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The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Silent Auction is

The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Silent Auction is now live! Bid on some amazing items, such as autographed jerseys, luxury vacations, beautiful artwork, fine jewellery and more!

Note - Make your bid count, as it is a sealed silent auction and it will end on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

To bid on our wide selection of items, view the link on our bio.

Good luck everyone and thank you for participating!

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Our 2022, Brian Williams Media Award winner, Gordo

Our 2022, Brian Williams Media Award winner, Gordon Craig has some very impressive accomplishments, from his pioneering contributions to sports broadcasting and for his dedication to the Canadian television industry.

On September 1, 1984, he launched The Sports Network (TSN), a 24-hour-a-day all sports channel on a discretionary user-pay basis. They signed the Toronto Blue Jays to an exclusive package on TSN that same year and followed this up with a Montreal Expos package. They also supported the Special Olympics and provided coverage of the events.

From there, TSN proved to be a success, with the network gaining more than one million Canadian subscribers between 1984 and 1987. The Bureau of Broadcast Measurement found that more viewers watched TSN in the three-month period starting in January than any other pay-TV network.

View the rest of our 2022 Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Special Award Winners on our website: https://ontariosportshalloffame.com.

The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame is honoured to celebrate this year's inductees and special award recipients in a festive evening on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at The John Bassett Theatre. For full details and to purchase tickets go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/144873944869

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We would like to wish our OSHOF 2018 inductee, Elf

We would like to wish our OSHOF 2018 inductee, Elfi Schlegel a Very Happy Birthday!

Schlegel established herself as one of the best gymnasts in Canadian history when she won a gold medal in the all-around and team competitions in gymnastics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta.

At the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she won a bronze medal as the third-best gymnast in the games, two silver medals for the uneven bars and vault, and a gold medal as a member of the first-place Canadian team.

View our website to learn more about Elfi and the rest of our inductees here: https://ontariosportshalloffame.com.

#OSHOF #elfischlegel #gymnastics

Dr. Ron Taylor played Major League Baseball as a r

Dr. Ron Taylor played Major League Baseball as a relief pitcher from 1962-1972. Taylor won the World Series in 1964 with the St. Louis Cardinals and in 1969 with the New York Mets (referred to as the “Miracle Mets”). In four World Series games as a relief pitcher, he allowed no runs or hits, and only two walks with five strikeouts.

Read more about our 2010 Inductee on our website: https://ontariosportshalloffame.com/ron-taylor/

#OSHOF #rontaylor #sheastadium #nymetshistory #cardinalshistory #LGM

Today we spotlight our 2022 Prentice Family Legacy

Today we spotlight our 2022 Prentice Family Legacy Award winner, Jack Dominico.

He has owned the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball club of the Inter-county Major League with his late wife Lynne for 53 years and has achieved the kind of success that has others around the Toronto area taking notice.

Since its inception, the team has won the Jack and Lynne Dominico Cup as Intercounty Baseball champions eight times, the first in 1972. During their 2002 championship season, the Leafs were undefeated at home, a league first.

View the rest of our 2022 Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Special Award Winners on our website: https://ontariosportshalloffame.com.

The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame is honoured to celebrate this year's inductees and special award recipients in a festive evening on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at The John Bassett Theatre. For full details and to purchase tickets go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/144873944869

#OSHOF #jackdominico #torontomapleleafsbaseball

The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame would like to exte

The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame would like to extend Happy Mother’s Day wishes to the women who deserve a gold medal for all they do and for going that extra mile.

Very Happy Birthday wishes to Kathy Kreiner. She i

Very Happy Birthday wishes to Kathy Kreiner. She is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Canada. Kreiner won the giant slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

During Kreiner's memorable performance, she was first out of the gate on Friday the 13th, and prevented double-gold medalist Rosi Mittermaier from sweeping the women's three alpine events, as Mittermaier went on to win the silver medal. It was Canada's only gold medal in Innsbruck.

Kreiner was inducted into the OSHOF in 2002. Read her full bio here: https://ontariosportshalloffame.com/kathy-kreiner/

#OSHOF ##olympicchampion #alpineskiracer

Meet our 2022 inductees, Barbara Underhill and Pau

Meet our 2022 inductees, Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini. The dynamic duo of pairs figure skating combined emotion in their choreography with dramatic death spirals, triple twist lifts and spectacular throws. They were five-time Canadian champions (1979-83) and two-time World medalists (bronze in 1983 bronze, gold in 1984).

The breakthrough at the world championships for Underhill and Martini came in 1983 at Helsinki, where a near-flawless performance earned them a bronze medal, behind pairs from the Soviet Union and East Germany. It was Canada's first Olympic world championship medal in pairs figure skating since Debbie Wilkes and Guy Revell had won world championship bronze in 1964.

Their 1984 World Championships long program in Canada is considered one of the greatest moments in Canadian sports history.

View the rest of our 2022 Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Inductees on our website: https://ontariosportshalloffame.com.

The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame is honoured to celebrate this year's inductees and special award recipients in a festive evening on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at The John Bassett Theatre. For full details and to purchase tickets go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/144873944869

#OSHOF #underhillmartini #figureskating #pairskating

Just a friendly reminder that next month is our up

Just a friendly reminder that next month is our upcoming 2022 Induction Ceremony & Awards Gala!

The event will will be held at the John Bassett Theatre in Toronto, Ontario on Wednesday May 25, 2022 at 5:30 pm.

Festivities include an induction ceremony, awards presentations, silent auction, 50-50 draw, cocktail reception, Broadway entertainment, networking with your favourite athletes and many photo opportunities! The master of ceremonies for this year's event is once again, Scott Russell, of CBC Sports - Canada's Olympic Broadcaster.

DATE: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

TIME: 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM EDT

LOCATION: The John Bassett Theatre - 255 Front Street West Toronto, Ontario M5V 2W6

For more information or to purchase tickets visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/144873944869

#OSHOF #OSHOFgala2022 #JohnBassettTheatre

Johnny Bower, nicknamed "The China Wall" was a Can

Johnny Bower, nicknamed "The China Wall" was a Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender, who won four Stanley Cups during his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He was known for his hard-nosed and scrappy playing style.

Bower won his first Vezina Trophy in 1961 for allowing the fewest goals in the 1960–61 season. The height of his NHL career came during the Maple Leafs' three consecutive Stanley Cup victories from 1962 to 1964.

In 1999, Bower was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.

#OSHOF #johnnybower #mapleleafs #torontomapleleafs

Very Happy Birthday wishes to OSHOF 1999 inductee,

Very Happy Birthday wishes to OSHOF 1999 inductee, Alex Baumann!

At the 1984 Olympics, Baumann was selected as Canada's flagbearer for the opening ceremonies. He won gold medals in the 400-metre individual medley, setting a world record time of 4:17.41, and the 200-metre race, lowering the world mark to 2:01.42. The 400-metre gold was Canada's first in swimming since 1912.

Visit our website to view learn more about Alex and the rest of our inductees! https://ontariosportshalloffame.com.

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Meet our 2022 inductee, Tom Watt. He has served as

Meet our 2022 inductee, Tom Watt. He has served as a coach in the NHL for 11 seasons, including seven as a head coach, four as assistant coach and one as development coach. As head coach of the Winnipeg Jets, he won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL Coach of the Year in 1981-82.

In 1965, Watt began a highly-successful 15-season stint as head coach at the University of Toronto of the CIAU (Canadian Inter-University Athletic Union), where he had also played during his undergraduate studies. Under Watt's guidance, the University of Toronto's Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team hockey teams captured 11 conference titles and nine CIAU championships.

His career has allowed him to live all over the country, an opportunity for which he is thankful and proud of.

View the rest of our 2022 Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Inductees on our website: https://ontariosportshalloffame.com.

The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame is honoured to celebrate this year's inductees and special award recipients in a festive evening on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at The John Bassett Theatre. For full details and to purchase tickets go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/144873944869

#OSHOF #tomwatt #NHL #torontomapleleafs

Happy Birthday wishes to our OSHOF 1999 inductee a

Happy Birthday wishes to our OSHOF 1999 inductee and legendary horse jockey, Sandy Hawley.

Overall, Hawley’s career as a jockey spanned 31 years from 1968 to his retirement on July 1, 1998. He had 31,455 mounts, garnering 6,449 wins and won 18 riding titles at Woodbine Racetrack.

He won the Lou Marsh Trophy in 1973 and 1976 as Canada’s top athlete and was named a Member of the Order of Canada, which is Canada's highest individual civilian honour for outstanding accomplishments by a citizen.

Read his full bio on our website: www.ontariosportshallofhame.com

#OSHOF #SandyHawley #woodbineracetrack #jockey #horseracing

Tony Fernandez won four consecutive Gold Glove Awa

Tony Fernandez won four consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1986 to 1989 and he played for seven teams from 1983 to 2001, most notably the Toronto Blue Jays.

A five-time All-Star, Fernández batted over .300 four times, led the major leagues with 17 triples in 1990, collected 30 doubles six times and 20 stolen bases seven times.

Fernandez returned to the Blue Jays in a mid-season trade in 1993, and played a major role in helping the club repeat as World Series champions, batting .333 with nine runs batted in during the series.

He was inducted into the OSHOF in 2016 and you can read his full bio at www.ontariosportshallofhame.com

#OSHOF #tonyfernandez #torontobluejays #bluejays

In 1935, George Selkirk succeeded Babe Ruth as the

In 1935, George Selkirk succeeded Babe Ruth as the right fielder of the New York Yankees -and also inherited Ruth's fabled No. 3 uniform (which was not retired until 1948, the year of Ruth's death). Over the next eight seasons, Selkirk batted over .300 five times, twice drove home more than 100 RBIs, played in five World Championships (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1941), and made the American League All-Star team in 1936 and 1939.

Read more about George Selkirk on our website: https://ontariosportshalloffame.com/george-selkirk/

#OSHOF #georgeselkirk #nyyankees

Meet our 2022 inductee, Abby Hoffman. This multi-t

Meet our 2022 inductee, Abby Hoffman. This multi-talented athlete excelled at hockey, swimming and track and field. Hoffman's specialty was 800-metre running.

She competed in four Olympic Games: (1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976), four Pan American Games and two Commonwealth Games and was Canada's flag-bearer at the 1976 Games in Montreal.

In 1982, Hoffman was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

View the rest of our 2022 Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Inductees on our website: https://ontariosportshalloffame.com.

The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame is honoured to celebrate this year's inductees and special award recipients in a festive evening on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at The John Bassett Theatre. For full details and to purchase tickets go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/144873944869

#OSHOF #abbyhoffman #trackandfield

Our OSHOF 2018 inductee Father David Bauer was a C

Our OSHOF 2018 inductee Father David Bauer was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach, educator and Catholic priest.

Bauer was devoted to the concept that education and hockey could mix. He viewed hockey as a means to develop a better person.

Among Bauer’s many awards and honours are, winning the Olympic bronze in 1968 as general manager, World Championship bronze in 1964, 1966 and 1967 as general manager, the Memorial Cup in 1944 as a player and in 1961 as a trainer (coach), being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a Builder in 1989, and the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997, both posthumously.

To read his full bio, visit the honoured members section at www.ontariosportshalloffame.com.

#OSHOF #FatherDavidBauer

Just a friendly reminder that next month is our up

Just a friendly reminder that next month is our upcoming 2022 Induction Ceremony & Awards Gala!

The event will will be held at the John Bassett Theatre in Toronto, Ontario on Wednesday May 25, 2022 at 5:30 pm.

Festivities include an induction ceremony, awards presentations, silent auction, 50-50 draw, cocktail reception, Broadway entertainment, networking with your favourite athletes and many photo opportunities! The master of ceremonies for this year's event is once again, Scott Russell, of CBC Sports - Canada's Olympic Broadcaster.

DATE: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

TIME: 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM EDT

LOCATION: The John Bassett Theatre - 255 Front Street West Toronto, Ontario M5V 2W6

For more information or to purchase tickets visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/144873944869

#OSHOF #OSHOFgala2022 #JohnBassettTheatre

Happy Birthday to Orangeville, Ontario native and

Happy Birthday to Orangeville, Ontario native and three-time Olympian, Laurie Graham!

Graham represented Canada at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. In 1984, at Puy St-Vincent, France, she became the first Canadian to win a World Cup Super Giant Slalom race. In the 1985-86 season, she notched two more World Cup Downhill victories along with two second and three third place finishes; she retired after winning a total of 6 World Cup races.

Graham was named Canada's Female Athlete of the Year in 1986 and made a member of the Order of Canada in 1988.

Learn more about Laurie and the rest of our Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Inductees by visiting our website: https://ontariosportshalloffame.com

#OSHOF #alpineskiing #canadiansports

Meet our 2022 OSHOF Inductee, Daniel Nestor. He

Meet our 2022 OSHOF Inductee, Daniel Nestor.

He is one of the foremost doubles players in tennis history due to his longevity and continued success at the top of the men's game. Nestor was continuously ranked in the top 100 in doubles from April 1994 to April 2018, a total of 1134 consecutive weeks.

His 91 men's doubles titles make him the third-most decorated champion among doubles players. Nestor was the first player in doubles tennis history to win every Grand Slam and Masters Series event, the Year End Championships and Olympic gold medal at least once in his career, an achievement that has since been matched by the Bryan brothers.

View the rest of our 2022 Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Inductees on our website: https://ontariosportshalloffame.com.

The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame is honoured to celebrate this year's inductees and special award recipients in a festive evening on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at The John Bassett Theatre View here for full details and to purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/144873944869

#OSHOF #danielnestor #tennislegends #tennis

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