Hockey

Lionel McAllister

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

Lionel enjoyed much success as a player in softball and hockey, but it was his achievements as an on-ice hockey official where he made his mark. He started refereeing in the Prescott Minor Hockey Club in 1966. He progressed to being a linesman in Junior “B” and tier II Junior “A” games in 1968. After attending the Bruce Hood School of refereeing in 1971, he went on to referee in the Ontario Hockey League. He considered an NHL refereeing career and attended the American Hockey League Linesman Clinic in Springfield in 1975. He worked 27 games for the AHL in Syracuse and Rochester in 1975.

Lionel retired from refereeing in 1982. That was short-lived as he found himself back on the ice, whistle in hand, in Lakeland, Florida. He refereed minor hockey, high school, college hockey and adult hockey until June 2000. When at the age of 64, he retired for good.

Mac MacLean

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

Mac MacLean is a CJHL and CCHL legend. He has produced some of the league’s all-time coaching records. Mac has held a variety of capacities from Commissioner, to Owner, General Manager and Head Coach. He Coached the OHL’s Sudbury Wolves and Kitchener Rangers. He won four CCHL League Championships in Pembroke, Brockville and Hawksbury.

Mac guided the Brockville Braves to their first league championship in 1985-86. He is the Braves’ record holder for games coached (621) and most games won (324). He established a Canadian Junior A record, going undefeated in 40 consecutive games with Pembroke in 1972-73. He won back-to-back championships in Hawksbury in 1978-79, 1979-80. He is the CCHL record holder for games coached in the regular season with 1,119 games won in the regular season with 611 playoff games coached 189 and playoff wins 99.

Mark Bonneau

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 12th, 2015

Mark was a multisport athlete at South Grenville High School in the late 1970s. Competing in track and field, basketball and volleyball, he is a member of the South Grenville Hall of Fame. He was drafted by the Brockville Braves in 1978 and played for two years before accepting a hockey scholarship to St. Lawrence University in 1980. He won several awards in University, including SLU’s Freshman Scholar athlete of the year in 1980-71. He was their top goal scorer the next season. When he graduated in 1984, it was in the top 10 of SLU’s all-time scoring. He graduated with a BA in economics.

Bonneau is one of a handful of people who helped win and establish the Ottawa Senators franchise in the NHL as Senior Vice-President. Mark’s department was responsible for the sales of corporate partner sponsorships. Premium seating and private suites for the hockey club. He has been a significant contributor to the executive leadership team at the Senators for more than 15 years.

Today, Mark is the Senior Vice-President of Corporate Strategy & Sales with the NHL’s Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre.

Mark is a member of the Board of Directors for the Ronald McDonald House as well as a committee member for ringside for youth in support of the Boys & Girls Club.

Morley Hunt

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 11th, 2004

Morley Hunt began his sports career in the tiny county community of Escott. Hockey was played on natural ice ponds, and softball was played in farmers’ fields. His hockey career has spanned over 50 years. He is known as a smooth skater and as an excellent playmaker, who was sought out by many teams in the area. He played senior “A” hockey for the Kingston Aces and the Syracuse Stars. He later played and still plays old-timers hockey, participating in many international tournaments and winning a gold medal at the 2003 Ontario Senior Games.

Morley was also an excellent softball player, pitcher, catcher, shortstop and was the playing coach for the Escott Bombers. Later in life, Morley took up golf and managed to bring his handicap down to single digits. Morley has also refereed and coached in the O.D.M.H.A. and the B.M.H.A.

Neil McHugh

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

Neil McHugh would have loved nothing better than to be a professional play-by-play hockey announcer on a television network.

He was a Junior B Goalie, but his talents were showcased in broadcasting more than 500 league and playoff games for the Central Junior Hockey League in his always entertaining style.

For seven years, starting in 2010, Neil was the face of sports on “Q” a popular sports show on Brockville Cable. He had a wide and in-depth historical knowledge of local sports and was a long-time contributor on the Sports Hall of Fame Committee. He was a lifelong fan of the Montreal Expos, able to recite the lineups in English and French. He was an avid contributor of local sports memorabilia.

In 2018, Neail was honoured with the first-ever broadcasting award by the CCHL. Neil passed away in 2023.

Norm Fortier

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame June 13, 1997.

A guiding force in Minor Hockey in Prescott for more than 30 years. Norman Fortier has been involved in all aspects of the game.

After his playing days were over, he still maintained a keen interest in the game. Behind the bench he enjoyed tremendous success. Coaching a Bantam Team to the ODHA Finals. Later he followed with ODHA Championships with the Prescott Midgets in 1958-59.

His crowning achievements were consecutive ODHA Juvenile Titles in 1960-61 and 1961-62.

A founding father of the Prescott Minor Hockey Club Norm has left an indelible mark upon Prescott through his tireless efforts on behalf on Minor Hockey.

Phil Kall

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

Phil Kall has organized and coached sports at the minor level in Brockville for more than 40 years, starting in the 1970s. The former Sports Editor at the Recorder and Times, coached baseball and teamed up with Jim Loucks to form a dynamic duo at the Atom Hockey League Level. He was also heavily involved in organizing the Roger Ladouceur Memorial Aton Hockey Tournament in Brockville.

Always believing in providing an opportunity for kids to enjoy sports. Phil Kall has been an important advisor to young coaches, always willing to volunteer his experience and expertise to help out. He has been a wonderful mentor for hundreds of young athletes.

Ralph Davison

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 13th, 2003

Ralph was an outstanding athlete in hockey, baseball, softball, football and golf. His hockey career included two years with the Brockville Hornets, winning the 1951-52 O.D.H.A Midget Championship. Ralph scored 75 goals that season. He played on natural ice in Athens and Westport, as there wasn’t a covered rink in Brockville. He then played four years with the Brockville Hornets Junior “A” Team – affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks. Ralph’s hockey career included a stint in senior hockey, and he still enjoys old-timers hockey.

Ralph played high school football for BCI for four years, winning the outstanding player award in 1952. Baseball and softball were part of his summer schedule. Ralph has played golf for years at the Brockville Country Club and ran the Twilight League for 18 years. He won the “B” Championship one year. Ralph Davison joins his wife, Kean, as the only husband and wife team in the Hall of Fame.

Randy Ladouceur

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 12, 1998

Randy Ladouceur knew his ability and made the most of it. He turned that into a 14-year NHL career. He grew up playing junior hockey in Brockville and played OHL in Brantford and Hamilton. He was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings and began his NHL career there in 1982. Ladouceur played with Detroit until being traded to Hartford in 1987. He was claimed by Anaheim in 1993 and played there for three years as the Mighty Ducks’ Captain before retiring. The six-foot-two, 220-pound defenceman finished with 930 games, scoring 30 goals with 126 assists.

He left his playing days behind to assume coaching duties with the Hartford Whalers, now the Carolina Hurricanes.

Randy Sexton

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 14th, 2013

Randy Sexton grew up in the Brockville area, playing Minor and Junior Hockey. In 1977-78, with the Brockville Braves. He was named the best defenceman in the CJHL. He earned a scholarship to St. Lawrence University, where the hard-hitting Defenseman was named Captain in his final two seasons, earning team and NCAA Awards.

In 1990, he was part of a determined group that brought the Ottawa Senators into the NHL. Sexton was the General Manager of the Senators from 1993-95. Involved in sports marketing and back in the NHL in 2007 as the Assistant GM of the Florida Panthers. Taking the GM role in 2009. He has been the Director of Amateur Scouting with the Pittsburgh Penguins since 2010 and was named to the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.