Ed St. Louis

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

Ed St. Louis. While never quite making it to the Professional Leagues. He was, nevertheless, a top amateur athlete. Ed excelled in three sports – baseball, softball and hockey. Ed was a catcher in the Cardinal Minor Baseball Association. The highlight of his playing days was in 1954 when he signed with the Boston Red Sox for a tryout with their farm team. Ed played for the Cardinal Pats Softball Team for over 25 years as the battery mate for Hall of Famer Ted Hoy.

He excelled at Hockey as a Defenceman. The Boston Bruins had Ed’s name on their negotiation list, which led to tryouts with the Junior “A” Oshawa Generals. He played two years with the Baltimore Clippers in the Eastern League. As a senior hockey player, Ed played into his 60’s.