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1950 - 1969, 2020 - 2029, All, Male, Skiing

David Christie

In 1945, David Christie began his skiing career on the slopes of Blue Mountain. After 6 winters, Dave had progressed from his self-proclaimed high speed downhill adventures due to a lack of turns to entering his first race in 1951. 

David’s ascent to the podium quickly outpaced his downhill career. In 1953, David was crowned as the Province’s top skier in the Ontario Junior Alpine Championships. He promptly reclaimed his title in the 1954 Ontario Junior Championships a result of his 1st place Slalom, 3rd place downhill finishes.  This result qualified him for the 1954 Canadian Junior Championships at the Fort William Ski Club in Lakehead where he took home a Top 20 national ranking.

After his successful ski racing career, David turned his attention towards supporting the Blue Mountain Ski Club in recognition of their past support for his career. As President and racing member, David participated in a number of agreements resulting in the acquisition of lands and building of the Collingwood Ski Club (CSC). David recognizes Jim Russell, Sonny Foley, Don Mason, Jack McMurchy, Greg Titus, Alex Stevens, Bev Willis, Grant Michel and Garth Paton for their invaluable work in the construction of the clubhouse.

During the 1970’s, the CSC flourished as its membership worked alongside Blue Mountain to host the 1972 Benson & Hedges Pro-Am races that attracted world class racers such as Spider Sabich and Jean Claude Killy (3x Olympic medalist). Today, the Collingwood Ski Club maintains a strong and active membership at the north end of Blue Mountain Resort.

On Saturday, May 14, 2022, the Collingwood Sports Hall of Fame welcomes David Christie as an enshrined member of Collingwood’s sporting history.

1970 - 1989, 2020 - 2029, All, Builder, Male

William “Bill” Redick

Bill Redick is recognized for his leadership in championship hockey team through his formula of building a community based hockey teams supported by a winning culture for 3 decades.

Throughout the 1960’s, Bill was an Executive for the Collingwood Shipbuilders OHA Senior & Intermediate teams & Collingwood Kings. In 1969, Bill alongside future Collingwood Sports Hall of Famers Jeep Jackson and Don Jeffrey successfully negotiated the return of OHA Junior B Hockey to Collingwood. This rebirth of the Collingwood Blues based on strong foundational relationships with corporate sponsors, fans and players allowed hockey to return to a town with hockey roots dating back to 1894.

A recognized leader during the club’s formative years in the 1970’s, Bill Redick was President for 5 years in the Junior B circuit and again when the team entered Tier 2 Junior ‘A’. The club benefitted by the combined skills of Redick’s business acumen and Jackson’s coaching to the established winning culture culminating in four (4) League Championships before moving to Junior A. In 1974, the team’s Game 7 home loss to the St. Mary’s Lincolns for the Sutherland Cup remains a lasting memory for local fans after an undefeated home record throughout the Ontario playoffs.

A multi-sport athlete, Bill enjoyed playing hockey, slo-pitch and golf and proudly represented the Town in these pursuits. A successful business owner, W.D. Redick & Associates, Bill has earned multiple national rewards for his sales and town support acting as a past Chairman of the Collingwood General Marine Hospital’s major gift game and catalyst behind the Georgian Triangle Humane Society alongside his company’s continued sponsorship of minor hockey and baseball teams.

On Saturday, May 14, 2022, the Collingwood Sports Hall of Fame welcomes Bill Redick as an enshrined member of Collingwood’s sporting history.

1990 - 1999, 2000 - 2009, 2010 - 2019, 2020 - 2029, All, Builder, Female

Patty Federer

Patty is and has been a lifelong volunteer in sport. Over 40+ years, her endeavors have allowed thousands of athletes, coaches and officials to compete across the globe. Patti has built multiple sports teams/programs for Special Olympics and Para Olympics and represented our community, province and country as an organizer, technical advisor, coach and official.

Patty leads by example and can be found at every event to be mentoring coaches, volunteers and officials.  The respect for Patty’s dedication is reflected in her role as the only female and Canadian Alpine official at Special Olympic World Winter Games for the past 23 years.

In 1997, Patty founded the Blue Mountain Alpine Special Olympics program serving as Head Coach and Sport Technical lead for 10 years. She was selected as Head Coach for Alpine at 3 Special Olympics National Games. Her continued passion for ensuring people with intellectual disabilities had quality coaching drove Patty to be a classroom facilitator for numerous world-wide sport technical clinics. In 2000, she added the National Coach Certification Program to her long list of facilitations.

Through her success in creating the Alpine Ski Program, she founded the Special Olympic Blue Mountain Golf program serving as Head Coach for 10 years.

The Special Olympics proudly state, “Many people teach but few are as highly popular and moreover respected as Patty Federer.  Special Olympics has recognized Patty as both Coach of the Year and Presidents Award for all she has given during her tenure.

Patty has participated in hundreds of local, provincial, national and international events including six (6) Special Olympics International World Winter Games in Collingwood, Alaska, Japan, Idaho, South Korea and Austria; Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and three (3) Nor-Am Alpine.

On Saturday, May 14, 2022, the Collingwood Sports Hall of Fame welcomes Patty Federer as an enshrined member of Collingwood’s sporting history.

2010 - 2019, All, Championship Teams, Hockey

2017-2018 Collingwood Blackhawks PeeWee AE Hockey Team

Coaches: (Left to Right) Justin Cragg, Mike MacDonald, Travis McDiarmid, John Limoges, Todd Hammond
Bottom Row Players: Ben Limoges, Goalie Kade McDiarmid, Goalie Nate Ryan
Second Row: Ben Rossbaum, Ryder Osbourn (AP), Evan Cragg, Patrick Rush, Brody Robinson, Cam MacDonald, Will Mantrop, Gavin Hammond
Back Row: Max Exner, Owen Hammond, Mackenzie Robinson, Camden DaSilva, Chase Cooper, Andrew Dorchak (AP), Drew McGuirk

During the 2015-16 regular season, the Atom AE 3 Blackhawks carried a stellar record of 19 wins and a single loss on the way to an OMHA title and being crowned Georgian Bay Minor Hockey League Champions. The Hawks team also captured the gold as Silver Stick Regional champs, earning a trip to the International Silver Stick finals where they lost narrowly in the semi-finals to the team that eventually came out on top.

The team’s domination during the 2015-16 regular season, play downs and playoffs earned the hard-working and talented club multiple distinctions: top of the league during the regular season with a .950 winning percentage; league champions following round-robin and finals versus Essa; Regional Silver Stick champions, allowing only 3 goals against in four games; and OMHA champions, losing only one game in four series. The Blackhawks went deep into Tier 1 of the Silver Stick in Pelham, Ontario, in 2016.
The Collingwood Blackhawks AE 3 squad captured the OMHA championship and Jack Tolhurst Memorial Trophy on March 19, 2016 in game four of the final series against Lincoln. They also knocked off Oro, Kincardine and Napanee.

1990 - 1999, 2000 - 2009, 2010 - 2019, All, Builder, Male

Harold Horner

Born and raised in Collingwood, Harold Horner is widely recognized as a successful athlete migrating his talents, knowledge and personality to become a championship 2 sport coach from the 1990’s through the 2000’s.

As a youth through his teenage years, Harold excelled in playing hockey and baseball/fastball in both Collingwood Minor Sports Associations. He was widely acknowledged as an ‘above average’ athlete. Harold was drafted by the Kitchener Rangers in 1970, playing with their farm team, the Guelph CMC’s, Welland Sabres and Streetsville Derbys. During the offseason, Harold played 7 seasons with the Collingwood Cavemen and 3 seasons in Stayner winning the 1986 Ontario Senior B Championship.

In the late 80’s, Harold began to coach minor hockey alongside Tom Colley (Hall of Fame – 2010). Their  Atom “BB” team won the 90-91 OHHA Championship and Atom “A” North American Silver Stick. Following the hockey season, he coached some of the same athletes to the 1990 OBA Mosquito “B” finals and back to back – 1991 & 1992 OBA Championships.

In the mid 90’s, Harold coached Novice House League leading another group of players to the 96-97 Pee Wee “B” OMHA championship. Of note, this team lost 1 game through its 60 game season.  After losing the 1997-98 Bantam “BB” team OMHA finals, his team returned to capture the 1998-99 OMHA Championship. In the 2000’s when his former players began to coach an Atom “BB” team, Harold became the ultimate mentor acting as Manager. In 2006, they won the regional Silver Stick championship tournament.

Away from the ball diamonds and arenas, Harold was also an Executive Member of the Collingwood Clippers swim team and volunteer meet timer.

The combination of Harold’s leadership and coaching knowledge generated many athletic achievements. It was however, his caring nature that instilled the importance of hard work and team work that lead many of his players to their career successes in later life. Harold was instrumental in the development of many Collingwood athletes who excelled in their respective careers including Kevin Colley (New York Islanders – NHL). His players have become successful professionals including doctors, firefighters, police and military officers.

On Saturday, October 27, 2018,  the Collingwood Sports Hall of Fame welcomes Harold Horner as an enshrined member of Collingwood’s sporting history.

2000 - 2009, 2010 - 2019, 2010 - 2019, All, Builder, Male, Other

BRIAN BAILEY

Brian Bailey is the wind beneath the wings of the Collingwood Sailing School, which has been recognized by the Canadian Yachting Association and teaches the ropes to
more than 100 youth and adults each year. A Collingwood Yacht Club member since
1973, the Manchester, U.K.-born Bailey raced DEIMOS, an Express 30, for 29
years. The long-time sailor has been the club’s Keel Boat Champion three times. He has been commodore of the local yacht club as well as a member of its board of directors for more than 20 years. In Toronto, he was part of a successful racing crew on a custom C & C 34 which won the Royal Canadian Yacht Club’s;Champion of Champions.

Bailey was the catalyst in the history of the successful Collingwood Sailing School. He
channeled his energy, knowledge and pride into a unique educational opportunity
for budding sailors in the region. Bailey’s early involvement in the sailing school resulted when his son, Kyle, was hired by the former Watts Skiff Sailing School in 2001 as its sole instructor. The following season, he became the volunteer course director helping to drive increased enrolment, improved classroom instruction on the second floor of the Collingwood Terminals warehouse, and organized the repair of a collection of cast-off boats.

The Sailing School, in 2011, had close to 120 students and five instructors. (Almost
all of the instructors hired have been former graduates of the program.) The school’s fleet of 20 boats receives heavy use throughout the summer season. Student volunteers earn valuable experience for their instructor certification and community placement hours for high school graduation requirements. The school offers Canadian Yachting Association White Sail I, II, III, and Bronze IV; V courses at the Collingwood Harbour. The school uses a variety of dinghies from 7.5 feet to 14 feet.

Bailey is an avid skier, working as a Blue Mountain patroller from 1995 to 2004. He was a Mosport racer from 1961 to 1967 with his Sunbeam Alpine car. His first race was in front of a crowd of 50,000 people. He is passionate about all three sports; sailing, skiing and racing; describing how participants carve into turns in each of them. “You feel it”, he said. “You slide through it. If you have done all three, you can relate.”

1980 - 1989, All, Builder, Female, Skating

SADIE HOUGHTON

The Blue Mountain Figure Skating Club has been on of the main attractions in the Eddie Bush Memorial Arena for the past 35 years (as of 1986), and the person almost totally responsible for its foundation was the late Sadie Houghton. She was an enthusiastic and accomplished skater herself and she lost no time in creating interest in the sport when the new arena was built in 1948. She found out the late “Mac” McDermid, the first arena manager, was once a member of the famed Granite Club of Toronto, and she immediately went to work on Mac to help with the formation of a club in Collingwood.

In 1951, the arena staged a benefit night for the General and Marine Hospital and Sadie make sure that several of her top skaters, including her niece, Joanne Houghton, Carol Brophy and Pauline Pitz were on the program. The skaters were an immediate hit with the crowd and The Blue Mountain Figure Skating Club was born with Sadie Houghton as the first president. The group became a member of the Canadian Figure Skating Association and Pauline Pitz and Joanne Houghton were the first two Collingwood skaters to pass the difficult Canadian Figure Skating tests.

Sadie remained as president of the club during its first four years and then was made honorary President for the rest of her life.

She spent most of her free time in the arena and made sure that every child got full opportunity to take part in the ice shows. Sadie died on May 17, 1960, at the age of 58.

Sadie Houghton was inducted into the Collingwood Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.