Induction Dinner
Canadian Little League Champions
2006 Inductees
- Saturday September 27th, 2008
- Valhalla Inn Ballroom
- Tickets: $75
Two (2) athletes, three (3) builders and a national championship team will make up this years slate of Inductees to enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame at the 27th Annual Induction Dinner and Ceremonies on September 27th.
The City of Dryden will be represented through the induction of Paralympic bronze medalist Terry Robinson, who will enter the Hall in the Athlete category for his outstanding career in track and field. The Town of Marathon will be honoured with the induction of two brothers who earned success in figure skating. National pairs skating champion and three-time Olympian, Kris Wirtz will enter the Hall along with his late brother Paul Wirtz, who coached Kris, and many other skaters, to national and international success as one of Canada’s top coaches.
The sport of hockey and the City of Thunder Bay rounds out the Builder category with the late Gary ‘Cookie’ Cook being recognized for his five decades of dedication and success in the sport of hockey and the late Joe Wirkkunen is being acknowledged for the role he played in introducing this region’s style of hockey to Finland, serving as that countries hockey coordinator and head coach at Olympic and World Championships.
The Team category will welcome the members of the 1991-92 Thunder Bay Flyers Junior ‘A’ Hockey Team, who claimed the Centennial Cup as Canadian Champions. The championship team roster included players from all across northwestern Ontario including: Andrew Backen, Darren Balcombe, Clint Bates, Mike Bois, Chris Burns, Greg Campagna, Neil Cooper, Mike Figliomeni, Jason Garatti, Pat Hanley, Kevin Hoogsteen, Corey Johnson, Mike Koiranen, Brad Kukko, Darcy Mitani, Derek Nicolson, Mike O'Leary, David Olenik Kyle Peterson, Mike Power, Adam Rodak, Barry Schutte, Ryan Sharpe, Mark Siciliano, Jason Wright. Dave Siciliano (Head Coach/General Manager), Rick Adduono (Asst. Coach), Doug Colbon (Asst. Coach), Sean Donohue (Assistant Manager), Dino Martin (Trainer).
The 2008 slate of Inductees will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on September 27th at the Valhalla Inn. Tickets for the event are available at a cost of $75.00 each and can be ordered by calling the Hall of Fame at 622-2852.
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