Tom Lanteigne
Tom Lanteigne, who passed in 2004, will be inducted posthumously, for his excellence as an infielder in softball. Tom, a stalwart of Loggieville softball from 1962 to 1973, was affectionately known as “Mr. Short Stop”. Over the course of his career with the Loggieville Cubs, Tom played 532 games, with a batting average of .309.…
Read MoreTim McCarthy
Tim McCarthy is widely known as an energetic and skilled organizer for the Nelson Softball Association in Nelson-Miramichi, of the City of Miramichi, N.B. Tim has been involved since the 1960s as a coach, manager, tournament organizer, fundraiser, and executive. He has been instrumental in bringing five national championship tournaments to the Miramichi area, in…
Read MoreThe Veno Brothers
Residents of Chatham, New Brunswick, Anthony Veno (b.1889), Stanley Veno (b.1891), Wilfred Veno (b.1894) and Arthur Veno (b.1896) were a constant presence with Chatham teams engaged in the sports of hockey, baseball, basketball or rugby for 25 consecutive years after 1910. Anthony, nicknamed “Ant”, played all his sports on the Miramichi. He excelled in baseball…
Read MoreTed Michael Vautour
Ted Votour became involved in Judo in 1973 when he joined the Newcastle Judo Club under the tutelage of Eric Glover and Ian Barry. Ted’s success came early with provincial and Atlantic wins in the white to green belt categories. He continued his winning ways in the blue to black belt categories, competing in various…
Read MoreStephen Adams Curling Team 1988
After numerous years of participating in the N.B. Provincial Men’s Curling playdowns, which included two runner-up years, the Stephen Adams rink, with third, Ward McDonald, second, Greg Gallivan, and lead, Roger Gallant, prevailed as N.B. Tankard Champions on February 8, 1988. From there, they represented N.B. at the Brier in Chicoutimi-Jonquiere, Quebec in March 1988,…
Read MoreRon Hardy
Ron Hardy has had an outstanding athletic career, having achieved national championships in both hockey, with the 1987 Miramichi Gagnon Packers, and baseball, with the 1995 Chatham Ironmen. His baseball career, which spanned more than thirty years, was highlighted by five provincial titles, selection to the All-Star team at the 1995 national tournament, an invitation…
Read MoreRichard “Cuffy” McLaughlin
One of Chatham’s premier all-round athletes, noted especially for his ability to pound out “tape-measure” home runs, which he did with regularity on Ironmen teams of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
Read MoreRaymond Blacquier
AN ENERGETIC “JACK OF ALL TRADES” WITH THE NELSON SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION (1970s-2000s). A MEMBER OF THE N.B. SOFTBALL HALL OF FAME (2008).
Read MorePeter Nevin
Peter Nevin is one of the best hockey players ever developed in the Miramichi Area, and he was also an outstanding baseball player. Following a successful minor-hockey and high school career in Chatham, Peter left the Miramichi to play in the OHA with the Oshawa Generals, where his teammates included Bobby Orr, Wayne Cashman, Terry…
Read MorePeter Manderson
Peter Manderson has been called the “King of the Mound” in the New Brunswick Softball world of the 1960s. He was the recognized team leader as the Loggieville Bisons won the Maritime Intermediate Senior A title in 1964, the Maritime Senior B title in 1965, and the Maritime Senior A title in 1966. From 1961…
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