Roy Pyke

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 10th, 2011

Roy Pyke has enjoyed a lifetime of playing sports. Despite being told by doctors at the age of 10 that he would never play sports again. He was a talented junior hockey player and junior baseball pitcher in his teenage years. After playing semi-pro hockey in the Eastern Hockey League. He was one of the final cuts of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues in 1967. After that played Senior “A” Hockey in Morrisburg for 10 years before winning numerous scoring championships in Brockville.

In fastball in the 1970s to 1990s. He was best known as a tough, hard-nosed catcher for the commercial stars and Cardinal Pats. He also coached Jr. “B” Hockey in Prescott-Spencerville.