Baseball

From the mid 1940s until the mid 1960s, Pat Chambers was widely recognized as one of Newcastle, New Brunswick’s most skilled athletes. Pat, who passed away in 1996, will be inducted posthumously, in recognition of his exceptional skill as a baseball player, basketball player and curler.

The 1991 Newcastle A & B Junior Cardinals, coached by Gary Wood and Mike Wood, led by players such as John Cann, Chris Burns, Stephen Maltby, and Jamie Wood the Cardinals began their march to national recognition by knocking off arch-rival Chatham Ironmen in the Eastern Zone elimination tournament. The Cardinals then captured the N.B.…

Ken Martin came to the Miramichi area in 1973, following a stellar hockey career at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, to assume the position of Recreation Director in Chatham, and to join the Chatham Ironmen hockey team. “Marty” was an outstanding member of Ironmen teams of that era, winning numerous all-star recognitions and other awards.…

Known as the “Clipper” for both his barbering and hitting skills, Ken was an outstanding baseball player with Ironmen teams of the 1950s and 60s, recognized for both his pitching skills and his batting prowess.

Jimmy Wood will be inducted posthumously to the Miramichi Wall for his achievements in baseball and hockey. A member of an “iconic” Miramichi sports family, Jimmy was a stalwart with the Douglastown Combines of the Miramichi Valley Baseball League and a member of numerous league, provincial, and Atlantic championship teams. Jimmy was a standout hockey…

The name Henderson has been synonymous with the development of baseball in the Chatham Head and Miramichi areas. Beginning in the 1940s, Chick Henderson was an outstanding baseball player with the Tigers, and from the 1950s until the late 1960s, he was the coach of the same team, leading them to several local, provincial and…