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1940

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1 - Gordie Poirer

Gordie Poirer’s citation to the Hall of Fame at the time of his induction read, “claimed by many as the most clever player in British puck history.” The 1950 Ice Hockey World Annual continued further ...

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2 - Keith 'Duke' Campbell

Born September 21st, 1909 in Stratton Ontario, Keith Campbell became the first inductee into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame after holding a then record of 359 consecutive league and cup appeara...

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3 - Bobby Lee

Revered in Brighton where he starred on and off for eighteen years, Montreal born Bobby Lee became a superstar, years before the phrase was first uttered. Bobby Lee played in the Eastern Hockey Leagu...

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4 - Gerry Davey

Born September 5th, 1914 in Barking Essex, Gerry Davey learnt to play hockey with the Elmwood Midgets in Port Arthur Canada after his family emigrated when he was a child. He returned to these shores...

1950

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5 - T.M. "Doc" Kellough M.D.

T.M.Kellough was one of the Canadian born pioneers of British ice hockey in the early 1930’s. He was the first captain of the Grosvenor House Canadians, formed in 1931 at the Park Lane Ice Club in the...

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6 - B.M. 'Peter' Patton

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7 - Blaine Sexton

B.N.Sexton, as he was invariably referred to in the contemporary press, was born in 1892 and raised in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Something of an all-rounder, he became a prominent member of the Windsor S...

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8 - Carl Erhardt

Born in Beckenham Kent on February 15th 1897, Carl Erhardt made his mark on British ice hockey in the ‘golden era’ of the 1930s, being widely accepted as one of the games great on-ice motivators. He ...

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9 - Jimmy Foster

Goaltender James Foster was born at 172 Saracen Street, in the Possil area of Glasgow, Scotland, on 13th September, 1905. His father was a Foreman Blacksmith, and the Foster family emigrated to Canad...

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10 - Joe Beaton

Sources differ as to the exact birthplace on June 18th, 1908 of Joe Beaton, between Lourdes Newfoundland and Stellarton Nova Scotia, both in Canada. Prior to coming to London in the autumn of 1934 to...

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11 - Lou Bates

Born in 1912 in Ottawa, Canada defenceman Lou Bates became arguably the most popular player in pre-war British ice hockey – so much so that he was featured on a cigarette card. Bates first came to Br...

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12 - Archie Stinchcombe

Born November 17th, 1912 in Cudworth near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, Archie Stinchcombe went on to achieve almost every honour possible in British ice hockey. He burst onto the ice hockey scene in ...

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13 - Bill Glennie

Born March 14th 1924 in Portage-la-Prairie, some fifty miles west of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Bill Glennie was to become one of fourth round of inductees into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Before...

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14 - Floyd Snider

The original Hall of Fame citation in 1951 stated, “Floyd Snider is without doubt one of the greatest defencemen ever to play in Scottish hockey and if proof were needed, the fact that he has never on...

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15 - Gib Hutchinson

Netminder Gordon Gibson ‘Gib’ Hutchinson enjoyed a long and successful career in British ice hockey, despite a most inauspicious start. Arriving in Britain in 1936 from Canada, Gib Hutchinson joined ...

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16 - Tommy Lauder

Thomas Lauder was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland on 7th January 1918, and became the most outstanding Scottish defenceman of his era. He played in every season of the post-war Scottish Nati...

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17 - Victor "Chick" Zamick

Without doubt the greatest scorer during the post-war years, of the first era of professional ice hockey, in Britain was Victor ‘Chick’ Zamick of the Nottingham Panthers. Between 1947 and 1958, the 5...

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18 - Bert Peer

The Ice Hockey World citation on Bert Peer’s induction to the Hall of Fame stated, “possibly the greatest right winger in the history of senior amateur (sic) hockey…If he had taken his hockey more ser...

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19 - Clarence "Sonny" Rost

Clarence ‘Sonny’ Rost was to become the epitome of longevity and loyalty in British ice hockey, with a career that spanned almost thirty years and which saw him as the only player whose record ran the...

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20 - Wally "Pop" Monson

Wally Monson was born November 29th, 1909 in Winnipeg, Canada and together with Bert Peer was a member of the newly formed Harringay Racers who first skated out in the English National League in 1936....

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21 - George McNeil

Nova Scotia born George McNeil was an outstanding coach in the post-war Scottish National League. A versatile defenceman and right-winger in his playing days, the ginger-haired six-footer arrived in ...

1980

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22 - Harvey "Red" Stapleford

Born February 25th, 1912 in Watford Ontario, ‘Red’ began his hockey career with the Stratford Midgets and later played for the Windsor Mic-Macs. Arriving in Britain in 1934, he spent 4 seasons playin...

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23 - J. F."Bunny" Ahearne

Born on November 24th, 1901 in Kinnagh, County Wexford Ireland, John Francis Ahearne was one of ice hockey’s leading administrators. At the age of sixteen years, he volunteered to serve in the Britis...

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24 - R. G. "Bobby" Giddens

R.G.Giddens was born in Ottawa, Ontario on March 15th, 1906 and was to become the first Canadian ever to captain the hockey team of Harvard University. After graduation from Harvard in 1931, Giddens,...

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25 - Roy Halpin

Born October 18th, 1955 in Quebec City Canada, Roy Halpin was a product of the major junior hockey system, where he played with the Quebec Ramparts. Between 1975 and 1980, he played for the Universit...

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26 - Sam Stevenson

Sam Stevenson devoted more than half a century to the game of ice hockey and can justifiably be called the Grand Old Man of British, and especially Scottish ice hockey. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on 2...

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27 - Derek Reilly

Born in 1947, Derek Reilly spent his entire playing career with the Murrayfield club having made his first senior appearances for the Royals in the 1964/65 season. It was twenty years later that he r...

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28 - Ernie Leacock

Born Ernest Sidney Leacock in Wood Green, North London in March 1906 – as he often put it, “a penny bus ride,” from the site of the future Harringay Arena, Ernie Leacock was raised in Banff, Alberta a...

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29 - Les Strongman

Born 1924 in Winnipeg Manitoba, Les Strongman is another player of the post-war era who holds a unique place in the history of British ice hockey, and in particular the Nottingham Panthers. Having jo...

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30 - Terry Matthews

Born 1939, Terry Matthews began playing with the newly formed Whitley Bees at the age of seventeen, and soon became a regular member of the team. When the Bees folded in 1961, he moved south to Cheshi...

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31 - Thomas "Red" Imrie

Born on 15th July 1937 in Falkirk Scotland, ‘Red’ Imrie began playing ice hockey in his hometown at twelve years of age and by the time he had reached his teens, had broken through into the senior Fal...

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32 - Alan Weeks

Truly one of the great sports broadcasters, Alan Weeks was the voice and face that brought a whole new generation of fans to the game of ice hockey. His infectious enthusiasm coupled with knowledge an...

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33 - J. J. "Icy" Smith

John Frederick James Smith universally known as “Icy,” was born in 1889, in Barnard Castle, County Durham the thirteenth of fourteen children. Although he first went into the family metal business, h...

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34 - Johnny Carlyle

John Cumming Carlyle was born in Falkirk on 31st July 1929 and learned to skate in the local rink during the war years. He graduated through the Lions reserve team, the Cubs, and made his senior debut...

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35 - Pat Marsh

Pat Marsh became involved in ice hockey through her husband Geoff. He was a netminder for the Streatham Royals when they met in 1949 and he took her to her first game in 1950. In May 1953, she joined...

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36 - Percy Nicklin

Following a successful coaching career in his native Canada, where he had guided the Moncton Hawks to Allan Cup victories in both 1933 and 1934, Percy Harold Nicklin arrived in Britain in the autumn o...

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37 - Alfie Miller

Born April 13th, 1954 Alfie Miller became a household name in the hockey hotbed of the North East of England. Taking up the sport at he tender age of twelve and his first organised games were played ...

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38 - Art Hodgins

Defenceman Art Hodgins was born November 17th, 1927 in Timmins, Ontario of Scottish parents and first crossed the Atlantic in 1946 to play for the Paisley Pirates. At the end of his first season in t...

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39 - Bill Booth

A native of Montreal Quebec, born August 20th, 1919 Bill Booth didn’t take up playing hockey until aged fourteen, despite having learned to skate by the time he was eight years old. As a twenty year ...

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40 - George Beach

Born October 4th 1926 in Regina Saskatchewan, George Beach as a teenager was spotted by an NHL scout and recommended to the Chicago Blackhawks. He attended the Blackhawks training camp and was assigne...

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41 - Peter "Jonker" Johnson

Born April 14th 1946 in Langley Park County Durham, Peter Johnson enjoyed a not inconsiderable playing and coaching career in the hockey hotbed of Northeast England. Peter Johnson started playing hoc...

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42 - Alastair Brennan

Born in Paisley, Scotland on 17th February 1945, Alastair Brennan first played senior hockey in the early sixties, under the eagle eye of elder brother Billy, then the player/coach of the Paisley Moha...

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43 - Sir Arthur Elvin, MBE

The name of Sir Arthur Elvin MBE, whilst maybe not a household sporting one, will forever be associated with that of Wembley. Born July 5th 1899 in Norwich, Arthur Elvin left school aged fourteen yea...

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44 - Willie Kerr Snr

Born in 1911, Willie Kerr was to become known affectionately as ‘The Old Man.’ Kerr managed the Murrayfield Ice Rink from 1959 until his untimely death, in the rink, some 24 years later. During that ...

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45 - Glynne Thomas

Born May 5th, 1935 in London, Glynne Thomas took up hockey at the Richmond Ice Rink in 1950, after learning to skate at “Young Britain” (“Wybees”) training sessions. He chose to become a netminder, do...

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46 - Jack Dryburgh

Born January 14th, 1939 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland Jack Dryburgh took to the ice almost as soon as he could walk, first skating aged three and playing hockey by the time he was nine years old. Such an ear...

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47 - John Rost

John Rost holds a very special place in the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, being the first son of a Hall of Famer to be inducted alongside his father. Born March 28th, 1944 in London, John learned ...

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48 - Alec Goldstone

Born in Clapham, London on August 18th, 1938 Alec Goldstone was a latecomer to ice hockey. In fact he had never seen a game until Tony, the elder of his two sons, took up the sport aged thirteen, in 1...

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49 - Frank Dempster

Frank Dempster was born in Ayr on March 13th, 1937 and it would not be over-stating it to say, he has devoted his life to ice hockey. The old Beresford Terrace rink in the Scottish west coast town wa...

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50 - Lawrie Lovell

Born August 14th, 1944 in Edinburgh, Lawrie Lovell was the second hockey-playing son of Les Lovell Snr, a Canadian who came to Britain in the late thirties. Lovell Snr played for the Perth Blackhawks,...

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51 - Alex "Sandy" Archer

Right-winger Alex Archer was born in West Ham, London on May 1st, 1911 of Scottish parents. At the age of three, the family emigrated to Winnipeg, Canada and that’s where he learnt to play ice hockey....

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52 - Art Child

Goaltender Art Child was born in 1916 in East Ham, London and as a child was raised in Canada after his family emigrated at the end of the Great War. As a youngster, he played between the pipes for Gu...

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53 - Bob Wyman

Born on April 27th, 1909 in West Ham London, Bob Wyman was to become one of the two English trained players on the 1936 Olympic gold medal winning team representing Great Britain. He was to play in th...

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54 - Edgar "Chirp" Brenchley

Right-winger Edgar Brenchley was born February 10th, 1912 in Sittingbourne Kent. His family emigrated to Canada when Edgar was a child and he learnt to play ice hockey while living in Niagara Falls. H...

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55 - Gordon Dailley

Born July 24th, 1911 in Calgary, Gordon Dailley graduated from the University of Manitoba, and was destined to become a star of pre-war hockey in Britain as well as a member of the 1936 Olympic gold m...

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56 - Ian Wight

Originally from Belfast, Ian Wight’s earliest memory of ice hockey was at the age of eight, in the King’s Hall and he was hit on the head by a puck. That childhood incident didn’t however turn him of...

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57 - Jack Kilpatrick

Born on July 7th, 1917 in Bootle near Liverpool, Jack Kilpatrick was just 18 years of age when he became the youngest Briton ever to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Playing in his customary l...

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58 - Jimmy Borland

Defenceman Jimmy Borland was born in Manchester on March 25th, 1911 and learnt to play ice hockey in Montreal Canada. Returning to his native country in 1933, he joined the Grosvenor House Canadians a...

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59 - Jimmy Chappell

Born March 3rd, 1915 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Jimmy Chappell played either right wing or centre. Aged 10, his family emigrated to Canada settling in Ontario where the youngster took up hockey. Movi...

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60 - Johnny (Red) Coward

Left-winger Johnny Coward was born October 28th, 1910 in Ambleside in the Lake District, England, but grew up in Fort Frances Ontario, Canada. He returned to these shores in 1935 spending two seasons ...

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62 - Willie Clark

Born in Edinburgh on May 24th, 1931, Willie Clark’s involvement in ice hockey began in the early 1950s, when he took up skating while working as a steward at the newly opened Murrayfield rink. The Mu...

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63 - Jack Wharry

Like so many parents, Jack Wharry first became involved with ice hockey through his two sons, Ian and Billy, when they joined the local club, Billingham Bombers soon after its birth. Jack Wharry’s ent...

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64 - Mick Curry

Born October 26th, 1955 Michael “Mick” Curry was to become one of Britain’s leading on-ice officials before being tragically killed in a car accident in March 1993. Mick Curry started out in ice hock...

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65 - Alex Dampier

Born on May 3rd 1951 in Nipigon in the Thunder Bay region on the shores of Lake Superior, Alex Dampier became the one of the most successful coaches in domestic hockey in the modern era, and arguably ...

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66 - Benny Lee

Born in Notting Hill, London in 1904, Benny Lee was born into a sporting background. His father, Harry Lee, was a boxing promoter at the Royal Albert Hall, his older brother also named Harry was a sp...

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67 - Johnny Murray

Born January 27th 1924 in Hampstead London, John Murray served British ice hockey as a player, coach, manager and as a BIHA Council member. Educated at Harrow Technical College, John Murray began ska...

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68 - John Lawless

One of the most successful players and coaches in the modern era of British ice hockey, John Lawless achieved a stature in Britain that belied his diminutive physical frame. Born in Orillia Ontario o...

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69 - Earl Carlson

Born in 1925, in Kenora, Ontario, Earl Carlson came to Britain aged just seventeen while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Stationed initially at Middleton St.George, he was later transferre...

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70 - Gordon Latto

Born in Kirkcaldy on December 18th, 1958 Gordon John Latto was to become a highly respected defencemen in the Heineken League era. Five years old when he first started skating, Latto began playing ho...

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71 - Les Anning

Originally from Rimouski Quebec, Les Anning was born March 17th, 1927 and came to be known by the nickname of the "Rimouski Rocket." Les Anning first arrived in Britain in 1946 joining the Wembley Mo...

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72 - Roy Shepherd

Born August 4th, 1931 in Acton, West London defenceman Roy Shepherd has claimed a unique place in the history of British ice hockey. As well as having held down a regular place in both the English an...

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73 - Shannon Hope

Born November 25th, 1962 in Peterborough Ontario, Shannon Hope was to become one of the most decorated players of the modern era in British ice hockey. It was 1984 when Hope first arrived in Britain,...

2000

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74 - Gary Stefan

At the time of his induction into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, Gary Stefan was completing his twentieth year in Britain, during which time has played, coached, managed, administrated and more ...

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75 - Vic Batchelder

Born in Ruislip, Middlesex on August 27th 1940, Vic Batchelder quickly became a resident of the Worcestershire town of Kidderminster, to where his family moved only months after his birth. Vic Batche...

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76 - Jim Lynch

A successful player and coach, with awards from both ends of a career in Britain stretching over 20 years, Jim Lynch holds the unique achievement of coaching play-off championship winners in the Heine...

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77 - Chris Kelland

Born on 22 December 1957 at Saulte Ste Marie, Ontario Chris Kelland’s earliest memories of the sport are of outdoor rinks which are very much the norm back “home”. Having played right through his form...

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78 - Ian Cooper

During Ian Cooper's long and distinguished career in British ice hockey he has made significant contributions to the sport, both on and off the ice. On the ice at right-wing by assisting Durham and C...

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79 - Norman de Mesquita

Although he never played ice hockey, Norman de Mesquita has served the sport he loves in many different ways. He was taken to see his first game at the age of 14, in October 1946 and, as he describes...

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80 - Fredrick Meredith

Frederick Meredith has had a lifelong involvement in ice hockey, and for the most part British Ice hockey. However despite being a fine exponent of the playing skill, it is for his role as an administ...

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81 - Stephen Cooper

During Stephen Cooper's long and distinguished career in British ice hockey he has been, for a prolonged period of time, undoubtedly the outstanding British born defenceman as well as an impeccable ro...

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82 - Billy Brennan

William Patrick Brennan was born in Paisley , Scotland on 13th January 1934 . He developed his skating and hockey skills as a 13 year-old at the old Paisley Ice Rink at East Lane, firstly with the Pee...

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83 - Charlie Knott Jr

Charlie Knott JR, was born Southampton, England, 26 November 1914 he was known affectionately as ‘CJ’, and was the managing director of the Southampton ice rink and the successful Vikings for 11 years...

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84 - Mike Blaisdell

Mike Blaisdell has won more trophies at the top level than any other coach in Britain in recent times. The Elite League title which Steelers captured earlier this month was his 12th since he took up c...

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85 - Rick Brebant

In season 2002-03, centreman Rick Brebant became one of only two players to score more than 1,000 goals at the highest level of British ice hockey. The achievement took the native of Elliot Lake, Onta...

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86 - Annette and Allan Petrie

Since Annette and Allan formed the Great Britain Supporters Club in 1993, it has raised almost £30,000 for the national teams at all levels. This season alone the members, who currently number over 40...

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87 - Keith Kewley

The name Kewley is synonymous with Scottish ice hockey of the 1940s and 1950s. Toronto sports journalist Claude Kewley was the Canadian scout of the Scottish Ice Hockey Association, responsible for se...

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88 - Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway is one of the most talented players to come to this country from Canada in the sport's modern era. In 20 campaigns, ending in season 2003-04, he scored a prodigious total of 2,617 points...

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89 - Tom 'Tuck' Syme

‘Tuck’ Syme was an outstanding British-developed defenceman. In the eight post-war seasons of the Canadian-dominated pro Scottish National League, from 1946 to 1954, he was the ONLY locally produced p...

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90 - James 'Tiny' Syme

James ‘Tiny’ Syme was born on 1st October 1926, Blairhall, Fife, Scotland he was an outstanding Scottish player in the Forties and Fifties with Dunfermline Vikings and Paisley Pirates of the Scottish ...

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91 - Paul Adey

Paul Adey's long and distinguished career in Britain was spent almost entirely with Nottingham Panthers where he is their all-time leading points scorer. He joined the club in season 1988-89 and, as ...

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92 - Jimmy Spence

Jimmy Spence was one of ice hockey's finest Scottish born players, skating for various clubs during his 23-year career and appearing in three World Championships for Britain. Only the severe downturn ...

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93 - Ken Swinburne

To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, one usually has to be a player or a coach, or even a referee. Ken Swinburne, who died last year, was an assistant team manager, but his contribution to the sport,...

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94 - Marshall Key

Dundonian Marsh Key is widely regarded as one of the outstanding ice hockey talents produced in the British Isles. Respected hockey journalist Tony Allen first saw centreman Marshall Key play over 50 ...

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95 - Mike Urquhart

Though born in Canada, Mike Urquhart has been a loyal servant of the British game as a player, coach or manager at club and national level for over two decades. Since his career in the UK began in 19...

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96 - Phil Drackett

The doyen of British ice hockey journalists until his passing in 2005, Phil Drackett worked closely with the Canadian editor, Bob Giddens, on Ice Hockey World, the world’s first weekly ice hockey news...

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97 - Scott Neil

Now the owner, coach and manager of Edinburgh Capitals, in his playing days Scott Neil was one of our leading forwards with Sheffield Steelers and the various Edinburgh teams. Between 1979-80 and 2001...

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98 - Jackson McBride

JACKSON McBRIDE was one of ice hockey's finest British-developed players, skating for various Scottish clubs during his 26-year career and appearing in three World Championships for Great Britain . B...

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99 - Joanne Collins

Jo first saw ice hockey in Philadelphia, and when she returned to England, she went regularly to games at Streatham in the old Heineken League. Being the sort who likes to get involved, she began writ...

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100 - Johnny Oxley

The first English born and trained player to score 100 goals during the pre 1960 era of English/British National Leagues. Born on 29 December 1922, at Hastings, Sussex, England. Initially a centre-ice...

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101 - Glen Reilly

Glen Reilly started his playing career with Murrayfield Royals and totaled 18 seasons with the famous club only broken by a season with Ayr Rangers in 1963 and a season with Fife Flyers in 1964. Glen...

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102 - Hilton Ruggles

Canadian left-winger Hilton Ruggles came to Britain in August 1988, after spells in Austria, Germany, Italy and France. During 19 seasons he scored over 1,000 goals for eight clubs, gaining championsh...

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103 - Ian Forbes

Perth-born and trained Ian Forbes was an All-Star as both player and coach. One of the outstanding crop of Scottish-developed players who broke into the Canadian-dominated pro Scottish League in the 1...

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104 - Mike O'Brien

Mike O’Brien was one of the very few English trained players to hold down a regular position in British pro hockey in the Canadian dominated 1950s. He learnt his hockey skills at the Brighton Sports S...

2010

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105 - Bill Sneddon

Bill was one of the outstanding crop of post-war British born and developed defencemen, who assisted Great Britain to a fourth-place finish at the 1950 World Championships. The many accolades bestowed...

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106 - Ron Shudra

Defenceman Ron Shudra spent 19 continuous seasons in British ice hockey winning five league championship, six play-off medals and three All-Star ratings. In 1990 he joined Solihull of the British Lea...

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107 - Tim Cranston

Tim Cranston wrote his name into the British hockey record book at 57.16 on 31 March 1993 as he broke clear to slam the puck, from 25 feet over the outstretched catcher of the Dutch netminder. His thi...

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108 - William Pollock Wylie

William was the ‘founding father’ of ice hockey in Scotland, but remained a forgotten and unrecognised figure for the best part of a century. His previously unheralded evolutionary work in the introdu...

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109 - Les Lovell

Les Lovell joins the Hall of Fame and now sits proudly alongside colleagues including Johnny Carlyle and Jack Dryburgh. The 69-year-old played for five teams during his career, two of them out of Mur...

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110 - Neal Martin

Neal Martin, a classy defenceman, excelled in the near all-import British Superleague and its successor Elite League, with six straight All-Star awards, four at ‘A’, plus three league and two play-off...

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111 - Rob Wilson

Rob Wilson was a steady and reliable defenceman without being a “showy” type of player. He was born of Scottish parents in Toronto on July 18 1968, making his first mark in the game playing for Sudbu...

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112 - Robert Stevenson

Robert is only the second inductee to the British ice Hockey Hall of Fame to follow his father as a fellow Hall of Famer.Although small in stature, he was an outstanding centre-ice during the 1960s an...

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113 - Joe McIntosh

Joe McIntosh was an outstanding Scottish-developed defenceman who had a playing career which spanned 25 years at the highest level of the sport in the UK, representing Great Britain at four World Cham...

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114 - Rob Stewart

Rob Stewart has provided outstanding service to British ice hockey in 17 years as a defenceman and in the past four as a non-playing assistant coach. His worth is recognised with four All-Star accolad...

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115 - Dave Whistle

Dave Whistle arrived in Britain from his native Canada in autumn 1992 to play for Billingham Bombers. But it is his achievements, some years later, in his speedy transition to coaching that sets him a...

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116 - Jim Gillespie

Hockey in Belfast is much more than a game, it’s a focal point for progress, a place where differences are laid aside and for a while we look at each other for what unites us, rather than what divides...

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117 - Moray Hanson

Moray Hanson is fighting back after a major operation, typical of the man who made ice hockey history. He is the only British born and trained, since players ceased to officiate when not playing, to c...

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118 - Stewart Roberts

Stewart Roberts must have set some form of world record in compiling and editing virtually single-handedly, 37 consecutive editions, and counting, of his yearbook -The Ice Hockey Annual. Advertised b...

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119 - David Clarke

The GB forward is perhaps the most illustrious of Nottingham Panthers’ British-born players. Establishing himself as a fan favourite soon after he joined the team in season 2003-04, he went on to play...

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120 - Steve Moria

Vancouver-born forward Steve Moria arrived here in 1987, initially to play for just six months. But he fell in love with the British game and ended up enjoying an illustrious 25-year career. The fir...

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121 - Tony Hand MBE

From being the first Brit to be drafted by the NHL to receiving the accolade of his fellow players, who voted him the Player of the Century, he set sky-high standards which may never be beaten. Great...

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122 - Stevie Lyle

The goalie known by his fans as The Cat enjoyed one of the longest and most consistently successful careers of any British netminder. The Cardiff-born keeper burst onto the scene at the tender age of ...

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123 - Hep Tindale

Hep Tindale (left) with Peter Jonker Johnson – a fellow Durham Wasp and member of the Hall – who made the presentation to on 30th April 2019. George Hepple Holt Tindale, always known as Hep, was a Co...

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124 - Charlie Huddlestone

Scottish international goaltender Charles Huddlestone was renowned as the pied piper of ice hockey in the late 1950s and early 1960s, leading a nomadic band of Scottish players to entertain the fans i...

Hall of Fame

The British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame was started in 1948 by the weekly newspaper "Ice Hockey World", but lapsed with the publication's demise in 1958. The Hall of Fame was revived in 1986 by the British Ice Hockey Writers' Association, the name was changed in 2006 to Ice Hockey Journalists UK. Each year, a sub-committee of IHJUK considers potential new members for induction, the criterion being that an individual must have rendered "outstanding service to British Ice Hockey".

"The biographies on the Hall of Fame members have largely been provided by Martin C.Harris, a labour of love for which the IHJUK and the Hall of Fame Committee are extremely grateful. The biographies of the Hall of Fame members may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express permission of the Martin C Harris Archives."

Note: *indicates a member of the Great Britain squad which, in 1936, won the World, Olympic and European Championships. Those who had not previously been inducted were inducted en bloc in 1993.

*2016* Inductees Tony Hand MBE and Steve Moria

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