Jo Jo Graboski

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 9th, 2017

Jo Jo Graboski was a fast and talented young hockey player who lost an eye after being hit with a stick while playing with the Oshawa Generals in 1932. The Chicago Blackhawks offered him a contract, but the NHL wouldn’t allow a one-eyed player to join the league.

Nicknamed “The Polish Flash”, he found his way to the Brockville Magadomas in 1934, and he was a fan favourite as he led the team in scoring in 1935, taking Brockville within a game of the Eastern Canada Allan Cup Finals. Graboski then played in England, with the Hershey Bears, the Valleyfield Braves, Kirkland Lake, Glace Bay and Quebec Aces, retiring in 1942. In his eight seasons of Senior Amateur Hockey, he helped lead his team to three championships in three different countries. He died in 2002.