him a spot on the negotiation list of the NHL’s Boston Bruins and his professional career included three years with the Jersey Larks on the Easter Hockey League from 1959 to 1961.

In baseball, he had a tryout with the farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers. After his minor pro playing career ended, he continued to play a variety of sports, earning praise in senior baseball for his hitting. He has coached minor hockey, fastball and baseball in the Prescott Area for more than 20 years.

Hank Lammens

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 15th, 2001

Hank Lammens was a talented, versatile athlete who won world honours in sailing and played hockey in the NHL. Tall, strong and characteristic, Lammens was a two-time Finn Class World Sailing Champion in the 1990s and was ranked no.1 Finn Sailor in the world in 1995, a first for a Canadian. Along with a minor pro hockey career, Lammens played 27 games as a defenceman with the Ottawa Senators in 1993.

He was Canada’s yachting male athlete of the year on two occasions and was inducted into the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. He was the Brockville Sportsman of the Year in 1993.

Herb Foster

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame June 11, 2005.

Herb Foster was born on August 9, 1913 in Brockville, Ontario.

In 1932 Herb launched his hockey career with the Atlantic City Sea Gulls. Herb continued to play with the Sea Gulls through the 1939 season, where he earned the league scoring title three consecutive years 1937-39. Herb made a franchise record in 1938 by scoring 52 goals in 52 games.

Herb then moved around to several teams playing several games with the New York Rangers. During his career he was named to the first-line Allstar teams seven times.

Herb ended his 18 year playing career with the Atlantic City Sea Gulls in 1949 and amassed 358 goals and 227 assists.

Herb had the distinctive honour as being named the head coach of the Sea Gulls his last year in the hockey organization.

Jack & Margaret Shepherd

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 9th, 2006

In the mid and late 40’s and early 50’s Margaret or Maggie as she was called, played ball for the Stetson Imperial Ball Team. Maggie was the catcher and an outfielder and better known for her hitting abilities when they played at the Broad Street Diamond or Rotary Park.

After serving in the Second World War, Jack & Margaret were married and devoted their loves to sports and serving this community. Jack and Maggie have coached ball, hockey, both boys and girls, from atom through to midget. Whenever one was the coach, the other was the manager.

Maggie was also the treasurer for the Babe Ruth baseball league when they opened their store, Shepherd’s Live Bait, which ran for 42 years. They sponsored many hockey and ball teams, notably the Legion Minor Ball, Shepherd’s Little Indians. During the late 60’s and early 70’s Jack became famous as mascot for the Brockville Braves Junior “A” hockey team as Big Chief Jack Shepherd. Jack and Maggie never claim glory, nor do they seek praise, but have continuously gone out of their way to ensure that others benefit from their accomplishments.

Jeff Kyle

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 13th, 2024

Jeff Kyle grew up in Brockville. An accomplished player for the BCI Red Rams in basketball and football in the early 1980’s. He was a defensive back for the Queen’s University Football team.

Jeff was one of the original Brockville Connection with Cyril Leeder, Randy Sexton and Mark Bonneau, who helped bring the Ottawa Senators into the National Hockey League in 1992.

He was the longtime Vice-President of Ticketing and Marketing with the Senators. Always in tune with the team’s fanbase. Jeff was smart and savvy and played a significant role with the Senators with his forward-thinking strategy. Away from the rink, he enjoyed family, fitness, fishing and golf. Jeff passed away in 2024.

Jim Hale

Inducted into the Brockville and District Hall of Fame June 10th, 2011.

Hockey was his first love and he played with Oshawa Juveniles and Oshawa Junior ‘B’ Army team when stationed in Brockville. He played with the Brockville Chiefs when they were first organized in 1950 until 1957. He was also called up to play with the Magedomas several times. He played gentleman’s hockey for the Phillips Cable Team. Jim also played in the men’s fastball league. He curled with the Brockville Country Club for about 25 years with his team winning several trophies. He was member of the Highland Golf Club for 35 years. He had two Holes-In-One and was low Gross ‘B’ Champion in 1976, 1990 and 1992.

He also turned to coaching back in 1957, coaching several divisions including a Peewee team that won the International Fram Tournament in Rhode Island in 1971.

Jim Loucks

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame June 9, 2000.

Since 1967, the name Jim Loucks has been synonymous with minor hockey in Brockville. He has been behind the bench longer than anybody in B.M.H.A. history.

Jim has coached two generations of young hockey players, always at the Atom Level and his House League and Representative Teams have achieved great success.

Brockville’s Dean of Coaches, a diehard Montreal Canadiens fan, believes “if you treat your players right, a pat on the back goes a lot further than a kick in the pants.”

Jim has taught over 500 youngsters the game in the first class way.

Making the sport a fun experience.