Brian Richard
Brian Richard has been a “man for all seasons” because he has built leagues and organizations in four different sports centered in the former town of Newcastle. In the early 1970s, in cooperation with the Newcastle Parks and Recreation department head, Brian established leagues in three different sports, basketball, softball, and hockey. These efforts led…
Read MoreBrian King
Brian King is recognized for his achievements as a baseball and hockey player. Brian became a senior baseball player, at the age of 17, with the Chatham Ironmen. He was recruited, at 18 to play with the Moncton Keefe Cubs at the national junior tournament in 1968, and again the following year, he played with…
Read MoreBilly Daley
A talented athlete who excelled in both baseball and hockey with Chatham and St. Thomas University teams in the 1960s and 70s. Noted for a strong arm, and great hitting skills, he also played on Canada’s National team during the 1960s.
Read MoreArt Gremley
Art Gremley has been involved in coaching, managing and developing young athletes on the Miramichi for the past forty years. He has coached, at various times, in the school system and community, in track and field, hockey, basketball, and field hockey. His teams have won numerous local and provincial championships, including eight NBIAA girl’s field-hockey…
Read MoreArnold Fleiger
One of Chatham’s most noted fighters from the 1940s and 50s, who numbered among his opponents the great Yvon Durelle.
Read More1959-60 Newcastle Legionaires
In 1959, The Newcastle Legionaires basketball team won the Maritime Intermediate Championship. The next year they captured the New Brunswick Senior “B” title; the highest level of basketball in the province at that time. This capped an era of dominance for Newcastle basketball teams, who captured seven provincial championships including three high school titles. Several…
Read More1964 Douglastown Combines
The Douglastown Combines captured the Maritime Intermediate Baseball Championship in 1964. The road to attaining Intermediate baseball’s highest achievement went through several talented teams including the Chatham Head Tigers, the Chatham Ironmen, the Bathurst Jets, Saint John, and culminated with a victory over the Antigonish Bulldogs. The Combines were a colorful, close-knit group who displayed…
Read MoreJohn Richard “Jackie” Keating
“Jackie “Keating (1908-1984) was an outstanding athlete who excelled as both a baseball and hockey player in the early New Brunswick Senior leagues. He began his hockey career with Harkins High before graduating to the senior league with the Chatham Ironmen in 1925. His hockey prowess soon had him on the road to Saint John…
Read MoreJohn Bernard “Bunny” Wood
A veteran of World War II, “Bunny” Wood returned to the Miramichi in the mid 50’s and became a guiding light in the creation and development of the Town of Newcastle’s minor sports programs. He was a huge factor in the formation of Newcastle Little League Baseball in 1961 and later helped establish the Pony…
Read MoreBill “Billy” O’Donnell
Bill O’Donnell has a long history with baseball in the Napan community. He served as the founder, owner, manager, and coach of the Napan Braves. Often referred to as “Napan’s Mr. Baseball”, Bill was inducted into the Baseball NB Hall of Fame in the “Builders” category in 1999. Bill was instrumental in forming the Napan…
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