NHL coach among new inductees to McGill Sports Hall of Fame
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MONTREAL - Martin Raymond, an assistant coach with the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning, headlines a new cast of six inductees selected for the McGill Sports Hall of Fame, bringing the list of honoured members to 107 since the pantheon opened in 1996.
Raymond, an all-Canadian forward from Pierrefonds, Que., who graduated as the second-leading scorer in the McGill hockey record books, later went on to become the all-time winningest coach in McGill history. Other honourees include All-Canadian soccer players Natalie Ioanidis of Beaconsfield, Que., and Marc Mounicot, a native of France who currently serves as head coach of the McGill women's soccer team. Inducted posthumously will be Rocky Robillard, a football and hockey star originally from Ottawa and the late Dr. Ross Hill, a Montrealer who will be inducted in the builder category.
Rounding out the new slate is McGill's 1997 national championship men's soccer team, which posted a 10-6-6 record overall, including an upset victory over heavily-favoured UBC in the CIS gold medal game.
The induction luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 13 2011, kicks off the University's Homecoming Week celebrations. Tickets for the event are $65 and can be reserved by contacting the McGill Alumni Association at 514-398-8288.
Submissions for future inductions can be made by obtaining a nomination brochure from Kathryn Weaver at kathryn.weaver [at] mcgill.ca. A list of previous inductees can be found online at (www.mcgill.ca/athletics/varsitysports/athletes/hof/inductees/).
The selection committee, chaired by Richard Pound, was composed of a group representing students, administrative staff, university officials and alumni, including Prof. David Covo, Tom Thompson, Mike Nelson, Dawson Tilley, Sally McDougall, Gael Eakin, Bob Winsor, Gayle Noble, Robert Watt, Stephen Lloyd, Matthew Chesser, Leanne Roach, Drew Love (secretary), Kathryn Weaver (recording secretary) and Earl Zukerman (research coordinator).
NOTE: A profile of each new inductee will be featured online daily at www.mcgill.ca/athletics
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
McGill Athletics & Recreation
(514) 398-7012
earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca
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